Anyone catch From Exile opening for Enslaved in Atlanta last night?

[zekeyou]

Gotta say, I'm pretty impressed-- imo they were the second best band of the evening, besting another local band, Arsis, and The Agonist.

The newer singer is an improvement of sorts on the previous singer, and is surely full of energy, but I'd like to see a bit more diversity in their vocals-- they have epic songs, lots of extremely good dueling guitars, and lots of mellow-to-heavy parts. While I typically like 'extreme' vocals, I think this band could definitely improve with throwing some clean vocals into the mix...

 

[the rhythm]

I came in at the end of The Agonist's set. Enslaved were great though. They made the drive worth it.

 

[SharkBlack]

I would love to see Enslaved... They Fricken Rule!!

 

[zekeyou]

I came in at the end of The Agonist's set. Enslaved were great though. They made the drive worth it.

Definitely-- I figured they would draw heavily from the last 3 albums, but the Frost song and the Hordanes Land songs were nice additions...

 

[Burnout]

Did Arsis play any of their new material?

 

[dcowboys311]

Did Arsis play any of their new material?

Yeah, 2 songs. They sounded great!

From Exile were good. I don't think they were as good as Arsis or Enslaved, but they definitely have potential. I honestly can't see how a band like The Agonist is signed but bands like From Exile work their ass off just to play a show.

 

[Entrerie]

My wife and I made it just in time before From Exile went on to catch them. Definately worth coming out to see. Enslaved was great, and they had the best sound. Didn't seem like they cranked it up too loud or maybe it was just hearing loss by that point in the night

Arsis was cool too, is it just us or does their singer remind anyone else of Nathan Explosion? Would be funny if that's where they got their insperation.

 

[Pellaz]

My wife and I made it just in time before From Exile went on to catch them. Definately worth coming out to see. Enslaved was great, and they had the best sound. Didn't seem like they cranked it up too loud or maybe it was just hearing loss by that point in the night

Nope.... Enslaved sounded amazingly good for a Masquerade show. One of the best shows I've heard there.

From Exile were great; my second time seeing them. Once they get a little more live experience under their belts they'll be ready for serious label consideration, IMO.

The Agonist.....meh. We couldn't think of too many other bands whose female singer does both growlies and smooth vox. That novelty (such as it was) wasn't enough to save 'em, though.

Loved Arsis, and the new material sounded excellent. It was fun seeing our fellow Forumer Noah Martin sweet-milling around on bass. Their merch was cheap, too....picked up a hoodie and a t-shirt for $30 and $15 respectively.

For Enslaved, I had decided to watch about half their set and then head over to WREK-FM to get ready for WREKage....and they were so good, I just couldn't leave. I'll be seeking out more of their CDs in the future (I already have Ruun).

 

[Palabra de Dios]

Setlist from Enslaved? Please post if you can remember.

I'm seeing them on Sunday in NC.

 

[dcowboys311]

Setlist from Enslaved? Please post if you can remember.

I'm seeing them on Sunday in NC.

Don't remember most of the setlist because I'm not all that familiar with most of their material, but the encore was 2 songs from their split with Emperor.

 

[Pellaz]

They also played "Ruun" and "Return to Yggdrasil" that I can remember. I'm going to track down that latter album.
William, you'll love this show.*









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* except for The Agonist, I suspect

 

[zekeyou]

They played

Path to Vanir (this was first)
Isa
Ruun (this was the 'closer' before the encore)
Return to Yggdrasil
Fenris (I think it was-- from "Frost")
Bounded By Allegiance (dedicated to Vitek from Decapitated)
As Fire Swept Clean the Earth
Fusion of Sense and Earth

I'm missing a couple.

The encore was
Allfadr Odhinn
&
one of the others from Hordanes Land....

These old songs sounded especially excellent

 

[the rhythm]

I'm missing a couple.

The encore was
Allfadr Odhinn
&
one of the others from Hordanes Land....

The song was Slaget I Skogen Bortenfor. The show was killer, but I would've liked to see Enslaved play longer.

 

[the rhythm]

For Enslaved, I had decided to watch about half their set and then head over to WREK-FM to get ready for WREKage....and they were so good, I just couldn't leave. I'll be seeking out more of their CDs in the future (I already have Ruun).

You missed a great show, as I'm sure you know. If you are seeking out more Enslaved albums, I would recommend Below the Lights or Mardraum.

 

[zekeyou]

The song was Slaget I Skogen Bortenfor. The show was killer, but I would've liked to see Enslaved play longer.

What else did I miss from the main set or was that it?

Indeed, I would have liked about 3 more songs to fill it out.

Man, did they sound excellent though....

 

[Pellaz]

You missed a great show, as I'm sure you know.

Oh no I didn't; read my comment again.

If you are seeking out more Enslaved albums, I would recommend Below the Lights or Mardraum.

Thanks, I'm going to include them in my next online order (unless I find them at the Atlanta Record Show later this month).

I agree with all of those who were hoping for a longer set from Enslaved, but even the shortened length impressed me mightily.

 

[the rhythm]

What else did I miss from the main set or was that it?

Indeed, I would have liked about 3 more songs to fill it out.

Man, did they sound excellent though....

That, sadly, was the entire set. Hopefully we made a good impression on them and they will come back and give us an extended set.

 

[the rhythm]

Oh no I didn't; read my comment again.

Yeah, I missed that. I'm glad that you were able to catch the full show.

 

[zekeyou]

That, sadly, was the entire set. Hopefully we made a good impression on them and they will come back and give us an extended set.

It was kind of surreal seeing so many pumping fists in the fairly small crowd during Fenris...