Four years ago I saw Lahannya for the first time on Metal Female Voices Fest and now for the 10th jubilee they again were able to show whether they enhanced. The British with the remarkable blue curls had just like the last time her bassist and co-songwriter Lutz Demmler with her. Completed the two were by guitarist Christopher Milden and drummer Luca Mazzucconi.
Greece is not only due to questions around the Euro crisis on everybodys lips but also on this year's Metal Female Voices Fest it was using much space. Maybe the promoters wanted to support them that way, I don't know. But with Seduce The Heaven the first Greek band entered the stage.
After the day started already quite promising now the first downer came. Crysalis was playing symphonic metal with gothic influences. The Italians around front woman Ciara Malvestiti tried to extend the good atmosphere but somehow that did not work.
After the days started quite lively with Anwynn directly afterwards with Benighted Soul from France another promising band was following. Although they already exist since 2003 they released their first album "Start From Scratch" not until 2011. Their style can be called progressive rock but there were also some symphonic elements within.
The 10. edition of Metal Female Voices Fest already started the evening before but as first no band was announced and shortly before the festival finally the association Eve's Apple should form the whole evening for me it was very quickly clear that I would earliest arrive on Saturday morning at Belgium. Although it was starting quite early in the morning the venue was way more filled than the years before.
The last band of this year's Wacken Open Air was announced as surprise act and behind that the Hessian band Edguy was hidden. At that point I have to arise significant criticism directed to the promoters as either Edguy as well as Leningrad Cowboys playing in parallel at the Bullhead Tent due to their fame really received the most unthankful slots!
After the guys of Machine Head directly blast one away now it was going into a completely different direction. Ministry were guests and presented a very special show. During that not only the artists were in the foreground as the stage was enlightened with very low lights during the concert in alternating colours. This was supported by psychedelic videos on the screens matching to the songs of the head of the band Al Jourgensen.
After gotten completely wet during Scorpions and the exhaust was slowly increasing I nearly was over with this year's Wacken and wanted to go back to the camping ground. Whilst drinking a cola at one of the boothes the guys of Machine Head started playing and freed new power inside of me with the final decision: "OK, let's go until the bitter end!"
The Hannover guys were largely announced beforehand. Their last open air show in Europe it should be (believe it or not...) and so technically nearly everything was shown. Huge LED walls on stage and a drum set high up in the air in the middle of it was looking quite impressive. But first of all it meant that we had to wait as the Scorpions were starting way too late. With nearly 15 minutes of delay the intro video started during which they entered the stage and began with "Sting In The Tail".
At the back of the stage there were the burning riders and it was obviously what should follow: Amon Amarth, the Swedish viking export was ready to conquer the True-Metal Stage. In front of that just like in front of the Black-Stage next to it was chock-full with the people having large expectations.