Great show in Cleveland

1Time · June 15th, 2003, 07:58 PM

Evergrey was awesome in Cleveland. I'm glad you played rulers of the mind! Thanks also for signing my poster everyone!

ProgMetalFan · June 16th, 2003, 12:14 AM

Yes, Evergrey was awesome... it was amazing to finally see them live for the first time! I loved their set... they were so heavy... and tore through the sounds with energy and power... they're very cool guys too...

MadeInNewJersey · June 16th, 2003, 08:25 AM

That was a simply phenomenal show. Evergrey ruled my world, and Tom's vocals live were just amazing. Great time all around, and if anyone's interested, I will have a full live report with some excellent pictures from the weekend (that will all be on our site); hopefully I can have this done soon. Cheers!

Oaklain · June 16th, 2003, 09:54 AM

The BW&BK show was awesome. The highlights of the show imo was Force of Evil, Candlemass, and of course Evergrey. It was my first time seeing Evergrey live and I was a moderate fan before (I only owned In Search for Truth), but now I will have to get into all their material. I thought they had a pheomenal stage presence and a few of my friends who have never heard Evergrey even said that they were instant fans after seeing them. I am happy about the way each band was given equal playing time at the festival, and the tone of the entire weekend was very positive. It is great to see so many metalheads come together in support of these great bands.

Moneo · June 16th, 2003, 05:24 PM

I managed to get two good pictures of Evergrey in my random shots so I figured I'd post them here. I was too busy being amazed by the excellent lineup to really take time on quality pictures.

http://moneo.colonpee.com/pictures/bwbk/

Of course, the show ruled and I can't wait for it to happen again next year. Can't go wrong with an awesome metal fest 15 minutes from your house.

Saxiquine · June 17th, 2003, 12:37 AM

What's the name of the other band playing in front of the Evergrey backdrop?

ProgMetalFan · June 17th, 2003, 07:42 AM

Saxiquine: That is Wolf. I believe they are from Sweden. They play an Iron Maiden-styled metal.

Saxiquine · June 17th, 2003, 02:20 PM

Oki thanks for the info =)

Oaklain · June 17th, 2003, 02:48 PM

I got some good pics of Evergrey too. I will post them once I get them up.

YtseJammer · June 18th, 2003, 01:51 PM

What was Evergrey's setlist?

Less than three months until Progpower..

MadeInNewJersey · June 18th, 2003, 01:56 PM

I wish I could remember...I drank waaaaay too much

ProgMetalFan knows what they played though...he'll check in at some point.

steelreign · June 18th, 2003, 02:42 PM

Tom actually gave me the setlist from the BW&BK fest, but I just need to get home to transfer it on to here for all of you.

Tom, Henrik and Jonas - you guys made my weekend a little more special than it already was. I know my wife (Angela, the blonde chick) pestered you alot, but she had fun also. The show was great, and you guys sounded fantastic. Thanks again and hope to see you at Prog Power!

Brian A.

MadeInNewJersey · June 18th, 2003, 03:27 PM

Cool, I'd be very interested in seeing the actual, in-order setlist, 'twould help with my review of the whole weekend. Post it when you get a chance, yeah?

jaimek · June 18th, 2003, 05:29 PM

Brian - tell Angela I said howdy, and that I still don't know whether to thank her or kill her for that stunt with the Sharpie.

I still have a few faint marks left...

Wonder how long it took Rikard to scrub the black shit off his nose? hehehe.

steelreign · June 18th, 2003, 09:04 PM

Heh heh....that's funny! I remember seeing that black Sharpie on his nose for most of the night!

Here's the setlist:

Blinded
End of Your Days
Nosferatu
State of...
The Encounter
Rulers
Recreation
Great Deceiver
Solitude Within
Masterplan

Straight off the 9" paper plate that Tom used onstage! Freakin' hilarious, that.....

Cheers and metal,
Brian

ProgMetalFan · June 18th, 2003, 10:40 PM

whoa... they played "Great Deceiver"? for some reason I don't remember that... must've been awesome anyways!

