GHOST - Serbia 22/06/2014 (my Maiden Europe 2014 backpacking to Serbia, France, & Hellfest 2014 PART 8)

"Rock Maintain", but lets not forget the sufferings in Gaza, Palestine.
Lets support them, in anyway we can, for example thru our local humanitarian supports and charities link-up or just thru our prayers and in our thoughts.
.
.
.
I enjoy the songs and the eye-catching gimmicks of the Sweden band Ghost. 

When they cover a Depeche Mode song, the more I like them LOL!!, 
though Ghost with all their metal music magazines front-covers popularity, can never touch the evil and darkness of DEPECHE MODE.

Ghost lyrically they tend to be straightforward Satanic, their latest cover EP release is produced by Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl. To make it more complicated, they tend to remind me of Jim Morrison’s The Doors. They really got their whole package well-done.

So when Ghost (also known as Ghost BC for USA market) were slotted to open for Iron Maiden in Kalamegdan Belgrade Serbia on 17^th June 2014, it means I have to be early for the event that evening, as it gives me a chance to checkout Ghost live though I envy other countries on the History Maiden England 2014 Tour which got ANTHRAX warming up for Maiden instead.

Papa Emeritus II ( same person as always but its a new presentation of this character so thats why we have a 'II" in his name, always with a skull make up and a Pope robe and dressing style.

The Nameless Ghouls total number of FIVE. Two guitars, one bassist, keyboards and drums. I was checking out their soundcheck and stage preparations and trying to speculate if it is their crew members who are really the Ghost Nameless Ghouls themselves. I guess not.

They open with Year Zero. As usual I tend to record the very starting of a band for a minute or two for my own memories before I soak myself into the atmosphere, but Year Zero is a nice song so I record the whole song and upload it...

So here is how Ghost enters the stage, and opening song of Year Zero.

Its worth it for me to come early to catch Ghost before Maiden plays their show later.

Just to give the idea, this is the lyrics of Year Zero..

 Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer

Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer

Since dawn of time the fate of man is that of lice
Equal as parasites and moving without eyes
A day of reckoning when penance is to burn
Count down together now and say the words that you will learn

Hail Satan, Archangelo
Hail Satan, Welcome year zero
Hail Satan, Archangelo
Hail Satan, Welcome year zero

Belial, Behemoth, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Satanas, Lucifer

Crestfallen kings and queens comforting in their faith 
Unbeknownst to them is the presence of the wraith 
Since fate of man is equal to the fate of lice 
As new dawn rises you shalt recognize now behold the Lord Of Flies 

Hail Satan, Archangelo
Hail Satan, Welcome year zero
Hail Satan, Archangelo
Hail Satan, Welcome year zero
Hail Satan

Love how the Iron Maiden light blue and whte snowy and icebergs stage ramps are already in place for showtime!!! and once the Ghost huge backdrop and equipments were removed....

Ghost plays not long, about 30-40 minutes, but I had a lot of fun. You can’t avoid being happy with songs like “If You Have Ghost” LOL!!

They did play this song that evening... and it sounds so very POP! live. This band is like ABBA or Roxette, similar Swedish bands, and very accesible to all ages and music lovers LOL!!!

budaya berselipar jepun tak sama, budaya tengok bola sama je...

Aku fikir balik haversack aku berat sampai 11kg pasal siap boots aku sumbat dalam. Cadangan ialah pakai selipar jepun yang jenis masuk jamban tu  kat dalam flight je.

Malas la aku naik flight ada security tu. Belt pun tak pakai, aku pakai seluar track yang cotton je tu. Selesa pun. Ingat sampai cdg baru pakai kasut pasal aku ada dalam 8 jam sebelum pergi Serbia so aku nqk gi nengok benda2 Louvre tu.

So akuu pergi Louvre museum pakai selipar jepun. Best la kan santai..
Dah syok aku tak pakai kasut langsung sejak tu sampai cuma tengok Maiden ngan Ghost main je pakai boot.

Peliknye, Mat Salleh semua tengok aku pakai selipar jepun. Macam heran.

Baik Paris, Belgrade dan Nantes. Semua orang pakai kasut, aku sorang je selipar jepun, jalan meleser. Seret2 terkengkang cam paikia tak jadi hahaha. Selesa kan.

Well..... tapi mula besok aku pakai la, nak gi tengok band2 rock tu semua main ye tak. Sepatutnye nari aku pergi recce, nak belajar nak gi Hellfest dari Nantes. Last2 aku perasan Nantes macam cantik giler so Aku tak kuasa so aku jalan2 bandar Nantes 5 jam aku jalan kaki. Cantik dan sama cam Paris cuma takde orang. Best dan lawa.

Ok bola lak...aku ada kat Nantes ni kan..

Sama je, sidewalk2 cafe dorang, kan orang peranchis banyak gitu suka minum dan bual kat tepi jalan ne cafe tu kan?

