21-10-2007 Norther

Support: Drone, Amoral;  Venue: Nachtleben, Frankfurt (Germany)
By: Nina Mende

  Tonight was a night where three metal bands were performing at the Nachtleben
  in Frankfurt. Two of them were Finnish. The bands were: Drone from Germany, Amoral
  and Norther from Finland. The Nachtleben was quite full for a Sunday night,
  full with typical metal heads: long hear and dressed in all black, mostly wearing
  band shirts of some metal bands.

  The first band to perform tonight was Drone from Celle/Germany: fast, heavy,
  loud. closes the gap between modern and old school, between virtuosity and strong
  rhythms. Their musical roots stretch back to bands like Testament, Machine Head
  or Pantera. But the Drones have been roaming a few other musical grounds as
  well, be it Rock or Death Metal, Jazz or Classics.
  All this experience and all the band members own musical background, topped
  off with a whole lot of metal heart, add up to this special blend you get to
  hear with Drone. Catchy and sophisticated arrangements – multi faceted but not
  getting lost in detail – vary with powerful jump-up-riffs. All this embedded
  in melodic heaviness – what more could you ask for?
  The band has released their first promo cd Octane featuring 6 tracks in January
  2006. The full length debut “Head-on Collision” was released by Armageddon
  Records in 2007.
  They rocked the crowd and let the windmills start (these metal guys banging
  their heads so much, that it looks like windmills).

  After them played Amoral, a Finish band that showed their German skills by
  talking to the audience in quite good German. Amoral is progressive, technical
  and melodic death-thrasing metal. That is one way to summarise Amoral, the Helsinkian
  band celebrating its 10th anniversary, and also their third album “Reptile
  Ride”. But, you know, better not try to sum them up in neat little package
  in any of the myriad sub-genres of Metal. They kept the widmills going and got
  the mosh starting, or at least growing, I was busy with taking pics and getting
  through the crowd safely that I did not really see when the actual moshpit started,
  but at least did it grow during this band.

  Last one for tonight was Norther. The history of Norther dates back to the
  year 1996, when Toni Hallio and Petri Lindroos started playing together under
  the monicker Requiem with two other guys. After a short split-up and loosing
  their rehearsal lair, the boys persevered and played as a trio wherever possible:
  at home, in Hallio’s grandmother’s attic (no joke!), in cellars, youth centers…

  I could tell you their complete story, but you can read it yourself at their
  page. Norther is metal as well, with keys though and some nice vocals. They
  got the crowd wild. The windmills were everywhere, as well as the mosh. They
  really enthused the audience.