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It suits like the fist on the eye, as we say so over here. It's Helloween, and Crematory do their best to underline the meaning of this event with a suitable name including dark cemetry mood, burning the witches and....
Oh jes.... forget it for christ sake, you can think whatever you want about those graveyard brothers from Germany, concerning your individual taste of music, the talent of the lot and other extremities. But one thing is as sure as the amen in a church. I have hardly ever had such a good laugh at a heavy metal concert of this dark kind. And this ladies and gentlemen I'm dead serious about... Got me?!

No, okay, then let's start from the beginning, whereby I've got to say, that this is the very first time for me checking them out. Shame on me. Though this lot is going since 1991. Yeah yean, I confess, after 15 years and 15 albums plus one DVD, which is the complete discography, and they still have passed me without recognition of mine, thanks to my ignorance. Of course, carrying such a luvely name  regarding the funeral of the hotter kind it doesn't neseccarely invite you to sentimental lovesongs. And it's not indeed. But at least I did know about their name and "Tears Of Time". That's okay for a start, ain't it?! So nobody is perfect, and thanks to my huge musical flexibility, whether it's private or jobwise, - you just can't be 150% fit in everything what's up to the general knowledge, otherwise I'd be a case for the guinessbook of Records or Bill Gates for the poor.


that's how I image a real  Gothic-Heavy Metal Drummer - Great

But at least I know a little of everything, and most of all, I think I got at least some sense of humour. Because you just can't deny the humour in a Crematory performance and get truly entertained. Gothic dark clichee whatsoever - This here is more like a Rock'n'Roll cabarett, lead by a not too skinny amor with little hair but an impressing voice, who takes most part of the stage with his appearance. The second focus is the leadguitar, who also is singing happily the one or the other tune inbetween. Bassists of course always take back position. This one here is here but gets a bit overwhelmed by the two other ones. But the top of the icberg is the drummer, who seems in his part like James Brown singing in Metallica. Absolutely hilirious. 



it's Helloween.....& the very last day on tour

Never mind, uncle Henry, pardon Marcus, can honestly play his instrument. And most important, what's up to the chichee and the male power... there's Katrin on keyboards. Shame we do not get too much to see of here. Therefore the guitartech is taking the position of the stage clown, showing off some of his best parts. They beat out the hell, and aprox. 150 angels of the night and the black magic aura are hailing with happy faces their idols. The witches of eastwick are here as well as merlin the magician. And end of story is: let's party with a bare bum and with Slayer tunes. (Just had this 4 days ago) soft tunes and like I said before - deadserious fun on the matter. - end of story. Crematory might not be the worlds most perfect musicians, what's up to their talents, but their individual style, the mixture of the germanic languagees, and most of all the humour make the party crematorically exiting, funny and not boring at all. It's prure entertainment of the serious, dark,gothic headbanger philosophy including a nice version of 'Temple of Love' - presented with a twinkling eye. It's only Rock'n'Roll, ain't it?!!!
 



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PS.: There is Support as well, even twice. But I have to confess, once more I arrived too late and missed out on the first one. Yeah I know, I'm terrible. Therfore I check out Atargatis, who are from Regensburg in Bavaria on the blue Danube river. And all I can think of in first place to this pretty sight is:  'Nightwish' are sending their regards, just from a little south of the polar circle. Everything is fine, and the pleasure to play live of this group is jumping in your face.
And finally the heritage is saved for the future, thanks to bands like Atargatis. The good will is there to increase the average popularity as soon as possible. 
I'd say, not bad at all. Only weak point at the matter: there is so much around of the same kind here in Germany and Europe, that the risk of drowning in the jungle of all these hopeful young artists is huge, very huge indeed. - What a pity, ain't it? !