Ghost / Rotting Christ / Candlemass

Oh man.. it's been a while!! I went to see Nightwish with insomnium and in flames and that was pretty awesome. Some other cool shows that I couldn't attend because this year I focused a lot on crazy ass long trail runs haha!! It definitely took away much of my free time but I loved it. Now this summer is killer. Too many good festivals in Athens! There are many bands I'd love to see, but I had to pick just the ones I MUST see. And one of them was ghost. 

saw them once in Manchester with my sister and it was a dream come true. It was magnificent!! Now they were announced in Athens with doom metal veterans candlemass! How freaking awesome. Had a ticket right away, haha!! 

So I arrived in time for 3/4 of the candlemass set. Very solid performance, enjoyed it immensely. When "die in solitude" was played, it was just an unforgettable moment. 

Rotting Christ were announced quite late. They dropped into the festival like a fiery bomb. I did not expect that!! I was freaking out with joy! Haven't seen them last year because they only played with Manowar, I think, and they don't interest me. So I skipped them last year. They came on and it was as always a party. And I mean a headbanging circle pit party!! A small circle pit opened up in front of me twice and it's been a while since I've been involved in something like that haha!! Oh man, it was pure joy. Screaming along, sending my neck to the hospital, pure bliss!! Non serviam as always was a highlight. Societas satanas had everyone freaking out. Perfection!! 

and then it was time for ghost. The stage was just fantastic. We all went to church tonight, haha!!  Papa was in a great mood, speaking a bit Greek, joking, giving us a magnificent show. Heavy guitars and bass, songs to headbang, dance and scream along to. Everything was there!! Loved of course year zero as a singalong, and had tears in my eyes during cirice. Another awesome highlight was square hammer and danse macabre. 

they also had glitter cannons and blasted Papa Dollars out into the night. A guy next to me caught one and gave it to me. That was so so nice 

all in all a night to remember. Three very entertaining bands, lots of moshing and dancing. Screaming my lungs out, too. Pure bliss!! Next one up is something completely different which will not be featured in this black metal blog.. Florence and the machine next Sunday!! Yay!! 

by the way, I also got tickets for wardruna in September and emperor next year. Fuck yes!! 🖤🤘

-Daedin