So the concert was badass. One of the best metal concerts I've been to by far, and the lineup was great. It was all Finnish bands, too! Except for the opening band, they were from Chicago and they weren't really that great anyway.
So it was Swallow the Sun, Moonsorrow, and Finntroll -- all of which were superb. I guess I don't need to worry about my health anymore, I danced the whole night away and it was greeeeat.
The first two bands I had never heard before, and I must say they were pretty great. Actually, I take that back. I've heard Swallow the Sun before, but I just didn't know their name.
Swallow the Sun has a very melodic and tranquil sound which is ironic considering its metal. Great show, it also helped that the keyboardist was a fox (sorry Kyle).
Moonsorrow was ADHD positive. The guitarist was flippin' nuts and couldn't keep still for more than a minute. He was jumping and running all over the stage while playing guitar, would run up the mic just in the nick of time and do background vocals, and was swingin' his long hair all over the place. The singer was doing it too. I looked them up and apparently they're cousins, so I guess their insanity runs in the family. Anyway the melodies were great, and they put on a fantastic show.
And as usual, Finntroll was fantastic, and my two boyfriends did a great job as usual (the vocalist and guitarist). This was my third time seeing Finntroll, and every time I go I seem to forget how much I love them. What really pissed me off during their set was the crowd. They literally stole the spotlight. Sure crowd surfing is great and all, but to constantly throw people up on the stage while the band is performing? I don't think so.
The first one to crowd surf was a girl, and don't get me wrong, but.... Well she certainly wasn't the lightest person to pass around. Anyway, when she got to the front, no one knew what to do or where to pass her so she wound up getting tossed onto stage. Finntroll didn't mind, they actually welcomed her and let her have her 10 seconds of fame and then kicked her back out. Well, since she got attention from Finntroll and was welcomed onto stage, suddenly everyone wanted to surf onto stage.
I lost count of how many people got on the stage. It was unbelievably annoying. I wanted to see FINNTROLL-- not drunk bastards.
Kara, Brent, Nick, and myself were in front row. Sometimes I'd actually get hit with Vreth's hair. There was even a moment where Skrymer walked past him and his hair got caught on the tuning-knob-things on his guitar.
It was a first to be in the front row, but we constantly had to watch out backs for the people surfing behind us (most of them still were not the lightest people, nor the soberest). Someone fell on Kara and she hit her head on the monitor, and then someone fell on me too, and later I got kicked pretty hard right in the face. I was sure it was going to leave a bruise, but it didn't.
Call me crazy, but I almost wanted a bruise. I didn't want to spend any money on merch, so coming back with a bruise totally would've made up for it.
After the show, I saw the keyboardist from Swallow the Sun standing around in the crowd. I walked past him, realized who it was (the fox), and just stared right at him. He moved his lips to say "hello", and I smiled and said hello back. I was about ready to walk away until Nick went straight up to him, shook his hand and started a conversation. Nick is also a keyboardist in the band, so it had to have been a musician's thing ;p
So I started talking to him too, and he was sooooo nice. Really cool guy. Kara came up not too long after and asked me who he was, and I accidentally said he was the keyboardist from Moonsorrow.... because I thought he was.... Guess I got the band members mixed up. Oops. Well I know he heard me, but hopefully his English wasn't good enough to understand the terrible mistake I made. Even so, he kept talking to us and said he was glad to meet me (and likewise, Mr. Fox!), so I'm sure he didn't mind. He also apologized about the show, because one of the amps blew out and one of the guitarists missed a whole song. It wasn't a big deal because the music was so loud in the first place ;p
I've decided to make him my boyfriend, too (Er, sorry Kyle...).
So that leaves me with finally seeing my two boyfriends after so, so long, and meeting a new one. Last time I saw Vreth (Finntroll singer) was on August 30th of '08 and we celebrated our birthdays together. And Skrymer (guitar man) has really awkward eyes. They remind me of Megan Fox's eyes, which I hate, but I love his!! He is my soul.
Also, I finally got to shake BOTH their hands as they left stage after their encore. And I shook the hand of my new boyfriend Aleksi and had a wonderfully flirtatious conversation... Well, when I can download some albums and listen to the lovely keyboards, I know we'll be in love for a long time. Sorry, Kyle.
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