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Events and Reports - Sweden Rock Festival 2010 - Thursday - Treat, Death Angel, Sabaton, Jorn and Aerosmith
Thursday, the 10th of June, 2010.
Treat (Dio stage)
To shake off the hangover, I decided to join my husband, Mads, for melodic rockers Treat's show. I am not a big fan of the AOR flavored sound in general, but these guys delivered a solid performance with a lighthearted attitude and really seemed to have fun on stage.
Being slightly busted from the day before, the melodic nature of the music seemed soothing and the catchy refrains made it easy to get into. The old men on stage radiated a happy and enthusiastic feeling, and the singer's voice rang crystal clear over the Swedish fields. I cannot image any fan being disappointed by this show!
Setlist, Treat:
The War Is Over
All In
Ready for the Taking
Paper Tiger
Rev It Up / Party All Over / Too Wild
We Own The Night
Roar
Soul Survivor
Get You On The Run
Conspiracy
Encores:
Skies Of Mongolia
World Of Promises
Death Angel (Dio stage)
Death Angel is a name I've heard a million times, but not a band I've ever managed to actually listen to on record. So I didn't really know what to expect from this gig, this was this year's "check out a random band"-act. Turns out they play very energetic Thrash, and put on a more than convincing show! The band was more than normally active on stage, they jumped around and were totally on fire, shredding and screaming their way through a nice, old Thrash Metal orgy!
Sabaton (Rock stage)
Sabaton is a band, who's carrier have sky rocketed in recent years, from being virtually unknown at the release of their debut Primo Victoria (that is actually technically their second album), to playing headlining tours, making the front cover of several huge magazines, and getting rave reviews, after releasing only two more albums. Their popularity was evident in the huge and diverse crowd that band had attracted today, and I dare say, they could have been put on the largest stage, maybe not in the evening, but at least in the day time. I'm sure the large field in front of the stage wouldn't have looked too empty.
The Swedes opened with a blasting version of Ghost Division, which really set things off the right way. The large crowd was getting a little too physical for my liking; the front rows were packed so tightly, it was hard to headbang, or even stand on your feet, so I headed a little back. Panzer Battalion made the crowd go even crazier!
Unfortunately it was clear from the beginning that Sabaton suffered from a bad, thin and unacceptable sound, at least were I stood, it was pretty bad. This problem was luckily fixed somewhat during the concert.
Cliffs Of Gallipoli is a real special Sabaton song for me, very emotional, but still with an aggressive edge, and it was a joy to listen to it today, with such a huge crowd singing a long. The band seemed genuinely happy to play for us, and put on a great show. Joakim Brodénis an energetic frontman, and Oskar Montelius is such an awesome guitar player! A huge part of my liking for Sabaton is due to his guitar playing, and live he was just a pleasure to the ears!
Sabaton had a lot of fire and pyros with them, fitting nicely with the aggressive and bombastic nature of the music. Fire was burning in the background, and pyros exploded at the right moments, complimenting the music.
Towards the end of the show, an elderly man came onstage and sang a Swedish song, apparently about having "long balls". Interesting. Or maybe not. He turned out to be the singer of an old Swedish band, so I guess you'll have to be Swedish to get the joke.
For the Sabaton live classic Primo Victoria, Joakim Brodén asked the entire crowd to jump along, and the earth almost shook, as we all obeyed with pleasure. This song is so fantastic; I can never tire of it!
As always, a medley of Metal Machine/Metal Crüe ended the show.
Setlist, Sabaton
Ghost Division
Panzer Battalion
Coat of Arms
Saboteurs
Cliffs Of Gallipoli
Attero Dominatus
The Price Of A Mile
Screaming Eagles
Uprising
Aces in Exile
40:1
Encore:
The Art Of War
Långa Bollar På Bengt
Primo Victoria
Metal Machine / Metal Crüe
A little of Jorn (Sweden stage), a little of Danzig (Rock stage)
Having just seen Jorn deliver a splendid show at The Rock in Copenhagen prior to the festival, I decided to go check out his show. It sounded really good, with the Norseman's Dio-ish voice ringing over the melodic music. However, when I'm not too familiar with the material, I am sometimes easily distracted, as today, so I only saw a couple of songs. I was partly distracted by my curiosity, as to if Danzig was playing any old Misfits tunes, and what he looked like today. Danzig was playing at the same time as Jorn, so I left Jorn before time to see a bit of Danzig as well. I feared, to be honest, to find an old, worn out has-been, but seriously, what I saw of the performance was top notch! I am not the world's biggest Danzig fan, always were more of a Misfits-girl, so arriving just as he played the hits, like Mother, and laterDirty Black Summer, was cool with me. The old man looks great too, and yes, I know that shouldn't matter, but seriously this guy used to be the hottest thing ever, and I was just pleased to discover he's still easy on the eyes. Glen Danzig's trademark voice held up well live, and he seemed sincere in his performance, while still keeping that mystique, that is characteristic for his whole persona. Acknowledging the crowd, without interacting too much. Holding eyecontact, but not smiling too much. Always balancing on the edge of being just a tiny bit too weird, but making it work, because you wonder what goes on in his mind. Danzig has a great stage presence and was backed up by a solid band, resulting in a great show, from what I can tell.
Aerosmith (Festival stage)
Aerosmith reminds me of all the stuff I used to love, but outgrew, but sometimes revisit, just to find out they are still awesome. Like Converse shoes, or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Nintando 8-bit games. Stuff you grew up on, and that you'll never be able to feel totally indifferent about. I grew up on Aerosmith. They were the first Rock band I liked, I mean really liked, well enough to track down their records on my own (this was way before the internet, remember), and spend my days as a young girl, dreaming of one day seeing them live. That dream came true in 2007, at this very festival, and it was great. But this time, I felt like, well, been there, done that. I didn't have this crazy urge to run down the front at the start of the show. In fact, I stayed at the camp at the beginning of the show, and once I got to the festival ground, I regretted not going before and seeing the whole thing. As soon as the first notes of Livin' On The Edge hit my ears, I was 14 years old again, at least at heart. Old love dies hard, and tonight, I really enjoyed the company of my old flame, the music of Aerosmith, and though the ages show on the band members faces, they still put on a very good show.
I was surprised that certain hits like Crazy, Amazing, Janie's Got A Gun and Rag Doll was absent. The setlist seemed a little weird to me, and while it was nice to see Aerosmith again, it was too soon for them to headline again. As much as I like the band, I was a little disappointed, when they were announced headliner again, after doing such a great concert in 2007. Tonight, the feeling was not the same as last time, and the band could not top their last performance.
The show tonight was good, but not as amazing as last time. The band delivered some great songs, but I personally missed some songs, and though the band appeared like professionals, it just wasn't as convincing as last time. Good, but not fantastic show.
Setlist, Aerosmith:
Love In An Elevator
Back In The Saddle
Walkin' The Dog
Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
Livin' On The Edge
Jaded
Kings And Queens
Cryin'
Drum solo
Lord Of The Thighs
Stop Messin' Around
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Sweet Emotion
Baby Please Don't Go
Draw The Line
Dream On
Walk This Way
Toys In The Attic
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All pictures taken by Lunah of Metal Moments - www.metalmoments.net except Treat, taken by Steen | Written by Nina
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