sábado, 22 de janeiro de 2011
Katatonia, Incrivel Almadense, Portugal
Twenty Six November 2010 was the date chosen by the Swedish Katatonia return to Portugal. After their poor performance in Vagos Open Air 2009, it was the turn of the walls of the Incredible Almadense receive sound Doom Metal / Alternative Rock played by the band. Katatonia has been accompanied by Before The Rain, one Portuguese Doom Metal band , which was intended to begin the task of the first concert of the night.
Even with a little audience composed, Before The Rain began their action. In approximately one hour concert, the band proved worthy to be there to open the hosts for Katatonia Showing to be very cohesive and possessing an excellent technique live.
Throughout the concert were notorious certain technical problems, particularly in terms of sound, for a number of times the sound of the guitars drowned out Gary Griffith altogether, while a shortage of light left the stage several times virtually in the dark. Although little communication, the band managed to gradually warming the environment and disinhibit audience that had shown very quiet and reticent at first.
After concluding the presentation of this band, one can say that was a wise choice inviting Before The Rain as the opening band, as the sound of these is fitted in perfectly with Katatonia.
After the exchange of material and sound check, the Katatonia, with two new members, Per Eriksson (guitar) and Nille Sandin (bass), both session musicians, went on stage at twenty-two hours and fifteen minutes.
Quite acclaimed, the band began its performance with the song Day and Then the Shade of his recent work "The Night Is New Day." Solved the technical problems that occurred earlier in the concert, the band performed a much more caring environment, where lighting, for example, had improved greatly. For nearly two hours, Katatonia, gifted the audience with a setlist quite settled in their last three albums, "Viva Emptiness", "The Great Cold Distance" and "Night Is The New Day", leaving aside your toughest jobs as the song from the album Brave, Brave Murder Day, "which would certainly have been very well received by the audience.
The highlights of this a Swedish band occurred with songs like "My twin, Soil's Oil, and Evidence, in which the audience sang enthusiastically following the band's lead singer, Jonas Renkse, which was very communicative throughout the concert.
The powerful July was the song chosen to close the original setlist, then they left the stage for a brief pause.
It was with the sound of the first chords of the song For my Demons from the cd "Tonight's Decision" of 1999, that the band opened the encore, continuing it with forsake, the first song from her latest album "Night Is The New Day." With Leaders from the fantastic album "The Great Cold Distance", the band finished its amazing and intense action that night.
In short, despite some flaws of the guitarists and vocalist lost his breath in some songs, the band did a good job. Katatonia, revealed tonight, to be a band very solid, united and able to create good sound live, not differing too much from what it's produce in a studio. It also highlighted that the Swedish collective interacted both among themselves and with the public, especially at the end, where the band members greated those present and distributed the setlist and reeds, before finally leaving the stage.
In a concert sure to be remembered by fans of Katatonia.
Here is the setlist of the night.
1. Day and Then the Shade
2. Liberation
3. My Twin
4. Onward Into Battle
5. The Longest Year
6. Soil's Song
7. Omerta
8. Teargas
9. Saw You Drown
10. Idle Blood
11. Ghost of the Sun
12. Evidence
13. Criminals
14. July
Encore
15. For My Demons
16. Forsake
17. Leaders
Written by Marina Santos
on Whisper Mag
http://whispermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/11/26112010-katatonia-before-rain-incrivel.html
Even with a little audience composed, Before The Rain began their action. In approximately one hour concert, the band proved worthy to be there to open the hosts for Katatonia Showing to be very cohesive and possessing an excellent technique live.Throughout the concert were notorious certain technical problems, particularly in terms of sound, for a number of times the sound of the guitars drowned out Gary Griffith altogether, while a shortage of light left the stage several times virtually in the dark. Although little communication, the band managed to gradually warming the environment and disinhibit audience that had shown very quiet and reticent at first.
After concluding the presentation of this band, one can say that was a wise choice inviting Before The Rain as the opening band, as the sound of these is fitted in perfectly with Katatonia.
After the exchange of material and sound check, the Katatonia, with two new members, Per Eriksson (guitar) and Nille Sandin (bass), both session musicians, went on stage at twenty-two hours and fifteen minutes.
