Blood Incantation - The Academy, Dublin, 07/10

[mickO)))]

What the fuck is that fucking muck? Load of hipster fucking shite! Some cunt wearing a dress playing a keyboard and a prick with a Stratocaster mincing around the place.

 

No interest in them myself and Sijjin were on too early. I enjoyed BI but I still think 2016 was the best I have seen them. I know most won't agree with me but the slow bits on the new album are shite, way too pretentious they ruin the flow of it and they were even worse live but the actual metal bits sounded great.

[Giggles]

Most won't agree with you because you're wrong

[Neuromancer]

Jesus fucking Christ, Oranssi my bollox. What the fuck is that fucking muck? Load of hipster fucking shite! Some cunt wearing a dress playing a keyboard and a prick with a Stratocaster mincing around the place. Fuck off!!! Fucking pretentious wank. BI and Sijjin were great.

Bang on, hipster nonsense - can't believe anyone entertained that. All performative posturing and zero substance, very emperors new clothes.

Blood Incantation were class. Great sound and performance, I might have flipped the set though - opened with the old tunes, quick break then rip through the newest album.

What was with the delay at that start of the Bi set?! A lot of fannying about and then starting 20 mins late... Was a pain, especially for people having to leave for transport etc.

[Sworntothecans]

Think there was a delay with the ferry over for the bands.

Enjoyed Sijjin/Oranssi. They're not for everyone but totally made sense to be on the bill between the Blessed Are The Sick worship & Synths

[Pain Medicine]

Thought Blood Incantation were brilliant, would definitely go again and with it selling out hopefully they'll be back on the next album, or even do a Belfast show or something if they have a gap in June.

[Circlepit]

I wasn't at this gig due to work commitments.
I can't understand the negativity for OP. The music is excellent. Valonielu is an amazing album and the subsequent relaxes are on a par with it.

[Pagan Saviour]

Maybe slightly not suited to the bill? I'd listened to them beforehand and enjoyed but just thought it didn't translate to a gig.

[John Kimble]

Thought they were a good choice myself...obviously not dm like Blood Incantation but BI aren't exactly meat and potatoes and both have that 'experimental' vibe, as well as more than a few nods towards krautrock. Can see how some might dismiss them as a bit pretentious but I thought they were spellbinding, to use an equally pretentious and flowery description!!
Not to detract from Blood Incantation though, who were equally great. Glad I went now, as was seriously giving consideration to giving the whole thing a miss due to having to stand around for hours on a sprained ankle. Worth the discomfort in the end

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Thought everyone so inclined on the board would have checked out Oranssi Pazuzu by now: never too late though! Valonielu or Värähtelijä best starting points imo, though they've not a bad release and they always deliver live (if you're into it). First headline show of theirs I saw would be one of my top 10 gigs.

Very jealous about Blood Incantation though. Saw a couple of clips filmed from the balcony and it looked and sounded immense.

[Pagan Saviour]

There was another show afterwards outside on O'Connell St. 4-5 Gardai knocked the fuck out of a sasquatch type. Full force employed, including the old knee on the arm trick which looked sore.  Only context I have is he came sprinting down the street trying to get away from them then attempted to get into the Mcdonalds there but door was locked. Tuesday night in Dublin.

[TurnTheAirBlue]

There was another show afterwards outside on O'Connell St. 4-5 Gardai knocked the fuck out of a sasquatch type. Full force employed, including the old knee on the arm trick which looked sore.  Only context I have is he came sprinting down the street trying to get away from them then attempted to get into the Mcdonalds there but door was locked. Tuesday night in Dublin.

Saw that. It was Burger King he was tyring to get into, I was standing in the middle of the place having a bit of grub when it happened. It seemed extremely excessive to me. It's not like he was a man mountain or anything. The special branch showed up as well for some reason, so he might have been some drug dealer or something. Or maybe they were all just having a slow night and decided they'd hockey some cunt out of it for the sake of it.

[Trev]

Sijjin were great, not sure if their set might have been cut short with change in stage times? Seemed to finish very quickly

Never listened to OP before despite meaning to check them out for years. Not really sure what to make of it, some parts sounded class, others just a bit of random keyboard bashing. Might check out an album or two and see how it goes

Blood Incantation were phenomenal, sound was good from where I was apart from the vocals being a bit low

[Pagan Saviour]

It seemed extremely excessive to me

Ah no, saw him sprinting away from the Gardai coming from the bridge, nearly took someone out of it while he was at it. Only he couldn't get into the building (and lord knows what havok would've ensued if he'd gained access) he would've been off. People would give out if the Gardai did nothing - I'd say job done, he wasn't training for the marathon, obviously done something. And he was a big bloke, there's a photo doing the rounds this morning.

[Squigs]

Valonielu (or Kosmonument) would definitely be the best place to start with OP, I think. They got me hooked. I've not been as keen on the last few, but I thought they were superb last night. I think to call it hipster or pretentious is highly dismissive. The newer stuff is maybe a bit less riffy and requires more patience, which I don't always give it, but they're a total package.

First time seeing BI, thought they were incredible tbh. Sound was amazing, I don't know if I've ever heard DM sound so good in The Academy or anywhere, for that matter - the clean/heavy dynamic of the AE material might have assisted that, but even for the last four songs it was the case. I have enjoyed them for years, I thought AE was an excellent album, but last night really brought it all together for me - they're class. Top gig.

Up on the balcony, spied a lot of heads I've not seen in donkeys on the floor. Feels like a gig that if it was 15 years ago I'd still not be home.

No worries Jamie, you were being nabbed from every which way and I was gonna piss myself so we were just ships in the night 

[Squigs]

Missed Sijjin, no loss to me.