Never too late for Church of Misery

Although it's been two weeks since I saw the show, I have a pretty good excuse for not posting pics and blogging about CoM = my life sucked.

Moving on, the show was simply awesome. Those of you who are familiar with the band, know that they sound pretty fucking amazing. Now multiple that by 10.

I have this theory, and it's that almost every stoner/doom band sounds better live than in studio. It's the kind of music that simply must be performed; those musicians must have that place where they'll let all those riffs get out there. After every show like that, I realize that stoner/doom riffs a particular band has to offer, no matter how good they are, they're simply cooped up on a CD, not enough space for them to stretch out in their fullest  and they must be heard live, must be performed, 'cause when you hear 'em being played by a band that becomes this organism-like thing that produces awesome, awesome music, well, it's an experience both unforgettable and hypnotizing. Oh, and it's highly addictive.

Church of Misery played in a venue that our local bands play in. It's tiny, looks like a dump and I couldn't believe they would actually play there. You know that feeling when you get embarrassed while watching TV because someone on there is being extremely stupid, and, although it's got nothing to do with you, you're embarrassed because you're a part of their species? Well, I was kinda embarrassed by that venue. But then I found out how they got to play there. A friend of mine who's a fan of theirs, and is into arranging gigs, decided, when he saw they're on tour, he's gonna get them to play in Croatia no matter what. He contacted them, asked them if they're interested in playing in Croatia (er, they said yes), arranged the venue, the hostel where they would sleep, hell, even breakfast for the next day. He said before the show: "So, I arranged everything, put my money on this gig, and all I can do now is hope people are gonna show up and buy tickets". The place was packed. He still didn't make any profit out of the gig, and he actually lost some money, but he got to hang with them, the rest of us got to see them play, and everybody was happy.

As for the show itself, my theory proved to be correct again, but this time not so much because they sound better live, but because those guys were bursting with energy. The frontman was all over the place, the bassist was totally in a mood making silly faces to everyone who was taking pics, and you could actually see they were all having a blast. And they were producing some great music while they were at it. I guess, in a venue that small, where people are practically sitting on stage with you, you relax and just have a good time.

So, another awesome show.

Pics.

Video. (The sound is crap...sorry.)