Long time no post! But more than anything, long time no gig!
As mentioned earlier, a series of unexpected commitments came around months ago, keeping the Cpt. away from 'pirate' duty... A trend that unfortunately does not seem to end yet.
But, don't worry, from time to time I will try to keep you up-to-date with what's happening here around.
For now, just a few shots and a very short - yet mandatory - review&report on the new AFTERZERO album. You already know Cpt. loves these young fella'. I introduced them to you in the past with an EP. All freaking good stuff, definitely not for pacemaker carrier listener...
August, 28th at CRESCENDO, we got "LIGHTNING vs. AFTERZERO", an event that witnessed a kind of friendly 'competition' between the two named bands, plus a series of opener.
No doubt in Cpt.'s mind that despite both AFTERZERO and LIGHTNING are awesome performers with all the right numbers concerning technique, power, precision, energy, there was ABSOLUTELY no match! And you could pretty much get it from the ordeal and the sweat of the crowd...! Cpt. got even a busted neck from a too harsh long-lime -no-banging come-back! Too bad! But it was too much fun. Awesome!
The live was from their new CD, Down of Doom. Seven burning tracks (not many, indeed, but very worthy) for a relentless 40 minutes of row power. The mighty titletrack that opens the tortures is a magnificent starter; a first powerful blow. Dogen's furious screaming, Ryuta's crippling drumming and the flesh ripping axe work of Hiroki, Kenji and Yoji will do the rest of the job, nailing you down until the very last second of play. Absolutely a must in every library. Listen to the Cpt.: spare the money of the new MAIDEN disc and get their one, instead! It is totally worth it! And Cpt. too is credited on CD...
