[ATTENDED: November 25, 2018] Arkona
This was an early Sunday show. Doors at 6, bands on at 7. It was billed as three bands, headliners Korpiklaani, with support from Arkona and a Philly band called Frost Giant, all of whom played Folk Metal–a genre I had only recently even heard of.
Parking was a drag (I was foolish in my arrival time) and so I got into the theater a little after 7. There was some buzz in the room, but I never would have guessed that was because Frost Giant had already come and gone–leaving no trace. After the show someone told me that they went on at 6:35 and were good. Sorry Frost Giant, that’s poor information from the venue, but I’ve just listened to some of your stuff on bandcamp, and you guys rock. I hope to see you again around Philly.
I didn’t know Arkona (Аркона) at all. I looked them up before the show and learned that they were Russian, which I found really exciting and intriguing. Korpiklaani is Finnish, so it would be a night of no one singing English at all. (more…)
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