viernes, enero 11, 2008

Up with MUSIC



De esta vez vou facer un post especial, escribirei en español e en inglés para que este mensaxe chegue ó maior número de xente posible.

Hoy me he levantado enfadado de verdad cuando me enteré que el concierto que Ancient Rites, Kathaarsys y Fallen Sentinel iban a dar el día 23 de enero en la sala Código de Barras de Vigo fue cancelado. Y no sólo eso, sino que su promotora Silent Tree decidió hace escasas horas cancelar todo el tour que Ancient Rites iban a realizar por la península ibérica. Bien, ahora, cuál es la razón que dieron para ello?
Pues parece ser que la página de un grupo de antifascistas pro-abertzales:
http://sareantifaxista.blogspot.com/
han boicoteado el concierto que el grupo iba a dar en la ciudad de Portugalete (Pais Vasco) y esta cancelación han logrado traspasarla al resto de España, supongo que debido al acoso que Silent Tree estaba recibiendo de este grupo de individuos y otros asociados con su política.
Desde aquí quiero hacer una protesta en voz alta, con mala leche (lo siento pero esto me ha enfadado considerablemente) a este tipo de pseudo-grupillos, y a sabiendas de poder ser tachado de fascista, de facha, de militar, de proespañol, de proeuropeo, de propagar mensajes de raza superior, de provikingo, de que me guste la paella, de amante del señor de los anillos y cosas muy malas.
Bien, señores de http://sareantifaxista.blogspot.com/, me importa, vulgarmente una mierda que el señor Günther (cantante del grupo belga Ancient Rites) se dedique en su tiempo libre a montar una banda que se llame Lion's pride (a todo esto el león es el símbolo de la antigua bandera de Flandes), que le guste la imaginería nazi (hace unos años sufrimos esto mismo cuando Slayer estaba a punto de tocar en Vigo), o que se dedique a la calceta (no está confirmado por su parte que tenga eses ideales fascistas, dicho sea).

Esto sería bastante diferente si Ancient Rites se dedicaran a hacer propaganda nazi en sus conciertos, estoy de acuerdo que no sería ético, pero NO LO HACEN. Ellos se dedican a tocar su gran Viking Metal, y a hacer conciertos, no a hacer polítiqueo de nada. Como he dicho, he asistido a un concierto de ellos y no he percibido en absoluto ningún tipo de señal que me hiciera pensar que era un grupo fascista o uno de sus miembros tuviera esas ideas o algo similar, (NADIE LO PERCIBIÓ). De hecho he tenido la posibilidad de hablar con algun miembro del grupo y con el propio Günther y fueron amables y respetuosos hasta decir basta. Gente como la que hace blogs como ese francamente me dan más miedo que Ancient Rites.

Sinceramente si yo voy a un concierto de Ancient Rites es para oír música, no para que me metan propagandeo politico de nada, y quien dice Ancient Rites, dice Madonna. Probablemente me iría, (o tal vez no, no me siento tan influenciable, sería si viera un ambiente agresivo de más o algo así...) si veo que se convierte en una especie de meeting de una secta. Y si alguien tiene miedo a lo que pueda ocurrir en un concierto en el que un grupo tiene un cantante que tiene un proyecto que se llame "Lion's pride" y que Ancient Rites proclame las bonanzas de Europa y su cultura antigua (uuuuh qué miedo!) en sus letras, pues simplemente que no vaya si se siente fácilmente y pardillamente influenciable por algo "tan malvado".
Y si este tipo de grupos antifascistas están aun con la mosca detrás de la oreja (seguro que si... de fastidiar seguro... ), luego de conocer que en sus conciertos hay MUSICA, nada más, que se miren las letras de sus discos y se autoconvezcan de que no hay nada detrás aparte de paganismo, historia (uuuh qué miedo, cultura), batallas y acontecimientos historicos dentro de Europa. Tal vez les vendría bien aprender algo, ya de paso.
Lo malo es lo de siempre, quienes se tienen que fastidiar somos los fans. Sí! soy fan de Ancient Rites, y no tengo ningun tipo de ideología fascista, antisemita, o parecido, e ir a sus conciertos no me va hacer cambiar de opinión aunque hicieran apología de este tipo de ideas. Y si creyera que sus conciertos se convirtieran más en mitines políticos que en conciertos de música posiblemente no iría, si viera que se olvidan de tocar y empezaran a hablar media hora de cómo van las cosas por España, pero ahí está la libertad de cada uno, no la libertad impuesta por grupos como el vuestro que boicotean conciertos y privan a muchos fans que les importa un carajo lo que sus miembros hagan o piensen, que sólo van a ver un concierto de buena música.
Sería un show antológico con un grupo en alza como Kathaarsys y otro grande gallego como Fallen Sentinel, pero nos tendremos que fastidiar por culpa de estes individuos.

