presented
by MEH SUFF!
KROMLEK
Slartibartfass,
Abinchova & Frijgard
SoundDock
14 - DIETIKON (ZH) - 17.04.2010
www.sounddock14.ch
www.myspace.com/kromlek
www.myspace.com/slartibartfassmusik
www.myspace.com/abinchova
www.myspace.com/frijgard
Live
reportage by
dalia di giacomo_
Organized by Meh Suff!,
at the comfortable venue SoundDock 14 in Dietikon, in Switzerland, near
Zürich, this concert has been a great rendez-vous with Pagan/Folk
Metal, mainly of young imprinting. The atmosphere has been very
friendly, numerous people attending in the organized structure of a
music-club that has hosted well known acts together with local and
or emerging bands. As always, when organized by Meh Suff!, this time too
we had the possibility to enjoy a well planned Metal
concert, in the best "horns up" mood! Intime, underground yet
of big caliber. Indeed German Obscurity should have been the
headliner, but unfortunately due to the block of flights set by the
Iceland volcano ash, it was impossible for the band to reach the
location. Yes, it was a bit sad, but the evening has been anyway really
successful even because "Urban Pagan Metallers" Kromlek, who
have celebrated its premiere in Switzerland, had the possibility to
perform a longer show and to focus the interest as clout of the
gig. Kromlek took no prisoners, or, better said, made us all prisoners
of its sound, and 3 encores have resonated in the 5 meter
high hall. Frijgard,
Abinchova, Slartibartfass has been the 3 bands who played before
Kromlek and that were able to fully warm up the audience, already
delighted by the appetising grill organized in the front yard and by the
excellent mead provided by Imkerei.ch.
All bands have risen in
me a big fascination because they were all authentic, spontaneous,
exactly like i want to see, they have been able to communicate
their compositions, but also to entertain, to have fun together with
fans in uncomplicated way. Nonetheless the shows were all very
professional, prepared by an accurate soundcheck. Headbanging, moshing
and crowdsurfing more and more put into action during the whole evening.
The long
"Pagan" evening has started with the band Swiss
Frijgard. Four young musicians in the line up the Black Pagan
combo, which has release the self-produced cd "Morgenrot".
Although people were inclined to bless at once the concert, the first
minutes were not so easy, actually the band has been not very lively in
the impact, yet the 4 in Frijgard at, the third song "Dem Tod
geweiht", have convinced that there is much potential in their
music with many dark elements and melodies, with a good double bass drum
and good backing vocals that added a kind of sinister trance. Everything
was easygoing then when ripping bursts of riffs, nice loops
were evoking a nocturnal, sinister but also romanticized Norse Paganism.
Applauses for the broken
guitar! Gitarre kaputt!. The seven musicians (or "Musikanten")
of Abinchova are simply an avalanche on stage! Begun with the nocturnal
and sinister touch of Frijgard, now the concert has got incredibly
animated and literally conquered by the energy and sympathy and
skilfulness of this brighter Folk/Pagan Swiss tribe, that, in my
opinion, is even better than Eluveitie, and actually it's with Eluveitie
that they will play in Lucerne on May 29 (at Schüür). And in July they
will play the Metalcamp in Tolmin. Welcome! Abynchova is simply push
and good mood. On the stage Abinchova mix Pagan Death (mainly of
Celtic sign, i think) with Thrash, with classic elements of Folk and
harsh vocals , spiced up with joy and a very good cooperation. 2
women are part of the line up, at the violin (and vocals) and at
the keyboard. There is also a deal with intense melodic moments that
often fade away eaten by the aggressive side, like in Die Züsler
from EP Hörensagen, presented along with Versteckte Pfade,
Der Geigenspieler, Hundert Raben, Abenteuer,
Heimatlos, and the final Pestfinger. Don't
miss them at The Forefather Festival this next October in Olten with the
likes of Finntroll , Excelsis, Frijgard
. Abinchova has recorded the first half of the debut album in February,
so i presume that this has been a warm up gig for the upcoming circuit
of appointments of this year. The only thing i didn't like were the
moments of female sung, really not so pleasant as the sound of the
violin was. For the rest, great gig!
A woman in the line up of
Slartibartfass too, Jessica, who plays bagpipes. Needless to say,
bagpipes give a Scottish tone to the music of this German band founded
in 2005 and now under contract Trollzorn/SMP Records. To tell the truth,
Slartibartfass is truly a nice band showing much engagment and solide
stage acting which is not only focused on singer and guitarist
Philipp. The keyboard adds an epic movement to compositions that
show many Pagan influences, elements of extreme metal too, a bit
Avantgarde and much rhythm, lot of cadence...and, why not? , a veil of
melodic decadence, united with balladesque rocking solos. The stage
acting has been informal but elegant, not hiding the eclectic vein of
the band. The audience has been enthusiastic and involved.
But German Kromlek took
it all, and, thanks also to the forced absence of Obscurity, was
acclaimed and perfectly supported by the audience in this Swiss
premiere. Although , as already said, the previous bands were
interesting, Kromlek hit the stage by showing a first liga class.
The Pagan Metal band founded in 2004 got a fresh but already experienced
and determined acting. Mr. Alphavarg was not the only one to be
fit, the balance among the different members of the line has been almost
perfect. Important: brilliant keyboards, super guitars!
Humppa and nordic folklore mixed with heavy grooves and some exotic
lines have been the bomb at the SoundDock . Among the songs presented: Herjan,
Kromlek, Grim Omens. a super Solo battle
before the wonderful Strandhagg II Wave bound.
Gorgeous moshing during Svartmetall. Kromlek calls its
music "Urban Pagan Metal", i don't know..rarely i was
pushed into a magic retro vampiric/folklore like tonight : a bridge
between Nordic mythology, ancient times in Transsilvania, middle age and
nineteenth century, each of them personified through a strong
music. I would call it "Across Time-Pagan Metal".
from the blog of the band April 18 that can be read here
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