So, the time of year has come again for the UP THE HAMMERS underground metal festival. On Thursday March 4, 2010 the usual warm up party took place sporting a lineup of Greece's prominent heavy metal bands.
When I arrived the band Dream Weaver had taken the stage. Their dependable heavy/power metal has garnered for them some devoted fans who didn't fail to show up and support them. Next in line were Macedon Harriers. Now this was a band that many were expecting to see, given that they had disbanded after an obscure demo in the late '80s. However, they decided to reunite for this show and possibly some new music. Sadly, the terrible sound they had throughout their set didn't help matters and the audience quickly lost interest. I believe though they still have the ability to put out some new quality metal, so I'll be waiting for their next move.
Following them, Dexter Ward came out, they are a new band but with very familiar faces, ie Marco and Manolis, ex-members of Battleroar. The sound didn't help here either but they managed to rock the place with their high-energy metalized rock n' roll. A couple of vids from their set will be posted soon.
In the end, very promising and upcoming young band Strikelight stormed the stage. Their shows are always filled with passion and energy and this was no exception. With a brand new singer, I was curious to see them live and they did not disappoint. The new set of lungs is phenomenal, hitting high notes like there is no tomorrow. If they play their cards right, a bright future is ahead of them. Following their hellraising heavy metal anthems and a Sortilege cover it was time for the party to end.
Thanks for the fun night guys.
When I arrived the band Dream Weaver had taken the stage. Their dependable heavy/power metal has garnered for them some devoted fans who didn't fail to show up and support them. Next in line were Macedon Harriers. Now this was a band that many were expecting to see, given that they had disbanded after an obscure demo in the late '80s. However, they decided to reunite for this show and possibly some new music. Sadly, the terrible sound they had throughout their set didn't help matters and the audience quickly lost interest. I believe though they still have the ability to put out some new quality metal, so I'll be waiting for their next move.
Following them, Dexter Ward came out, they are a new band but with very familiar faces, ie Marco and Manolis, ex-members of Battleroar. The sound didn't help here either but they managed to rock the place with their high-energy metalized rock n' roll. A couple of vids from their set will be posted soon.
In the end, very promising and upcoming young band Strikelight stormed the stage. Their shows are always filled with passion and energy and this was no exception. With a brand new singer, I was curious to see them live and they did not disappoint. The new set of lungs is phenomenal, hitting high notes like there is no tomorrow. If they play their cards right, a bright future is ahead of them. Following their hellraising heavy metal anthems and a Sortilege cover it was time for the party to end.
Thanks for the fun night guys.
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