Vodka Revolution Tour | Týr-January 16, 2010

My friends(our clan!) got me into Týr in late 2009-right before this show. I am a HUGE fan of viking/Scandinavian metal, so Týr was right up my alley. I absolutely love the Faeroese language (yes, the hail from the Faeroe Islands!), so I highly recommend them if you liking viking and folk metal. Some songs are sung in Faroese (it looks beautiful in the written form as well) and some in English-my favorites are definitely “Turið Torkilsdóttir”, “Tróndur í Gøtu” (the show opener), “By the Sword in my Hand.” (Yes, all from the new album.)

The guys are also really cool to talk to. Since this show was before Jaxx required permission for photographs (and before I got my Nikon D3000) I didn’t get to talk to the band beforehand, but my friends are great friends with them, so we ended up chilling with all of the guys afterwards behind the venue. Heri was totally cool about taking pictures! Sadly, my friend Annie cut off Heri’s head in a picture she took of us (last one here) but you can see we’re both rockin’ the nose rings. I took one with him recently though, and it will certainly be posted once I get to that batch. For now, enjoy these and let me know what you think. DEFINITELY check out Týr on Myspace!

Týr is:
Heri Joensen – Vocals, Guitar
Terji Skibenæs – Guitar
Gunnar H. Thomsen – Bass
Kári Streymoy – Drums

Camera used: old Fujifilm S700

“we are bound to battle for eternity…” -G.G. \m/

Vodka Revolution Tour | Swashbuckle-January 16, 2010

I had heard of Swashbuckle several years ago through Myspace. I kind of forgot about them for a few years and then they played a few shows in Jaxx that I went to. Quite honestly, I’m not a huge fan of their music, gimmick, or style, but I know a lot of my friends do. So here’s to them:

-G.G \m/

Vodka Revolution Tour | White Wizzard-January 16, 2010

This was the first time I ever heard of White Wizzard. They were awesome!! (And the vocalist looks like Dio)
How would I describe them? Hmm….they’re heavy and they’re melodic. I think if you like metal/rock from the 80s, then you’d totally be into White Wizzard. Check them out of their Myspace site (they’re having some hacking issues on their official site at the moment…) I hope I can see these dudes again in the future…except I’ve heard they like to “round up” a lot of female fans,etc 0.o

White Wizzard is:

Michael Gremio- Vocals
Lewis Stephens- Lead Guitar
Chad Bryan- Rhythm Guitar
Jon Leon- Bass
Giovanni Durst- Drums

Camera used: my old Fujifilm S700

No worries…they’re not too “over the top” -G.G \m/

Evangelia Amerika Tour | Behemoth-January 8, 2010

Heck yes-Behemoth. As their name suggests, these guys are metal giants. I had been waiting to see them live for several months before January 2010 arrived, so when I saw them listed on the Jaxx Calendar, I was pumped! The tour included Septic Flesh (from Greece) and Lightning Swords of Death (from CA, I think-not too crazy about them.) To check out more of Behemoth’s work, check out their Myspace site; you will see that Behemoth has a distinct sound that no other band out there has. It doesn’t hurt that they’re sexy, either. Hehe. \m/

NEWS (I JUST found out 5 minutes ago): Behemoth was scheduled to come to Jaxx on November 30th again, but was forced to cancel as Adam Darski (ahem….Nergal) was taken to the hospital. Get well soon, Nergal!!

A note about the photos: The smoke machine was doing double time-almost all of the pictures look hazy and dark (often blurry) due to the smoke. Also, this was before I bought my Napoleon, so the quality is not that great to start with. BUT….they (especially Nergal) can make anything look amazing Also the first 11 pictures are of Lightning Swords of Death, the 7 pictures following that are of Septic Flesh.

OH, and it was UNBELIEVABLY cold that night……It was so cold, I teared up while waiting for doors to open…

Behemoth is:

Adam “Nergal” Darski – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming
Tomasz “Orion” Wróblewski – Bass, Backing Vocals
Zbigniew Robert “Inferno” Prominski – Drums, Percussion
*Patryk Dominik “Seth” Sztyber – Guitars, Backing Vocals (live performances)
Haha-try pronouncing their names out loud!

Camera used: my old Fujifilm S700

“Shemhamforash”…-G.G \m/