On stage: Napalm Death

 
- Napalm Death & Suffocation
 
- May 2010
 
- Caracas (VE) -


 
- Napalm Death & Immolation, Macabre  & Waking The Cadaver
 
- Nov 2010
 
- Cardiff (GB) -

- Napalm Death, Immolation, Macabre  & Waking The Cadaver -
- November  30th 2010 - Cardiff (GB), Millennium Music Hall -






 

  


  

First band of the night were Waking The Cadaver. They are a pretty standard brutal deathcore band hailing from the USA, and this evening they were average and mediocre at best.



Next up were Macabre. Now these guys are an interesting band! Mixing traditional death, grind and thrash with comedy-esque country- and music hall-style music, these guys are a must see. Nothing like any of the other bands performing this evening, Macabre received a fairly good audience reaction, considering a lot of the audience didn't arrive until Immolation's set, and even then most people didn't even think of approaching the stage until Napalm Death came on.



Quite frankly, this reviewer felt an unhealthy amount of pity for Immolation at this concert. Why? Because their entire set was amazing - not flawless, admittedly, but amazing - and the audience were just...it felt like they were non-existent, honestly. The band didn't interact with the audience much anyway, so it wasn't all that bad. Then again, what would have been the point in trying to converse with a passive audience? They just pumped out tunes like there was no tomorrow, from almost the entire spectrum of their awesome and wonderful career, regardless of who was paying attention. There was literally a gap of a few metres or so between the people headbanging away at the barrier and the quiescent observers tucked away near the bar. The set was as brilliant, if not more so, as one would expect from Immolation.



Finally, the Napalm Death concert ended with...hurr...Napalm Death. What a performance! From start to finish, Napalm Death played their best, and Barney was consistently charismatic and amiable towards the audience. Not only was Napalm Death's music unwaveringly brutal and hard-hitting, but the messages they had to give were equally earnest and sincere. Dealing with issues such as anti-fascism, hatred, politics and society, Napalm Death's music has always existed to change how their fans and listeners approach the world, and their live show certainly displayed it. For their entire set, which went on for over an hour, they neither slowed down nor lost focus. Indeed, this band delivered one of the most mind-blowing, sensational spectacles that this reviewer has ever seen. Who knew that humans were even capable of such consistency and prowess? Maybe the boys aren't human after all. It would explain a lot. Their setlist consisted of songs from almost every album. If they didn't have so many albums, they probably would have played something from every album. Maybe they did and the reviewer's memory just doesn't serve her well. She is pretty certain that they played tracks from Scum and Time Waits For No Slave at least.

  
  






Stephanie Malin



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- Napalm Death & Suffocation -
- May 7th 2010 - Caracas (Venezuela), Templo Musical -






 

  


  













































photos: Nelson Negrón



  
  

Last Friday (May 7th 2010), Caracas had the good fortune to witness the punishment given by Suffocation and Napalm Death in the fourth edition of 'Masters of Metal' an event series organized by Morrocoy Studio.



At 21hr the Suffocation guys took the stage of Templo Musical and started their night with Thrones Of Blood or at least they tried to do so, because due to small technical difficulties with the sound it made impossible that the band continue with the song. After a second attempt, the song is resumed from the beginning and it seems everything is ok, but only for about 30 seconds because the sound failed again...



At 21:20 everything seems to be ready, the third time's the charm, and it was!! Since that moment all the adrenaline gathered from the previous attempts was fully release... Thrones Of Blood have begun!



The guys walked through most of their discography except for songs of Souls To Deny album released in 2004. Classic songs like Liege Of Inveracity and Infecting The Crypts smashed the ears of all the fans.



Sadly the Suffocation show was pretty short and it was a little bit disappointing for the fans, but despite the short setlist they demonstrated their huge on-stage power and that each member is undoubtedly the best in style.





Suffocation's setlist:



Thrones of Blood

Cataclysmic Purification

Liege of Inveracity

Entrails of You

Breeding the Spawn

Blood Oath

Infecting the Crypts





In just a couple of minutes the audience recovered totally their energies for what's coming up next... The excitement was immediate at the time Danny Herrera took command of his instrument and the rest of the guys from Napalm Death came on stage to play track number 1 of the album Time Waits For No Slave ... Strong-Arm, immediately the euphoria covered everybody in the audience and on stage. Right after that we stepped back to 1988 with Unchallenged Hate and energy overflowed into high gear.



Napalm Death played songs from almost all their records, to give us a total of 21 live songs that shocked the public to its maximum. The charisma, energy and the staging of vocalist Mark 'Barney' Greenway, which is one of the best frontman we have had the good fortune to witness live in our country, the excellent performance and power of Shane 'El Hongo' Embury, Mitch Harris, and Danny Herrera made this concert memorable for many, no doubt it was a brutal night.



Unfortunately, during the Napalm Death's performance we could also notice some bugs in the sound, most of all, the constant change of volume on Barney's mic.



Napalm Death's setlist:





Strong-Arm

Unchallenged Hate

Suffer The Children

Silence is Deafening

Life and Limb

Diktat

When All is Said and Done

It's a M.A.N.S. World

From Enslavement to Obliteration

On the Brink of Extinction

Scum

Life?

The Kill

Deceiver

You Suffer

Mass Appeal Madness

Nazi Punks Fuck Off

Persona Non Grata

Smear Campaign

Time Waits For No Slave

Siege of Power





No doubt this was enthralling show, with a 2 hours and 30 minutes length that left the audience pretty exhausted, but still with some energy to spend some time with their idols in the back stage at the end of everything.



As a negative point in this event, we could say it was something no one would expect from Morrocoy Studio, and this was the small problem that was with the sound, the problem was because the electric power of the venue did not provide enough power to feed all the equipment that was installed for the sound, everything else was excellent.



We emphasize the excellent organization that gave Morrocoy Studio throughout the event, with the exception of the uncomfortable delay experienced by the media personnel from various web sites and zines at the time of entering the premises, and made it impossible for all of them to cover and review the presentation of Serpent Christ which was the band chosen to be the opening act, all this thanks to the lack of commitment by the delegate for that work.



We congratulate Morrocoy Studio for making a great event and we also thank them for inviting us to the event representing the west side of the country, and also thanks to all those who shared with us and gave us their support from the beginning.
  
  







Ricardo Salvador

(editor Maracaibo Alterno)



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