I totally agree with Ole, but he already knows that. Actually, while waiting for him to show up on stage - I am talking about Thomas now - we were probably kind of nervous too and eager to hear him... after the first notes he pulled out from his throat however, a wave of joy and relief shook us, and shook the flag
and we thought the man deserves a warmest welcom to Therion's crew... so we tried to show that to him and encourage him to give his best and forget that he's debut with Therion is at Wacken... and when I say Wacken is not only that Wacken from past years (you know, the biggest metal festival in the world), 'cause this year Wacken was too small for all the people that attended and just too big to be called a festival (maybe a mega-one). How would you feel going on stage on a debut at Wacken? I don't know, but anyone I think would be freaked out... well, unless you weren't Peter Steel and on drugs (that's to say that Type 0 Negative was such a huge disappointment!!!).
well, Thomas' voice was ASTONISHING - and yes, with all the aboved noticed unsyncs - which were not that obvious as a matter of fact and he managed well on the spot - he's fitting really well with the rest of the band, and what's most important with Snowy with whom he's sharing responsibilities... and personally, I think that's a really hard job to do, that is to stand up to Snowys overwhelming performance and personality... and I know all Mats' fans will want to kill me now, but Thomas brought back some balance in the male crew, which, to me at least, was missing a bit during this tour, as Mats seemed a bit ... dunno maybe just tired, maybe just ... not fitting in with Snowy.
I am also very glad that some of us at least could even send some feedback to him - Snowy, Peter and him almost stumbled on us while we were waiting for Dimmu Borgir to show up on stage - and tell him what a great job he's done and that those that love Therion bid him a warmest welcome.
PS: edit - some unbearable typos
