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A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE KREATOR/VOIVOD/NACHTMYSTIUM/EVILE/LAZARUS A.D. SHOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT

 Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 2:30pm by

Kreator’s twenty-fifth anniversary tour, which features the very strong supporting line-up of Voivod, Nachtmystium, Evile, and Lazarus A.D., rolled through NYC on Saturday night, and, yeppers, I was there. I don’t have tons to say about it, but I did wanna give you a quick run-down, in the event that you are somehow on the fence about whether or not to buy a ticket when the tour comes to your town… so here are some quick thoughts about all the bands, in the order in which they appeared:

  1. LAZARUS A.D. – I had high hopes for these dudes, and they didn’t let me down. Absolutely killer show. They have real chops and sounded tighter than Miley Cyrus before she met Bret Michaels. Bonus points for best synchronized headbanging of the night, during set closer “Revolution.” I can’t wait to see these guys to play a longer set someday soon…
  2. EVILE – This is the band’s first time touring the States, and they made the most of it. It’s rare to see a band look so happy to be on-stage, especially since this is metal, where we’re all required to be grim and miserable-lookin’ all the time. Guitarist Ol Drake is especially fun to watch – he often crouches over, Steve Harris-style, and prances around the stage like he’s playing Gremlins in his head. They’ll be doing a second U.S. trek in the spring with Overkill, so if for some reason you can’t check ‘em out now, you’ll get another chance soon enough.
  3. NACHTMYSTIUM – Well, duh. They killed it. I think this is an almost entirely different line-up than the last time I saw the band, but there was no discernible difference in the quality of their performance. Really, my only complaint is that their set was so short. I’ve only them seen them play support slots, and it always feels like just when they’re getting warmed up, they’re done. Time for a headlining tour, dudes!
  4. VOIVOD – Full confession: I missed Voivod because I was doing an interview during their set. The perils of being at “work” when you’re actually at a show. I’m sure they were swell, though.
  5. KREATOR – Gotta say, I’ve always been indifferent towards Kreator… maybe because they’re German and my people have a not great history with zee Germans? I dunno. But they put on a great show, that’s for damn sure.

In conclusion: yes, the veteran headliners are great, but make sure you get to the venue early to check out the younger up and comers, too. Totally worth it.

-AR

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  • dread

    If I ever saw any of the other bands it was before I knew their names, but I saw Kreator and Napalm a few years back, and Kreator was fucking awesome. I’m used to pretty crusty shit, so seeing the combination of “This is my job” attitude with the whole Euro-thrash guitar work is quite an eye-opener.

    • stu1

      It was a fucking joke. Jesus.

      • dread

        Um, I was agreeing with the “indifferent towards Kreator…great show” part. Not crying about your racism toward all those kind, sweet Germans.

  • ten thousand mexicans on a spaceship

    “KREATOR – Gotta say, I’ve always been indifferent towards Kreator… maybe because they’re German and my people have a not great history with zee Germans? I dunno. But they put on a great show, that’s for damn sure.”

    shut the fuck up

    • Kevin

      “Gotta say, I’ve always been indifferent towards Kreator… maybe because they’re German and my people have a not great history with zee Germans? ”

      Holy shit, maybe the most cringe inducing this I’ve ever read on this. Give me a fucking break. Wasn’t aware the members of Kreator were Nazis.

      • Pescarojo

        +1

        ass

      • gojirasaurus

        get the fuck over yourself. were you in the holocaust? was your parents or grandparents? if not then shut the fuck up it was almost 70 years

        • Kevin

          Ok, don’t agree with that either. Just because it happened 70 years ago does not mean people should “get over it”. Time passing doesn’t change how horrible it was.

          But what axl said was really dumb, and pretty insulting to Kreator and any german readers here.

          • gojirasaurus

            i agree it was terrible but i also think enough is enough with the “boo-hoo germans were mean” bullshit. ive had speakers come to my schools every year since 4th grade to say that it was terrible. I UNDERSTAND. stop your bitching. between them and those”we’re still oppressed” blacks its no wonder so many people are rascist

      • http://lavidastrangiato.blogspot.com/ Jake Strangiato

        Because it’s not like Kreator were the band who wrote “People of the Lie” and kicked Morbid Angel off a tour because David Vincent wore an SS uniform…OH WAIT!!!

        (I’m pretty sure the Morbid Angel thing is true, that might just be an urban legend, though).

        • Gallo666

          I can`t believed it!!! Are these the same guys who love bashing Burzum for its racistic views????!!!

          For once in a lifetime, I think I agree to Glenn Beck and call this a case of reverse racism.

          Yeah I suppose whatever-core bands are not racist… or offensive or fun.

