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Norwegian band Swölk had the pleasure to open this concert evening. The band is not that well-known, but they tried their best to create a good atmosphere. Lots of energy, the band members are individually skilled enough, but they didn't really impress on stage as a band, didn't really catch the audience. A shame, but when they have practiced more, I hope I can get a chance to hear them again. They have just released their self-titled debut album Swölk.
Hail! is a band who are centered on guitarist Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) and bass player David Ellefson (F5, Avian, ex-Megadeth) and singer Tim 'Ripper' Owens (ex-Judas Priest). They are touring under the name Hail, and with Owens as frontman the success is secured. They opened with The Ace Of Spades and after that came a thunderstorm of mainly Sepultura, Megadeth, Maiden and Priest songs that rocked the world of the approximately 250 people present. What a shame that only so few people were here.
Tim Owens have a voice that leaves no doubt why he was chosen to take the vacant place in Judas Priest. He sings and performs on stage as a man who has worked his way upwards to the top. That voice can make everything else seem not important. As they were in Copenhagen, they brought on a very welcome guest: Mr. Hank Sherman of Mercyful Fate. Hank played with them for 4 or 5 songs, and especially when he played the rhythm guitar on the Priest song Grinder I enjoyed it.
But generally the songs that appealed most to the audience were: Grinder, Balls To The Wall, Wratchchild, Run To The Hills, Breaking The Law, Refuse / Resist and especially a medley of the two songs Peace Sells and Paranoid. The show was not very long, but very intense. In my view Owens did his best on Run To The Hills and Breaking The Law. It is not the last time I have been to a Hail! concert! Great job done by the guys at The Rock, Copenhagen.
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