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One of the best shows so far. Even though I had to stay overnight at a hotel in Amsterdam because they chose to play at the Melkweg.

The Ocean opened with some of their songs. The band is quite good at what they do, and didn’t bore me to tears like most of the support bands these days. Cynic performed very well, with a nice mix between their old stuff and the latest album. Too bad the microphone was tuned down a lot, since half of Cynic’s atmosphere is created by the unusual vocal line.

Anyway, Opeth. They completely obliterated the place, as usual. Playing the least progressive set yet, the crowd almost lost it. It might just be the venue, but there was some serious moshing going on. A friendly mosh though, helping each other out instead of beating people’s eyeballs out while pretending to be a windmill. One guy even managed to get on the stage after some crowd surfing and ended his seconds of fame with a stage dive.

Because of the heavy set list there wasn’t much time to get some footage. And I’m not that fond of looking at a little screen when the actual band is playing right in front of me. But, here’s the best part, including a very happy brother of mine.

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