“White spotlights appeared one at a time to highlight each player as he launched into the enigmatic opening strains of the title track from Worlds Collide. The cheers built to a deafening crescendo as Mikko’s thunderous toms launched the song’s first explosive synchronized cello riffs. I felt a physical blast of compressed air from the amp stacks as the low-end vibrations kicked in, hammered home by a machine-gun double kick.”
-From G9’s FEARnet Review

I have never in my life experienced a concert more perfectly than at Apocalyptica’s very first show in Dallas, TX [at the House of Blues]. At first, I was just going to string together a few videos and a bunch of photos my new-found front-row friend Shelby had captured on her camera, but then… this video just took me on an artistic journey of its own, and I couldn’t stop it [nor did I want to]! Enjoy this fan documentary, and let me know what you think of the video. Finally, if you ever get the opportunity to see these guys in concert, don’t let it pass you by… it’ll be one of the best shows of your life, I promise.

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*Update: Here’s one of my favorite photos of Eicca, snapped at the concert. My “front-and-center head banging buddy” Shelby took a bunch of photos and some great videos and shared them with me for this… well, it’s turned into a short film about the show, really.

I had read in several places that House of Blues was really bad about not letting cameras enter the premises, so I didn’t bring one… well, wouldn’t you know it? They didn’t seem to be enforcing that on this night. Well, it turns out, I met a new Apocalyptica friend, and thanks to her, I’ve got some great stuff to work with as I continue my “Apocalyptica Fan Documentary.”

Also, read G9’s review of the Apocalyptica House of Blues Dallas [05.12.08] show at FEARnet. He captured the night so beautifully. I think I’ll be finished with the video by the weekend at the very latest. *squeee!*

[By the way, you can click the photo to enlarge it a bit.]