    • stu1

      stu1 says:
      March 8, 2010 at 5:02 pm

      It was a fucking joke. Jesus

      • Kevin

        Yea… dont think it was. Unless he has the most dry sense of humor in the world. And it still wouldn’t explain why he didn’t listen to Kreator before.

    • ten thousand mexicans on a spaceship

      um, i said stfu because he should know Kreator rules. nazi’s are lol

  • Fasshole

    Axl, hot-tip, go listen to “Riot of Violence” right fucking now.

  • Chase

    Hell houston has Fear Factory Kreator Winds of Plague and Kataklysm all on one bill

  • Matt

    So im not sure if any of you have heard of this, but I think axl was making this thing called a “joke” when he made the nazi remark. Just a hunch, and christ lighten up. Anyways I went to the first date of this tour in Virginia, and gotta say it kicked all kinds of ass. Not a single weak link of the 5 bands, so any one who doesnt go is an idiot!!!

    • Kevin

      1- no it wasn’t a joke
      2- did you actually even read what he said? cause he never called them Nazis

      • Matt

        “maybe because they’re German and my people have a not great history with zee Germans?

        I believe that refers to Nazis and the Holocaust, just a hunch though!

        And, “no it wasn’t a joke” isnt exactly a point, its just you stating your obvious opinion

  • yetzer hara

    i thought the same thing about nachtmystium. their live set is always top notch, and always seems too short. kreator and voivod both ruled hard. it might be blasphemy, but i’d like to see voivod do an album with dan on guitar. he’s great. it was also awesome to see blackey back in the band.

  • http://www.myspace.com/thestarsthrewdowntheirspears Tim

    I am still completely at a loss as to how anyone could think Nachtmystium wasn’t pure garbage. They’re terrible, on par with teen garage bands. And yes, I’ve seen them live.

    • stu1

      How is it, being in a Christian metal band?

  • FlyingDadBomb

    I was at that show last night and I was most impressed by everyone (except for Lazarus A.D., only because I missed their set and caught Evile’s when me and my uncle got there). Evile fared very well for their American debuts. Nachtmystium started a bit slow, but by then everyone was moshing and jamming to them, so they did good. Voivod was outrageously awesome, that’s when the craziness got started in terms of moshing and crowd surfing (I did my share a few times). And Kreator just killed it! They were teh awesome! There was no shortage of circle pits, up-close shoving around, and crowd surfing. It was a fucking righteous show!

  • meat mincing machine

    “Indifferent to Kreator” = nothing you ever say will ever matter

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremiah-Metuhl-Sanchez/512283152 Jeremiah Metuhl Sanchez

    I was at this show and it was fuckin amazing! Here’s a montage of clips I took throughout the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5hCXMqgUcA

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremiah-Metuhl-Sanchez/512283152 Jeremiah Metuhl Sanchez

      Edit: The SUNDAY show.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Brady/5027798 Michael Brady

    Sooooo…why does everyone seem to have a collective hair up their ass about Axl making a joke about Jews and Germans? Seems pretty innocuous to me.

    • Bierko

      Because it sucks to be a band and have rumors start about them being Nazis, perhaps the worst thing in the world to call someone. Ask Nachtmystium, who got thrown off tours because of internet rumors that they were a neo-nazi band.

      • Biff Tannen

        They are ! Blake hates blacks,jews, and all kinds of different chinks.

  • http://www.flamingtusk.com Zosimus

    I think Mr. C. Krovatin summed up the evening pretty well:
    http://met.al/b5

  • DustintheWind

    Lazarus AD shreds

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Parker/1048411723 Stephen Parker

    Wow.
    Lots of hate.

    Nachtmystium is absolutely stellar.
    As is Evile.

  • Bierko

    Not that I particularly like many Germans (and I live in Germany) because I have seen first hand that they haven’t changed all that much in terms of vilifying foreigners for the problems they made for themselves, Kreator did not deserve that. This band has been anti-nazi/fascist/racist for almost 30 years now. Even I make exceptions to the rule and try to judge on an individual basis, although it’s quite tough to do that living in Germany.

  • Kevin

    Gotta say, I’ve always been indifferent towards Kreator… maybe because they’re German and my people have a not great history with zee Germans? I dunno. But they put on a great show, that’s for damn sure.

    To the people sucking Axl’s dick- He does not mention Nazis, and he wasn’t making a joke. Seriously, are people that eager to suck up to him that they’ll claim this was a joke?

    Where’s the joke exactly?

  • Biff Tannen

    Wow, this Nazi analogy is almost as cringe worthy as accusing Immortal of “vague anti-semitism” for having an album called Pure Holocaust…….