HERU RA HA

I went to The Arena yesterday to see Behemoth. These fellas started out as a black metal band but changed their style to death metal over the course of their career and have recently gained a reputation for progressive composing and a unique sound. As I had expected it was a killer show! They didn’t play the song after which I named this post, unfortunately, but “Conquer All” and “Slaves Shall Serve” kicked ass. There were two support acts, both worth mentioning.

Dawn of Azazel from New Zealand, progressive death metal. Real death metal, not this wimpy metalcore crap that the kids perceive as death metal these days. I was quite impressed and tried to buy one of their CDs after the gig but they were all sold out.

The Dead from Brisbane, also progressive death metal. I had bought their album before and had listened to it a lot but wasn’t aware of them playing at this occasion. It was a pleasant surprise to recognise the songs. Thumbs up for The Dead!

Just when I thought I had to go home without a new CD a guy approached me to hand me one for free. He said it was his own band’s record and he wanted to promote them. Later I had a look at it: People Die, another local band. The CD is spinning in the player in this very moment and the sound is just right. Another fine piece of death metal from Brisbane. I need to find a way to lure them all into Europe when I go back. I’m going to miss this scene…