Quite acclaimed, the band began its performance with the song Day and Then the Shade of his recent work "The Night Is New Day." Solved the technical problems that occurred earlier in the concert, the band performed a much more caring environment, where lighting, for example, had improved greatly. For nearly two hours, Katatonia, gifted the audience with a setlist quite settled in their last three albums, "Viva Emptiness", "The Great Cold Distance" and "Night Is The New Day", leaving aside your toughest jobs as the song from the album Brave, Brave Murder Day, "which would certainly have been very well received by the audience.
The highlights of this a Swedish band occurred with songs like "My twin, Soil's Oil, and Evidence, in which the audience sang enthusiastically following the band's lead singer, Jonas Renkse, which was very communicative throughout the concert.
The powerful July was the song chosen to close the original setlist, then they left the stage for a brief pause.
It was with the sound of the first chords of the song For my Demons from the cd "Tonight's Decision" of 1999, that the band opened the encore, continuing it with forsake, the first song from her latest album "Night Is The New Day." With Leaders from the fantastic album "The Great Cold Distance", the band finished its amazing and intense action that night.
In short, despite some flaws of the guitarists and vocalist lost his breath in some songs, the band did a good job. Katatonia, revealed tonight, to be a band very solid, united and able to create good sound live, not differing too much from what it's produce in a studio. It also highlighted that the Swedish collective interacted both among themselves and with the public, especially at the end, where the band members greated those present and distributed the setlist and reeds, before finally leaving the stage.
In a concert sure to be remembered by fans of Katatonia.
Here is the setlist of the night.
1. Day and Then the Shade
2. Liberation
3. My Twin
4. Onward Into Battle
5. The Longest Year
6. Soil's Song
7. Omerta
8. Teargas
9. Saw You Drown
10. Idle Blood
11. Ghost of the Sun
12. Evidence
13. Criminals
14. July
Encore
15. For My Demons
16. Forsake
17. Leaders
Written by Marina Santos
on Whisper Mag
http://whispermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/11/26112010-katatonia-before-rain-incrivel.html
Opus Diabolicum + Moonspell - Leiria
No shadow, but with low temperatures and rain, Moonspell returned to Leiria, six years after their first and only appearance on that city. The sound was less aggressive and more melodic than the normal, Moonspell presented themself tonight along with Opus Diabolicum female chorus and The Crystal Mountain Singers.
Opus Diabolicum, the quintet of cellos and drums, took the first part of the show. The beginning of their performance was accompanied by a play of shadows through a thin curtain that hid the stage. Quite synchronized, they played some versions of the songs of Moonspell, Trebaruna for example, from a perspective different from the original, a sound that could be classified as Classical Metal in the style of Finnish band Apocalyptica (they are a source of inspiration for this quintet) . The crowd that nearly filled the Teatro José Lúcio da Silva responded positively to the performance of the band, which interacted enough. A good environment was created for what followed next.
After the performances of Opus Diabolicum was time to Moonspell get on the stage. With the sound of Slow Down, the opening track on the album Sin / Pecado and the play of shadow across the thin curtain, produced by the silhouettes of thirteen members on stage, has begun to conduct what would be unforgettable. Accompanied by Opus Diabolicum, the band started playing the first song of their set list, Handmade God. From there were about two magical hours, when they heard the new arrangements made to music by Peter Passion.
Luna, with an introduction and very quiet with a magical sound, was able to transport the audience to a mysterious place and ended up being the highlight of the evening. This was undoubtedly the best song with the arrangement made by the Passion. Another highlight of the evening was the song Alma Mater, Fernando Ribeiro asked those present to stand up and follow him. The audience obediently got up and accompanied the singer throughout the song, most notable being that chorus in unison in parts of the lyrics in Portuguese.
Fernando Ribeiro returned to address the public at times, pulling lots of laughter because of his gaffes, like when he said that was not a night to remember.
Returning to the concert, other songs are the highlight Mute, by Fernando Ribeiro considered one of the most beautiful ballads ever and the music that ended with a great concert this magnificent, Full Moon Madness. This music album Irreligious while maintaining its contrast between the clear voice of Fernando Ribeiro and guttural, he won great depth and intensity with the inclusion of female voices, especially in the final of the music. No doubt a majestic end.
That said, the vocals out of tune, quite competent musicians and flawless, with a very well achieved through the lighting and projections on the screen, did this show, a memorable show.
