DragonForce: Ultra BeatDown In New Mexico
DragonForce: Ultra BeatDown In New Mexico
Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - November 15, 2008
by Flavia Salazar
The first time I witnessed these guys live was during the Rockstar Mayhem Festival over the summer. As the one of the main acts on the main stage, I was very intrigued by their live unique line-up and approach to their performance which included intense guitar solos between both lead guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li followed by the hallowing metal vocals of ZP Theart (Let's not shine the spotlight away from the other members- Dave Mackintosh, Vadim Pruzhanov and Frederic Leclercq whose presences were not forgotten). Their performance was one of the of the highlights from that festival, so when I heard that they were making a stop in my neck of the woods again, I jumped on the chance to witness them again.
Powerglove was the first opener for the night. I refer to them as video game super heroes as the parade on stage dressed like the characters of the Super Mario video game. Much of their musical influences surround video games and they referred to many during their set. Powergloves music is more instrumental with power-speed metal guitar solos and no lyrics. They were very energetic onstage and had great stage presence but the second act was about to take the spotlight. The furious Finnish warriors from Turisas graced us with their presence. As all six members assembled with their warrior outfits and painted faces, I wasn't sure what I signed-up for. As they belted out their vocals onstage with their Celtic metal riffs the warriors sang with strong passion, which was the perfect warmup for the following act, DragonForce.
Read the full review at UnRatedMagazine.com
Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA - November 15, 2008
by Flavia Salazar
The first time I witnessed these guys live was during the Rockstar Mayhem Festival over the summer. As the one of the main acts on the main stage, I was very intrigued by their live unique line-up and approach to their performance which included intense guitar solos between both lead guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li followed by the hallowing metal vocals of ZP Theart (Let's not shine the spotlight away from the other members- Dave Mackintosh, Vadim Pruzhanov and Frederic Leclercq whose presences were not forgotten). Their performance was one of the of the highlights from that festival, so when I heard that they were making a stop in my neck of the woods again, I jumped on the chance to witness them again.
Powerglove was the first opener for the night. I refer to them as video game super heroes as the parade on stage dressed like the characters of the Super Mario video game. Much of their musical influences surround video games and they referred to many during their set. Powergloves music is more instrumental with power-speed metal guitar solos and no lyrics. They were very energetic onstage and had great stage presence but the second act was about to take the spotlight. The furious Finnish warriors from Turisas graced us with their presence. As all six members assembled with their warrior outfits and painted faces, I wasn't sure what I signed-up for. As they belted out their vocals onstage with their Celtic metal riffs the warriors sang with strong passion, which was the perfect warmup for the following act, DragonForce.
Read the full review at UnRatedMagazine.com
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