Septicflesh live in Bucharest – concert review

The first months of 2019 were pretty quite regarding big shows, but somehow March and April unleashed the mayhem. Everyting started on a Saturday night, on 31th March, when I was heading to Quantic club to attend a very special show of one of my favorite bands. Maximum Rock announced that Septicflesh will return to our lands months ago and the hype got really real.

Science of Disorder was the first act of the night. Knew nothing of them and had no expectations. Though I arrived a short time after they started playing I managed to listen enough to have an opinion. The first thought that came through my mind was the similar sound they had to Septicflesh. Actually, I think they might have been the closest band to the headliner from that night, which is never a bad thing. I always enjoy seeing bands that come from the same range of vibes and sounds. Not saying they have the same songs or hit the same notes, but was definitely something different from those generic fast heavy riffs. They had a pretty decent public which they managed to engage and keep alive. The funny thing was the aspect of the band members. For what was going to happen that night in Quantic, the guys seemed a bit „soft”. However, the show was a real success and got the audience hyped for rest of the night.

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Diabolical was the band that caught my attention from the very first song. Though I find the capes a bit generic and mainstream for this kind of bands, their unique sound was really intriguing. There was this perfect balance between heavy riffs, melodic parts, and growling and kept me there, starring. They made such a transition between the first band and those who were to come, that you would have no doubt you came to the right Death/Black metal show. Diabolical is certainly a band focused on atmospheric elements, from the black capes to the warm light colors and a constant feeling of darkness. You know a band is good when the people outside the venue are starting to come and watch, nodding their heads and whispering to each other, while keeping their eyes on the stage. I really hope to see them again soon.


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About Krisiun I don’t precisely what to say because I knew them before but I was never really a fan. However, they made a show to remember and the audience loved every moment. Despite their raw riffs coming from Moyses Kolesne, the brothers Kolesne are the perfect driving force behind the band with vocalist Alex Camargo‘s brutal “approach”. It was a show on point, full of energy, moshpits, and smiles, marked by surprising cover. I didn’t get the chance to see Motorhead live, but Krisiun made “Ace of Spades” sound really authentic.


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After half-an-hour set change and sound checking, we finally got to be introduced to the Greek Gods. In my opinion, Septicflesh is one the best bands one can see live. They know how to put up a show like no one else. Their connection with the audience, the way they are always trying to engage the people, the record-like sound, the attitude of Seth, all of these are the pieces of an exceptional show. The only downfall was the heavy amount of dry ice which never really cleared so anyone could catch a proper view of the band. In a way it was a plus for the atmosphere.


Photo by Carlos Funes

The classical „Destroy Style” Septicflesh atmosphere never really left the stage. The show started with „Portrait of the Headless Man” and lasted a little more than an hour, where each song seemed to have every human emotion playing on stage with the raspy high-pitched vocals of Seth.

The thing I love about Seth, the leader of the band, is how he interacts with the crowd and how he s trying to make them a part of this huge orchestration. You could really feel that each band member was well prepared to give everything they had, and so they did.


Photo by Carlos Funes

We got the chance to listen to songs from Codex Omega like “Enemy of Truth” and “Martyr”, but the best moments of the show were the crowd became really enthusiastic were during “Pyramid God”, “Prometheus” and „Persepolis”. However, “Anubis” was the moment when everyone lost their minds, singing, screaming, jumping, feeling every note.


Photo by Carlos Funes

I didn’t realize how full the club was until I called it a night a left the club. The night overall was a big success, and I cannot wait to see the bands again, soon. Until then, many thanks to Maximum Rock for make it happen this time.

Science Of Disorder va înlocui formația Xaon în cadrul concertului Septicflesh de la București

După show-ul impresionant susținut la Rockstadt Extrem Festival 2018, SEPTICFLESH, cea mai importantă formație de metal din Grecia, se întorce în România pentru a susține un concert special.

Evenimentul va avea loc în data de 31 martie 2019, la Club Quantic din București, iar alături de greci vor mai urca pe scenă KRISIUN (Brazilia) în calitate de coheadlineri, împreună cu invitații lor DIABOLICAL (Suedia) și SCIENCE OF DISORDER (Elveția), formație ce înlocuiește trupa XAON (Elveția) anunțată inițial.

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Normal ticket: 75 lei
Acces (în ziua concertului): 85 lei

SCIENCE OF DISORDER este o trupă înființat in 2011 la Lausanne, Elveția, adeptă a sonoritășilor Death Metal/Metalcore și care are la activ două materiale discografice, ultimul fiind intitulat „Private Hell” și lansat în 2018.

Concert Septicflesh, Krisiun, Diabolical și Xaon la București


După excelentul show susținut la Rockstadt Extrem Festival 2018, SEPTICFLESH, cea mai importantă formație de metal din Grecia, se întorce în România pentru a susține un concert special.


