Mnemic & Usipian
Kulisselageret, Horsens, Denmark
October 29, 2004
Usipian
Kulisselageret is a small venue with a maximum capacity of 150. And
even though this is the hometown of Mnemic’s front shouter Michael
Bøgballe, the place is not even a quarter full when I arrive.
The crowd situation improves, however, and when support act Usipian
enter the stage, the place is approximately a little more than half
full.
It soon becomes apparent that Usipian’s music doesn’t
match the style of Mnemic, and it makes you wonder who put this
gig together and if they’d listened to any of the bands before.
This is a shame because the five musicians that make up Usipian
clearly have something to offer.
Obviously inspired by Morbid Angel among others, the band has put
together a set of eight songs that represent a great extent of variety
plus interesting and at times curious ideas.
Apparently these lads have supported Vader in the past which makes
a lot more sense than this evening’s gig. They’ll have
an album out in the near future and I have a feeling that this could
be well worth a listen if you like venomous but intelligently played
death metal.
