Triptykon

Yet another eclectic bill on the Decibel sponsored Weltenbrand tour 2010.

Triptykon embodies heavy music. The band played three songs from their Esparistera Daimones album as well as some Celtic Frost Songs.

The set ended with the 20 minute long "The Prolonging" which was positively crushing.

Poster design by Kevin Gan Yuen.

1349

1349 played a full set of blistering Norwegian Black Metal.

New 1349 pictures do not look like old 1349 pictures.

Yakuza

Yakuza were probably my favorite band of the night, I just wish they were given a longer set. The adventurous progressive metal band hail from Chicago and are on the stellar Profound Lore label. I was able to chat with singer/sax player Bruce Lamont before the show and he's an all around good guy. Lamont has collaborated with with fellow Chicagoans Nachtmystium and has a new project with Sanford Parker (Minsk) called Cirlce Of Animals, as well as a solo album that will be coming out soon.

The crowd was polite enough with applause and cheering, some head nodding here or there, but I think a lot of people were lost. I think it was the first time a lot of metalheads had even seen a saxophone.