Travel plans find me in Chile for the bulk of the month of October. Good fortune smiled upon me last night when I got to see Therion on their current tour here in Santiago. If last night is any indication of what is to hit the stage next year at ProgPower, Therion are going to level the place. I'm not sure how many dates preceded last night's show but the band was in impreccable form and tore through over 20 songs in about 2 hours or so (maybe 2:15).
No real special effects to speak of although the fog machine was in use on EVERY song and photography was a near impossibility. But the musicianship and vocals more than made up for it all. The Chilean crowd was eating this up, song after song after song. And Snowy Shaw knows how to work a crowd!
As you can see by the setlist below Therion covered a decent cross-section of their catalog, including three songs from the new album. It truly was a fantastic experience and we at ProgPower will have something very special to look forward to. The band was inaccessible prior to and after the show so I never had a chance to talk to any of them about ProgPower or what they think they might have planned. Of course, it is still 11 months away so it is likely they would not have known anyway.
One interesting thing (to me) that probably only applies to the current South American tour is there was a COMPLETE lack of Therion merchandise (discounting the "vendors" outside hawking wares of dubious origin) available for purchase. Not one t-shirt, beanie, CD.... nothing. That is the question I would have most liked to ask... why no merchandise?
Anyway, once again, FANTASTIC show and an experience I'll not likely forget. I'm happy to have been able to experience a metal show here in South America and live to tell the tale! Truth be told, the fans last night were amazing.... singing, jumping, headbanging to practically every song. Yet not a single problem with any of the fans and, as a side note, I was made to feel very welcome. I even got a few compliments on my Spanish! hahahaha
And now to the setlist.....
‎1.Sitra Ahra
2.Secret of the Runes
3.Typhon
4.The Perennial Sophia
5.Hellequin
6.Nifelheim
7.Clavicula Nox
8.Voyage of Gurdjieff (The Fourth Way)
9.Ljusalfheim
10.Wine of Aluqah
11.Ginnungagap
12.Kali Yuga, Part 3
13.Call of Dagon
14.The Siren of the Woods
15.Enter Vril-Ya
16.To Mega Therion
17.Lemuria
18.The Wand of Abaris
19.Abraxas
Encore 1:
20.Dies Irae
21.Quetzalcoatl
Encore 2:
22.The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
23.The Blood of Kingu
No real special effects to speak of although the fog machine was in use on EVERY song and photography was a near impossibility. But the musicianship and vocals more than made up for it all. The Chilean crowd was eating this up, song after song after song. And Snowy Shaw knows how to work a crowd!
As you can see by the setlist below Therion covered a decent cross-section of their catalog, including three songs from the new album. It truly was a fantastic experience and we at ProgPower will have something very special to look forward to. The band was inaccessible prior to and after the show so I never had a chance to talk to any of them about ProgPower or what they think they might have planned. Of course, it is still 11 months away so it is likely they would not have known anyway.
One interesting thing (to me) that probably only applies to the current South American tour is there was a COMPLETE lack of Therion merchandise (discounting the "vendors" outside hawking wares of dubious origin) available for purchase. Not one t-shirt, beanie, CD.... nothing. That is the question I would have most liked to ask... why no merchandise?
Anyway, once again, FANTASTIC show and an experience I'll not likely forget. I'm happy to have been able to experience a metal show here in South America and live to tell the tale! Truth be told, the fans last night were amazing.... singing, jumping, headbanging to practically every song. Yet not a single problem with any of the fans and, as a side note, I was made to feel very welcome. I even got a few compliments on my Spanish! hahahaha
And now to the setlist.....
‎1.Sitra Ahra
2.Secret of the Runes
3.Typhon
4.The Perennial Sophia
5.Hellequin
6.Nifelheim
7.Clavicula Nox
8.Voyage of Gurdjieff (The Fourth Way)
9.Ljusalfheim
10.Wine of Aluqah
11.Ginnungagap
12.Kali Yuga, Part 3
13.Call of Dagon
14.The Siren of the Woods
15.Enter Vril-Ya
16.To Mega Therion
17.Lemuria
18.The Wand of Abaris
19.Abraxas
Encore 1:
20.Dies Irae
21.Quetzalcoatl
Encore 2:
22.The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
23.The Blood of Kingu
