LIVE IN DEUTSCHLAND

This live CD showcases the early sound of Saviour Machine, before the beginning of their much more colossal Legend series. The setlist is pretty much a perfect representation of their first two albums, including many classics such as Carnival of Souls and Legion but also some more rarely heard and brilliant pieces like The Wicked Window and the epic The Stand. The orchestral elements are there, but more in the background, and the pieces are driven with mix of progressive gothic rock, some eastern guitar melodies played with tastefulness and some delay, and of course the splendid vocals of one and only mr Eric Clayton. It is so hard to find anything to complain here, that I can't stop myself from giving this one a 5 star rating even though I do think they pushed the level still a tiny bit further with their 2002 live dvd. Blazing with passion, aggressive riffs, slowly building instrumental sections and the simple beauty and reflection of the calmer parts, this is musically a very professionally sounding live record and gives yet another reason for me to believe that there is not a band quite like Saviour Machine. The sentimental encore Overture/Love Never Dies/Saviour Machine II sums it up well: "It is finished/ do you see/ the light of the saviour inside this machine". I do.