It sure was one hell of a package that arrived from TPL Records the other day! Ok, Patrik kept the package a bit longer than normal just to get some more in from the distributors so it was a longer period between this and the one before than it normally is. Still I think this was the biggest ever and will be hard to beat (really time to sign up to RA now...). Still there's more to come and my (and Peter's, because some is his too even if the major part is mine) wish list keeps growing each day. Still waiting for a lot of Pure Steel stuff though, I'm really looking forward to the package with Halloween, New Eden and Sleepy Hollow (took a while for the last one to settle, but then it became a great album, last half is phenomenal)
Perhaps another bunch of Saxon records wasn't necessary but Back On Black does great stuff and all of them are on heavy 180g vinyl, Fold Out covers and lyrics. Really nice and looks very good in the collection (I went berzerk a while ago and bought all Saxon 7"'s I could find, think it's one or two missing now). The UDO vinyl's Peter bought, "Mission No X" is really neat, the print, apart from the X is on the plastic cover, the X is in the vinyl... I really thought it was a picture disc until I took a closer look at it.
Widow, Pilgrim, Solitude Aeturnus, RAM, Seasons Of The Wolf, Pharaoh, Skyclad, Orange Goblin and Rage... I've waited long for the Seasons Of The Wolf LP, one of the coolest bands around I think. I love the Black Sabbath sound combined with US Metal and Horror Movies, really an odd bunch biy damn good. The RAM album is fantastic too and I was pleasantly surprised by both Pilgrim and Widow. Still haven't found time to listen to Pharaoh and Rage too much, so no opinion about those two yet. The package included Picture "Warhorse" also, another really good album so I'm really looking forward to see them at Muskelrock this summer.
Then it might be so, that history repeats itself and I put Accept and Overkill in the top for List Of The Year. Again both bands has released fantastic albums. You never know, if bands gets to confrtable after such hits but not here... AWESOME!!!! But ok, there are about 2/3's left of this year so maybe it is too soon to say yet. Still it looks very promising for these two to make it to the top at least.
It has been kind of dry with concerts during the spring... Hm, spring I'm not sure is the right thing to say. It has been really cold and still is, even snowed just a few days ago. At least the snow doesn't stay these days. But it really started up again, last weekend it was Roadburn but more on that later...
Tonight Angel Witch playes at Truckstop Alaska in Gothenburg together with Enforcer and Witchgrave. That will be cool, I've heard a lot of great words about Angel Witch from the Stockholm concert. Still I'm not that fond of Truckstop Alaska. It's great because it is cheap but when it gets packed it is impossible to see anything of the concert. Also, beacuse it is cheap the level of drunk normally becomes really freaky. On Tuesday it is time for Judas Priest and Hammerfall in Linköping. And right after that Keep It True!
I have really high expectations about the Festival this year. I think the lineup is very good. I sure hope Sentinel Beast can repeat what they did the last time they played and blow me away again! Slogh Feg, Anvil and Psychotic Waltz will be awesome, can't think of anything else. Then it will be very interesting to see what Sword can do on stage. The same goes for Mystic Force and Witch Cross. Then I don't want to put my expectations too high for the Arch/Matheos gig. I know it will sound awesome and I'm looking forward to see John sing live so much... But what goes for the liveshow??? No matter what, I know it will be another great weekend. Hopefully it will be possible to hang out in the warmth of the sun while waiting for the next show to start this year too. Then Heavy Days In Doomtown, Paradise Lost, Ozzy & Friends (still really annoyed Iommi won't come and play but wish him a fast recovery of course) Muskerock... So it sure will be busy weeks to come!!!
Cheers
E
NP: ANGEL WITCH "As Above, So Below"
