CARPE NOCTUM TOUR REPORT
Finally my kid is asleep.... so I can start writing,
Where do I begin?.. Arnhem Willemeen I:
We had our kick off at the death/doom festival with our whole tour offcourse and a couple of other bands wich include Officium Triste, The Lucifer Princible ( that was on tour with Devil driver and Godforbid they were sitting in the tourbus outside, rumour went they played a small set after tha last act on the mainstage sadly to say we missed it. ) on the mainstage. It was a real cool day meeting up with Apocrypha for the first time, Bart and I only spoke over the phone but it clicked right away with the other bandmembers.. the boys from Death squad are always relaxed ( even more relaxed in this current line up!! ) Mark the dude that booked us told me that this was the first time ever that it was this crowded in the cafe were he booked the tour the place was packed. The GROESBEUKERS ( all wearing the victimizer colours! ) were present allong with the rest of the inbreed familly and other bands from Nijmegen. We all had a good time and were looking ffwrd 2 the rest of the tour.
Day 2 Mukkes Leeuwarden.
Told myself last year when we palyed Groningen it was the last time I booked a show this far from home....but I am a slow learner I guess... we just picked up from where we left the day before and just had a blast through out the day.. talking and getting to know everybody on the tour.We all hung around with eachother and that`s what it`s all about man.. just having a good time. Very very good china food I must say! Few people showed up but that did not stop us from having a good time and show eachother their earned respect. By the time Death squad played to close up the night only a handfull of people wich included the staff :-) along with me and Romeo were still banging our heads. It doesn`t get any closer to "shits and giggles" then this dude! Sneeked next to my wife in bed at 04:00 AM....... kid went off at 06:00 am HA HA HA the life of being in a band boys and girls.
Day 3 Lazarus Leiden.
Appart from getting there asking each and everybody that was working in a store downtown Leiden yesterday to get to the veneu ( CHRISSSS ) we were early, so Ro and I jumped into the first Micky D that crossed our path.. the rest of the boys went out to get pancakes.... ;-) there is something so sweet to the fact that big boys with tattoo`s ordering flapjacks with mapelsirup in a familly restaurant HA HA.
Back at the venue there were a lot of EURRRRRRRRRRR`s in the air funny thing to make fun off, and victimizer wouldn`t be victimizer if we didn`t........ so we did, and did, and did it some moEERRRRRRRe. The myspace people showed up all the way from amsterdam to show the bands on the tour their support, Hells-bells, Devil-doll, and that little asian chick ;-) Also there was a little slice of history in the making, the old singer from Death squad showed up and did "The day U worshiped me" like he`d never done before! really cool the have seen that!
Best backstage ever with rare vintage LP`s from bands hanging on the wall, an a kick ass bar ( closed )but all to ourselves. We played the best show so far on this tour! sometimes U don`t even need a stage!
Tilburg is up next!
Victimizer
Where do I begin?.. Arnhem Willemeen I:
We had our kick off at the death/doom festival with our whole tour offcourse and a couple of other bands wich include Officium Triste, The Lucifer Princible ( that was on tour with Devil driver and Godforbid they were sitting in the tourbus outside, rumour went they played a small set after tha last act on the mainstage sadly to say we missed it. ) on the mainstage. It was a real cool day meeting up with Apocrypha for the first time, Bart and I only spoke over the phone but it clicked right away with the other bandmembers.. the boys from Death squad are always relaxed ( even more relaxed in this current line up!! ) Mark the dude that booked us told me that this was the first time ever that it was this crowded in the cafe were he booked the tour the place was packed. The GROESBEUKERS ( all wearing the victimizer colours! ) were present allong with the rest of the inbreed familly and other bands from Nijmegen. We all had a good time and were looking ffwrd 2 the rest of the tour.
Day 2 Mukkes Leeuwarden.
Told myself last year when we palyed Groningen it was the last time I booked a show this far from home....but I am a slow learner I guess... we just picked up from where we left the day before and just had a blast through out the day.. talking and getting to know everybody on the tour.We all hung around with eachother and that`s what it`s all about man.. just having a good time. Very very good china food I must say! Few people showed up but that did not stop us from having a good time and show eachother their earned respect. By the time Death squad played to close up the night only a handfull of people wich included the staff :-) along with me and Romeo were still banging our heads. It doesn`t get any closer to "shits and giggles" then this dude! Sneeked next to my wife in bed at 04:00 AM....... kid went off at 06:00 am HA HA HA the life of being in a band boys and girls.
Day 3 Lazarus Leiden.
Appart from getting there asking each and everybody that was working in a store downtown Leiden yesterday to get to the veneu ( CHRISSSS ) we were early, so Ro and I jumped into the first Micky D that crossed our path.. the rest of the boys went out to get pancakes.... ;-) there is something so sweet to the fact that big boys with tattoo`s ordering flapjacks with mapelsirup in a familly restaurant HA HA.
Back at the venue there were a lot of EURRRRRRRRRRR`s in the air funny thing to make fun off, and victimizer wouldn`t be victimizer if we didn`t........ so we did, and did, and did it some moEERRRRRRRe. The myspace people showed up all the way from amsterdam to show the bands on the tour their support, Hells-bells, Devil-doll, and that little asian chick ;-) Also there was a little slice of history in the making, the old singer from Death squad showed up and did "The day U worshiped me" like he`d never done before! really cool the have seen that!
Best backstage ever with rare vintage LP`s from bands hanging on the wall, an a kick ass bar ( closed )but all to ourselves. We played the best show so far on this tour! sometimes U don`t even need a stage!
Tilburg is up next!
Victimizer
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