Moonspell Setlist --- ---
1. Handmade God
2. Wolfshade
3. Disappear
4. Opium
5. Awake
6. Can not Bee
7. 2econd Skin
8. Magdalene
9. Scorpion Flower
10. Luna
11. Mute
12. Alma Mater
13. The Warlords
14. Full Moon Madness
Written by Marina Santos
on Whisper Mag
http://whispermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/12/02122010-moonspell-opus-diabolicum.html
Opus Diabolicum, the quintet of cellos and drums, took the first part of the show. The beginning of their performance was accompanied by a play of shadows through a thin curtain that hid the stage. Quite synchronized, they played some versions of the songs of Moonspell, Trebaruna for example, from a perspective different from the original, a sound that could be classified as Classical Metal in the style of Finnish band Apocalyptica (they are a source of inspiration for this quintet) . The crowd that nearly filled the Teatro José Lúcio da Silva responded positively to the performance of the band, which interacted enough. A good environment was created for what followed next.
After the performances of Opus Diabolicum was time to Moonspell get on the stage. With the sound of Slow Down, the opening track on the album Sin / Pecado and the play of shadow across the thin curtain, produced by the silhouettes of thirteen members on stage, has begun to conduct what would be unforgettable. Accompanied by Opus Diabolicum, the band started playing the first song of their set list, Handmade God. From there were about two magical hours, when they heard the new arrangements made to music by Peter Passion.
Luna, with an introduction and very quiet with a magical sound, was able to transport the audience to a mysterious place and ended up being the highlight of the evening. This was undoubtedly the best song with the arrangement made by the Passion. Another highlight of the evening was the song Alma Mater, Fernando Ribeiro asked those present to stand up and follow him. The audience obediently got up and accompanied the singer throughout the song, most notable being that chorus in unison in parts of the lyrics in Portuguese.
Fernando Ribeiro returned to address the public at times, pulling lots of laughter because of his gaffes, like when he said that was not a night to remember.
Returning to the concert, other songs are the highlight Mute, by Fernando Ribeiro considered one of the most beautiful ballads ever and the music that ended with a great concert this magnificent, Full Moon Madness. This music album Irreligious while maintaining its contrast between the clear voice of Fernando Ribeiro and guttural, he won great depth and intensity with the inclusion of female voices, especially in the final of the music. No doubt a majestic end.
That said, the vocals out of tune, quite competent musicians and flawless, with a very well achieved through the lighting and projections on the screen, did this show, a memorable show.
Moonspell Setlist --- ---
1. Handmade God
2. Wolfshade
3. Disappear
4. Opium
5. Awake
6. Can not Bee
7. 2econd Skin
8. Magdalene
9. Scorpion Flower
10. Luna
11. Mute
12. Alma Mater
13. The Warlords
14. Full Moon Madness
Written by Marina Santos
on Whisper Mag
http://whispermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/12/02122010-moonspell-opus-diabolicum.html
Therion - Sitra Ahra
Sitra Ahra is the fourteenth full-length album by Therion and the first to be released after some changes in the band. Guitarist Christian Vidal, the drummer Johan Koleberg and the bassist Nalle Påhlsson are the new mates of Christofer Johnsson.
This new album doesn't bring anything new to the sound of the band, but that's not a bad thing, this is probably one of their career's best effort.
Sitra Ahra is an excellent album where once again the classical and operatic sounds are joined perfectly with the power of heavy metal. If there is a band out there capable to mix these sounds in one, that band is Therion.
Every sound seems to embrace the others without the listener feeling the diverse sounds were forced to match up. They make it sound simply and naturaly. And this last album proves it... once again.
The album concept is a continuation of what has begun with albuns like "Lemuria" and "Sirius B".
The album opens with an operatic introduction, feminine voices seems to want lead us to some misterious and dark place. Nothing special in here, but it opens in a good way this last work from this swedish band.
Sitra Ahra, is the first song of the album, this track with the same name of the album, is a classic mid- tempo Therion's song. Here we can listen the contrast of both voices feminine and masculine, one singing operatic other in a more agressive way . The best of this song is the chorus. All the voices together create a catchy piece of the song, it's impossible to listen to it without starting to sing.
Kings Of Edom, starts with a beautiful sound of piano and flute.
Here we find some folk influences. During the 8min52, the tempo constatly switchs from calm to speed up to the metal territory. One of my favourite, the folk presence, done by the flaut sound, it´s a great acquisition to this melody.
