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Almost a year ago I saw Sons Of Seasons for the first time, since the show in Dortmund they play quite a few shows. So I expected them to offer a tight set. It was the first time for me at The Rock Temple in Kerkrade, a metal bar with a small stage. Not far from Aachen some German fans came over at this Friday night.
Unfortunately only a few fans showed up, but even before Sons Of Seasons kicked off, the metal fans had fun with a great mix of classic songs. Finally it was time for the fivesome to enter the stage. The intro started and they headed into their set with the title track of their debut album Gods Of Vermin. The stage was big enough for them to move, but partly it was a bit too dark... Anyway, the sound was great and that's even more important. Singer Henning Basse delivered a theatric show and right from the start the quintet played like a well-oiled machine. As they just have one album under their belt, it was very predictable what songs would be played. They headed straight into Dead Man's Shadows. After this fast, heavy rocker Henning Basse welcomed the fans... "e;Good evening Kerkrade! How are you? It's great to be back!"e; The band of Henning Basse and guitarist / keyboarder Oliver Palotai played one of their first shows in Kerkrade - back in February 2009. Time to slow down a bit for Fall Of Byzanz. And like on the album, The Piper should follow, great tune. Afterwards Henning kinda introduced the band.. "e;This is my family! Welcome Sons Of Seasons!"e; And they left the stage, only Oliver stayed to present a keyboard solo, later the others joined in and it ended with a solo of drummer Daniel Schild. The instrumental gave Henning a little break, but for Third Moon Rising he was back. "e;This next one I want you to go fucking crazy!"e; Henning shouted and slowly they kicked off Wheel Of Guilt. Guitarist Pepe Pierez and bassist Jürgen Steinmetz were always in motion, using every inch of the small stage and just stopped for backing vocals. "e;This is the last song for tonight! We are working on a new album which is hopefully out this fall..."e; Henning informed the fans. "e;It's a great time for us, this time it's very good, very special..."e; And it was obvious that the guys really enjoyed to play live, even for this small, but a very enthusiastic crowd. The closer was the heavy Fallen Family. Then Sons Of Seasons left the stage, but loudly got called back. Some fans shouted for more beer, someone else wanted a child of them... which made the band and the other fans laugh. Others were just demanding more songs. They only played one more song - Blind Man's Resolution - and that was it. Too soon it was over, but it only took a few moments til the guys showed up to hang out with the fans - signing CDs, posing for photos and spent time talking with their fans.
Set list:
Intro
Gods Of Vermin
Dead Man's Shadows
Fall Of Byzanz
The Piper
Belial's Tower
Instrumental / Keyboard solo
Third Moon Rising
Sanatarium Song
Wheel Of Guilt
Fallen Family
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A Blind Man's Resolution
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