It’s a bitterly cold night up in North London and one that belies the bubbling and fervent energy brimming amongst those queuing outside the O2 Academy in Islington. Those of a bolder disposition may be inclined to heed security’s pleas to shuffle up for warmth from your fellow concert-goer (though one suspects they’re thinking more along the lines of crowd control but let’s indulge in the slight absurdity of that notion for a moment), but it’s a warmth that’s much-needed. Needless to say, the beer blanket is at max tog-rating tonight to stave off the cold and weather the storm that is Insomnium‘s aptly-titled conceptual opus Winter’s Gate. Read Our Live Review Here
Here are some of the epic moments of the evening with Insomnium, Barren Earth & Wolfheart: