
15 Sep Батюшка
A story has no beginning or end;
Arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.
Graham Greene, the End of the Affair, 1951
To those who witnessed the Batushka phenomenon, there will be no turning back. We will love them forever.
Pick any moment of the show.
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 14th, 2018:
They remain mysterious and unapproachable AF for the sake of sustaining their enigmatic anonymity. No interviews. No mingling. No questions asked no questions answered.
Which is a good marketing strategy if you ask me because here we are talking about that, and it is four in the morning, but sleep is for the weak.
They were amazing. Nightmarish, atmospheric and captivating from the very first moment to the very end.
It’s definitely the whole package that’s hypnotizing: The costumes, the skulls, the candles, the marvelous chanting followed by dark screams. They somehow found the perfect balance between heavy doom, macabre aura, distorted riffs and disembodied vocals.
And all those elements blended together seamlessly as if they were made for each other. It did not look fake, it did not look rehearsed, it did not feel like a show. It felt as if you were trapped in a movie and woke up to the ghastliest place, in the middle of a ceremony, surrounded by fleshy, faceless shadows.
It was an epic, blackened, soul bruising performance that will hopefully haunt our dreams forevermore…
Until the next one,
Chelf
watch the full show by Industry Kills here.
КристофорBC
Posted at 19:04h, 15 SeptemberThank you for the kind words queen Chelf
Alex
Posted at 19:11h, 15 SeptemberΉταν φανταστική συναυλία όντως, απορώ πως σού άρεσε συναυλία χωρις moshing, Chelf
the_chelf@yahoo.gr
Posted at 19:19h, 15 SeptemberΜην πιστευεις ο,τι ακους φιλε μου.
Gareth Lynch
Posted at 19:13h, 15 SeptemberNot a big fan of Batushka but you are makin me second guess my self now
the_chelf@yahoo.gr
Posted at 19:24h, 15 Septembergood 😉 Give them another go, maybe you’ll see what I see. If not, we’ll find another common ground.
Anna Bathory
Posted at 19:14h, 15 SeptemberMore or less sounds like an amazing show. Glad you got to go.
the_chelf@yahoo.gr
Posted at 19:21h, 15 SeptemberIt really was Anna <3 Thank you for stopping by!
anonymous just because
Posted at 19:16h, 15 SeptemberHahaahaa It was you then! I thought I saw you there.
the_chelf@yahoo.gr
Posted at 19:20h, 15 Septembernext time come say hi 🙂
Steven R.
Posted at 21:11h, 16 SeptemberReally unique and original at what they do. Great review, thank you for sharing.
the_chelf@yahoo.gr
Posted at 21:39h, 16 SeptemberThey sure know how to captivate their audience. As for being truly original, well we’ve seen crazy epic drama on stage before but they somehow make it sound and look fresh.
Ronda Millian
Posted at 21:13h, 16 SeptemberNever heard of them before, they look spooky man!
Nickolas Flondelini
Posted at 21:15h, 16 SeptemberIn all honesty I never thought I would enjoy a grotesque band like that but you make it sound interesting. Let me check them out..
Iason K
Posted at 21:16h, 16 SeptemberAre they Polish?
the_chelf@yahoo.gr
Posted at 21:37h, 16 SeptemberThey are.
Liam
Posted at 21:19h, 16 Septemberwow, beautiful pics as always chelf. Thank you for another great review!
the_chelf@yahoo.gr
Posted at 21:36h, 16 SeptemberThank you Liam