Evenimentul va avea loc în data de 31 martie 2019, la Club Quantic din București, iar alături de greci vor mai urca pe scenă KRISIUN (Brazilia) în calitate de coheadlineri, împreună cu invitații lor DIABOLICAL (Suedia) și XAON (Elveția).

Septicflesh a fost fondată în 1990 la Atena, are la activ 10 materiale discografice și în cadrul concertului de la București va promova cel mai nou album, „Codex Omega” (lansat pe 1 septembrie 2017 prin Season Of Mist), însă cu siguranță din setlist nu vor lipsi piesele mai vechi care au facut cunoscută trupa în rândul fanilor amatori de sonorități metal.

Krisiun, adeptă a sonorităților death metal, a fost fondată în 1990 de cei trei frați: Alex Camargo (bas, voce), Moyses Kolesne (chitară) și Max Kolesne (tobe) și are 11 albume lansate, ultimul fiind “Scourge of the Enthroned”.

Biletele sunt disponibile exclusiv prin www.AmBilet.ro la următoarele prețuri:
Presale: 69 lei (primele 50 de bilete)
Normal ticket: 75 lei
Acces (în ziua concertului): 85 lei

Important: număr limitat de bilete!

Septicflesh, Krisiun, Diabolical și Xaon la București

După excelentul show susținut la Rockstadt Extrem Festival 2018, SEPTICFLESH, cea mai importantă formație de metal din Grecia, se întorce în România, de această data în calitate de headliner, pentru a susține un concert special.
Evenimentul va avea loc în data de 31 martie 2019, la Club Quantic din București, iar alături de greci vor mai urca pe scenă KRISIUN (Brazilia) în calitate de coheadlineri, împreună cu invitații lor DIABOLICAL (Suedia) și XAON (Elveția).

Septicflesh a fost fondată în 1990 la Atena, are la activ 10 materiale discografice și în cadrul concertului de la București va promova cel mai nou album, „Codex Omega” (lansat pe 1 septembrie 2017 prin Season Of Mist), însă cu siguranță din setlist nu vor lipsi piesele mai vechi care au facut cunoscută trupa în rândul fanilor amatori de sonorități metal.

Krisiun, adeptă a sonorităților death metal, a fost fondată în 1990 de cei trei frați: Alex Camargo (bas, voce), Moyses Kolesne (chitară) și Max Kolesne (tobe) și are 11 albume lansate, ultimul fiind “Scourge of the Enthroned”.

Biletele sunt disponibile exclusiv prin www.AmBilet.ro la următoarele prețuri:
Presale: 69 lei (primele 50 de bilete)
Normal ticket: 75 lei
Acces (în ziua concertului): 85 lei

Important: număr limitat de bilete!

SEPTICFLESH ar putea reveni în România în 2019


Potrivit unei declarații pe care membrii trupei au făcut-o într-un interviu exclusiv pentru ediția (tipărită) a revistei Maximum Rock (număr ce va fi lansat la începutul lui noiembrie), trupa urmează să poposească și în România, de-a lungul periplului lor prin Europa de anul viitor. De data aceasta, însă, se vor opri în București.

După lansarea ultimului album, „Codex Omega”, în anul 2017, trupa din Grecia a concertat anul acesta la Râșnov, în cadrul Rockstadt Extreme Fest, unde prestația lor a fost extrem de apreciată de public. Și membrii trupei au fost la fel de încântați de show-ul pe care l-au pus în scenă, declarând că „ a fost cu siguranţă unul dintre cele mai bune trei spectacole din toată cariera. Şi aşteptăm cu mare nerăbdare să cântăm din nou în România, la Bucureşti, de data aceasta.”

Deși nu a fost emis niciun comunicat oficial în acest sens, nu e niciodată prea devreme să ne bucurăm. 🙂

Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2018- Review

After four days and four nights of extreme metals and some not so extreme but still around, I finally found my words. I wish I could but I have nothing bad to say about Rockstadt Extreme Fest. I truly believe that it is one of the best metal festivals, if not the best, we have in Romania. Everything was flawless, from my point of view.
The info point was much appreciated and also that liitle flyer with the map and the schedule made things a lot easier for many of us.


The location of the festival is just stunning, surrounded by mountains, close to the beautiful city of Rasnov, but at same isolated. Being at the base of the citadel, it allowed us to take short trips, to visit the surroundins, the cave, the city, and, of course, Râșnov citadel. One thing that was difficult to take was the temperature difference. During the day, you could’ve gotten a nice tan by only walking around the are, while during the night, if you were not drunk enough, you needed a long sleeve, a hoodie and a jacket.

About the pricing system, there was some waiting, but most of it was at the entrance. It’s hard to let hundreds of people in through only three checkpoints, while there were others trying to get out. Other  than that, I understand the food bar was a bit crowded, and that is pretty much all. Personally, I never stood more than five minutes for a beer or anything to drink. For tokens, tho, the line was always busy. The food was very good and eveyone appreciated the longdrinks, shots and the others alcooholic drinks the bar served.

