REÄLM
LIVE FROM THE FESTIVAL FOR JAPAN
SATURDAY 7TH MAY 2011

“A FUCKING GREAT SHOW. IT WAS A HUGE EXPERIENCE TO WORK IN A CHARITY EVENT AND TO PLAY IN JAPAN! WE KNOW OUR ALBUM SOLD WELL THERE AND WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE JAPANESE FANS!”

- Tom Orgsen

This was the band’s first show in Asia and their official third show outside Norway. With their first album peaking at #88 in the Asian Charts, they were very excited to see their fans there, but they were really happy to be playing in a Charity Event.

I was waiting for “Awaken The Dark” because I went to the band’s other shows and they always began them with that song, but that day their show started with muffled speech and heavy breathing for around about 30 seconds, it was very strange and I didn’t know what’s happening but then that unforgettable groovy riff began. Yes, the show started with the Mind Cover Bludgeoned Into Submission, the crowd went crazy and they sang the whole song. The band was really happy and excited playing this great song. After finishing the last melodies from that song, Tom started to talk with the People, “YEAHHH, I THINK ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT SONG, A COVER FROM THE METAL LEGENDS, MIND…BUT NOW THERE’S TIME TO HEAR THE FUCKING NORTHERN DARKNESS…THE NEXT SONG IS TAKEN FROM OUR DEBUT ALBUM, THIS IS AWAKEN THE DARK!” and the band began to play that Fast song, with a Catchy Chorous…Tom told the Japanese “HEY, YOU, SING WITH ME PLEASE!”…the people were shouting and the band was playing the song in a heavier way than the Studio Version.

The song finished and with only one or two seconds of silence, a rare intro started to sound and then the drummer began to do a short solo, Then “The Unholy Offering” began and the Stage turned into a Hell, Tom appeared in the stage wearing a costume of the Angel Of Death, the song has a lot of easy melodies to sing so it was one of the Most celebrated songs by the audience. The music finished but Tom recited “I GAVE YOU THIS UNHOLY OFFERING” with a dark voice and then he disappeared from the stage.

After the end of “The Unholy Offering”, the band take a short rest and then Tom appeared in the stage, he told the crowd “WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE, IN THIS CHARITY EVENT, BECAUSE IN THE DAYS OF TRAGEDY WE HAVE TO FIGHT TOGETHER, IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU ARE BLACK, WHITE, FAT, SHORT…IT DOESEN’T MATTER IF YOU ARE IN A POP BAND, IN A METAL BAND, IN A RAP BAND, WE MUST HELP THE PERSONS THAT NEED US. THANKS TO THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS FESTIVAL, I AM SURE IT WILLB E ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE.” the people applauded and Tom said “THANKS…THE NEXT SONG IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SONG WE HAVE EVER DONE, THE RITUAL”, a dark intro started to sound and then an Orchestral Apocalypse started, fading out into a very loud scream! The Song began and it’s very complex so it hasn’t an Easy Chorous but the crowd was very good. It finished with a lot of growl voices and loud screams.

They quickly started playing one of their most rare songs and Tom said “HEY! WE HAVE A GUEST FOR THIS SONG…MR. BILL OWENS” Bill entered the stage and said “ARE YOU FUCKING READY?” to the crowd. Gateways to a New Dimension”, the crowd wasn’t as excited as before, there was smoke in the stage, mixed with awesome blue lights, in the middle of the song, the bassist, Terje Lundsten, did a short but great bass solo and then the band continued with the song but in a Faster and Heavier way.


Tracklist:
1. Bludgeoned Into Submission (Mind Cover)
2. Awaken The Dark
3. The Unholy Offering
4. The Ritual
5. Gateways To A New Dimension