6:13 Oh dear....those damn guitars go out of tune at the worst times. Guitarists thoughts: "It's ok though, extra whammy can cover it up"... 6:59 "oh crap it's not getting any better".... 7:49 "Ok let's rely on my years of experience and genius to make it sound vaguely not awful to end the song". Fair play... 8:16 "No, drummer WAIT! I need time to tune up this guit......oh sod it" *shred*
Good to see that this was just a really rusty performance. Just watched the footage from damnationfest and David is a completely different drummer there, fast and tight.
in all likelihood it is probably the exact same mix recorded directly / untouched, it's just that what works in a live setting is vastly different from what works in a home setting on speakers or headphones or what have you. this is unfortunately common with youtube videos like this
I've seen/heard good live mixes on youtube, even amateur ones. Behemoth's live mix you can also watch here sounds much better in comparison. I agree that live always sounds different than CD, especially on home speakers, but it does sound that the levels are off here or that someone isn't mic'd properly.
Starts out pretty rough but they pull it together (and more) pretty fast. It's very interesting to see them improve on the fly like that, at least I thought so. Can't wait to hear a new album. One of my all-time faves and there's nobody like Akercocke. Like the new material they play in this show.
@@rorz999 I wouldn't know because I've never seen them live, but they're one of my favorite acts in extreme metal so I would have very much liked too! Even if they are not that tight live. Hope they come back together for another album!
No Of Menstrual Blood And Semen, or A Skin For Dancing in....fuck. I saw them twice before they split and the fucking CRUSHED both times. Was gonna watch this tonight...but going by the comments above I dunno of I want to, would rather wait until there is footage of them destroying again, like before the split. Can't wait for the album..
Dude, I'd definitely watch from Inner Sanctum (18:07) onwards, when the mix is already much improved. Actually, from Verdelet (13:07) things are already better and the initial tuning issues are sorted out. Enjoy!
My old band played, as support, with Akercocke, back in 2000, for a couple of shows in Great Britain. Satanic gentlemen! Welcome back, Ak. We've missed you :-)
This mix isn't doing them any justice, sounded much better there, also why is it so quiet?? Still thanks for the upload as have been waiting to listen back to it 😀 also, achercocke??? 😂😂
agree completely. this seems like dry soundboard audio or pro shot whatever it's called. I understand modern sound is usually dry but Akercocke has so much atmosphere that was wasted to shity sound. Hopefully, we get a good mix
Knowing Jason, he was probably busy doing a Satanic ritual in style with a suit on. Jason cloned the demonic skinhead form of himself to cover for him.
I miss the days when Bloodstock would get more stuff like this on the main stage In the last few years especially the main stage has been alot lighter and to an extent alot more mainstream and I don't know how to feel about that, we need less of that and more of the Cocke at Bloodstock!
Familie Kruizinga Thus ducking guy is straight up cringy dude. Like....painful to listen to, he could have at least bothered to properly tune before performing.
Offt, I remember seeing this live and I wasn’t impressed. The mix was no better from where I was and the tuning of the guitars was a crying shame, they did there best but hell so much hype for these guys specifically on this performance
I'm glad at least Paul Scanlan kept his satanic locks hhahaha, really it's so nice to see him back! Also, the new bassist rules, but I wonder what Peter Theobalds is up to, why he's not involved with this glorious reunion?
Yeah, that's what I assumed. I was mainly talking about David, he looks classy as fuck but damn it's hard to get used to that look, haha. As "vain" as it sounds, I do wonder why he cut it, a bit. Oh well, I'll forgive him for this amazing performance!
I was here and loved the set. I last saw them in 2004 and they are probably my favourite UK band! Alot different to when I last saw them. I was up on the barrier and thought it sounded great. I was chatting to some guys after who were saying the lead guitar was out of tune but I have never been a sound guy so I didnt notice..
i love how this band is like, "genre? what genre?!" its like blackened-death-prog-thrash-djent-atmospheric metal saw this show, it was fucking phenominal! first time ever hearing them!
I think they did very good, despite some issues as others have pointed out. The vocals could use some echo/reverb live i think, would make them seem more haunting and expressive. The audio technician or whatever must have been drunk or high as well.
Maybe their performance isnt’t the best , but they’re amazing... sound unique , their albums sound better ... 🥰 ... ❤️❤️❤️❤️ primero hay que conocerlos bien para juzgarlos ...
Fantastic band, admittedly this doesn't sound amazing but the albums are incredible. Do prefer the suits and general elitist look and style from the past. I've never listened to any other band and felt blown away like i did when i first heard akercocke.
