April 07 2010 - Powerglove / Mutiny Within / Sonata Arctica

Hello everybody, it's me Cecil, your host of Burnt Offerings, every Sunday as part of Metal Sundays and I’ve got a little something for you. Now, I don’t claim to be an avid concert-goer, but I’ve been to my fair share and I’m not unfamiliar with the scene so when I had the opportunity to see Powerglove, Mutiny Within and Sonata Arctica live I was pretty thrilled about it. Mutiny Within was new to me, but I was given the opportunity to meet with them and interview them, which I will get to soon enough. Powerglove, I can say, I’ve been a fan of them ever since I discovered their gimmick (for those of you who might not know, they are a band dedicated to playing metal versions of videogame theme songs). Then there was Sonata Arctica, the big guns of the night and I was thrilled to see these guys live because I’ve been a fan of them since about as far back as I can remember! Now, this is my first concert review so I’ll do my best not to get too carried away so here goes….

April 7^th, 2010. It was a Wednesday and I was at Club Soda. I was familiar with the venue and I arrived at about 5:00 with Terra, my photographer, to meet with Mutiny Within’s tour manager to get inside the place to meet with the band to have the interview. As for the content of the interview, you will have to wait until I get off my lazy ass and finish the editing, but follow my blog on CJLO.com under Burnt Offerings and I will let you know when to expect it.

After the interview was over, Terra and I were given press passes for the night which, I have to admit, was pretty freakin’ sweet and made for some great shots, which will be/are available to see here. We had a little time to kill before the show so we played around with the camera to test out different angles and locations on the balconies to see where the best shots could be taken from and needless to say, we were impressed! Once you take a look at all the pictures, I’m sure you will all be as well. But, we hardly had the time to keep it up because before we knew it, Powerglove was busy setting up the stage and everybody inside was already pumped up so we got to our places and got ready for the show…

If you want to find out what else happened, keep your eyes on the CJLO magazine! The full story can be YOURS for only 4.95$, after initial membership fees!

Nah, just kidding. Just keep your eyes open for when it's posted. Should be soon!

Cheers!

Cecil