They were the best of the bunch. Very tight playing, and overall just a compelling performance. Damriel sounds better live than he sounds on their demos, this was a positive surprise as well.

If there was something bad about the evening, it was the volume. Serpenthia is complex enough music to really suffer if distortion starts suffocating the melody lines (and more).

They mentioned that they had a total of three new members on the stage. If I had to guess, I would say that they were the drummer, synth player and bassist… (I’d have to ask Ilja to be totally sure)

If they happen to go live somewhere nearby again, I’ll almost certainly go. It was worth it, IMO. (well, there was no entrance fee either to Scream, so the price wasn’t very big in the first place.)

- Siren 2 deathruns have kicked off!

- Ristikiehtova released a compilation album with many rarities from the past. However, I feel inclined to warn you that it’s not an easy listen.

- New Kotinäky is coming along at a nice pace. About 18 minutes have already been made…

- I’m still waiting Ilja to get off his ass and upload Serpenthia’s “Of Descent and Betrayal” to Jamendo! It’s just a lot more convenient site than Mikseri.