Yeah it does, horrible sound altogether. Truly bad. Considering this was such an enormous show there is no excuse for this level of shit. Drums are SOOO badly Mic'ed and mixed. They sound flat as hell, no punch and it leaves the whole set feeling hollow. Then you throw in that guitar (which he didn't even bother to tune properly btw) that sounds like its playing out of a $20 travel amp and those god awful vocals and this is one of the worst performances I've ever heard from a professional band playing a festival like this. No excuse
as much as it pains me to admit it paul scanlans guitar playing is quite bad in places...the new bassist however is fuckin sick as fuck so im still looking to seeing them next month haha
reading the comments here, I really can't hear a problem with Gray's double bass drumming or Paul Scanlan's playing. Akercocke's music is dissonant, so a slightly out of tune solo isn't that big a thing. I'd love to have the audio of this as a live album. I DO think their image is fucking horrendous though, they really need the suits back.
Sad to see the suit wearing shtick is gone. Really gave them an amazing identity, and I think that's pretty important too. Oh well. At least they're back!
@@Vb98765 Not only you didn't even understand a basic sentence, you're also doubly wrong because they started wearing suits again at live shows So much for missing the point
00:25 Leviathan
08:16 Scapegoat
13:07 Verdelet
18:07 Inner Sanctum
22:21 Son of the Morning
28:12 The Dark Inside
35:34 Zulieka
40:04 Becoming the Adversary
Thank you! Just found about this band.
You will love them, check them out here: www.metal-archives.com/bands/Akercocke/2707
CryptoMythology I love you
You are the best
Son of the morning is so good!
David Gray is one of metals most underrated drummers.
Their new bassist is doing a fucking excellent job
hear hear
hes about the only one
Jason always put such passion into his performances, hes a legend!
Indeed!
6:13 Oh dear....those damn guitars go out of tune at the worst times. Guitarists thoughts: "It's ok though, extra whammy can cover it up"... 6:59 "oh crap it's not getting any better".... 7:49 "Ok let's rely on my years of experience and genius to make it sound vaguely not awful to end the song". Fair play... 8:16 "No, drummer WAIT! I need time to tune up this guit......oh sod it" *shred*
One of the most underrated Death Metal bands of all time.
*Blackned Death Metal, Mais pra Black do que pra Death
@@SAM098. they’re satanic prof/death metal. I wouldn’t call even call them blackened death.
Good to see that this was just a really rusty performance. Just watched the footage from damnationfest and David is a completely different drummer there, fast and tight.
one of the progenitor of Progressive Blackened Death Metal
I swear, Akercocke always gets stuck with really bad live mixes. It's a shame considering their technical and creative prowess.
in all likelihood it is probably the exact same mix recorded directly / untouched, it's just that what works in a live setting is vastly different from what works in a home setting on speakers or headphones or what have you. this is unfortunately common with youtube videos like this
I've seen/heard good live mixes on youtube, even amateur ones. Behemoth's live mix you can also watch here sounds much better in comparison. I agree that live always sounds different than CD, especially on home speakers, but it does sound that the levels are off here or that someone isn't mic'd properly.
this is a livestream mix, it would have sounded nothing like this if you were there.
They are amazing
@@PinkFloydrulez exactly
Starts out pretty rough but they pull it together (and more) pretty fast. It's very interesting to see them improve on the fly like that, at least I thought so. Can't wait to hear a new album. One of my all-time faves and there's nobody like Akercocke. Like the new material they play in this show.
Spot on. They do settle into a great set, and the mix of this video is not doing them justice.
The recording is pretty thrash so it doesn't do them any justice.
Beyond just the recording, the drums are sloppy at least in the first few songs. Double bass work is not tight.
@@rorz999 I wouldn't know because I've never seen them live, but they're one of my favorite acts in extreme metal so I would have very much liked too! Even if they are not that tight live. Hope they come back together for another album!
I'm still in the first song and scanlan's guitar is standing out like a sore thumb...glad to hear it's going to improve
SETLIST:
1. Leviathan
2. Scapegoat
3. Verdelet
4. Inner Sanctum
5. Son of the Morning
6. The Dark Inside
7. Zulieka
8. Becoming the Adversary
No Of Menstrual Blood And Semen, or A Skin For Dancing in....fuck. I saw them twice before they split and the fucking CRUSHED both times. Was gonna watch this tonight...but going by the comments above I dunno of I want to, would rather wait until there is footage of them destroying again, like before the split. Can't wait for the album..
Dude, I'd definitely watch from Inner Sanctum (18:07) onwards, when the mix is already much improved.
Actually, from Verdelet (13:07) things are already better and the initial tuning issues are sorted out.
Enjoy!
My old band played, as support, with Akercocke, back in 2000, for a couple of shows in Great Britain. Satanic gentlemen!