So memang ada tv, bola live.
So aku apa lagi, diri kat situ tengok la. Aku kantoi Uruguay second goal aku celebrate haha. Apa je Gerald tu kan? Cuma dia tak slip je la. Suarez jangan buang masa la. Gi la main team lain hahaha.

So adat dan budaya tu ada sama ada tak sama la...

Nippon!!!!!!!

sebelas kilogram backpack aku rupanya.

Aku baru tahu backpack aku bawak tu berat dah 11kg. Patut berat nak mampos aku angkat haha. Tapi ingat kita mengembara bukan melancong.
Kalau ada masa aku akan full details segala baik dan kurang baik travels aku kali ni dan of course foto2 menarik. Cehhh

Kalau korang jenis tourist berlagak, not for you, tapi kalau korang traveller, semua cuba dqn buat silap belajar sendiri dan paling penting, ikat perut beg semua sumbqt kurma dan vitqmin c banyak2 untuk tenaga dan kesihatan mandang tak tidur, travels yang banyqk explore jalqn kaki dan pandai2 sendiri ngan budget minima,, then maybe this is for you.

Cammana aku tahu 11kg? Pasal Serbia satu2 tempat aku pergi dalam aku bqckpack merqta nengok iron maiden cehhhhh aku kena timbang beg aku depan check in tu bila aku cakap aku nak angkut backpack aku sendiri.
Mampos, fail la kan. Berat had dia 8 kg. Yek eleh.sikit je lebih pun.. ok la cek in la.

Belgrade ni usia diduduki manusia dikhabarkan 7000 tahun. Penuh ngan segala sejarah. Orang Serb ni memang semacam.
Nanti aku cerita. Hari pertama je aku aku explore SEPULUH JAM JALAN NON STOP. Aku just jalan tengok kota dan surburb sana. dwn perangai orang sana.

Ni passal dah 2 hari tak tidor cuma 2 , 3 jam aje, so nari aku duk sehari kat Paris aku sampai, gi notra dome, naik kapal satu jam pusing, kebulur so aku makqn mahal nak mampos.so aku tido. Bangun ni, ala....aku lapa. Lekas2 gi carik makan sebelum semua tutup. Mahal jugak.

Tu pasal aku avoid tempat gini lagipun aku trqvel sorang. Kalau ngan love ones of course lain lq ye tqk. aku pusing jalan kaki 6-10 jam, then lekas2 gi tempat lain, gi tempat murwh..
 Ni aku ni ngah travel sendiri tuk tengok Maiden dan gi hellfest, So no hal memqng aku budget giler.

Ok begrade maiden serbia. Tujuan yang bawak aku akhirnya gi negara yang penuh semangat nasionalisma yang sangaaaaaat tinggi. Terkejut beruk aku tengok museum tentera dorang. Dorang memang punya mental kuat bangsa ni.

Ghost opening band untuk Maiden, alaaaaa apasal ada tempat Anthrax? Oj la Ghost pun alrite ye tak.  Lucifer Son, aha, ahahahahahaa.
Apasal aku dengar dorang aku teringat jim morrisson Doors? OK la gimik dorang semua, nanti aiu cerita lebih. Qku masa dorqng soundc3k aku siap speku tech tu semua ke ahli Ghost? Hahaha.

Ok la..rock jugak la Ghost. Apapun, kita kena ingat prinsip - no Slayer, no Terroiser magazine ye tak? Cehhhhhh ada kena mengena ke?

Iron Fuckin Maiden in front of their Serbian and regional fans from old Yugoslavia. Aku nampqk bendera Macedonia. Bendera Bosnia dan croatia tak nampak ahahah.

Terbaik Maiden. Aku cuba dengar sound betul2 sejak kes tukar soundman dan kontroverwi semua..alrite je sound mana aku diri.
 Happy giler dorang atas pentas dan peminat pun. Steve Harris  aku rasa ada sikit senyum kot haahaa. Tapi apasal takde Wrathchild. Aku dapqt ambik gambo aku suka. Happpyyyyyy sangat. Dalam fligt dari belgrad3 gi cdg asyik tengok je foto2 tu. I meqn Maiden is my passion so its perf3ctly normal i guess to ogle at their photos i took myself hahahahahahaah.

Aku speku dorang salahh masuk lagu kot hahahaha.
 Well... nanti aku cerita lq pengalqmqn qku bqckpqdk ni segalq toknenek3k nye adventure.

Ooohhh aku ni asyik lupa je, lagi sikit kena langgar kereta. Aku asyik toleh kanan jeak seberang jalan. Ada pompuqn jerit kat aku haha. Dia pun pqhqm bila aku explain kat tempat kita kereta dari kanan kita kan. Sana cam cerita hollywood. Semua terbalik.

Sorry kalau slaah spelling banayk. Au r3voir. Up the irons.