A mi me dá igual si el cantante esto o lo otro (y aún encima eso son rumores...) yo sólo quiero ir a un concierto de una banda que me gusta!

Gracias, de parte de toda la comunidad metálica, creo hablar por todos o por el 99% al menos, amante de LA MÚSICA por vuestro “acto de heroicidad y antifascismo”, "Sare Antifaxista".

Desde aquí animo al que quiera a escribir a esta página originadora de todo este politiqueo que consiguió anular todo un tour. Yo ya lo hice con este mismo texto que escribí aquí.

mail: ANTIFAXISTA@terra.es

O dejad vuestro comentario aqui.

ARRIBA EL METAL. ABAJO EL FASCISMO (por si queda alguna duda, no vaya ser, que estes seguro son de lo más sensibles).



Günther e mais eu no concerto en Vigo de Ancient Rites (Revoltallo). Non estivera mal, pero tampouco fora unha maravilla, por eso quedaranme ganas de volvelos ver outra vez...



Today I woke up really annoyed when I was told the concert Ancient Rites, Kathaarsys and Fallen Sentinel was supposed to be on 23rd January in Código de Barras in Vigo was cancelled. And not only this, the promoters Silent Tree decided few hours ago cancel all the tour Ancient Rites was about to start in Spain. Well, what is the reason they gave?

It seems that the webpage of an antifascist pro-abertzales
http://sareantifaxista.blogspot.com/
have boycotted the concert the band was going to do in Portugalete (Vasc Region) and they got this cancellation general to the rest of the country, I suppose because of the harassment Silent Tree was receiving from this group of people and others asociated to their politic view.

From here I want to protest loudly, and a bit mean (I'm sorry but this got me angry) towards these kind of pseudo-groups, and knowing that I can be accussed of being fascist, pro-spanish, soldier, pro-european, of spreading superior race messages, pro-viking, Rambo movies' enthusiastic and other things. I give a sh.. (I'm sorry but I am really bothered).

Well, people from http://sareantifaxista.blogspot.com/
I care exactly nothing that Mr. Günther (singer of Ancient Rites) has another band called Lion's Pride (by the way, the Lion is the symbol of the ancient flag of Flandes), he is devoted to paint or to sew in his free time.

This would be different if Ancient Rites were making nazi propaganda in their concerts, I agree it wouldn't be ethic, but THEY DON'T DO IT. They play their great Viking Metal music and they make concerts not politics. As I said, I have been in one of their concerts, and I haven't noticed any kind of sign that made me think they were an antifascist band or one of their members was or anything similar (NOBODY DID).

In fact I had the chance of talking with some of the Ancient Rites' members and with Günther and all them were really kind and respectful people. People like the ones who make webpages like this one, frankly, make me scare more than Ancient Rites' players.

Sincerely, if I go to a concert of Ancient Rites is for listening music, not for being the object of politic propaganda, and being Ancient Rites or Madonna. Probably I would leave it (or maybe not, I dont feel so influentiable... just if I saw an agressive ambient or something like that), if I see it converts in a kind of sect meeting. And if someone if frightened about what could happen in a concert where the band proclaim in their lyrics the prosperity of Europe and its ancient culture (uhh I'm scared) and the singer has another proyect band called "Lion's pride", then, just don't go if that person feels him/herself easily and naively influenced.

And if these kind of antifascist groups are still worried (I am sure very worried ....), after knowing that in the Ancient Rites' concerts there is JUST MUSIC, and nothing more, I just encourage them to see their lyrics and auto-convince themselves that there is nothing apart of history (uuuh culture! I'm scared!), paganism, battles, and historical events inside Europe. Maybe they should read them for learning something, by the way.

The bad part is always the same, the ones who are damaged and annoyed are the music fans. Yeh! I am fan of Ancient Rites, and I don't have any kind of fascist, anti-semitic or similar ideology, and attending to their concerts won't make me change my opinnion... even if they made apology of these kind of ideas.

And if I thought their concerts were more something like politic meetings than music concerts, I probably wouldn't go if they start with agressivity or they start to forget the concert for talking half an hour, but there is the freedom of each one for choosing, not imposed freedom that groups like this one that boycott concerts and deprive lots of fans that don't care at all what their members do or think, they just want to go to a good music concert. It would be an unforgettable concert with a growing band like Kathaarsys and another galician great one like Fallen Sentinel, but we have to piss off thanks people like those.

