Despite it being the first night of the tour and despite the two opening
touring bands not playing the first date of the tour, White Wizzard put
on a phenomenal show. Even though they go through more lineup changes
than a preseason football squad, the group they have now are phenomenal.
Their new lead guitarists can both shred, but I was on the side of Jake
Dreyer and he was melting my face in every song. There was a nice,
thick, Maiden-esque bass sound to every song, and the new vocalist
Joseph just added to everything. They were really appreciative and there
were more than a few fans in the audience that were headbanging and
singing along with a ton of the songs.
The coolest part of the night was when someone pointed out that there
were a few underage kids (the venue was 21+) were watching through the
windows out on the street. Near the end of their set, someone opened the
door right next to the window, and during a song, guitarist Jake walked
outside and started playing to those two kids! It was so awesome. My
friend and I went out there and headbanged with them! I remember when I
stood outside that same venue to watch Exodus in the freezing sleet
because I wasn't 21. White Wizzard totally made those kids have a
memorable night!
Every song they played was awesome, especially the older stuff like 40
Deuces, Over The Top and High Speed GTO. Iron Goddess Of Vengeance was
really heavy, too. Just all around good sound and great performance from
the band.
We didn't get Icarus Witch and Widow, who will be on later dates of the
tour. Direct support came from local heavy/power metal band Ancient
Creation. One guitar, bass, drums and vocalist, but they were really
heavy. They're older dudes, so instead of just emulating that classic
heavy metal sound, they are the real deal! Their songs Apocalypse and
Bringer Of Evil were awesome, and they can really shred.
Opening the show was good ol' Vanlade. The power/speed/thrash powerhouse
added a second guitarist to their lineup again, and it only added
another layer of awesome to their sound. This might have been the best
time I've seen them, and they ended with a cover of Steppenwolf's Born
To Be Wild. Awesome!
Such a great show, even though some of the bands fell through. Next time!
White Wizzard:
Torpedo Of Truth (new song)
40 Deuces
Celestina
Out Of Control
Starchild
Flying Tigers
Iron Goddess Of Vengeance
Fall Of Atlantis
Over The Top
High Speed GTO
Ancient Creation included:
Apocalypse
Bringer of Evil
Vanlade included:
Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf cover)
White Wizzard: 9/10
Ancient Creation: 8/10
Vanlade: 8/10
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