| The guys told us all
not to hold our breaths waiting for gigs, as they would be concentrating solely
on recording the rest of "Sands Of Time". However,
due to much hassling from fans, they took a short break from
recording and ended their drought of live performances, with this gig: Arthur's
Birthday Gig featuring:
Black Majesty/Sanity's Cage
Sat 30th Nov 2002
@ Deviate
14
McKillop St, Melbourne
Doors opened on the
upper level at 11.30, and it didn't take long for the place to pack out. In a
move which surprised many, Black Majesty had decided to play first, but
luckily a few of us had got word of this and circulated it around (knowing
some people like to be unfashionably late!). When
the guys came on at midnight, I think they were a little surprised at the huge
reception they got! But why should they have been? Their promo kicks ass, and
many have been dying to hear more songs. Besides
that, it was actually their debut gig as "Black Majesty", and many had
been hanging to see The Sheriff (new bassist, Joe, hehehe) in action! The
guys kicked off the show with one of the new songs they have been working on,
and also the title track to the forthcoming album, "Sands Of Time".
Next
came "Journey's End" which, while not a new song, has been reworked
during the process of recording. Another song that has been slightly updated is
"Colliding Worlds", which followed. This
was to be the first highlight of the night, and saw Silvio joining Gio in a duo for the first time. Gio often jumps up
and grabs the mic at Vanishing Point gigs, so they decided Silv should help out
on "Colliding Worlds". Though not a new song, the parts worked out for
Silvio certainly add more depth to it! As one can imagine, the crowd totally
loved it! Once
Silvio left the stage, the guys continued on with "Legacy", another
great new song, which they followed with the epic "Beyond Reality".
This is one of their longer songs, and a crowd favourite, so the place was
pumping! We
were then treated to a drum solo from the god himself, Pavel, that people are
still talking about. From this, they launched into the much-awaited "Fall
Of The Reich", which certainly got people banging their heads and ready for
an explosive finale!
The gig ended with another guest appearance, by Gio's cousin and EYEFEAR vocalist, Danny Cecati (also ex-Pegazus). Of course, the place went nuts
- not only because he is considered a god by many, but because we all knew it
was time for "Guardian"!!! So,
with the guest appearances, Pavel's solo, and a couple of new songs being tried
out, it was certainly a memorable night. Let's hope they can find the time for
one more gig in 2002!
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