Blood Incantation - The Academy, Dublin, 07/10

[Paul keohane]

Sijjin were great!,OP aren't for me!,lasted two songs and fucked off around the corner for a pint.

BI; amazing!, what a show!

[boozegeune]

Gutted to have missed this, sold my ticket there last week. Seems like a fair few lads were in the same boat, just not able to make it work. Hope it was killer, looked like it. Glad it sold out so they have an incentive to come back!

[Pentagrimes]

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.

I reckon they were perfectly suited.  Two bands pushing things forward,made total sense to me. That other shower there then opening to keep the meat and potatoes crowd happy. Well considered bill.

I can see how people would hate them though. Different strokes. Ain't nothing hipster about them though, they've been doing this a long time.

[mickO)))]

When BI mentioned about playing here 5 years ago was that the Limerick show he was about or were they suppose to play Dublin as well at some point?

[Squigs]

Just the Siege, is my memory.

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Well, I've no complaints anyway. Fantastic evening.

[Born of Fire]

Landed in for the last few Oranssi Pazuzu songs. Had listened to a bit of them beforehand but not my cup of tea at all. Thought they came across better live than on record though.

Was up on the balcony for Blood Incantation. Thought the sound was immense. The set flew by. Really didn't feel like they were after playing an entire album in full! The Vth Tablet was fuckin ferocious.

Fairly shattered at work today. Getting too old for these cross country round trips 

[Sworntothecans]

Just the Siege, is my memory.

Think it was three shows booked

Just the Siege, is my memory.

Wasn't the Siege, think they'd Belfast, Limerick & Dublin booked.

[mickO)))]

Did anyone do the meet and greet? Just curious if many ended up paying for it. To me they are bit early in the career for that type of thing it's more suited to the older / classic bands.

[Sworntothecans]

I'd say it may have been Century Media that might have suggested it to them. Probably covers some costs for bands too as touring ain't cheap nowadays.

[mickO)))]

In fairness to Paul I have seen some photos from the Bristol show were he was spotted at the back of the venue and he took photos with people. I remember when Obituary did the meet and greet here the time they played with FOH in Belfast people were trying to get non meet n greet photos with Trevor and he was having none of it  he didn't flat out say no to them but he kept pretending he was too busy.

[CorkonianHunger]

Great set, saw them at Incineration and it was brilliant. Thought the sound was great where I was. Interesting to hear the first split second of Inner Paths play before they went into Meticulous Soul Devourment. Must have been a mistake but was hoping to hear that one.

Good to see a good turn out but a strange crowd where I was standing.

[Pagan Saviour]

Obituary did the meet and greet here the time they played with FOH in Belfast people were trying to get non meet n greet photos with Trevor and he was having none of it  he didn't flat out say no to them but he kept pretending he was too busy.

Moist behaviour.

[mickO)))]

In saying that I bumped into John the last they played here with Sepultura and he was more than happy to stop for a photo. I also remember Donald standing outside Temple Bar after the 06 gig for about half an hour chatting to people.

[ldj]

Paul was watching Siijin and OP from the side, saw one or two people asking him for a picture and he seemed happy enough to oblige.

Thought Siijin were okay, guitarist is great and some of intros/instrumental parts were cool, maybe they can channel that into some of the heavier stuff which was much more meat and potatoes.

OP were class, stupidly heavy, I can understand people not being into I though as they're almost skirting into noise rock or something rather than metal.

And Bİ ruled of course, sound, energy, presentation etc all class. They haven't put a foot wrong so far in their career really, you can only wonder where they'll go next.