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Deep Drone Death Metal Special LIVE REPORT Requiem
(CH) Sommercasino,
Basel, Canton Basel-City, Switzerland – 12.03.2011 www.myspace.com/requiemdeathmetal www.myspace.com/totalannihilationthrash
Live report written by Dominic Latscha Pictures taken by Dominic Latscha and Alexandra Werner “Kantönligeist” The
readers might ask themselves what “DeepDrone” means? Well
“DeepDrone” is not a new kind of M & M’s or a new brand by
Levis Jeans. There are a couple of headbangers from the area of Basel,
who organise underground shows with bands from the genres Doom, Sludge,
Post-Metal and many more. The shows are different than 90% of the usual
metal shows. But
they organised a Deep Drone Death Metal Special Death Drone show with
the local Swiss Bands Darkmoon
and Total Annihilation. The
Swiss Folk Death Metal legends Requiem
got hired as headliner for this event. I
knew that I had to be at this show when I received an invitation by
Facebook. It was a long time ago, that I visited the Sommercasino (Engl.
Summer casino) and I was really looking forward to this show. The
open doors were at 9 o’clock PM but I was 30 minutes to early in front
of the Sommercasino and waited with my friends for the permission to
enter the location. They allowed us to step into the location at time
and we went inside with a dozen of headbangers. We
runned in front of the stage, because we wanted the best places with the
best view. I love it when a plan comes together, we made it! The
Basel Thrash Metal band Total
Annihilation opened the show on 9.20 PM with their song “Nuclear
Devastation” and a large crowd stood in front of them. Some crazy
metal maniacs started moshpits, but the most metalheads banged their
heads or shouted the lyrics together with the band. It was a special
evening, because Bass Player Lukas Löw stood on the stage for the last
time with singer Daniel Altwegg, Guitar Player Fernando Ortega, Guitar
Player Nicolas Stelz and Drummer Tizian Blanc. He announced to leave the
band one month ago. Musical differences were the reason why this
happened and it was the only way to get along with each other. Now,
Lukas Löw plays Bass with the Basler Doom Metal Band Zatokrev. He
stayed 4 ½ years in Total
Annihilation and he received a V.I.P passport for life and a collage
with band pictures from back in the days with signatures. Singer Daniel
Altwegg allowed him to sing the German song “Thrash Metal und
Dosenbier” before he had to leave the stage. The rookie Ralph Kissling
entered the stage and took the Bass Guitar. Then, the last song “Alone
in the Dark” blowed out of the speakers and the large crowd showed
them standing ovations for the strong performance. Good Job! Setlist Total
Annihilation Nuclear
Devastation Social
Distortion 84 Big
Fat Lying Bastards Thrash
Metal und Dosenbier Remember
the Fallen Panic War,
Death, Suffering Alone
in the Dark
Darkmoon
maintain on this level? This question spinned in my head during the
break. Total Annihilation had
set the bar very high. The guys with Singer Matthias Borer opened their
set with “Rise Up”. You could hear powerful Death Metal with Swedish
Old School Death Metal influences and Matthias did the best to make the
crowd happy followed by the anti-catholic pedophiliac priest song “The
Hate Still Burns” and they shouted “Yeah” toward Matthias. Darkmoon also introduced the new songs “The Sword” and “Seki
State” from the upcoming album “Wounds”. The feedback on both
tracks was awesome and I am really looking forward to that records.
“Dust In My Eyes” an absolute kick ass track drove the metalheads
nuts before the last song “Black Domain” got played. Singer Matthias
Borer, Guitar Player Gianrichy Giamboi, Guitar Player Christian Waltert,
Bass Player Pascal Rechsteiner and Drummer Laurent Strack were about to
leave the stage when the crowd shouted “Encore”. Darkmoon entered the stage again and played “Winds of Death”.
After that they finished their set and left the stage with smiling
faces. Setlist Darkmoon Rise
Up Far
From Heaven The
Hate Still Burns The
Sword Caravan
Of The Dead Before
The Storm Seki
State Dust
In My Eyes Black
Domain Winds
of Death
Now
Requiem was the headliner and
had the chance to finish a great evening. Singer and Bass Player Ralph
Winzer Garcia, Guitar Player Phil Klauser and Drummer Reto Crola entered
the Sommercasino stage after 11 o’clock PM. Guitar Player Phil started
to shred his guitar, Singer Ralph screamed one’s mind to the heavens
and Drummer Reto Crola thrashed his drum kit. A great performance got
shown and the crowd started to headbang, some metal maniacs started a
circle pit, others started to dance and one guy showed his air guitar
skills. Requiem wanted to
leave the stage after 60 minutes, but the people in the Sommercasino
asked for an encore. Other bands might play only one encore, but Requiem
was so grateful about the ovations and gave them the two encores
“Murder USA” and “The Last Campaign”. Their first show in Basel
was awesome and there was no reason to complain anything. Setlist Requiem New
Intro Final
Conflict Into
The Unknown Premier
Killing League I
Am Legion Vicious
Deception Bloodcult Perish
In Open Fire Killing
Cell Marked
By The Signs Of Chaos I,
Terrorist Echoes
Of War Diary
Of A Damaged Brain Murder
USA Last Campaign
The
only negative fact of this evening was the missing enthusiasm at the
performances of Darkmoon and Requiem. Although Total
Annihiliation earned the standing ovations, the crowd did not show
the same mood like at the beginning of the show. I don’t know the
reason why, maybe it could be the bullshit mentality called “Kantönligeist”.
That’s an awful way of thinking and leads into fights between the
Cantones in Switzerland for nothing. Furthermore, it is responsible why
Switzerland is no union at all. Otherwise,
it was a great evening and I want thank the Sommercasino Team for their
effort. 01.04.2011 written by Dominic Latscha Dominic Latscha is reviewer for gryphonmetal.ch since 2010 He is based in
Switzerland.
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