I went to see Italy's
Fleshgod Apocalypse ($22.50) at the
Metro Gallery in godforsakenBaltimore. I saw Ariel, Maery, Dorothy, Scott, Sean D, Jason, Renee, Renae, Zach, Joel, Antonio, Dylan, Danielle, and Daniel G there. The one-two punch of the black metal Carach Angren and then the pummeling symphonic death metal of Fleshgod Apocalypse was a big draw for me. I got my ticket in advance for what would be a pretty packed show.
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| Fleshgod Apocalypse from Italia! |
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| WRONG FOREST |
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| Dealgod APocalypse CDs |
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| Fleshgod Shortspocalypse |
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| Abigail Williams, where you can disappointingly read the logo |
Merchandise was aplenty, and not too horribly priced. The most interesting things were the Fleshgod Shortspocalypse. Sorely missed were their
Fleshgod Apastalypse and wine (no,
really). Most shirts were $25, and most CDs were $10-15 (!!). I ended up getting a shirt with the KING on it. I also grabbed a boxed release of Carach Angren's- a pretty merch rich night! I was definitely glad to support these guys and increase my STUFF supply.
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| Abigail Williams was heavy |
American band
Abigail Williams was
still stuck opening, since
2012 at least. These guys never seemed to take off; I've only seen them open for various tours. I recall seeing them Their look is still a bit conflicting with their black metal sound- which always throws me off. I wasn't particularly impressed with their set, but it wasn't bad. It just wasn't interesting to me. I think I was more excited to see the other bands. By the time I settled in, they were basically done their set.
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| Spectral Infantry Baltimorians |
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| This photographer is not a great one |
It seemed that Dutch black metallers
Carach Angren seemed to be missing a couple of members, as they only had a vocalist, guitarist, and drummer. The bass and keys were piped in I believe. I looked it up later and they actually are a trio. Regardless, they brought an intensity to this evening that was well received! I had heard that they were very good live from friends, and thankfully I really enjoyed their set, and the crowd really was into them as well. I would end up seeing these guys three times this year, this being the first time I'd ever seen them live. I, as expected with black metal + Metro Galley's less than stellar sound system, was not able to make out a large portion of their lyrics, so there are a couple gaps. Their tremendous performance prompted me to snag a CD after the show.
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| When corpse paint claps on windows |
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| Bloodstains on the Metro Gallery's lights |
Overall- Carach Angren had a great sound, even if I didn't know/recognize all the songs. My favourite was "Spectral...", in which the frontman Dennis "Seregor" Droomers donned a crown/skull mask and lead the start-stop of that song. He was full of energy for every song, and I think that carried over to the crowd as well. Later I also got a foto with them.
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| 2/3 of Carach Angren, BROTHER |
The Italian symphonic (yet melodic) death metal headliners
Fleshgod Apocaylpse somehow managed to squeeze 6 people and a faux piano on the tiny Metro Gallery stage. Their signature tattered tuxedo outfits reminded me of Iron Maks's "
God Punishes I Kill" video. I thought that they would play more from their new
King Album, but we only got a couple songs. The crowd did not complain, as they got moving to moshing in short order. I seem to recall a wall of death, but I can't recall when it happened. My favourite track of the evening was "Minotaur," which always sounds super-heavy live.
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| MAskgod Apocalypse |
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| Fleshgod Winepocalypse |
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| Librarygod Apocalypse |
The stage tried to compress the grandiosity that Fleshgod brought, but to no avail. We had a curvy Opera singer in a mask with a staff who actually sang the parts, various props used (that damn book, a glass of wine, etc.), and the sheer intensity of the music! The faux piano (which had a keyboard in it) was kind of ridiculous, but the bald organ/synth/keyboard/piano player really got into it. I can't complain about anyone's performance as they sounded great to me. I don't know what effects that bass player gets those high vocals, but they always cut thru the brutality to soaring heights.
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| The Packing (of people on stage) |
I was a bit disappointed that they only played an hour, but Carach Angren played about 50 minutes, so it was close to a co-headlining show, so I guess that was pretty cool. I think I was also pretty into the new album, so was a bit disappointed we didn't get more from that. But seeing Carach for the first time, and another great performance from FGA was all aces to me.
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| Bonus: Guitargod Solopocalypse |
Next show: Jeff Scott Soto
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Setlists
Abigail Williams (?9:05- 9:25)
Carach Angren (9:44- 10:32)
- There's No Place Like Home
- ?
- Lingering in an Imprint Haunting?
- When Crows Tick on Windows
- ?
- Carriage Wheel Murder
- Spectral Infantry Battalions
- Bitte Tötet Mich
- Bloodstains on the Captain's Log
Fleshgod Apocalypse (11:09- 12:15)
- In Aeternum
- Minotaur (The Wrath of Poseidon)
- Pathfinder
- Requiem In Si Minore
- The Fool
- Prologue
- Epilogue (with book)
- In Honour of Reason
- The Forsaking
Updated 12/6/2016: added fotos. changed formatting, backdated
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