Tonight

Well, i literally just got back from the In Flames gig at the manchester academy, thought id write this now before i forgot :D.
Anyway so we got there a little bit late and the first band "Sonic Syndicate", just walked on stage as we (me and two mates) walked in, so they are from Sweden (fom what i gathered) they were really good, lots of good riffs, but no solos unfortunately, i thought the fact that they have 2 vocalists that both do the same thing, is a little unnecessary but hey, only criticism is, a lot of the songs sounded very similar.
Next on, were Gojira, a french band, im a little hit and miss with these they played 6 or 7 songs, but only 2 or so sounded any good to me.
Then after an agonising half hour wait (not quite as bad as the several hours for Diru last november) In Flames arrived on stage. Good choice of intro song, The chosen pessimist, got everyone worked up. Then my mind goes a little fuzzy, i never remember the order of songs at concerts, but 4 or 5 from the new album such as Im the Highway, Delights and Angers, Move Through Me and Disconnected. But the best part was the fact that they whipped out a bunch of oldies that was absolutely brilliant, ones theyve hardly ever played live, for example, The Jester Race (even stuck the main riff of Behind Space in there), Dead god in me, pinball map, Insipid 2000, the main surprise was Satellites and Astronauts which i love. Then good ol' crowd pleasers, Come Clarity, Vanishing Light, Trigger, Cloud Connected, the Quiet Place and Take this Life. They were a lot better than i had ever hoped, they interacted and talked with the crowd a lot, played to the crowd too, my only criticism this time is that there was NO MOONSHIELD :(, theres always next time i suppose...

Manchester

SO! Here i am,Manchester, got here last sunday, i apologise, ive note had time to post, what a busy week its been. Welcome talks coming out of the woodwork, going out every night but one, made lots of new buddies, its been great. I really like Manchester itself and where i am, Im on the city campus which is 5 minutes walk from the city center, over 500 pubs and clubs apparently, and 10 minutes from where my lectures are on the main campus. Got a little park and rail bridge outside my window (ill take some pictures of my cesspit later). Had a stomach ache and felt bloated for the past few weeks, but i got some stuff for that now should get better i hope...
Lectures start tomorrow, freshers week is over, back to the monotony of education once again.

TEAM UK!

I love this video, its from Yakitate! Japan, a hilarious parody of us english people, best part is ITS TRUE! If only we could all actually be as awesome as them. Check it out!



We are English and we love tea!
Occasionally we hang out at pubs, too!
You can’t buy our bread with Euros!
We add malt vinegar to everything!
Fish and chips! Fish and chips!

AHAH ROFL

R.I.P. RENTRER EN SOI, 2001-2008

I write this with a heavy heart, Rentrer en soi are breaking up. Its been 7 years, theyve had ups and down, but always came out good in the end, I wish them all the best of luck in whatever they go on to do, they are going to release their final Mini-album Megiddo in october, and then a final best of album in November, followed by their last live on Christmas day. I think I may have to buy that Best of, but well see what tracklisting it gets. Hopefully we can get another good band reborn from the ashes of ReS, who knows?

Dir en grey - GLASS SKIN

I got this in the post this morning, and I was quite surprised at the speed of the delivery, It was only shipped on Tuesday, only 4 days? How comes I can get a parcel from Japan quicker than I can get a letter from my parents?
I ordered the 1st press Limited edition from CDJapan, so I got this quite cool poster with it, which isnt bad, but it seems strange to me that the limited edition and the regular are the same price.
ANYWAY on the review



I like the cover art myself, theres something enigmatic about it.
Glass Skin - I REALLY do like this song a lot, it isnt their best, but i feel its a step forward, moving away from the MOAB sound towards a more mellow ballad, although i feel the bass could have been more pronounced. I like the piano riff, its a marmite thing i suppose you either love it or hate it, I really like the bridge vocals (around 3:00).
Undecided - Now this always worried and intrigued me, i was hoping that it wouldnt turn out like Hydra -666- (even though i was strangely drawn to it), again i feel that i really like this song, It has a nice structure and good acoustic work. I do wish they had left the original strumming patern in the beginning though.
AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS -UNPLUGGED- - In my eyes (or should i say my ears), this song is an absolute abomination, WHAT THE HELL, i couldnt even listen to it all the way through even once!
Ryoujoku no Ame (Live) - I do love the original recording of this song (especially the single version) this live version feels a little gimmicky, its a faithful live production, but its nothing special.
I award this single
7.6/10 - Good start, but as for 3 and 4, theres no need, give us more NEW songs.