Welcome back, Ak. We've missed you :-)
Your blood, is my blood!!!
Insomniak Sleepover Your breathing, is my breathing! 🤘
Awesome footage. Proud they are back... Hail Akercocke!
This mix isn't doing them any justice, sounded much better there, also why is it so quiet?? Still thanks for the upload as have been waiting to listen back to it 😀 also, achercocke??? 😂😂
Can barely hear Jason's guitar in this. It's a desk mix so not what the audience was listening to. Everything is so dry especially the vocal track.
agree completely. this seems like dry soundboard audio or pro shot whatever it's called. I understand modern sound is usually dry but Akercocke has so much atmosphere that was wasted to shity sound. Hopefully, we get a good mix
agreed, although i have to say jason's vocal sound a lot better on this then in the past.
It's a free stream from desk mix what else do you expect
@@leonardsullivan tldr
Wait, the MV version of Leviathan is a short version of the song? Amazing! I'll be looking for the original version!
Can't wait to see these guys at Maryland Deathfest next year. Been waiting years to see them.
You and me both. I've always considered Akercocke to be a "bucket list" band.
Agreed - I never thought I'd get to see them live!
Great performance, looking forward to seeing them in London !
I can't belive that's Jason Mendoca.
Knowing Jason, he was probably busy doing a Satanic ritual in style with a suit on. Jason cloned the demonic skinhead form of himself to cover for him.
I love this band with all that I have left of a soul.
David Gray looks like someone left Benedict Cumberbatch in an elevator with Ricky Gervais for slightly too long.
So…he looks English 😂
Fuck me, Jason really CAN get his growl as low as on the record!
And as high!
Here we have the great AKERCOCKE after so many years of emptiness. Waiting for the new masterful album! Hails!!!
I miss the days when Bloodstock would get more stuff like this on the main stage
In the last few years especially the main stage has been alot lighter and to an extent alot more mainstream and I don't know how to feel about that, we need less of that and more of the Cocke at Bloodstock!
Colin Farrell is very good
great vocals, jason!
I hope to see the band live
Great great concert I am very happy they are back, that sounded vicious and twisted. At 44.17 Jason reminds me of a sumo fighter!!!
they finally got bored of the suits?
ricard modo It makes me sad
They used to be Satan's lawyers. I guess he fired them. Now they work at Hot Topic.
Good to have them finally back. Can't wait for the next album
It's good that they're back, but was Paul completely drunk during this performance?
OMS They are back. Axiom!
Nathanael absolutely crushes.
They're such a mess, but they're so charming and interesting at the same time you just gotta keep listening haha
Love them
What an epic performance. Wonder why'd they replace the Parkers?
please bring back Matt Wilcock.... way better guitarist then Paul
Familie Kruizinga
Thus ducking guy is straight up cringy dude. Like....painful to listen to, he could have at least bothered to properly tune before performing.
I love this band, but... did David stop playing for 10 years?
Igni he had two others projects witch sounds alike Ak
The Dark inside sounds like it could of been wrote when they were still Salem Orchid, Love that shit!!!!
No love for Goat of the Mendes?
Their heaviest album! Too brutal to be played live!
Offt, I remember seeing this live and I wasn’t impressed. The mix was no better from where I was and the tuning of the guitars was a crying shame, they did there best but hell so much hype for these guys specifically on this performance
I'm glad at least Paul Scanlan kept his satanic locks hhahaha, really it's so nice to see him back! Also, the new bassist rules, but I wonder what Peter Theobalds is up to, why he's not involved with this glorious reunion?
unfortunately scanlan's guitar sounded like it had been run over!
Mendoca only cut his hair because he was going bald. Can't really blame him for that.
Yeah, that's what I assumed. I was mainly talking about David, he looks classy as fuck but damn it's hard to get used to that look, haha. As "vain" as it sounds, I do wonder why he cut it, a bit. Oh well, I'll forgive him for this amazing performance!
I was here and loved the set. I last saw them in 2004 and they are probably my favourite UK band! Alot different to when I last saw them. I was up on the barrier and thought it sounded great. I was chatting to some guys after who were saying the lead guitar was out of tune but I have never been a sound guy so I didnt notice..
doesn't take a bloody sound guy to hear how savagely bad he was doing
Achercoke?
Cher meets Akercocke
Fantastic. Akercocke sounds live like on CD, such as Opeth, Carcass, My Dying Bride
Bloody legends. Fukking Akercocke \m/
Great to see that this band is still kicking ass.
i love how this band is like, "genre? what genre?!" its like blackened-death-prog-thrash-djent-atmospheric metal
saw this show, it was fucking phenominal! first time ever hearing them!
