Enthroned live worship in London

[StrataNael]

@ Elektrowerkz london on Sat. 7th May,
ENTHRONED will play, back from their South American tour, only UK date for their Xes HeraeticuM new lp, with nearly a 100gigs under their bulletbelt this is a fucking BlackMetal PANZER going now... You 'll be CRUSHED by this true UG BM beast.
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DECAYED -port goddzzz!- First gig in the UK ever,with their very personal blend of traditionnal furious Speed metal, old school, greasy, (Black)Metal. Balls, sweat, tradition and attitude.
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RAZOR of OCCAM (oz) featuring members of Destroyer666 and ADORIOR. This band absolutely Kills, for those who missed them on their tour with Gospel of the Horns and InAeternuM... a must see!
NIROTH (uk) progressing concert after concert and building up strong performance, for a grim Black Metal touch
+ merch /Metalmarket/stalls for UG, hard to get vinyls/ TeeShirts etc...
after the gig party all night until 6am with loadsa international people!!
It is REALLY a reason to go out on the 7th in London!
more infor strataNael@hotmail.com // ticketweb.co.uk
tickets are already going!!!!!

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[StrataNael]

...Just a short post to thank those of you who turned up + for spreading e-flyers, distributing paper ones, coming sometimes from far with hordes of friends -sometimes from overseas, helping here n’there, it all made this night the perfect Night it was to be.

To those who missed out, well, too bad for you, hope you’ll turn up for the next one we organise, i.e. TYRANTS FESTIVAL, Rotterdam, last Saturday of MAY with a fucking bunch of proper UG SataNic Metal Acts from all around Europa, such as HellMilitia, NoX, Kaamos, Antaeus, WataiN, Arkhon Infaustus, and with DISMEMBER headlining. This one is the first one, and will be a BLAST. Do not miss it.

It was surprisingly great to see it was such a success in London for an independent, unsponsored, night of proper underground (Black) Metal with Niroth, RazorOfOccam, Decayed, and Enthroned.

Hails to those who were there, …and to those, half-dead, who are still there!! (if s.o. could please pick up Pete from Razor…!)

AleXe&Pierre // StrataNael Promotions

...well andrea you missed it !
next one?

[Leviosa]

it was just a fantastic show ; great bands altho I didn't like the "rasta kids" at all and Decayed was good but nothing to compare with Razor of Occam and Enthroned!
That night will stay in our memories!

[StrataNael]

... where were you?
Least we can say is that people were looking for you, ah ah!! Incl. Laura ; )

[StrataNael]

The evening started with London’s Blacksters of Niroth whose heterodox approach surprised more than one: dreadlocks, large baggy blue jean shorts, large T-Shirts which were not even black and hardly featured any inverted crosses and/or pentagram… Shocking? On the music side, their black Metal was featuring all the orthodox elements, oversaturated sound, buzzing bass, scorching vox, fast drumming etc, … and their performance was more than decent, though maybe some tracks could have been a bit shorter. It sounds a bit like Ulver (Madrigal..) for the furious, unabashed, permanent flowing BM effect.

It was interesting to start the night with typical UG BlackMetal played by trailer trash pixies.Check out their http://homepage.ntlworld.com/family.stevens2/niroth/ page for more info and bookings. After the deluge of furious decibels from Niroth came Razor of Occam. After an LP distributed exclusively in 2 villages in Peru and on Ebay, it is probable you missed this album last year. What a miss!!

Razor Of Occam actually has it all. All the most seducing typical elements of Australian metal: a Bourbon-corroded throat, destructive riffing, clever structures, catchy Metal breaks, and this general je-ne-sais-quoi which stands between authentic Metal tradition, rabid instinctive madness and well-trained craftmanship. A sort of permanence of valid eternal metal references, from Destruction to Sodom, Razor to Darkness, it kicks, it goes, it blasts, fast again or heavily-paced, it always hits, and you can feel these tracks have been polished by time. That’s for the music. You could get it on the vinyl/CD. But as any honest band, the sheer power of RazorOfOccam is to be understood on stage, and nowhere could you understand it so well: the 3 Ozzies (Matt ex-Agatus/ Shrapnel from Destroyer666/ Pete) and Chris (the Irish Adorior Maniac) deliver with such precision, showmanship and energy it beggars belief how come they are still so unknown! Not for long. razorwielder@yahoo.com

DECAYED, the Portuguese legends were finally there: after years of inconstant line-up, here they were, even with a drummer! The beginning was difficult for them: having only 1 guitar and playing heavy just after the double-guitared hyperspeed trash metal of Razor would have been a challenge for any band. Contrarily to Razor of O., who electrified everybody on the spot, it is progressively that DECAYED imposed their style and their vision: track after track, this Bathorish sound was growing stronger and stronger, the repetitive rythms were stronger and stronger, more and more hypnotic, more and more in your face, and after 2 or 3 tracks the effect was total, and, even if I love it personally with the drum machine, I must say the stage highly benefits from the real drums. DECAYED is now hungry, you should all immediately get in tch with them for dates, they play like no one can, a traditionnal, personal, BlackMetal. Wherever they play: GO!

Enthroned had not played in the UK since their tour with Primordial and the pathetic, tired, moronic drones of Rotting Christ. They definitely have fans on the island and the crowd was here to prove it: every tracks generated a fury of headbanging in the pit and you can see how pro they were. If Chris from Razor Of O. was incandescent during his performance, well, so was Nornagest, Enthroned massive guitar player, banging and yelling, exhorting the crowd to fucking move and fight ( see http://photobucket.com/albums/v439/ickleprincess/Enthroned%207th%20May%202005%20Electroworkz/).Impressive. Just back from their tour in Columbia, Ecuador, Chili, Brazil etc, you can see they have progressed again: frontman Sabathan obviously knows all the tricks in the book to maintain a crowd in awe and make sure they bow down in front of this Armaggeddon! The (newest) rest of the Enthroned horde is really full of vitality and it seems Enthroned is as strong as it has ever been. After a relatively long set of 75mn (!!) Enthroned’s black fucking vomit ceased, though fans were still screaming and chanting, begging for more… !!

After such a show, the after-party was very chaotic, in the various rooms and floors of the Slimelight venue, and it’s a small wonder how people could keep up so hyperactive and energetic until 05.00…!!! Too bad for those who missed this double event, next massive cermony will be the TYRANTS festival in Rotterdam, Sat. 28th MAY (HellMilitia, Nox, Kaamos, Anta., WataiN, ArkhonInfaustus, Dismember). Check tyrantsfestival.com for more info about that.

[Frost]

I wish i could have gone this is one of the bad things about living in Devon costs a fucking bomb to get to London.
Glad the gig was good!

[StrataNael]

... are you planning to go to the TYRANTS festival?
The Bill is gonna be awesome: HELLMILITIA, NOX, WataiN, Antaeus, Kaamos, Arkhon Infaustus, Dismember, ...
Tyrantsfestival.com
it's in 2 weeks, promo on Ryanair. Loadsa frds are going from Frce/GB/Bel/Germ/Fin.... It's going to be a great UG meeting. It's year 1: TURN UP! (Andreas, same thing!!Check Basiqair , cheaper than Ryanair!)

[Leviosa]

Originally posted by StrataNael
... where were you?
Least we can say is that people were looking for you, ah ah!! Incl. Laura ; )

well, I was in front of Nornagest but mooved to the back when the mosh pit started.
well, this whole story is just dumb, I'm human too...