18.12.2009 Friday

Same shit, different day. The touring routine starts to get to you eventually. It is dark but now there is also lots of snow. And it’s cold. We load in immediately, as we are late from schedule because of some car accident on the way here. There’s some white bread again but no proper food. Some kind of soup with ravioli or something?!?. Who knows. Won’t go down regardless of the effort. We open wine bottles instead. Kids, don’t try this at home. Never buy a guitar. You end up very dark place, which bears today the name of Stuttgart. The backstage is odd. The actual place is the same space as the bar but just bounded with some dark curtains from which you can see almost through. Who cares, at least we don’t. We change to our smelly stage clothes and put the show on! And the all the fatigue wears off immediately. The crowd is just amazing again! Head banging from the start to end and singing along the lyrics. We could not expect more, thank you Stuttgart, we’ll be definitely back! After the show it’s time to really get into the business. The promoter carries booze bottle after another and girl serves wine, which is made in her parents’ vineyard. Life is good, touring is good, good gigs make it worth of all the misfortune! There is only one way and it’s Das metal party!

Ville Friman/INSOMNIUM