I think they did very good, despite some issues as others have pointed out. The vocals could use some echo/reverb live i think, would make them seem more haunting and expressive. The audio technician or whatever must have been drunk or high as well.
i cannot believe the "great performance" comments here. this was bad
the rhythm section is tight. Jason and Paul will get there eventually but David and the new bassist kept it solid.
incredible band. so happy to have them back. top devils
Love Akercocke so much! 🤘🏽
Maybe their performance isnt’t the best , but they’re amazing... sound unique , their albums sound better ... 🥰 ... ❤️❤️❤️❤️ primero hay que conocerlos bien para juzgarlos ...
You goddamn right! Pero son cojonudos. I can't wait for a new album. Espero que sea pronto.
What the fuck was Paul doing?
what?where?
...Oh.That.
where?
06:55
Fantastic band, admittedly this doesn't sound amazing but the albums are incredible. Do prefer the suits and general elitist look and style from the past. I've never listened to any other band and felt blown away like i did when i first heard akercocke.
Greatest band I've seen in a while! Amazing set guys!
Awesome! So happy they're back.
Double bass drumming from Lars Ulrich school.
Fucking great band, so much good stuff. Props to the This Is Endless shirt; Formations Of A World Below has some awesome tracks on it!
24:05 dude's whirlwinding like crazy
Holy shit lmfao
Massive respect!
finally they are is come back and may they keep running and reheasel new album yeaahh \m/
Great wonderfull concert!
Spotted myself a few times. So, I'm now a youtuber? 😂
Nice show.
damn pauls guitar tone sounds so bad it ruins the set.
Yeah it does, horrible sound altogether. Truly bad.
Considering this was such an enormous show there is no excuse for this level of shit.
Drums are SOOO badly Mic'ed and mixed. They sound flat as hell, no punch and it leaves the whole set feeling hollow. Then you throw in that guitar (which he didn't even bother to tune properly btw) that sounds like its playing out of a $20 travel amp and those god awful vocals and this is one of the worst performances I've ever heard from a professional band playing a festival like this.
No excuse
wow these guys pretty badass unique my first time hearing them!
Simply awesome musicians.
cept for the fucking WANKER playing out of tune leads
just now this band pure golddd
as much as it pains me to admit it paul scanlans guitar playing is quite bad in places...the new bassist however is fuckin sick as fuck so im still looking to seeing them next month haha
All the guitar playing is absolutely shocking
Me at 24:20 in the middle standing behind the circle pit, before I put my arm up in the air haha
yes Akercocke is playing
From posh English to New York bondage. The years.
fill at 43.30 ....
Davo and Jason ditched the suits and got haircuts, weird to see but I fucking love this band. Keen on the new release!
reading the comments here, I really can't hear a problem with Gray's double bass drumming or Paul Scanlan's playing. Akercocke's music is dissonant, so a slightly out of tune solo isn't that big a thing. I'd love to have the audio of this as a live album. I DO think their image is fucking horrendous though, they really need the suits back.
Any update on the new album release date?
"Hey Jason, network went down again"
3:59
Sounding gracefull at the greating of our God - !!!..!!! come to Portugal
FUCK YES THEY ARE BACK!
They did not sound like this. What's going on?
Oohh!! :'( Aker
I thought these guys were done?
So no more Ibanez?No more Hughes and Kettner?
That was awesome!
God damn i love them!Ive not known another metal band to treat Satan with respect in their lyrics...yet.
You might want to look into black metal...
greatest song (and video) EVER !!!
I love Akercocke. This sounds shit.
Sad to see the suit wearing shtick is gone. Really gave them an amazing identity, and I think that's pretty important too. Oh well. At least they're back!
L BAD TAKE
So all that's important to you is how they dress? I think you've missed the point
@@Vb98765 Not only you didn't even understand a basic sentence, you're also doubly wrong because they started wearing suits again at live shows
So much for missing the point
esto si que es un gran acontecimiento
Thought the guitarist was Mustaine. The hair.
Коллектив - бомба!!! Музыка - ураган!!! Очень хочется увидеть их вживую!!!
Could someone tell me the name of the band on Jason's T shirt, kindly?
Penile Foetus
thisisendless.bandcamp.com/merch/inherit-the-sin-t-shirt
Dark inside was great
i loved it!!
solo guitar belongs to some other band, please
What genre is this? It’s kinda like blackened sludge metal
progressive blackened death maybe?
Camden 07 antichrist show was amazing
Niezłe ... ciekawe style, mix ...
Truly a perfect setlist from a perfect band.
where is the new album?tell me
It's in the pipeline.
Akercocke:
- Dave Mustaine on the solo guitar;
- Office employee on the bass;
- Angry uncle on the guitar/vox.