Hostile are a local act that whilst weren’t
fantastic still had a noticeable spark within
their performance that I foretell will blossom
into something great over the years. Their front
man was confident but maybe a bit too aggressive
at times; musically though they had their ups
and downs with me as I loved some tracks but others
I was not fond, they did a cover also of “Breaking
The Law” by Judas Priest which got them
their biggest reaction of the night. On the whole
I wasn’t sold on them but with the material
they have there is some definite potential for
them, they just aren’t up there right now.
Kaledon put on a great performance bar a few
blunders; those include the singer nailing the
guitarist with the mic stand and also him holding
the mic too far away at times so that his vocals
were inaudible. When they started there wasn’t
much reaction from the crown nor was there much
excitement but by the time their set was over
there was echoes of an audience screaming the
lyrics to their material and numerous people bouncing
around the room and the band were taken aback
by how much love they were being shown by a city
so far away from where they originate (From the
great Italian city of Rome). Their cliché
power metal themes and accompaniment work for
them as a style and when their energy and persistence
paid off I was more than happy to see a band of
this genre absolutely nail it and get some recognition.
Lordi I can easily sum up as a poor man’s
Rob Zombie in every respect, that is in no way
an insult it is a compliment in my eyes as Rob
Zombie costs a fortune whereas Lordi is barely
a fraction of the cost but what you do get for
that, is costumed musicians who have a great sense
of humour and some pretty great tricks thanks
to their dedicated crew. Numerous strange costume
changes and many ways of coating the audience
in all kinds of stuff; foam, water, smoke and
spit. The setlist too was enormous, 17 songs plus
a drum and guitar solo! A lot more than a lot
of headline sets are normally blessed with, the
encore in particular was astounding with 3 big
hitters “Would You Love a Monsterman?”,
“Hard Rock Hallelujah” and “Sincerely
With Love” but not only that they pushed
through an incredibly rare song “Hulking
Dynamo” which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was
a fantastic mix of theatrics and musical performance
I can’t flaw it because everything I’ve
ever said makes the perfect show was present this
evening, and I absolutely loved it.
Hostile – 3/5
Kaledon – 3.5/5
Lordi – 4.5/5
Review By James Webb
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