Imperial Triumphant

4/13: New Skeletal Faces, Imperial triumphant, Mortiis, Mayhem Overall experience: B+ Best Set: Imperial triumphant Least Fav Set: Mortis Most Disappointing: N/A Highlight moment: IT bassist "bass solo" Best Factor: Loud and clear sound from all bands First off, great LOUD and clear sound from all of the bands! Strangely different from the night before at the same exact venue. Right off the bat, New Skeletal Faces blasted my ears, but in the best way possible, which impressed me right away. Overall, enjoyable set from them. Then, Imperial triumphant blew me away with an impeccable drum sound and guitar/bass ambience through usage of various pedals alongside with some entertaining stage antics and visuals in a "performing arts" like manner. Easily my favorite set. Mortiis wasn't my thing for a live show. And especially after a set like imperial triumphant, it was incredibly difficult to match that kind of energy and wow factor. And then there was Mayhem, the main act. Well, its Mayhem, -ish, necrobutcher and Attila being only longer standing members. It was a great set, but if you're not a fan of monotonous blasting, I could see it becoming old for the listener especially after a somewhat long show. But, if you like this type of metal, such as myself, it was excellent. Mayhem presented their set in a historical manner, that I thought was cool, starting from their newest songs to their earliest songs in their career. Set did not disappoint!