Norwegian extreme metallers PANTHEON I embarked on their 23-date European tour supporting ABSU on Friday, October 16th, in Darmstadt, Germany.

Live Julianne (cello) checks in with the following:

"Our blog is not working at the moment, so I will leave a note here to let you know we are still alive.

Bus breakdown #1 - A lot has happened since the last time we checked in. First, the bus broke daown in Leipzig. We had to spend the night at a hotel while the bus was being fixed, which was actually a nice break. Sleeping in a big bed and having the hotel breakfast. Although some of the guys stayed up drinking and having a food fight in the hotel room instead of recharging the batteries...

Bus breakdown #2 - The next day we waited outside the venue in Leipzig for hours before the bus was finally fixed and we were already behind schedule when leaving Leipzig. But guess what. The bus broke down again on the highway, half way to Kassel. So there we were, stuck at a truckstop for hours. Finally a passanger bus came and picked us up and we just made it to Kassel when the local support was finished. We had to go straight on without soundcheck, but it was ok and a good crowd.

Pimp my bus - We got a new nightliner in Kassel, hope this holds for the rest of the tour! But - dont think this bus has shock absorbers, because we were jumping around like crazy tonight. Nobody got much sleep as we were thrown around in our bunks.

Prague - Prague was killer!

Sightseeing in Budapest - Now we are in the backstage in Budapest. I have been walking around and seeing sights all day with the guys from ZOROASTER and RAZON. Nice to see something other than the inside of a bus or venue for a change. Ready for tonights show, hope it will be a good one."

Check out fan-filmed footage of the band in Oslo earlier this fall: