Another live review and I could cut and paste many comments from my Tyketto review.
Fans - you know the material - the band are quite sensational musicians, so that's no issue, the songs come from the catalogue of Circus Maximus' releases, leaning heavily on the recent Havoc release.
All that's needed is that all important sonic thumbs up. And I'm happy to give it again. The recording sounds great, the mix is nice and clear and it sounds pretty raw and live to me. And there's no daft audience fading between tracks, this is a concert!
The songs - as complex as they are - these guys really know how to play and it's a joy to listen to them in a live setting.
Great stuff for all CM fans and fans of progressive melodic metal in general.
Frontiers Music Srl is excited to announce the release of CIRCUS MAXIMUS' hotly anticipated live album “Havoc In Oslo”, which will be released on August 4, 2017. It will be available on 2CD/DVD and 2CD/BluRay.
On February 6th, 2016, Norwegian prog metallers, Circus Maximus celebrated the release of their fourth studio album, 'Havoc' with a sold out show at the Rockefeller in Oslo, with a stunning live production that involved pyro, sparks (literally), and a massive light rig.
The band wanted to make this show one of the most memorable performances in Circus Maximus history and then to share this night with the world. So, it was decided to capture the entire night with multiple high definition cameras for a release on both Blu-Ray and DVD as well as an audio component.
Ever since the band released "Live In Japan" via YouTube, they have been eager to make a proper live release in a physical format. “Havoc Live in Oslo” is a powerful statement from a band at the top of their game!