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The first band in the boiler is called Invisius. With band member ages ranging from 15 (!) to 18, it is rather surprising to hear how well they master mixing elements of tried and tested death metal and metalcore and still manage to add a few surprising parts here and there.
Vocalist Jakob varies his performance between Suffocation-like growl and metalcore shouts and does it well. His stage presence is, however, nothing to write home about, something you can probably blame his 16 years of age for. Shyness is something a front man just has to get over.
Bassist Jeppe makes up for this, though, by constantly trying to incite to chaos amongst the 130 souls who are here at this early stage of the evening. There’s next to no chaos, though, something that you can assign to the heath inside the old building. The boys do a great job, and make their soon to be released debut album quite interesting. In a couple of years, this band could turn out to be very, very good.
Rating: 79/100
The last time I saw The Arcane Order was almost a year ago when they supported Testament in Kolding, Denmark. Back then, I wasn’t too impressed by their overall performance apart from Flemming Lund’s (also Invocator) professional handling of the guitar. Kasper Thomsen (also Raunchy) was in a terrible shape and therefore out of breath, and drummer Morten Løwe fell out now and then.
Keeping this in mind, I’m anxious to hear if they The Arcane Order have been able to get their act together. They have for the most part. Much more focused than last year, Lund and his crew shred a lot more than I remember they did back then. They are technically excellent, even though Løwe still seems to miss his own pace on occasion - or is it just because it gets so technical that I’m lost?
I’m not the only one who’s lost a bit from time to time. The popular appeal is not quite there it would appear, as the floor is almost empty in front of the stage because people have retired to the cooler climate outside the old building.
Rating: 79/100
Mevadio proves to have more appeal as one of the big groove machines of Danish metal. They plough through a set consisting primarily of tunes from their latest outing, ‘Fresh Kill Daily’ – and they function very well as they have proved before.
For the first time this evening the guitar sound really comes through, probably due to the characteristic sound of the Mevadio twin axe men.
Front man Krueger has one of his humorous days and entertains with stories from the younger days of the band members. And as boring as that may sound, it is actually hilarious.
The only drawback of the set is the two idiots in the audience who won’t leave one of the chorus microphones alone and constantly shout into it towards the end of the set. There’s no security here tonight, so nothing is done. But, man, stop messing with other people’s gear.
Rating: 82/100
One of ex-HateSphere vocalist Jacob Bredahl’s new projects is called Last Mile. The mission of this four-piece is to play hardcore and hardcore they do play. I am not at all a big fan of hardcore, but there is something charming about Last Mile’s take on hardcore – in my ears it mixes British punk with N.Y. hardcore in a refreshing way. It’s done with conviction and I appreciate that immensely.
The band is in the middle of recording their debut, so hardcore fans should make sure that they check this out.
When Last Mile are almost through their last song, shit hits the fan. One of the few punters who has the energy to really tear it loose jumps from a banister, hits another geezer and falls to floor. On his head, sadly. The dude is out cold and is dragged a few feet away where he lies unconscious with blood flowing from his nose. An ambulance is called and he’s carried away with his neck in a head restraint. Neck broken? Not sure, but it didn’t look good.
After the shock, a quick decision is made: the programme continues.
Rating Last Mile: 80/100
Rating punter's fall: 0/100
The Burning have become one of the most popular bands on the Danish live circuit. Their debut, ‘Storm the Walls’, is a refreshing take on death-thrash and it works in a live setting as well.
Songs like Weakling, Dotted Line and Fire tear loads of heavy shit up, and the audience has become a lot more willing to defy the ever-persisting heat of Lunden. The Burning are not the tightest live band in the world, but they certainly do what they do with tons of conviction and energy.
Johnny Haven looks like Danish metal’s version of Popeye the Sailorman or a gorilla on crack, but he’s an efficient front man with a lot to say to the audience. Sometimes a bit too much, but there you go. There is great joy when everyone’s invited onto the stage. Happy days.
Rating: 85/100
The stars of the evening are local heroes Dawn of Demise. They have conquered the country the past few months with their arse-tight performances and swinging and New Yorker death metal. They have the best sound of the evening as they tear through the greater part of the ten ton hammers off their debut – Beyond Murder, Domestic Slaughter, Intent to Kill, Degrading the Worthless, Within the Flesh, …and Blood Will Flow plus Hate Takes Its Form, garnished with snippets of Rain in Blood, Mouth for War and I’m Broken.
Even with a slightly shitfaced Scott Jensen in front, the five-piece is a brutal, deadly force (Scott’s brother Bjørn taking care of the more focused announcements along the way), and even when the stage is invaded by a horde of spectators, the onslaught just goes on through the chaos.
These guys need to be shipped onto a tour of Europe real soon – Denmark is too small for them!
Rating: 90/100
Apart from the unfortunate guy who landed on his head, a great evening here in Silkeborg - we can only hope that this will be the first in a long line of metal events! Thumbs up!
Attending: Thomas and John
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