The carrier/Dead swans

Dead swans (picture by Felyne - http://www.myspace.com/wedontcare_)

Before the year ends, I wanna leave you with one last post. This night I went to the last show of the year, here's a little review:
I missed the firsted two band (Accept the change and Midnight souls), for the simple reason that I couldn't find the venue. First band I saw was Endbringer (Ger), a German hardcoreband. First time I saw them, even the first time I heard them. They had a pretty dark sound, I liked that. I'm surely gonna check them out again. After Endbringer, the time had come for A strength within. They were releasing their EP on this show. Same thing as Endbringer: first time I ever saw/heard them, but was a pleasant surprise. They really got the crowd going. Fifth band to play was True colors, but I missed them as well. Dead swans (UK), second to last band, were up next. This was the moment I was looking forward to. They openend with the first track of their album Sleepwalkers, and from then on the crowd just went nuts. Mosh-pits, two-steps, stagedives ... The whole thing! Last band of the evening was The carrier (US). Again, same thing as Dead swans: from the first song everybody went wild. The guys from The carrier were so kind to play some new songs (which will be released somewhere in 2010 on Deathwish inc.).

+: cool venue, there was vegi/vegan food available (big up to the people who were willing to do this)
-: missing Midnight souls, the venue got to hot after a while

I also bought some new merch: a Dead swans t-shirt and Converge - Axe to fall 12"

Today, tonight, tomorrow

2009 is coming to an end, this was an awesome year for music.

best releases midland:
True colors - Rush of hope
Rise & fall - Our circle is vicious
It breeds no more - Definitions
Rest assured - Demo cd

best releases abroad:
Architects - Hollow crown
New found glory - Not without a fight
Your demise - Ignorance never dies
Converge - Axe to fall
Doomriders - Darkness come alive
Lewd acts - Black eye blues
Reign supreme - Testing the limits of infite
Shai hulud - Misantrophy pure
A plea for purging - Depravity
Morrissey - Years of refusal
Every time I die - The new junk aesthetic
Graf orlock - Destination time: today
Dead swans - Sleepwalkers
The chariot - Wars and rumors of wars
The boy will drown - Fetish
Between the buried and me - The great misdirect

best band 2009 midland:
It breeds no more
Amen ra
Rise & fall

best band 2009 abroad:
New found glory
Morrissey
Lewd acts
Forget to Forgive
Converge

best live shows:
Taking back sunday/The get up kids @ Groezrock
Norma jean - Rockfest
The boy will drown/Mindtrap @ Frontline
New found glory @ AB
It breeds no more @ Klokhuis
Architects/The #12 looks like you/Trash talk/Lewd acts/Raein @ Ieperfest
The legacy @ Klokhuys
(still have to come, will be awesome as well:
Trash talk @ Frontline
The carrier/Dead swans/True colors @ Sojo)

most disappointing shows:
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biggest promise 2010:
Forget to Forgive

coolest bands you've discovered this year:
Finale
Lewd acts
Cursed
Doomriders

coolest purchases:
iPod
longsleeves

biggest waste of cash:
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what did you do in '09 you should've done earlier?:
check out (more) hardcore/blues/jazz
wear longsleeves

coolest bandshirt 2009:
New found glory baseball shirt
Architects long sleeve (even though the design is pretty old)
The boy will drown - Shred dept.
The #12 looks like you - Zombie penguins

best lay out 2009 (CD-wise):
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