Unguentum Sabbati, is the fourth music, most heavy than the previous ones, this music is quite simple and direct, there´s not too much arrangement on it. The guitar, with its symmetrical powerfull riffs is the predominant instrument on this track. It's a constant march 'till we reach the middle/final of the song, where we can hear some keyboard riffs from Phantom Of The Opera. Another great song.
Land Of Canaan, well well, this is the longest track on the album. With 10min32, this is an epic and strange song. Beginning with sounds that remind us the Oriental sounds, passing to Arabic voices influences, or even french popular sounds, those all mixed transport us to different times and places. In this song there's a lot of various instruments used. From flutes, spanish guitar, piano,to violins, we are even able to hear some harmonica in here.
Just listen and travel with the music to a different place and time that is possible to created by using differents cultural influences. France, The Arabian, or even to the land of mumies, where is your destiny?
Good chorus in here too.
Hellequin, is another great song. The chorus in here are simply magnificent, well structed.This music like others in the album has some 70's influences, mainly in Keyboards. Having nothing more to talk about, this is just another good track.
2012, the lyric is about the Mayan prophecy, the end of the world, or just the end the world as we know nowadays. Once again the chorus are perfectly well done. Catchy and still misterious, they can capture the listener and make him travel in some kind of gothic horror scene. "At least i feel it".
Not the best song in the album, but still a great track.
Cu Chulain the choir is very catchy and happy, and for some reason it sounds familiar with something already done in the past, 70's, 80's maybe, but i didn't find what...yet. That's the first song in the album that didn't seduced me. It's an "okay" song, nothing especially.
Kali Yuga III, the song is the third part of the songs from their Sirius B album.
Kali Yuga in Hinduism, is a dark age of suffering, the final era before the end of the world.
One of the most heavier track on the album, it has some 70's very notable influences on the keyboard. The chorus once again is well structered. Very nice song.
The Shells Are Open, finding the beginning of the song a little ridiculous, i realised that the chorus of this track are one of the best in the album, so enigmatic, misterious, powerfull, without doubt the highlight of this song is the chorus. They appear almost in all song, great great chorus, they could be used in some real vampire film, not the gay thing that is being around on our theatres and tv on these last years, but a real dark vampire old style vampire movie.
Din, why they made this song? Really, why? well the song's structure is weak and poor, mixed with a ridiculous dark, angry voice. Don't waste your time on this song. It's the weakest point on the album. Don't get me wrong, i love heavy music, but this is bad. Next please... And with Children Of The Stone - After The Inquisition, we reach the end of the album.
Music begins with a beautiful accustic guitar riffs, then the piano comes along with childish chorus.
Once again the keyboards are highly influenced by the 70's.
It's a calm and a beautiful song.
With a Pink floyd influences, this track closes this amazing album in a good way not perfectly but in a good way.
Well structed, great songs,good lyrics (inspired by mythology and prophecies), amazing chorus, make this album what it is. Sitra Ahra highly influenced by the 70's is a great album, probably, the best album of the year.
The great production, allow us to listen every instrument clearly what is rare nowdays, for example, this is one of the few albuns that the bass isn't muffle by the sound of the guitars.
It's a must have album
Sin
É pecado...
Quando nossos olhares se cruzam,
e nossas intenções ficam claras,
É pecado...
Quando desejo ardentemente
o veneno dos teus beijos,
É pecado...
Quando nossos corpos se tocam,
e os pensamentos voam,
pelos portais do desejo carnal,
É pecado...
Simplesmente estar a pensar em ti,
criando este poema,
É pecado...
o véu negro que estamos a impor,
(in)conscientemente a alguém que nos é querido.
Minha atracção por ti,
É pecado...
Written by: Marina Santos
A música que soa na minha cabeça quando olho para ti.
how we became Fire? Como nos tornamos fogo?
slaves to the smaller Desire Escravos do menor desejo
of ignoring wrong and right De ignorar o errado e o certo
when we could have been water Quando nós podíamos ter sido água
the shape of all things A forma de todas as coisas
the end of all things O fim de todas as coisas
burning with you Queimando com você
at once the grace Uma vez a graça
and the curse E a maldição
how we became Fire? Como nos tornamos fogo?
when we could have been earth Quando podíamos ter sido terra
the ground you sleep,rest in O chão que você pisa, descansa
when we could have been air Quando podíamos ter sido ar
follow you everywhere Seguindo você para todo o lugar
burning with you Queimando com você
at once the grace Uma vez a graça
and the curse E a maldição
how we became Fire ? Como nos tornamos fogo?
slaves to the greater Desire Escravos do maior desejo
of enlighten you and I De iluminar você e eu
of saving you and I De salvar você e eu.
