Albatroz 2022 review
-- Albatroz --
01/01/1970
Stijn Daneels
[INTRODUCTION]
Review written by Glenn Schrijvers.
On Saturday October 29 my cousin and I went to Albatroz organized by Volière. The
show took place at Wommel in Wommelgem. This is the first time I come
to this venue. Wommel is based in an old fortress (build in 1859) and
is an ideal location for blasting metal. After getting our wristbands we
entered the venue and let me tell you something! I did not expect it to
be so well equipped!
A nice stage, great bar, big PA (sound
installation), decorations (paintings , skulls, chandeliers) and even
the public restrooms (graffiti and band stickers). After grabbing our
Kriek beers we were ready for the first band called BARREN.
Note: we didn't find any pictures of this event and since my girlfriend and I recently moved into our new home, I didn't had the time to prep up my camera, so instead of pictures of the bands, we include their logos. Also Kaasschaaf was replaced by Genocidal Terror.
[THE BANDS]
We kickoff with BARREN Chainsaw Sound (because they use a Boss Heavy
Metal HM-2 distortion paddle) that consists of (ex)members of Everyone
Dies Alone, Human Vivisection, Aborted and Agathocles. They will
be releasing their debut album this December. They immediately charged your
senses with earblasting drums, outrageous shredding riffs and a dual
vocal assault of nasty bellowing growls and insane screams. I got blown
away from this raw grindcore sound. This was a great start of the
evening. They deserved a bigger audience but that is the thing with the
opening act, they usually don't draw as much compared to the bigger acts on an event. We needed another Kriek after this mayhem.
Next in line was Awaiting Chaos who recently signed with Necktwister records and will
release their next EP/album soon. Awaiting Chaos has bandmembers coming
from Goreforce 5 and When Plagues Collide. The venue was getting packed,
and Awaiting Chaos unleashes hell and accomplish the "Award of First Pit
of the Night." I loved the interaction of the band with the crowd. From
brutal breakdowns to filthy gutturals backed up with limb dismembering
blast beats! We got also a sneak peak of their new song "Inferno" which
made me look forward to their new upcoming EP/album. My personal
highlight was the legendary cover of "Unanswered" by Suicide
Silence, this was a huge tribute to Mitch Lucker. They even succeeded in getting a standing ovation from my cousin (he is the type that always
watches shows in slience) and to buy merch.
Next up was BARRICADE and
this was their final show after 10 years of fireworks and fun. BARRICADE
delivered an epic conclusion that hit like a freight train. This resulted
in a headbanging crowd that brought out the smell of some kind of
conditioner. BARRICADE played classics like "AA MOEDERe and "La Fiësta
Loca De La Cucaracha" with their grinding hardcore sound. After this set
we had to murder our thirst with another Kriek.
We were halfway and now
it is up to Genocidal Terror with ex-bandmembers from Krigavar, Slow
Puncture and Witness the End. The venue was filled with smoke and
Genocidal Terror unleashed their pandemonium with epileptic light effects.
It was a mix of death in a stew of grind with a huge pinch of black.
Then it was time for Volière to slam their wings of disaster. What a sight to
behold, there was a bunch of chickens and even a flamingo on stage. The
crowd started a chickenpit accompanied with chicken neck twisting riffs,
egg breaking bass, pulverizing eagle screams. Volière was The Berserker
on chicken pox, and I loved it! The best part of their set was when
the band began a polka with ‘Heidi Grindy Hoe’ and turned the venue into a
circle of feathers. Volière ended with an Aftercock party (dancing on
techno). Personally, looking forward to seeing them back at the release
album show of ‘Slaughter The Giant’ in Hell on November 12.
We ended the
night with ‘E.B.D.B’ (Ejaculation Beyond Diarrhea Boundaries) coming
from West Flanders. They violently demolish my eardrums with their
groovy slam with a twist of grind.
[CONCLUSION]
{We had an amazing evening at Wommel thanks to all the bands and all
the people who helped for setting this event up. Credits to the people
from the bar from bringing the coke I forgot because my love for the
Kriek was too great.
I enjoyed every band but for me ‘Awaiting Chaos’ gets the award of ‘SHREDDER of the Night’ and ‘Volière’ gets the award for ‘Surprise of the Night’. From
Filty Gutturals, the polka, flying feathers, flying bottle of water
that soaked me thrown by Senne aka Johnny Kartonni (singer Awaiting
Chaos). Albatroz you were marvelous.
}