Firewind @ Jaxx 10/11/2011
Went to see FIREWIND at JAXX. It was not very well attended. Maybe a little more than 50
people (like the Rhinobucket show I went to at JAXX not too long ago). I got there a bit too early, and some band called REPLICANT was on...a local band I think? I listened to one or two songs and decided I would sit in the back a bit...
Milla couldn't make this show and most of my other friends are not into power metal.
Merch: Firewind had some lame (IMO) affliction looking shirts and a hoodie and their latest CD. Nightrage had a couple CDs and some shirts I think. Arsis had CDs, a patch, and a bunch of shirts. White Wizard
had their first CD, a Vinyl, a big patch, and some silly looking
shirts. I got some CDs, didn't really care for the shirts they all had.
Nightrage came on, but seemed to have trouble with vocals cutting
out on half the songs :/ The sound guy kind of tried to compensate by
making the vox even LOUDER when they came back. Kind of a disaster for
that area :/ I thought they sounded pretty good. Gus G rolled out and
guitar'd on one song, that was very cool.
White Wizzard was on next, I was looking forward to seeing them.
No idea who the band was except the bass player (who is the main dude in
it). Singer sounded like Ripper Owens- I asked the bassist who the
singer was and he informed me it was the singer from CELLADOR.
What a twist! I thought they sounded good, but should have been better. I
think the BASS WAS TOO DAMN HIGH. Iron Maiden syndrome there. Starchild sounded the best, IMO .
Arsis played what I was sure were RATT riffs during the sound check (Wanted Man, Lack of Communication at least). I checked with the guitarist after their set and he confirmed that all their songs are rip off of RATT riffs. Hilarious. I thought they were pretty good, getting better near the end.
Firewind came on finalllly and I
was PUMPED. They sounded very good (but the vocalist's mic could have
been pushed up a bit) . He came out to the floor during the Instrumental
jam. I am taking a look at the crowd and to my left I see him standing
there! Shake hands, give him the horns, pretty cool. The band sounded
tight, no complaints really. Pretty good set list (tho I would have
liked more from Allegiance.), a little jumbled from other dates on the
tour.
Overall a very good if not great show. Sad that the attendance was not better :/
Song/set notes:
All openers- seemed to play one less song than other shows on the tour.
Firewind- I know they played Set the World on Fire,
but it might have been after 'Angels..' my notes are a bit jumbled on
where this song was played. 'Angels..' was def before it tho
Nightrage- first two songs I assume are same as other reports, they didn't say what they were
Arsis- they didn't announce what the first two songs were, assuming they were same as other tour stops.
Nightrage
White Wizzard
Arsis
Firewind
people (like the Rhinobucket show I went to at JAXX not too long ago). I got there a bit too early, and some band called REPLICANT was on...a local band I think? I listened to one or two songs and decided I would sit in the back a bit...
Milla couldn't make this show and most of my other friends are not into power metal.
Merch: Firewind had some lame (IMO) affliction looking shirts and a hoodie and their latest CD. Nightrage had a couple CDs and some shirts I think. Arsis had CDs, a patch, and a bunch of shirts. White Wizard
had their first CD, a Vinyl, a big patch, and some silly looking
shirts. I got some CDs, didn't really care for the shirts they all had.
Nightrage came on, but seemed to have trouble with vocals cutting
out on half the songs :/ The sound guy kind of tried to compensate by
making the vox even LOUDER when they came back. Kind of a disaster for
that area :/ I thought they sounded pretty good. Gus G rolled out and
guitar'd on one song, that was very cool.
White Wizzard was on next, I was looking forward to seeing them.
No idea who the band was except the bass player (who is the main dude in
it). Singer sounded like Ripper Owens- I asked the bassist who the
singer was and he informed me it was the singer from CELLADOR.
What a twist! I thought they sounded good, but should have been better. I
think the BASS WAS TOO DAMN HIGH. Iron Maiden syndrome there. Starchild sounded the best, IMO .
Arsis played what I was sure were RATT riffs during the sound check (Wanted Man, Lack of Communication at least). I checked with the guitarist after their set and he confirmed that all their songs are rip off of RATT riffs. Hilarious. I thought they were pretty good, getting better near the end.
Firewind came on finalllly and I
was PUMPED. They sounded very good (but the vocalist's mic could have
been pushed up a bit) . He came out to the floor during the Instrumental
jam. I am taking a look at the crowd and to my left I see him standing
there! Shake hands, give him the horns, pretty cool. The band sounded
tight, no complaints really. Pretty good set list (tho I would have
liked more from Allegiance.), a little jumbled from other dates on the
tour.
Overall a very good if not great show. Sad that the attendance was not better :/
Song/set notes:
All openers- seemed to play one less song than other shows on the tour.
Firewind- I know they played Set the World on Fire,
but it might have been after 'Angels..' my notes are a bit jumbled on
where this song was played. 'Angels..' was def before it tho
Nightrage- first two songs I assume are same as other reports, they didn't say what they were
Arsis- they didn't announce what the first two songs were, assuming they were same as other tour stops.
Nightrage
- Delirium of the fallen (I think?)
- Insidious (I think?)
- Being Nothing
- Wrapped in Deceitful Dreams(?)(A song they did with Gus G, he came out and did guitar on it)
- The Tremor
White Wizzard
- 40 Deuces
- Celestina
- Fight To The Death
- Starchild
- Flying Tigers
- High Speed GTO
Arsis
- Servants to the Night (I think?)
- Maddening Disdain (I think?)
- Overthrown
- We are the Nightmare
- Forced To Rock
- Ten of Swords
- The Face Of My Innocence
Firewind
- (intro that sounded like Head like sieve )
- The Ark Of Lies
- Head Up High
- Destination Forever
- Kill To Live
- Angels Forgive Me
- The Fire And The Fury
- World on Fire
- Heading For The Dawn
- Mercenary Man
- SKG
- Til The End Of Time
- I Am The Anger
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- Into The Fire
- Falling To Pieces