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2010-06-29
DE – Cologne - Underground |
| DEVIN
TOWNSEND... a man with many faces, and many names. He is unbelievably
popular, loved, adored, he is a genius and a lunatic and almost
canonized. He is called the nutty professor, a sound puzzler,
metal fusionist, progressive rock/metal lover and a divine singer…
and the list goes on. :: pics :: That DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT found its way to the Underground in Cologne is… odd. It’s such a small club. The Live Music Hall next corner would have been much better, so I think. At the end, the Underground was very crowded but not sold out. And since it was a hot day it was clear the venue would quickly turn into an infernal sauna…
Hardly that
club opened its doors fans downright snatching off the sparse
merchandise, while Dortmund-based Grunge rockers ::
SOLE
SENTRY :: got ready to enter the stage. It actually
was announced that Layment would support Devin tonight; instead
we got SOLE SENTRY, who got invited just the day before.
However… no matter which band would have opened, it would
have been a difficult task anyway. SOLE SENTRY played a
solid show but the feedback was much restrained. Ok, the blend
of Grunge and Rock was anything than new or spectacular but the
voice of singer Kieron Gerbig I found great. The dudes played
songs from their first demo next to brand new material that hopefully
soon will see the light of day on CD. When the guys bid farewell
and paved ground for Devin some response came up. Well, I hope
SOLE SENTRY at least had fun and left some positive impression
on the one or the other.
Finally the
tiny stage got disenthralled from the doubled equipment and promised
a little bit more room for the :: DEVIN
TOWNSEND PROJECT :: The first rows got very crowded
now by the DEVIN TOWNSEND worshippers, mostly musicians,
who wanted to have a look on the equipment ;) Time has come and
Mr DEVIN TOWNSEND jumped onto stage setting in with the
title-track of his latest record Addicted… with a
turtleneck. Made me sweating just by watching him ;) Right from
the first second on the band was enthusing the fans totally and
they had sooo much fun playing there, as if there was no tomorrow.
The crowd downright freaked out, was screaming and cheering, while
Devin thankfully used the service to pat his face dry. That made
someone utmost happy… ;) Devin was cuddling with the fans,
interacted with the peeps in the first row shoulder on shoulder,
while his fingers spanned 5 frets, playing hellish fast, or he
directly jumped into the crowd. It was sooo amazing. Breathtaking.
Really. Between the songs he was talking, told us little anecdote
or tried to make jokes about Cologne. It was just unbelievable
and we had so much fun too. What can I
still tell? It was such a fantastic show, definitely a highlight
in 2010 and DEVIN TOWNSEND is God, anyway :) And me is
Addicted!!! ;) Totally. Blown away… ya know.
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| story & pics © Dajana |
