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May do the Cork date of this rather than Dublin. Have to go to the UK next day and flights from there seem doable
Anywhere reccomendations for place to stay in Cork that aren't a shared hostel dorm and doesnt cost an arm and a leg? Im an old man and I require  a decent sleep

There's a Premier Inn after opening within handy distance of Fredz (though in Cork, everywhere is handy distance). Not too sure of pricing at all to be honest but I've heard it's not too bad.

Flying from Cork will be a dream, if you haven't had the pleasure of doing that before!

I need to revisit it. I do recall that the ending made it for me, but now I can't really remember what the ending was.

 

Big dirty Gigi D'Agostino needle drop is how it ends

This guy is an American cousin of some kind of mine, and he toured here last year. I had no idea, but my dad knows his American side of the family well so went to see him and brought back a copy of this on vinyl.

I just remembered to give it a spin for the first time this evening and I'm rightly impressed. Chill folk, with gorgeous production and full band arrangements, and enough twists and influences to keep it interesting, doesn't fall into the trap of some folk in similar styles. This'll be a repeater for sure.

I'm incredibly sceptical of prog metal (thanks, Dream Theater) despite being well deep in the rabbit hole of prog and metal.

I've only just discovered this band's existence. This hits everything that is good craic about both prog and metal and leaves out the nonsense I'd come to associate with prog metal, really walking a tightrope. No, not every riff is a 10/10 at all and there's a few dodgy vocal choices, but jesus it's an enjoyable listen all the same.

Great band. Not all perfect as you said, but passionate and true.

Yeah I think that's what really grabbed me, it just feels very immediate and real. As I said, wouldn't be a style I'm massively into/drawn to by default, so as much as anything I think it's kind of how much I like it despite that, feels like a victory or something, if that makes any sense    Would love to see them live.

I'm incredibly sceptical of prog metal (thanks, Dream Theater) despite being well deep in the rabbit hole of prog and metal.

I've only just discovered this band's existence. This hits everything that is good craic about both prog and metal and leaves out the nonsense I'd come to associate with prog metal, really walking a tightrope. No, not every riff is a 10/10 at all and there's a few dodgy vocal choices, but jesus it's an enjoyable listen all the same.

God is not sending his brightest

Well he was hardly sending them to a MENSA meeting now was he? (Capn' McLovin aside, obvs)

lol'd   

"we were in the moshpit for 15 minutes"

Ye were, aye


God is not sending his brightest, is my overall impression    Funny watch alright though.

Very happy with that announcement

Excited for these now too, and haven't played Cork in about six years in any band so delighted to be back down there too.

Sound ochoill. Stick my name on a large. Will you be at Crowbar?

I won't unfortunately!  Unless something changes last minute I am out of action this week.

Been on a war movie buzz lately. I watched We Were Soldiers, Apocalypse Now, The Thin Red Line and Platoon. All very good. I had never seen The Thin Red Line before. Pretty good now, great cast and soundtrack

I love a good war movie.

I thought Platoon dated badly.

Tis no Full Metal Jacket, to be sure

I've seen them both before, will probably go to this if I can. Chat Pile are great live.

Please record tons of extra songs 

Very happy with that announcement

Really nice gig. Coltaine were savage.

Yeah I actually preferred Coltaine (her hair is amazing too  ). I found Faetooth got a bit samey but they're a good band. Dublin was really busy

Never mind the hair, her fuckin vocals!   

Solid crowd in Cork as well. The bands seemed really happy to be here, even though Coltaine's guitar amp blew about 30 seconds in. Just a very good atmosphere overall.

The level of MAGA, Musk, Reform, etc., support and defense from Irish people on FB is mind-boggling alright. And, logically, systematically misinformed. And coupled with wholly unbridled ignorant racism. The kind that's feeding an atmosphere in which working Indians are ending up hospitalized and random black families are having their homes petrol bombed. Not a single fucking peep out of the "protect our women" crowd (Pepper, etc.) about Musk/Grok either.

I know you're not, but just to make the point, I wouldn't take Facebook as an anyway objective barometer, mad as it appears, given that we are one of the most targeted nations on the planet for bot activity. I've seen estimates as high as 70% of activity on Irish internet spaces is bots/external. Steve Bannon recently openly declared Ireland as a prime area of interest.

The goal is obviously to misinform and undermine and while it is working to an extent, a reassuring number of real-life conversations I've had show it's not translating as quick and easy as they want. Still something to be on guard an in active opposition to, but I'm more optimistic about our own position for the moment, with the caveat it will take proper work to counter.

Really nice gig. Coltaine were savage.