Post by Mjolnir on Oct 7, 2011 1:12:50 GMT
Its a grim foggy night in San Fran but our spirits are high as we are going to have a sing song with Swedens Finest SABATON!!
First thing i notice straight away is that there seems to be more security than people at the gig!!
It was only 6:30pm i thought to myself...
So 7pm comes and on comes The Absence...Who i have never heard of and visually look like a cross between Crowbar,Amon Amarth and Mastodon....Musicaly they are a bit like they look but dont sing about Wikings...
To say they are only playing to fifty people they play theyre heart out and we the crowd appreciated that...Well Done!!!
Next on is Blackguard and i'm more relaxed now as a trip to the bog and a doobie was just what the Doctor ordered..
Blackguard are strange in that the singer and the music dont mix for me as he is a very good frontman but oddly reminded me of a mix between a young Paul Dianno and Blaze Bailey(how weird is that!!)
Musicaly they are Folk Pagen in Origin so a screamy vocal didnt do it for me and a singer of the power metal persuasion would have been better i feel but that said they are very enjoyable and Canada can be proud of them as they fly the flag for Quebec well!
Next up after another trip to the locked bathroom was one i was looking forward to and there they are in all theyre Gwar ripoff outfit s but there is nothing ripoff about Powergloves Music which is a sort of a rip off as the songs are all Homages to tv shows and games....but they play so well and F**k me they start with Batman and go straight into A Nightmare Before Christmas...Awsome Awsome Awsome and a pleasure on the Orotorie sences!!!Thanks Powerglove!!
After one More trip to the Cupboard(tee hee)..
I settle in a good viewing spot with the wife alongside and get ready to be entertained by One of my fave bands of All time..
Europes Final Countdown comes on and the crowd which has swelled to about 300+(yes i felt like Leonidis,hee hee!!)
Cheer the name of Sabaton and Boom there they are and here i am hoping they do at least a few of my faves as this is only a support slot for them and i knew they only had about 35 or 40mins to play so i knew some of my faves had to fall by the wayside...
But all my fears are ellived as they storm straight into
Ghost Division which was greeted by a huge cheer from allin attendance,then comes another of my fave songs Uprising which i sing at the top of my voice to every lyric,well i sing every lyric for every song played tonight if truth be told!!!
Saboteurs was next and Sabaton are in fine form as they storm through every song as if theyre lives depended on it!!!
Screaming Eagles is next and boy is this song mean sounding live,Awsome...
Its weird but you forget how bloody good Sabaton are when you are caught up in the songs and its like having a live jukebox with Awsome visuals...
Coat of Arms is next but not before a chorus of Happy Birthday was sung to Joakim as it was his Birthday this day!!!
Awsome song that King Leonidis would have been proud.
Primo Victoria was the last of the Real songs which ruled the night as all around were singing "Through the gates of hell,as we make our way to heaven through the Nazi lines!!!" Awsome display of musicianship and what a great Frontman Sabaton have...Excellent show that was ended by Metal Ripper which is fun but i wish they would have done Rise of Evil instead!!oh well, one cannot complain i suppose as i head out into a foggy san francisco night with a smile on me face like the cat got the cream..
Awsome display but cannot tell you about the Headlining band Evergrey but as i left, There was also other people leaving so most people there were there for Sabaton and not Evergrey afterall!!!
Thank you San Francisco and see you soon...you bloody better come back and headline next time i thought to myself!!!
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