I didn’t sleep in the camping areas but I think there some things worth metion. First, in spite of the all complaints, I think the price was really cheap, for what you get. Both camping areas were clean, organised, had security, so only the people with those special bracelets could get inside and some of the nicest bathrooms I saw, regarding the live show. First, there were separate spaces for women and men, and both areas had showers (in containers, with sinks and mirrors) and very clean toilets (from what I’ve heard, there was someone who came once in a while to clean them). I am sure everyone appreciated that, especially the girls. Still, the one thing that kept the campings from perfection was the lack of shade. Of course, the area was surrounded by forests so there was plenty outside the campnig.

Also, two bands were not able to perform but the organizers dealt with the problems in such way it was not even noticeable and everything went on schedule.

Every  night had an after-party where people had lots of fun. It was interesting and satisfying at the same time to see hundreds of metalheads dancing on metal/rock/pop, dubstep and many others genres. I think that says a lot about the maturity of the audience, being able to have fun no matter the music. Last night had a special edition of ’90 tunes, which was a real blast, with people dancing on the stage, everyone jumping around on songs like Captaion Joe (and actually doing the dance), la isla bonita and so on. It was quite an end after four days of extreme metals.

I think that other things that people appreciated were the concrete sidewalks, the ”charging area” for those who slept in tents and had little access to a power source for their phones, and the organizers attetion for preventing the „mud”, the classical mud we’re used to at this event. Fortunately, the weather was on our side and we received four full days of sun. There was also a pretty generous merchandise area, with a wide range of t-shirts and CD-s.

About the concerts, I think every band brought something different  and unique on the stage. Though I appreciated every person  that got up on the stage, I didn’t got to see all of bands (but I’ve heard most of them). Regarding the show, the sound was almost flawless, with small exceptions, but overall better than what I got from a festival so far.
Because it would take many pages and much time for you to read them, I will stick to what I think were the best live actions. I will also be a bit cliche, but most of the headliners slayed the stage. WASP came with so much energy and power, it shocked everyone, and I am so grateful I got to see a piece of music history along with some other thousands of people. Powerwolf put on one hell of a show, even without all their fire toys, kept the audience alive with energy and enthusiams, while singing about werewolves and vampires in their homeland. Some people complained about the sound not being high enough. I think it was more than decent. Amorphis was impressive in a… different way. Their music has lots of soul and feeling, so it was more emotional, to say so, with songs like Silver Bride and House of Sleep. One great thing about Amorphis. Their live performance is so close to the recoreded version, it hurts. Obituary is not my cup of tea but people described the show with some big words.

 

In the last night, InFlames ended the festival with a show to remember. With a full Wacken stage set, with lights, led screens, projections, light pillars and fireworks, everything was insane. It was late, after four days of boiling during the day and freezing during the night and everyone enjoyed every second of the show. There was a great communication with the audience, the guys smiled all the time and were obviously excited to be there.
I will also mention Septicflesh here because they had a show that impressed me beyond any expectation and I think they deserve to be close to the headliners.  Their music is more than fascinating and seing them live really brings everything to a whole new level. You can’t help but feel their music.
Other bands I really enojoyed from the main stage were Dirty Shirt (which I saw before but never get tired of), Brujeria, which were totally crazy, with their mexican vibes and funny attitude combined with the hard guitar riffs and drums. GoatWhore had an interesting sound and Belphegor made a really nice show.
Fleshgod Apocalypse finally managed to get on the romanian shores, after being robbed and having to cancel their concerts, including the one from the Indoor Rockstadt. Man, they killed that stage. First, their costumes, make up, attitude were basically yelling that was going to be good. Their mix of classical, renaissance sound combined with extreme drums and guitars, alongside the beautiful opera voice of Veronica  and the deep powerful vocals of the leadsinger just takes you to a very interesting trip through „space and time”.

About the second stage, first band that got my attention was W3 4R3 NUM83R5, which was also the first band I got to see from all the festival. I knew some songs from them but never got the chance to see them performing live. Pleasant surprise. The sound was very good, some nice djent, lots of energy, great communication with the public.  Also, Sur Astru was a very interesting experience and I think these guys are going places. Impure Vilhelmina and The Thirteenth Sun had pretty good shows but I would enjoy more to see them in separate shows, as I think they could do even better.  Gutalax was at least fuuny to watch, and they had show people kept talking about.  As for the main stage, the sound was nice and clean and every band played according to schedule, no events, just more crowded by the day, which was a good thing.

As I said before, I wish there was something even remotely bad about this festival, but it isn’t. I talked to people that never missed an edition of REF and they said this festival is just getting better and better, more and more professional. I asked some that came this year for the first time and they were surprised. As for me, I shall never miss a year of Rockstadt Extreme Fest. Congrats to everyone who puts tons of  effort, every year, into making this, the best metal festival from Romania.