The melodic speed they play's really kick my ass sky high! And yesterday I got my fill.
It was a LONGINUS night, i.e. THEY were "the men" as well as the night promoters, while as opener we got to enjoy LIGHBRINGER and KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND, again two young band of talented musician.
No regret what so ever. Lightbringer doesn't properly suits Captain and Port Royal's members tastes, I guess: despite the melodic/speed m. inserts they stay on a bit too visual pop-rock side. I don't know if it was the battery of Jack Daniels & coke I had or what, but I managed to enjoy them too. The singer (sweet & nice chick) has voice and presence on stage, even if her voice sounds a little bit unoriginal. When they covered Longinus's Heresy, with the guitarrist on the vocals and a different axeman, they quite hit on the right spot, getting a more groovy sound!
Knights of Round may need some image change and some track proofreading, but live they are quite up to the task. Men, the axeman is a shredder! I do like him! Beside he is so much Joe Stump-like! They got me: banging since first track. Well, yep... there were a little bit too many plastic sword in the sky to be serious METAL... but they're on their first album. They can only get better. They nicely performed a Helloween cover too (their sound is quite close to them). They got a new singer (guess better that the previous... quite Kiske-like) and a new bassist. Nice listening! May start stalking them too.
Longinus does not need introductions. They shoved up our ass almost all their tunes, with the usual energy and skill. Three enchores and a catchy cover (guess it was Manowar's Metal Daze) with drum-man Midi-san on vocal, guitarrist Maki-san on drum, Ken-san on guitar and bass G-san on guitar. Cool!
Stay tuned! Forthcomming are Tokyo's metal defenders HELLHOUND (8/2) [singer and guitarrist was at the gig with the Cpt.); BLOOD STAIN CHILD (8/10) and ... ANTHRAX (15/8).
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