VENEZUELA – PART I: MEET N’ GREET
We are back from Caracas, Venezuela where we have spent one of the best weeks of our lives. It’s been an amazing experience and we’ve met so many great people, new friends and all this thanks to Mattey Magazine (with Roberto, Rafael, Jorge, Miztika and Leo at the helm), one of the best, top class organizers there is.
We want to share some of the things that we experienced during our stay in Venezuela so you will be able to follow up on our stories through some blog posts like this one! Here comes Part I:
We did not know much about Venezuela before coming there so we arrived on June 16 2010 to Simon Bolivar International Airport (CCS)with new eyes, ready for anything and everything. It turned out to be a good attitude because Venezuela is something completely new, different and unique. Mattey’s crew took care of us right from the start by taking us to our great hotel to get some rest from our long 13 hour travel.
Every day was planned for something but we also had plenty of time to relax, get sun burnt by the pool, drink cerveza and enjoy every minute in Venezuela.
The next day we greeted Hirax when they came to the hotel from the airport. The Invasión Thrash had begun!
[bassists] [drummers] DECADENCE & HIRAX [vocalists] [guitarists]
Our first public appearance was on our signing session with Hirax the day before the show. The signing session/meet n’ greet was held on June 17 2010 in a record store in Caracas called Acantus (CC San Ignacio). We were greeted by a big bunch of crazy fans and two by two they came into the store so that we could really meet everyone in person. It was great seeing all familiar faces that we’ve known online since over half a year back when the show was first announced! We met our Street Team leader Condesa Blanca (who couldn’t stop screaming when she saw us 
) and all others working together with her. It was amazing how the fans also brought us gifts such as a wonderful portrait of me and custom made Venezuelan flags with Decadence logo on them! The meet n’ greet was a perfect way for us to get to know all the people who were going to our show and the moment was precious to us as it increased the whole experience of the concert as well.
Decadence Street Team Venezuela! Simon Carrillo’s art
What impressed us the most about Venezuela during these first days were the deeply dedicated fans and the incredible support they gave us. This was the real deal and they all made us feel home with a very warm welcoming. This could only turn out good. About Venezuela as a whole, we couldn’t stop staring at the mountains, how the clouds were lower than the actual top of the mountains and passed them like fog in the mornings and the large fairytale like vultures circling by them in the deep valley. Only some dinosaurs missing and we’d have Jurassic Park!
The view from our hotel
A fun fact to round it off: Look what Rafael Mattey noticed… Apparently I like the shape because I’ve never known about the striking similarities between my eyes and the Decadence logo that I’ve drawn! So no Rafael, this was not intentional, but I like the connection!
All photo’s that we’ve gathered from this trip will be shared later. Stay tuned for more in Part II!
Tags: Acantus, Caracas, CC San Ignacio, Decadence Street Team Venezuela, Hirax, Invasión Thrash, Mattey Magazine, Meet 'n Greet, Signing Session, Venezuela
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July 17th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
[...] Part III of our stories from Venezuela. If you missed the first two parts you can catch up here: Part I: Meet n’ Greet and Part II: [...]
July 11th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
cool, awesome show, i hope you retourn soon!, strong embrace friends!!
July 3rd, 2010 at 11:17 pm
[...] all who read Venezuela Part I: Meet n’ Greet know that we in Decadence had a great time in Caracas right from the start. The day after the Meet [...]
June 28th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Just in case I’m going to repeat my post
GUYS & GIRL, THANK YOUUUUUUUU A LOT FOR COMING TO VENEZUELA, LIKE I SAID YESTERDAY AT THE PARTY IN CARACAS, YOU’RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO OUR COUNTRY ANYTIME YOU WANT, VENEZUELA WILL ALWAYS LOVE N’ SUPPORT YOU. ERIK, I HOPE YOU’RE DOIN’ WELL AFTER WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY (IF YOU DON’T REMEMBER ANYTHING, ASK TO THE GUYS XD XD XD), KITTY I’M ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH YOU
THANKS FOR THE PHOTOS¡¡¡¡; KENNETH, THANK YOU N’ SORRY FROM MY FRIENDS FOR MAKING YOU WORRY ABOUT THEM WHEN YOU’RE LEAVING TO THE HOTEL YOU’RE AWESOME MAN, NIKLAS, MY DRINKING BUDDY XD XD XD¡¡¡ YOU’RE AN INTERESENTING & KIND PERSON MAN AND HEY, YOU’RE NOT A PUSSY¡¡¡¡¡¡ SO WHOEVER WHO SAID THAT CAN JUST FUCK OFF 
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, JOAKIM, MAN YOU’RE VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERY FUNNY AND A PRO-DRINKING ALCOHOL DUDE TOO XD XD XD XD OF COURSE, HUMBLE AND A VERY NICE PERSON TOO. I’M NEVER GONNA FORGET THIS EXPERIENCE, AND HOPEFULLY I EXPECT THAT IT COULD BE REPEATED AGAIN SOMETIME, THANK YOU DECADENCE, LONG LIVE TO YOU AND METAL \m/
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June 28th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Erika: Oh that’s a must! You also have to show me some good Venezuelan te caliente! Lórien was sooo cute, give her a high-five back, I will remember that!
Condesa: Decadence loves you all too!
Charlotte: I agree, it’s hard moving on now but at least we can do it with the thought that we will do this again in the future! There will be more blogs like this one, this is Part 1 of 3 about Venezuela!
Hellson: We will work hard to meet you all again. Thanks for helping us out at the Goodbye Party, it was arranged perfectly!
Alfredo: It will come….
Coraline: Thank You for making us feel so welcome, we shall return!
June 28th, 2010 at 5:39 am
i hope decandence come back soon
thank you so much for comming to our country, you will always be welcome in Venezuela! 
greeting to all of you from me and Alfredo 
June 28th, 2010 at 2:07 am
soon post the flag on my blogs. Master of the flags of Venezuela
June 28th, 2010 at 1:48 am
You dudes, you were great, thanks a lot for your beatiful memories about our country, I hope you´ll be back soon…
June 28th, 2010 at 1:07 am
We are so happy you had a good time in our country!!
hahaha But is great reading the experience from your point of view 
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING DECADENCE YOU ROOOCK 
After that awesome and fun week with you guys, It´s hard to start another boring week tomorrow
June 27th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
kittyyyyy!!!! I love you….. Venezuela Loves Them….
June 27th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
How good is they liked Venezuela
I hope to return very soon to delight us with their presence.
For next we’ll have to buy a box of RON Cacique or Santa Teresa jajajajaja
A kiss and a hug ……….
Lórien (little girl at the party farewell) said: Greetings to the Barbie
June 27th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
we miss you a lot!
we spent a fabulous time with you guys! you have to come back haha
June 27th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
I’m Decadenceyed! There’s no better way to put it!
June 27th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Kitty u’re decadenc’eyed since the beginning ahahah
moshhhhhhhhhhh