I dont care at all if this singer is this or thinks that, I just want to attent to one concert of a band that I like!!!

Thanks from all the metallic community lovers of MUSIC for your great "act of heroism and antifascism".

From here I encourage everyone who wants to say something to the webpage origin of all this politic and that got to cancel and spoil all a tour. I have already done with a very similar text like the one I wrote just here.

mail: ANTIFAXISTA@terra.es

Or leave your comments here, in spanish or english

UP WITH METAL, DOWN WITH FASCISM (if it remained some kind of doubt, some people are too sensitive)

Starting 2008 with a smile wouldn't be bad

If you dont.. at least smile with these 2 videos, mostly with the first one, you cannot belong to this planet :)

miércoles, diciembre 26, 2007

Studying, partying, eating and now.. finally... resting

I dont know, but these days I feel sad.
On 24th December I woke up with a sms. It was from Ilona, and suddenly, I started to remember good times, Tallinn, what I was doing just these days 1 year ago... I got really emotional :)
I couldnt stand that, and I switched off my mobile until yesterday night.
These days have been tiring, with exams, then party in weekend and enough food.. united with those good rememberances... I dont know, but I prefered to close the mobile for some time and the msn either. I stayed at home all the time without almost moving one finger since monday. And I even dont feel like moving. Even not for talking. So this is the new I wanted to say: I wont be in the msn for some days, since my leaving to my hometown, and also that I dont feel too talkative right now :(
In other news, thanks to putoloco for the comment. Since my coming back to Spain there are not many comments, though visits are often :) But dont worry, I guess why it is like that, spanish people are lazy to comment since I write in english, and they were the main ones who always commented something. So I am re-thinking about making some future posts in spanish or galician too.
Anyway, thanks for the, already, more than 3000 visits in few months.
So just that, I will be absent in internet for some days.
I wish you happy days and a better next year.

jueves, diciembre 20, 2007

Van Canto - The Mission (2006)

Another way of making power metal: Hero-Metal a capella!!


For years and years we waited
And now the time has come
To leave these barren lands
Towards (new) horizons

No matter what happened
And what was said or done
Words are to be to forgotten.
We will roan on!

We cross the gates of darknees
Into the black of night
We don't fear anybody
(We) got the second sight.

We move a little further
Towards the borderline
Before the dawn of day
Our souls came back to life
And life comes back again

The mission's to fight to be free again
To stand our grounf and to be immortal
This is our mission so here we stand
We have to right to be ourself again.

They held us down for so long
Our backs against the wall
We didn't see a future,
Did not hear the call

But now that things have changed
Now that our fears are small
We create a vision
(And we) got the second sight.

We move a little further
Towards the borderline
Before the dawn of day
our souls come back to life.
And all I see, in front of me.
Every step I take is bringing me closer to me!

All that we are is everything we've ever been.
And what we'll be is what we are.

viernes, diciembre 14, 2007

Christmas time.. already...

Do you like Christmas time?
Every year I like it less and less. Here in Spain it seems that this time is coming everytime earlier than the previous year.. with all those lights and with the "commercial spirit" of these days each time stronger and stronger.
Even when families here are quite until the top with payments of flats and banks are rubbing their hands since time ago with all the mortgages and debts (they won in Spain 20% more in 2007 comparing with 2006), the big firms are projecting that you have to spend and spend...
I have one friend that works in one of these big firms and she is telling me that people are buying impulsively since time ago lots and lots of presents, and not very cheap ones... (Play Station 3, Wii), and they are paying this with 3 or 6 months credits!!
I have also one friend that is working in a bank, and she is telling me that they have one special department for people who are making 3 or 6 months credits with Christmas presents (so they are really a lot).
It would be nicer that people forget for some time all the bombardment for buying anb buying, but it's also true that social pressure and commercial pressure in these times is too strong.
Hehe, it's quite clear that I dont appreciatte too much this Christmas time, and not only because of my previous words... but, that this is becoming with years more and more "some commercial days", it's quite clear, but I suppose this is something palpable in everything nowadays...
Anyway, I give you 2 christmas presents :)

One for all:
http://www.elfyourself.com/

One for the metalheads ;P

Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Bo Nadal

miércoles, diciembre 12, 2007

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R. Karppinen and S. Seppänen from Jyväskylä not wellcome checking this site

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I'm still waiting for his apologizes.