I think there might be some confusion here... I was at that gig too and yes they did play 90% of the material from their new album, but their new album is a "Best of" compilation with re-recorded classics !! This is the full setlist they played: Inquisitor Nova Battlestar Gates of Gehenna ...

Battleaxe - Burn This Town

DaN wrote:...which reminds me I've promised to write a small guide on cover-scanning to someone here ages ago. We'll see what the weekend will bring..

How was that weekend?

I would genuinely love to know how to make a good scan though.

Dan, I'm glad you like Mael Mordha. They're only getting better and better. If you're interested in catching them play with Cruachan (and Candlemass, Entombed and Sabbat to name just three more) check out www.dodfestival.com From memo-vaults of Mr. Ezy Meat come some more obscurer 80s Irish bands: A...

Excellent call Korgüll. I'm a huge fan of their first LP and 'Cemetery' is indeed a killer track.

I happen to think their 'Kruiz-I' LP is a masterpiece!

Yes they were! Their debut self-titled album is being reissued by Sentinel Records later this year. An essential release!

http://www.sentinelrecords.com/

Primordial are one of the best Metal bands in the world. If you're looking for bands in a similar direction, the biggest ones which come to mind are: Mael Mordha - http://www.myspace.com/maelmorda Waylander - http://www.myspace.com/clanwaylander (Their second album 'The Light, The Dark, and the Endl...

There are bands such as the mighty Assassin, Killer Watt, Fifth Dominion, Winter's Reign, and Morphosis to add to Noisenik's list. Then there are killer bands who keep the old school flame burning, such as Old Season, Nemesis, Mass Extinction, Overoth... I could go on for ages. The Irish Metal scene...

Dan, I was wondering how you scan your LP covers in so brilliantly? Do you use a A3 scanner and some photo editing software?

I think you've basically summed it up. Check out this post / thread on the UK Thrash forums if you're in search for more info.

http://www.ukthrash.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 2532#22532

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