11-13-2017, 11:03 PM
I went to SteelChaos last weekend. I was disappointed to hear of Bölzer's cancellation on Friday, but I have to say that this was probably one of the best fests I've attended. Loads of great gigs which took the mind out of the whole cancellation thing, with Nifelheim and Master's Hammer taking the cake. Nifelheim is always simply superb live, but I have to admit I was a bit suspicious about Master's Hammer, as I've never seen them live. However, my worries were for nothing, they really delivered. Deströyer 666 is also always nice to see live. Finishing the show with Exciter's Heavy Metal Maniac was a nice touch.
A couple of Finnish acts really caught me by surprise with their sets, namely Urn, Havukruunu and Antimateria. Especially Urn was shamelessly rocking. Antimateria might have been the biggest surprise of the bunch, as their stuff hasn't really done nothing for me previously. The collaboration gig of Ride for Revenge and Bizarre Uproar was very hypnotic to follow, an excellent, yet weird and even off-putting performance. I'm pretty sure there never has been that many bodily fluids on the stage of Nosturi.
Crimson Moon and Heretic were kinda bland. Especially Heretic had this boring polished and clean kind of an American rock thing going on. I actually thought they were from the US before I just now checked it, heh. They would've needed a lot more dirt and attitude to their performance. The songs weren't particularly bad, the delivery just wasn't there.
Anyway, great times were had! Here's hoping there will be another edition of this fest next year, and the lineup will in that case be as good or even close.
A couple of Finnish acts really caught me by surprise with their sets, namely Urn, Havukruunu and Antimateria. Especially Urn was shamelessly rocking. Antimateria might have been the biggest surprise of the bunch, as their stuff hasn't really done nothing for me previously. The collaboration gig of Ride for Revenge and Bizarre Uproar was very hypnotic to follow, an excellent, yet weird and even off-putting performance. I'm pretty sure there never has been that many bodily fluids on the stage of Nosturi.
Crimson Moon and Heretic were kinda bland. Especially Heretic had this boring polished and clean kind of an American rock thing going on. I actually thought they were from the US before I just now checked it, heh. They would've needed a lot more dirt and attitude to their performance. The songs weren't particularly bad, the delivery just wasn't there.
Anyway, great times were had! Here's hoping there will be another edition of this fest next year, and the lineup will in that case be as good or even close.
Loputon Suo - A dark and melodic black/death metal band from Finland.
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