A little over a millennium ago, the first Viking longboats pulled up on Erin's shores... once the initial raiding parties had departed, a few of us settled down while others returned several centuries later - this time in peace, merely seeking to make new lives. A further few hundred years down the timeline, the raidersA little over a millennium ago, the first Viking longboats pulled up on Erin's shores… once the initial raiding parties had departed, a few of us settled down while others returned several centuries later – this time in peace, merely seeking to make new lives. A further few hundred years down the timeline, the raiders keep on coming, with Sweden's finest musical export descending once again upon the one part of the island to which their ancestors made it only fleetingly so many generations afore… Darkest Era by Marc Leach Photography Leading the Celtic resistance, openers Darkest Era are making one of their rare forays out of the wilds of County Fermanagh. It's been quite a while – by my reckoning, more than two years – since the band last graced a Belfast stage, but they show absolutely no signs of ring rust as they enthusiastically bound onto the stage to an equally positive reaction from the growing number of early comers. With new drummer Cameron Åhslund-Glass (well, he's 'new' to Belfast audiences at least) proving a real powerhouse behind the kit, and bassist Daniel O'Toole holding down the bottom end with laconic aplomb, frontman Krum leads his DE troops [...]
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