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Ausência
Quando não estás,um manto sombrio cobre minha alma e a tristeza abate-se sobre o meu corpo!
Incapaz de sorrir, eu vagueio por este corredor sombrio, desesperando perante a tua ausência.
Meu peito dói, sufoco lentamente! Mais e mais, tenho a certeza que és o ar que respiro!
Cansada, meu corpo desfalece, esperando o anjo da morte.
Sinto como se meu corpo fosse esquartejado sem misericórdia.
Deitada,grito por ti!
Minha vida sem teu calor, sem o teu toque,não é nada!
Sem ti, sou incapaz de vaguear, por esta terra defunta onde o sofrimento reina!
És a minha luz ao fim deste túnel macabro e gelado!
Amor, não me ouves a chamar por ti?
Vem, cobre-me com o teu corpo, salva-me da minha auto-destruição.
Beija-me...
Meu amor por ti será eterno! Mesmo que a vida nos separe!
O QUE CORRI À PROCURA DESTA MÚSICA, SABIA DE QUE GRUPO ERA, AGORA A MÚSICA... Lembras-te dela???
Ah pois é! A primeira vez que te vi ficou marcada para sempre! Lembro-me de tudo... Esta música estava a dar, no momento em que nossos olhares se cruzaram... Quando a dúvida se abater sobre ti, quero que te lembres deste pequeno texto.
Simplesmente amo-te! E já chega de lamechices :p
P.S: BEM SÓ AGORA ASSOCIEI O NOME,O NOME DA MÚSICA É "AMOR ETERNO", ESTÁ EXPLICADO, A CULPA É DA MÚSICA :)
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Incapaz de sorrir, eu vagueio por este corredor sombrio, desesperando perante a tua ausência.
Meu peito dói, sufoco lentamente! Mais e mais, tenho a certeza que és o ar que respiro!
Cansada, meu corpo desfalece, esperando o anjo da morte.
Sinto como se meu corpo fosse esquartejado sem misericórdia.
Deitada,grito por ti!
Minha vida sem teu calor, sem o teu toque,não é nada!
Sem ti, sou incapaz de vaguear, por esta terra defunta onde o sofrimento reina!
És a minha luz ao fim deste túnel macabro e gelado!
Amor, não me ouves a chamar por ti?
Vem, cobre-me com o teu corpo, salva-me da minha auto-destruição.
Beija-me...
Meu amor por ti será eterno! Mesmo que a vida nos separe!
O QUE CORRI À PROCURA DESTA MÚSICA, SABIA DE QUE GRUPO ERA, AGORA A MÚSICA... Lembras-te dela???
Ah pois é! A primeira vez que te vi ficou marcada para sempre! Lembro-me de tudo... Esta música estava a dar, no momento em que nossos olhares se cruzaram... Quando a dúvida se abater sobre ti, quero que te lembres deste pequeno texto.
Simplesmente amo-te! E já chega de lamechices :p
P.S: BEM SÓ AGORA ASSOCIEI O NOME,O NOME DA MÚSICA É "AMOR ETERNO", ESTÁ EXPLICADO, A CULPA É DA MÚSICA :)
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Eternal Snow
Since the end of that dayNo more spring was born in this land
The one you abandoned without any mercy
...It stopped beating...
Everything close to it died
Since that day it has been an eternal snow day
The cold ice land is still waiting...
...The return
Written by Marina Santos inpired by the beautiful music from the amazing AdrianvonZiegler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICIFp5foCqw
Antimatter - Epitph
Paint me a room where I can dream
Dream of a world that I used to see
Paint me a window, soft and defined
And flood yellow light
Through the open blinds
It's somewhere, hidden from view
A portrait, an epitaph...
Dream of a world that I used to see
Paint me a window, soft and defined
And flood yellow light
Through the open blinds
It's somewhere, hidden from view
A portrait, an epitaph...
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