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RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Daedalus Warlock — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:49:26 GMT

Ah, improvising is even cooler.

Thanks for taking the time to respond, and my compliments again on your performance. It was quite a night.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Icarus Witch — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:20:52 GMT

I honestly don't know. We've lately taken to not using set lists and sort of calling out the songs on the spot as the night dictates. If I watched a video of the gig, I could tell you. I know the first 3 songs:
Winds Of Atlantis
Storming The Castle
Forevermore

those 3 have been the start of the set on all the Capture The Magic shows.

Also, the final 2 songs have been

Curse Of The Ice Maiden &
Dragon Ryder

Can't say I recall the particular songs or order in between. I know we played Ghost of Xaviour Holmes & Soothsayer.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Daedalus Warlock — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:48:30 GMT

Hey Jason, if you happen to have a free minute at some point, could you post your set list from this show? I want to make a playlist of it, but I can't remember the exact order. Thanks in advance!

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Jeremy — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:47:28 GMT

Now I know I gotta check Duff's out. If Mille from Kreator, Tom from Celtic Frost, you, and many other metalheads hang out there, it might be paradise.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

voodoo — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:34:22 GMT

Only once was I able to get into a bar uncarded before I hit 21. Got lucky I suppose. And I didn't drink alcohol at the time. Felt kinda cool to be "breakin the law".

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Icarus Witch — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:22:37 GMT

Duff's is pretty underground. There were no door people or cover charge or anything, just a lovely little red light hole in the wall down by the crack beach, close to the Brooklyn Bridge.

I don't know that normal laws apply to such places, I recall visiting NY at 19 and being amazed that no one carded me, including the cops who kindly asked me to pour my beer out on the sidewalk and get on with my night.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Jeremy — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:10:00 GMT

It's a nice little bar but it's always PACKED! Which was good because I was able to get a beer pretty easily, but after buying a couple, the bartender asks for ID when he notices you.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Shelby — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:29:35 GMT

It's pretty unfortunate that there aren't more under 21 places... most places for under-21'ers are really trendy discos that play techno and rap. It sucks.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

voodoo — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:03:23 GMT

[quote][b]Metalhead87 (7/11/2006)[/b][hr]I wish I was in NY when you guys were there. Hopefully I'll see Venom though.

Do you have to be 21 to go to Duff's? I've always wanted to check that place out. Mille from Kreator was there on July 4th I think.

There's a little pub on 40th between Lexington and 3rd called Peter Dillions Publican. Soccer fans love it because they play soccer on all the TVs there. They play the world cup there.[/quote]

mmmm, sounds like my kind of joint.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Jeremy — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:11:58 GMT

I wish I was in NY when you guys were there. Hopefully I'll see Venom though.

Do you have to be 21 to go to Duff's? I've always wanted to check that place out. Mille from Kreator was there on July 4th I think.

There's a little pub on 40th between Lexington and 3rd called Peter Dillions Publican. Soccer fans love it because they play soccer on all the TVs there. They play the world cup there.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

voodoo — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:35:33 GMT

Awesome, thanks for checking in. We love to hear what's happening in the IW camp, even the small little details like what was playing on a jukebox at 3:30 in the AM.

"Children of the DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMNNNNEEDDDD!!!!"

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Icarus Witch — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:20:05 GMT

Thanks to you Daedalus Warlock (very clever name name by the way ;) )

The band had a blast in NYC playing with our friends Widow and some other bands from New York (Pale Horse & Ruin Her were very pro).

Gotta love a hot summer night in the village with lots of cold beer and screaming metal heads. Also in attendence was the editor from Metal Maniacs, the guys in Attacker (thanks for coming from NJ to represent!), George Grant from the Serpenteens and my pal Anthony Esposito (Lynch Mob, Ace Frehley).

After the show we made our way through the underground to one of the coolest little bars in the country, Duff's in Brooklyn. You know you're home when the juke box blares Children Of The Damned at 3:30 in the morning and the whole place is singing along at the top of their lungs!

Sorry John E, PBR still blows.

Anyway, another town down and tomorrow we leave bright & early for our German invasion. A few shows in der Faderland and we're back on the scene here on the east coast. No rest for the wi...

Well, you know the way we roll...

Prost!
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RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Daedalus Warlock — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:58:23 GMT

[quote]I also love the old school vibe that I get from Matthews vocals [/quote]

Yeah. He certainly has his own style, but the sound he evokes is kind of a Bruce Dickinson, but more sinister, or an Ozzy Osbourne but much better trained.

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Bare — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:04:59 GMT

[quote][b]Daedalus Warlock (7/10/2006)[/b][hr]Thanks for the welcome![/quote]

Welcome!!!! :)

I also love the old school vibe that I get from Matthews vocals ;)

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Daedalus Warlock — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:26:53 GMT

Thanks for the welcome!

RE: Icarus Witch at the Continental!

voodoo — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:34:31 GMT

Awesome description. I agree that the guys are great although I have yet to see them live. Jason (Bass Sin) is a great guy who, when he has spare time, has graced us with his presence on this board quite a bit.

And Welcome to Living for Metal.

Icarus Witch at the Continental!

Daedalus Warlock — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:02:29 GMT

I've just come home from seeing the Witch in downtown Manhattan, and I was absolutely blown away. I knew these guys were good from listening to their album, but I was not prepared for the power and grandeur that was to meet me this night. They began the set with Winds of Atlantis, which I had not had the pleasure of hearing before. It got the mood going before they segwayed into a roaring performance of Storming the Castle, and they owned the place from that moment on.

Other highlights were Soothsayer and Forevermore, although the whole performance was so near perfect it's nearly impossible to pick out high points. All the musicians were in top form, especially Matthew, whose vocal technique I didn't fully appreciate until witnessing its power and range firsthand. I got to exchange a few words with him after their set, which was exciting in and of itself. And I got a t-shirt, of course.

It was a remarkable experience, getting to see this band whose debut album has been occupying so much of my time in the couple of months it's been since I found it on a store shelf and decided to give it a go, just for fun. Icarus Witch has a grand destiny in store, and I'm thankful I was able to see them in person in their early days. Please come back to NYC; you have devoted fans here and will make many more.