First band up this night was none less than Denmark's own death / thrash veterans Konkhra. It's been a while since last we heard from them (Reality Check in 2003), but now they seem to be intent on beating their way back into our minds, with touring and a new album on the way.
With all this in mind, and the fact that it was a Friday night, I found it a bit surprising that there weren't more people who had shown up to give Konkhra a warm welcome back. The Rock was half empty when they went on stage, and that didn't change too much during the show, only a few more entered.
Not only were they few, but the crowd was also very quiet and calm, only a few people in the front were making some noise, and headbanging along to the furious music of the band. And I do mean only the music when I say furious; Konkhra's performance was far from the rush of energy that I had expected. Only their bass player, Lars Schmidt, really seemed to take this live show seriously, the rest of them mostly stood in their chosen place, and not really doing much else. Of course, Mads Lauridsen on drums was a bit unlucky, having been hidden away behind a stack of amps, so there wasn't much he could do, I suppose.
Konkhra also presented a new guitarist, who's name I didn't catch, since the sound was far from perfect, even when it was only Anders Lundemark (guitar/vocals) speaking between songs. He did seem quite glad though, greeting and shaking hands with the audience every chance he got.

So, even though they played with the flag held high (they did use a big Danish flag as backdrop), I don't think there was much to be proud of after this show. It felt weak and uninspired, without any of the driving force that the music should make way for. Then again, this is only my opinion, and to tell the truth, I have never been much of a Konkhra fan. Not that this concert did much to change that.

Setlist:

Religion Is A Whore
Lions Are Hungry
Warmonger
Hail To The King
Parasite
Time Will Heal
Heavensent
Spit Or Swallow
Warzone
Facelift