Monday, November 30, 2009
What to Do Tonight: Ensiferum
Posted by Vince Grzegorek on Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:39 AM
The best band on a tour that hits Peabody’s tonight probably won’t even perform. Hypocrisy, a long-running death-metal band led by legendary producer Peter Tägtgren, has been forced to sit idle because its frontman can’t enter the U.S., though his bandmates are already here. It’s a shame, because Hypocrisy’s catalog is solid, and touring guitarist Alexi Laiho can be counted on to deliver shred-tastic solos on demand. Fortunately, the headliners, pagan metal act Ensiferum, rock the crowd quite capably with their polka-thrash drinking anthems. Kataklysm singer Maurizio Iacono’s side project Ex Deo (which also had to miss some dates because of visa issues) plays death metal with lyrics about ancient Rome, which is sort of cool. And Blackguard is one of the “pirate metal” bands that are sprouting up like weeds lately. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. at Peabody’s (2045 E. 21st St., 216.776.9999, peabodys.com). Tickets: $15 advance, $18 day of show. — Phil Freeman
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