Into Eternity. My 3rd time seeing Into Eternity and I was still waiting to be impressed. No "new band member" issues. No health issues. No excuses. No thank you. This band just doesn't bring it live. The music was a bit tighter this time around. However, they just can't pull off live, what they do in the studio. As for Stu, (in my opinion) he just can't sing. It's not that I don't like his voice. He just sounds like a complete amateur. To top it off, the band has no stage presence. Made it through two songs and went to have another beer.
Edguy. Edguy blew me away at PPIII and bored me at PPV. Last night was much closer to their PPIII appearance. Great energy. Great sound. Great stage presence. The show started a bit slow, but wrapped up really strong. Both the band and the crowd became more energetic as the night went on. The show closed with "Out of Control", "Vain Glory Opera", "Mandrake" and "King of Fools". Excellent performance.
Hammerfall. Yuck. Blech. Pleh. I really dug Hammerfall's first two CDs, at the time of their release. Time has not treated them well. Their last three releases have been uber generic, boring, dull, by the numbers Euro Power Metal. At this point, it's hard to tell if the band sounds more like a joke or looks more like a joke. Made it through 2.5 songs and headed home.
Zod
Edguy. Edguy blew me away at PPIII and bored me at PPV. Last night was much closer to their PPIII appearance. Great energy. Great sound. Great stage presence. The show started a bit slow, but wrapped up really strong. Both the band and the crowd became more energetic as the night went on. The show closed with "Out of Control", "Vain Glory Opera", "Mandrake" and "King of Fools". Excellent performance.
Hammerfall. Yuck. Blech. Pleh. I really dug Hammerfall's first two CDs, at the time of their release. Time has not treated them well. Their last three releases have been uber generic, boring, dull, by the numbers Euro Power Metal. At this point, it's hard to tell if the band sounds more like a joke or looks more like a joke. Made it through 2.5 songs and headed home.
Zod