HAVET Arena, Leprous, and Hypermass

I saw Leprous in Detriot and let me say - it was well worth the 3 hr trip from Columbus. I feel in love with the band after Bilateral after getting great reviews on Prog Archives and rate your music, and Coal was a decent followup. Hearing it live though, Coal is an album that really benefits from being performed live. Not too much banter between songs, and the setlist was pretty much what you'd expect, probably 60-70% off Coal, with a few songs from Bilateral and I believe 1 from Poppy Seed. They came out for an encore and played 2 more songs, including Forced Entry which may have been the highlight (Chronic live was exceptional as well). I'm disappointed the turnout was so low (maybe 3-4 dozen) for such an epic band traveled all the way from Norway, but this is their first US tour and hopefully they can become more popular here in America. They have to be regarded as nothing less than rock Gods in Norway.