Was a very good night in fact.
So to start with, first band who played was Invoke. Invoke is a Portuguese Black Metal band which Lachryma Christi has seen live before (you may find the review on the archives of this page) in the beginning of the year.
Sadly, this time, the show was a lot shorter and the sound wasn't as great. Was a bit too muffled, which made it difficult to understand the music properly. There were some line up changes recently, so Lachryma Christi was very curious to see the band playing again but with the new line up. But the sound didn't help.
Hopefully next time will be better. Was still a good time and although the place wasn't full, it seemed like everyone had a good time.
After Invoke it was the turn of Grievance. It was a good surprise. Lachryma Christi hasn't heard them before, not even at home, and it was a good show. Sound quality was better when they played. So they played a very traditional old school black metal with the rawness that it implies. Their looks were cliche, but appropriate.
The singer had a corpse paint that reminded Euronymous' one and guitarist had a corpse paint that reminded Abbath's one. There were lots of spikes and the singer even had nail spikes as we used to see more in the olden days.
There was a lot of feel. The lyrics were mostly in Portuguese (as far as I could understand) and there were people singing along.
It was a very interesting show, one of those we don't see that often anymore, especially in Portugal, and it is a band to follow for the future. If you haven't heard yet, give it a go.
Then came the headliners, Hecate Enthroned, Black Metal band from UK.
This was the most awaited band of the night. Many of us have known Hecate Enthroned for around 20 years, but without the chance to see them live.
The show started with the intro and first song of their most recent album, Embrace of the Godless Aeon, and then was followed by other new and also old songs.
When I say old, I mean classic. It was a very emotional show, with everyone singing, and the band seemed to be pleased as well. Not only for the reaction of the public, but also for the fact of being there. After all, it took too long for this show to happen.
They mentioned that the show in Lisbon was one of the highlights of the tour, and that is also something that the crowd obviously enjoys to hear. So everyone was happy and pleased in the end.
It was a great night. I just feel sorry that I haven't seen Hecate Enthroned before, but it was worth the wait!
