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We arrived at the El Carazon at 8:15 and there was already a long line-up. The locals seemed to know that the alcohol area only had limited capacity. This certainly seemed to help "lubricate" the crowd as when Rotersand came on it was electric! I don't think I've ever seen a support band get so much support! Rotersand even did an encore.

I took a breather when IR came on and watched their set from one of the video monitors in the bar.

Covenant played a great set and it was awesome to see them in such a small venue. One of the benefits of seeing them in North America I guess. I think Rotersand stole the show that night though...

In Portland Rotersand had problems with the sound. The right speaker (facing the band) sounded so bad that I thought they'd blown it! Anyway, they still put on a good show and the Portland crowd supported them well.

Covenant were amazing! I think the slightly bigger/conventional floor area and venue suited them better. As always Eskil's voice was superb. One of the few singers who sounds better live than on record. I'm not sure I've heard a better live singer. Covenant stole the show back that night :-)

What I found really interesting was the fact that both crowds responded better to newer songs than older songs. For example, Stalker did go down well, but tracks like Call The Ships To Port had the crowd completely rocking! This is a very good sign for the band. Tracks from the new album sounded great. Yeah, Brave New World is poppy, but it's still a good song. Just don't make all the tracks on the next album sound like it though, ok? ;-)