This concert was probably the least anticipated from the others lined up this month (Slayer with Children of Bodom and Inflames, and Opeth with Paradise Lost) but it did a good job into turning on my concert mood. The crowd at the sold out Olympia Theatre was varied with a fair share of screaming teenage girls, elder metal-heads and even some general public. I never expected to see mammas in the crowd, and I'm not talking about mammas like the one I saw this morning which could have made the playboy centrefold.

The first supporting band was Moth Complex which played some mainstream rock with decent enthusiasm. It wasn't that bad considering they're probably still are in the early years, hopefully they'll manage to get at least half the success of Lacuna Coil. The female vocalist was wearing a girlish pink skirt which was paled by the shocking pink jacket worn by the lady with the French barrette if front of me. She was the epitome of dress code stupidity. There's not much more to say about this band, [in fact you said nothing], but I appreciated the effort they put in and I'd fancy supporting the Irish Scene.

Poison Black a Finnish Gothic band had to be the second supporting band but didn't make it because of some sort of accident, so after Moth Complex, the stage was prepared for the main act and the curtains drawn closed. At 9.00 my built up curiosity wasn't satisfied because there was nothing to hide except the formation of masked musicians that kicked off the concert. After the intro Cristina and Andrea came rushing in, both dressed in punkish white shirts and black ties. Initially I was a bit disappointed that Cristina wasn't wearing one of her sexy gothic outfits but she was forgiven soon after. All the other musicians were wearing the same matching clothes; black pinstriped shirts and black trousers. This matching attire and the formation on the stage with the drummer placed on a higher platform in the centre made the stage appear symmetrical.

The selection of the songs was from the new album Karmacode. Some of the songs played were Fragile, Fragments of Faith, Close, To the edge as well as some from their previous albums Comalies and Unleashed Memories. Without any encouragement the crowd was responsive but as soon as the main duo gave their least bit of encouragement the agitation multiplied. Probably best songs based on audience judgement where Heaven's a lie and the Depeche Mode cover Enjoy the Silence. This is where the crowd went mad, and with good reason as the both singers topped their already strong presence on stage got the crowd really going.

If I'm not mistaken this is the only Italian band that made it this far in the genre which is a good sign knowing that Italy has much to offer in the underground scene. At the end, without all the anticipation it was a great concert [didn't you promise not to use the word great] and I enjoyed it.