I know that I am somewhat off target here, but something must be said about the concert I went to last night.  For those that know me, it should come as no surprise that I am a fan of Scandinavian Folk metal, especially the band Moonsorrow.  Most of the beer coming out of the brewery has been brewed, conditioned, or somehow infused with the power of this awesome band from Finland.  Since my days at SA, I have been waiting for this band to make it’s way to Houston, and last night that finally happened.  Not only that, but they came with Swallow the Sun and Finntroll (who have been described as folkish hoe-down metal).  Sounds good already. 

            Eschewing the fact that I had to be at the brewery at seven this morning for National homebrew day, I was off to see the concert of the decade.  Man, was I glad I did.  Swallow the Sun delivered a flawless set of their signature quasi-depressive heaviness followed by Moonsorrow, who absolutely, positively blew the roof off.  These guys really delivered.  Viking metal at it’s finest.  After them came Finntroll who sing in Norwegian, as they find it more “trollish” than their native Finnish tongue.  These guys took the night to a whole new level.  They picked up on the energy that Moonsorrow got rolling and by the time they were done with their set, they had the audience whipped up into a genuine frenzy.  Half of Moonsorrrow came out and played multiple songs with them.  Overall, this had to be one of the best shows I have ever had the pleasure of attending.