Maria Alexandria

Ok.

After a 4,5 hours train trip, me, Annette and Marthe finally were in Oslo. AGAIN. First we med Thea and her friend at the trainstation, then we went to be dorks at Outland for about 1 hour, where we after some time met Ylva, and later Linda.

Then we went to Arkaden, where the real cool shop “BodyMap” is [kinda like Hot Topic? Idk] and I called Aleksander, cause obviously he was coming with us to the concerts after all.. And he told me Trivium was having a signing at 4.30, so we could meet there. After talking to Aleksander, me, Ylva, Linda, Marthe and Annette went to NeoTokyo to buy more shit to our mini-drumset.
Theeeen, we went back to wait for Trivium to get their asses to the signing, but they were late.

So.. We waited in line, and we met up with Aleksander, which was awesome to meet for first time! He’s such an awesome dude.
When Trivium finally came, ppl started to shout and clap, and I was like “oh, I guess they just came :D” because I didn’t see them at first xD

So, a little more waiting in line. We were actually pretty close, after seeing how long the line actually was. We were at the table around 15 minutes after they’d come, and I got my “The Crusade” cd signed and a picture with Corey Beaulieu and Paolo Gregoletto :D And Matt Heafy insisted on shaking everyone’s hand and say Thank you. :)

After the signing we went to get something to eat before the concerts started, but then we realized how much the clock actually was. It was already 5.20 and the doors to the venue opened at 6. So we went to put our luggage in these.. boxes so we didn’t have to have them with us at the concerts. [We did shop..]

On our way to the line to the venue, I managed to trip after crossing the road, losing all the food I was going to eat xD haha.

Then we were in a line again, and before we went into the venue, we said goodbye to Ylva, which weren’t going to the concerts. Before entering the venue the guards checked us, and I managed to sneak my camera inside even though it weren’t allowed xD

While we entered the venue, the winners of “15 minutes of Fame” started to play. It was Purified In Blood, a pretty cool metal band from Norway, and damn, they are really good! So, while they played I went to buy some t-shirts at the merch, and I got a tour 2008 shirt and a pretty awesome Trivium shirt.

After Purified In Blood had had their “15 minutes of fame” Swedish Amon Amarth played. They were pretty cool too, we got really close to the stage at the last song, about 5^th row or something. Then when they were finished we just stayed at the spot, and waited for Mastodon to come on.

When they came on and started the first song, the crowd went wild! I got thrown across the floor, about 3 meters from where we were standing xD And I landed right in the middle of this fucking huge mosh pit, I swear, it must have been 6 or 7 meters :O But hell, it was so fucking fun :D

It’s amazing how nice ppl in the crowd is, even if they’re totally drunk. There were 3 guys lifing me up at once I’d fallen, and later a dude started to hug on me and making me go even more crazy than we’d already done xD And a dude pushed me further the stage, because he thought I was so fucking low [in height ofc].

So, Mastodon is finished, and we’re waiting for Trivium [which was kinda the reason why I went], and we’re standing pretty close again, like 5^th row again, and they start with Kirsute Gomen, and people are so fucking awesome! There was so much jumping, fighting, pushing, headbanging :D I just love it :]

And Matt Heafy even stopped the set to tell that he’d never seen so many chicks at the tour than this time, and damn, there were pretty many girls there. I got the bassists water bottle, and drank some of the water before giving it to someone else :] and the dude next to me got one of the drumsticks!

When Trivium were done, we saw about 20 minutes of Slayer before leaving. They were awesome aswell, and I wish we could’ve stayed longer, but Lindas bus were leaving at 10.15, and our train soon after, so yeah..

But hell, what an experience!
Things I got out of that day:

-          Signed Trivium cd

-          Some cool pictures

-          A pretty hurting neck after all the headbanging

-          Loads of tiredness

-          More parts to my and Ylvas mini-drumset

-          New clothes

-          Meeting people I’ve never met before / haven’t seen in a while

-          New cd’s

-          A big headace

-          Lack of sleep

-          A dragon necklace

-          A sick friend

-          And loads of good memories :D

I’ll post some pictures later, maybe tomorrow.

Oh, and my hair is GREEEEEEEN :D

FIRST CONCERT:

Who?
Kaizers Orchestra I think..

Where?
At the local junkyard, Heftingsdalen :P

When?
Sometime in July 2006

MOST RECENT CONCERT:

Who?
Uum, the last concert I went too was Humming People.

Where​?
Hisøyhallen

When?
November 15. 2008

HAVE YOU EVER:

Been front row?
Yes.

Felt like you would go deaf from the speakers?
Plenty times

Crowd surfed?
No :P

Seen a concert in a huge arena?
Yes. If huge is 30.000, then yes.

Waited in line for hours to get tickets?
No.

Traveled long distances to see a concert?
Hmm.. the longest to Oslo, which is 4 hours from here :)

Been to Warped or any other festival?
Never Warped, but been to the Hove Festival

Done anything crazy to meet a band?
Not really

Followed a tour bus?
Hahahaha, no.

Cried at a concert or while meeting a band?
I was almost crying when I met Avenged.. but no.


THIS OR THAT:

Small venues / big venues?
Small.

Autograph / picture?
Picture.

Meeting them inside / by the bus?
By the bus.

Moshing in the middle / safe on the side?
Moshing!

Going alone / with friends?
Friends.

Catch a drumstick / guitar pick?
Drustick.


RANDOM:

If you could see anyone in concert who would it be?
I'd give so much to see Pink Floyd, Pantera, Queen (With Mercury that is) or The Beatles.

How many concerts have you been to?
Um, in a total (of ca.) it's 55.

What’s your favorite one?
Iron Maiden / Aveneged Sevenfold at Valle Hovin this summer.

Do you buy a shirt at every concert you go to?
Usually, yeah.

Why do you love going to concerts?
The energy, the sharing love for the music and band, the intimate feeling, the adrenaline, the MUSIC usually.

What’s the next concert you are going to see?
Slayer, Trivium, Amon Amrath and Mastodon in 2 days.

Happy birthday mr. Christ.

I stole this from Ladyxplauge :)

1. What was your first concert?

At the junkyard. Beat that.

2. What was your last concert?




3. Who is your current favourite band?



4. Who was your favourite band in middle school



5. What was your favourite band in elementary school?



6. If you could create the best looking band who would you use in each position?
Singer:



Lead guitar:




Rhythm guitar:


Bass



Drums



7. Next concert you're going to?



8. What are some bands that you've never seen live but want to?






ect..

9. What band do you want to just disappear?

no offence.

10.  What band has the best live show?



11. What band sounded most like their CD live?



12. What band have you seen the most live?

x3


x2


x2

13. What band has your favorite lyrics?




14. What band made the best song for a movie?



15. Who is your favorite musician/actor?



16. Who made the worst crossover?
uh..

17. Who are you listening to right now?

18. Who were you most excited to meet in person for the first time?



19. What band sings the theme song to your favorite show?



20. What band has influenced your life the most?