{"id":20308,"date":"2024-11-23T16:32:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=20308"},"modified":"2024-11-23T16:32:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:32:58","slug":"their-biggest-show-yet-will-the-haermorrhoids-finally-make-it-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=20308","title":{"rendered":"\u2026 their biggest show yet: Will The Haermorrhoids finally make it big??!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Thanks to Frosch for reporting, i was absent on family care duties!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Got our tickets for this show at Hamburg\u2019s long running Fabrik not because of Headliner The Chats, who I never rated that high, but for the support act, fellow Australians and beloved The Prize from Melbourne, probably the best Power Pop band going right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very nice surprise came a couple of weeks ago when a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> support act, local heroes The Haermorrhoids, was confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Made the investment of roundabout \u20ac 40,- a little more reasonable I guess\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is how we were greeted at the Fabrik on a cold and rainy November night, just what the world needs right now. Some backbone in a world gone mad, right at the edge of fascism and nuclear war\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fabrik.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fabrik-1024x951.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fabrik-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fabrik-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fabrik-768x713.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fabrik.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">( (c) Frosch, 2024))<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrived at the Fabrik really early as The Haermorrhoids were going to kick the evening off at 8pm already. Meeting the guys just before the gig they told us that they were only given 10 minutes to sound check, so they were pretty unsure how it would sound on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By far their biggest gig yet as the Fabrik holds 1.200 people and they had sold 900 tickets in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is how The Haermorrhoids kicked off:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The Haernorrhoids - 1 (Fabrik, Hamburg, 21.11.2024).mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talking later they said that they didn\u2019t warm up at all, but you surely couldn\u2019t feel that. Kicking into full gear and full of confidence with the title track of their latest album \u201cAt The Earth Core\u201d they took the Fabrik by storm and got the crowd moving right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No break, just like their heroes Ramones, Queers, Screeching Weasel, you name them all, Alleister Crowley next. And Sk8. Old favourites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The Haernorrhoids - 4 (Fabrik, Hamburg, 21.11.2024).mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I decided early on to record the whole show for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not being a musician \u2013 they are very picky when it comes to all these technical details\u2026 &#8211; I thought the sound was really good, guess it proofs if you watch the clips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it was going to be a very short set, I counted 22.5 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I really like was the mix of old and new hits, just before the clip above we got the old crowd please \u201cOverdose\u201d and my personal favourite just recently, \u201cDegenerator\u201d, is kicking off these 2 songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just watch the young crowd getting into the band, pogoing along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The Haernorrhoids - 5 (Fabrik, Hamburg, 21.11.2024).mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the last 2 songs we got the title track of great album No.1, \u201cApparatus Of The Ultimate Power\u201d. I rate this one just as high as the best Teenage Bottlerocket album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally another Punk band from Hamburg with international class, and I guess we can all agree on that &#x1f609;. \u201cLost In Space\u201d concluding this set, another example of the perfect dual vocals from Greg and Yannick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s what\u2019s keeping this band really interesting, Lennart and Martin doing a great job on the strings too. Let\u2019s all hope that they get what they deserve and make it really big in this fucked up world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a short break The Prize took the stage. Love this band and their perfect blend of Power Pop. Honestly think nobody does it better than them at this moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they wear their influences on their sleeves, one of the 3\u00a0 (!) guitarists sporting a Joe Walsh shirt. Very old school indeed, including drummer Nadine Muller, daughter of Cosmic Psychos drummer Dean Muller, wearing the matching 70\u2019s stage outfit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it\u2019s her voice and great drumming that really drives this band, best heard on the instant classic \u201cWrong Side Of Town\u201d, see the clip for it below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The Prize - 1 (Fabrik, Hamburg, 21.11.2024).mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shame that Nadine was set up right in the back, a hidden gem. That\u2019s drummers usual fate after all, but when we did see The Prize before her drum set was placed right in the middle between the 4 boys in the band. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally the gig felt a bit more lackluster than before, so we\u2019re looking forward to the release of their 1<sup>st<\/sup> album hopefully spring next year and another tour to follow later in 2025, as male lead vocalist and guitar player Carey Paterson confirmed later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is him performing the 1<sup>st<\/sup> song released off the new record, \u201cHad It Made\u201d, at the end of their set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The Prize - 2 (Fabrik, Hamburg, 21.11.2024).mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last but not least The Chats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to them The Haermorrhoids got their support slot for tonight, as they were <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=20111\">supporting The Unknowns at the Komet<\/a><\/em> a month before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not completely sure about the drummer but I suppose The Chats are totally identical to The Unknowns, who in the end also play Garage Punk, just like The Chats, but with more emphasis on the end 70\u2019s punk side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I immediately ordered their record and liked their gig in the small Komet basement, which attracted quite a few Chats fans, but never really got into the Chats recorded output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The Unknowns - 1 (Komet, Hamburg, 18.10.2024).mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s still great that they attract a really young crowd, which feels much more vital than our usual old school punk sets, with a 60+ crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they proved to be a really good live act, which is what\u2019s causing all the fuzz about them I suppose. Being Australian and snotty helps as well. Up to 25 Mio. YouTube clicks, just crazy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll never get one of their records I suppose, to me they just sound like any other garage punk band that can play the Get Lost Fest or Komet Club, not bad at all, but nothing special either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That being said, their song \u201c6L GTR\u201d is REALLY GOOD!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Chats - 6L GTR (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hrkuo0y8gMU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this is how it went off live, only the last 40 seconds, sorry, missed the best crowd support part, but just to give a little impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"368\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 368;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The Chats - 1 (Fabrik, Hamburg, 21.11.2024).mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After about half of their set I went from the front to the back of the room, as the songs all sounded a bit samey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But hey, a good live gig nevertheless and a fun evening with 2 great support acts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/th_poster-602x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/th_poster-602x1024.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/th_poster-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/th_poster-768x1306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/th_poster.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<em>Report, Pics and Videos by Frosch &#8211; hence color and not B\/W<\/em>. <em>Fanx!<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Frosch for reporting, i was absent on family care duties! 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