Cool to see someone from Cuba, NY... that place kicks ass!

am_ash2 · June 19th, 2003, 08:03 AM

Jaimek---You know you were the talk of the festival with all of your strategically placed autographs! How many girls can boast about something like that? At least the marker was only semi-permanent. Good thing we finally pried it out of

pie eyed, goofy grinned Chris's hands! By the way, we have a cool pic of him passed out in our room with pizza crust in his mouth- he gave Tom a run for his money. We tried to get the wheelchair to get him back to his room, but it was already occupied (by Tom!)~

jaimek · June 19th, 2003, 08:26 AM

I lived in Rochester for 17 years, and I never heard of Cuba til now. I didn't even think anybody other than college students and cows lived in that part of NY. hehe.

Some people don't even realize there's a lot more to NY than NYC. "Where are you from?" "New York." "Oh, the city?" "No, 350 mi/560 km northwest of there." *blank look* "About an hour from Niagara Falls." "Ohhh!" (yes, I see you other upstaters nodding and grinning over there!)

The scary thing is, I'd have this conversation with other Americans as well as when I was in Europe.

jaimek · June 19th, 2003, 08:39 AM

Chris was a menace with that Sharpie. And I want a copy of that picture! I'll have to ask Alicia today if she's heard from him yet.

I hope Chris left your room intact; I heard that Tom and the lamp didn't get along very well.

ProgMetalFan · June 19th, 2003, 09:56 AM

I love upstate New York! Leatchworth State Park is awesome! I go skiing at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville all the time!

Evergrey rules.

steelreign · June 20th, 2003, 07:25 AM

Are you kidding? Wow, Ellicottville is only 30 minutes from my house! That is cool.....

Dragongrrrl · June 21st, 2003, 06:05 PM

Hey gang...just thought I'd chime in here

Evergrey was my favorite band of the weekend...they always kick ass (even when the ceiling is mere inches away from Tom's head and he gets his hair caught on the ceiling tiles...how's that for a flashback?)

Chris is alive and well, and will probably get the entire story of Saturday night eventually...hehehe

See you crazy folks at ProgPower, I hope!

Alicia

June 15th, 2003, 07:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
1Time Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 149	Great show in Cleveland Evergrey was awesome in Cleveland. I'm glad you played rulers of the mind! Thanks also for signing my poster everyone!

June 16th, 2003, 09:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Oaklain Dope Fiend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 157	The BW&BK show was awesome. The highlights of the show imo was Force of Evil, Candlemass, and of course Evergrey. It was my first time seeing Evergrey live and I was a moderate fan before (I only owned In Search for Truth), but now I will have to get into all their material. I thought they had a pheomenal stage presence and a few of my friends who have never heard Evergrey even said that they were instant fans after seeing them. I am happy about the way each band was given equal playing time at the festival, and the tone of the entire weekend was very positive. It is great to see so many metalheads come together in support of these great bands. __________________ This is the Magic that a Name would Stain.

June 16th, 2003, 05:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Moneo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cleveland Posts: 17	I managed to get two good pictures of Evergrey in my random shots so I figured I'd post them here. I was too busy being amazed by the excellent lineup to really take time on quality pictures. http://moneo.colonpee.com/pictures/bwbk/ Of course, the show ruled and I can't wait for it to happen again next year. Can't go wrong with an awesome metal fest 15 minutes from your house. __________________ -Moneo "A man has got to know his limitations."

June 17th, 2003, 02:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Oaklain Dope Fiend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 157	I got some good pics of Evergrey too. I will post them once I get them up. __________________ This is the Magic that a Name would Stain.

June 18th, 2003, 01:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
YtseJammer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,251	What was Evergrey's setlist? Less than three months until Progpower.. __________________ Drunk on the wine of paradise..

June 16th, 2003, 12:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
ProgMetalFan In the attic Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PITTSBURGH Posts: 4,634	Yes, Evergrey was awesome... it was amazing to finally see them live for the first time! I loved their set... they were so heavy... and tore through the sounds with energy and power... they're very cool guys too...

June 17th, 2003, 12:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Saxiquine Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 250	What's the name of the other band playing in front of the Evergrey backdrop?

