10.03.2008 Opeth / High on Fire
I was a little disappointed that Nachtmystium, who opens most of the dates on the first leg of Opeth's current tour was left off the Vancouver date, because they have former members of Black Dhalia Murder in it. Instead we seem to have gotten a longer set (60 min) from sole opener, High on Fire, which i guess is a good thing.
I've had the opportunity to see High on Fire at least a couple times over the last few years, (I even walked out of a HoF show, before they even got on stage once) but have never actually seen them play. My overall reaction was a bit mixed. I really had trouble getting in to them live. Aside from a few tracks, the more upbeat ones, (the ones that sort of reminded me of Motorhead) I was, pretty bored during their set. The serious metal fans in the crowd seemed to just eat it up though. As I said earlier, I was more impressed that we the fans were given a good bang for our buck with an hour long set.
I was having second thoughts about going to see the show a few days ago. This was mostly due to the fact, that I didn't really like Ghost Reveries, and wasn't really expecting that much from Watershed, the album they were touring in support of. I guess I figured they would play mainly new songs and wouldn't play enough old songs to make it worth my while. Never the less, I was convinced by a friend that, live, Opeth haven't changed. Between songs, Opeth's singer Mikael Akerfedt was his ever amusing self, referring to Fredrick, their new guitarist's old band (Arch Enemy) as a "cock rock" band while addressing their recent lineup changes, and making light of his time writing their early albums while still living at home. After the first older song of the night, "Serenity Painted Death", off "Still Life", Akerfeldt mentioned that they filmed a new video at the Vogue Theater the night before. They didn't really mention for which song it was for. Before playing the somber ballad, "Hope Leaves", from their non-death metal album Damnation, Akerfeldt tried to set the mood by asking everyone to raise the lighters. He even kept it authentic, discouraging the cellphone lights. In what seemed like a perfect Spinal Tap moment, the fire alarm went off as the song was ending. The alarm would go off and on a few times more, but the band still kept going, though rightfully a bit annoyed.
During one of the between song breaks someone asked Akerfeldt what he thought of the new Metallica. He responded that he wasn't really a fan, especially when compared to their older stuff. He also noted that it was annoying when people compared Opeth's older material to their newer stuff. He then got Fredrick to play a few Metallica riffs: Master of Puppets, and Battery. Pretty cool. They ended their set main set with Demon of the Fall. For the encore, they came back with Drapery Falls to end a set that clocked in at just under 2 hrs.
$45/$45
I've had the opportunity to see High on Fire at least a couple times over the last few years, (I even walked out of a HoF show, before they even got on stage once) but have never actually seen them play. My overall reaction was a bit mixed. I really had trouble getting in to them live. Aside from a few tracks, the more upbeat ones, (the ones that sort of reminded me of Motorhead) I was, pretty bored during their set. The serious metal fans in the crowd seemed to just eat it up though. As I said earlier, I was more impressed that we the fans were given a good bang for our buck with an hour long set.
I was having second thoughts about going to see the show a few days ago. This was mostly due to the fact, that I didn't really like Ghost Reveries, and wasn't really expecting that much from Watershed, the album they were touring in support of. I guess I figured they would play mainly new songs and wouldn't play enough old songs to make it worth my while. Never the less, I was convinced by a friend that, live, Opeth haven't changed. Between songs, Opeth's singer Mikael Akerfedt was his ever amusing self, referring to Fredrick, their new guitarist's old band (Arch Enemy) as a "cock rock" band while addressing their recent lineup changes, and making light of his time writing their early albums while still living at home. After the first older song of the night, "Serenity Painted Death", off "Still Life", Akerfeldt mentioned that they filmed a new video at the Vogue Theater the night before. They didn't really mention for which song it was for. Before playing the somber ballad, "Hope Leaves", from their non-death metal album Damnation, Akerfeldt tried to set the mood by asking everyone to raise the lighters. He even kept it authentic, discouraging the cellphone lights. In what seemed like a perfect Spinal Tap moment, the fire alarm went off as the song was ending. The alarm would go off and on a few times more, but the band still kept going, though rightfully a bit annoyed.
During one of the between song breaks someone asked Akerfeldt what he thought of the new Metallica. He responded that he wasn't really a fan, especially when compared to their older stuff. He also noted that it was annoying when people compared Opeth's older material to their newer stuff. He then got Fredrick to play a few Metallica riffs: Master of Puppets, and Battery. Pretty cool. They ended their set main set with Demon of the Fall. For the encore, they came back with Drapery Falls to end a set that clocked in at just under 2 hrs.
$45/$45
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