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Not only was May 9th a national Holiday in Holland, the weather also was very beautiful. A lot of people had spent their day on a terrace in the burning sun before going tot the dark and sweaty temple that's called W2. But as much fun as sitting in the sun enjoying a beer can be, it is nothing compared to what some of the bands today came up with.
One does not expect the first band to begin at the actual time mentioned on the ticket, but they did. I entered the venue more than halfway through Rabies Caste's set and didn't pay too much attention. All I can say is that these Israel-bred Russians had their sound together, especially for an opening act.
Candiria was the second band on the bill. In God's name WHY? With their studio albums Candiria has earned enough credit to headline a worldwide tour if you ask me. Could it be that few people are familiar with these New York geniuses? Their progressive mixture of hardcore, funk, metal, hip-hop, and jazz draws people from various scenes. That caused some funny looking misunderstandings when a few people started moving. I, however, stood there, nailed to the floor. Mouth wide open. What a band! Despite the constant weird timing and the hectic guitar riffs the musicians never lost track of each other. Even the drummer, who's motto seems "why go forward when there are about a thousand other directions�", couldn't derail the band. That drummer played with an unusual combination of technique and power. Every accent was there. How do they manage to sound so open while there are that many notes and twists? I can't wait to see these guys play again.
It was surprising to see a speedrock band like Genocide Super Stars playing next. Not a logical combination with the technical extravaganza surrounding them. I heard GSS filled in for Nasum, the band that has been going along with this tour so far. And since Nasum frontman Mieszko Talarczyk is also in Genocide SS, somebody must have figured they could complete the rest of the tour. GSS rocked hard and fast, but that's not what I came for tonight. Touring with Motörhead seems a better idea for this band.
While Candiria already showed us a great deal of technique and skills, things got absolutely crazy during the Dillinger Escape Plan show. Where Candiria uses weird stuff without losing the idea of real songs, TDEP is only in it for the experiment. You can forget about song structures or melodies. You can also forget moving your head to the rhythm of the songs, unless you want to break your neck. Just when you think you've got a groove figured out these guys have are already switched to a completely different part of the song. The stunts they pull are almost incomprehensible and on top of that TDEP's stage act is still dynamic. This was not a rock concert. This was a free jazz-show with distortions. I'm glad they played a hand full of songs of off Calculating Infinity so that I recognized some of the material. Their new singer gave the impression he has been in the band for years, though I still think TDEP should go instrumental. Without the hysteric screams their music is hectic enough. I don�t think everybody enjoyed this mathcore class, but it sure was a good ending to an inspiring evening.
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