On wednesday I went to London, but sightseeing and pub cruising on Camden Town wasn´t the point of destination now. I was going to see three black metal bands which I like and in my opinion belong to the top of the scene. The gig was held at Forum in Kentish Town.
After arrival I was really excited about the venue. It is really big it can hold up to 2500 people. The first band Blynd was already playing when I got there I saw only a bit from them.
After a while stage was ready for the first main band of the evening, gods from Greece called Rotting Christ. Band is preparing album release in 2013, so I was expecting some tastes from the newish materials. Band played a very good set composed from songs from old symphonic era, and of course big bunch from they latest AEALO album.
Third band of the evening was norwegian horde God Seed consisted of two ex-Gorgoroth members Gaahl and King ov Hell, so the audience expected some rare Gorgoroth songs. What a suprise, when they opened their set with the track from the Twilight of the Idols album the Sign of open eye. After they blasted the audience with their most popular track Carving a Giant. After they came up with some songs from they new album mixed with some older stuff mostly from the most sucessful Gorgoroth album Twilight of the Idols
And finally time for the main band, almighty Cradle of Filth, which opened their set with the track from their new album Manticore, Tiffaques. After one more new song they switched into old stuff and we could hear their most succesfull hits like Funeral in Carpatia, Cthululu dawn, Her ghost in the fog, Lilith Immaculate etc.....And they played five extra songs, including blasts like Her ghost in the fog, Cruelty brought the orchids and closed their set with their most sucessful track From the Cradle to enslave.
I enjoyed the gig for maximum and I can´t wait for the march when I will be in the forum next time for Devildriver and Cannibal Corpse !