June 17th, 2003, 07:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
ProgMetalFan In the attic Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PITTSBURGH Posts: 4,634	Saxiquine: That is Wolf. I believe they are from Sweden. They play an Iron Maiden-styled metal.

June 17th, 2003, 02:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Saxiquine Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 250	Oki thanks for the info =)

June 18th, 2003, 02:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
steelreign Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cuba, NY Posts: 235	Tom actually gave me the setlist from the BW&BK fest, but I just need to get home to transfer it on to here for all of you. Tom, Henrik and Jonas - you guys made my weekend a little more special than it already was. I know my wife (Angela, the blonde chick) pestered you alot, but she had fun also. The show was great, and you guys sounded fantastic. Thanks again and hope to see you at Prog Power! Brian A.

June 18th, 2003, 05:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
jaimek incorrigible Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,887	Brian - tell Angela I said howdy, and that I still don't know whether to thank her or kill her for that stunt with the Sharpie. I still have a few faint marks left... Wonder how long it took Rikard to scrub the black shit off his nose? hehehe.

June 18th, 2003, 09:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
steelreign Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cuba, NY Posts: 235	Heh heh....that's funny! I remember seeing that black Sharpie on his nose for most of the night! Here's the setlist: Blinded End of Your Days Nosferatu State of... The Encounter Rulers Recreation Great Deceiver Solitude Within Masterplan Straight off the 9" paper plate that Tom used onstage! Freakin' hilarious, that..... Cheers and metal, Brian

June 18th, 2003, 10:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
ProgMetalFan In the attic Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PITTSBURGH Posts: 4,634	whoa... they played "Great Deceiver"? for some reason I don't remember that... must've been awesome anyways! Cool to see someone from Cuba, NY... that place kicks ass!

June 19th, 2003, 08:03 AM	#17 (permalink)
am_ash2 Metal Ang Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cuba, NY Posts: 440	Autographed chest.... Jaimek---You know you were the talk of the festival with all of your strategically placed autographs! How many girls can boast about something like that? At least the marker was only semi-permanent. Good thing we finally pried it out of pie eyed, goofy grinned Chris's hands! By the way, we have a cool pic of him passed out in our room with pizza crust in his mouth- he gave Tom a run for his money. We tried to get the wheelchair to get him back to his room, but it was already occupied (by Tom!)~

June 19th, 2003, 08:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
jaimek incorrigible Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,887	I lived in Rochester for 17 years, and I never heard of Cuba til now. I didn't even think anybody other than college students and cows lived in that part of NY. hehe. Some people don't even realize there's a lot more to NY than NYC. "Where are you from?" "New York." "Oh, the city?" "No, 350 mi/560 km northwest of there." blank look "About an hour from Niagara Falls." "Ohhh!" (yes, I see you other upstaters nodding and grinning over there!) The scary thing is, I'd have this conversation with other Americans as well as when I was in Europe.

June 19th, 2003, 08:39 AM	#19 (permalink)
jaimek incorrigible Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,887	Chris was a menace with that Sharpie. And I want a copy of that picture! I'll have to ask Alicia today if she's heard from him yet. I hope Chris left your room intact; I heard that Tom and the lamp didn't get along very well.

June 19th, 2003, 09:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
ProgMetalFan In the attic Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PITTSBURGH Posts: 4,634	I love upstate New York! Leatchworth State Park is awesome! I go skiing at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville all the time! Evergrey rules.

June 20th, 2003, 07:25 AM	#21 (permalink)
steelreign Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cuba, NY Posts: 235	Are you kidding? Wow, Ellicottville is only 30 minutes from my house! That is cool.....

June 21st, 2003, 06:05 PM	#22 (permalink)
Dragongrrrl Mistress Sassmuffin Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 687	Hey gang...just thought I'd chime in here Evergrey was my favorite band of the weekend...they always kick ass (even when the ceiling is mere inches away from Tom's head and he gets his hair caught on the ceiling tiles...how's that for a flashback?) Chris is alive and well, and will probably get the entire story of Saturday night eventually...hehehe See you crazy folks at ProgPower, I hope! Alicia __________________ 'Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.' --Emerson.