There was no messing around with too much crowd interaction but it wasn’t needed as the music spoke for itself Wolf showed his passion for the band visually through his big smiles and aurally through his kick ass guitar solos, Christopher Williams could be mistaken for Animal (the insane drummer from the Muppets) for his intense energy and enthusiasm. The classics like ‘Princess of the Dawn’ and, of course, ‘Balls to the Wall’ had the crowd engaged just as much as the bands newer material from Blind Rage and Stalingrad. Wolf led the charge, the bands straight up “ balls to the wall” (excuse the pun) heavy metal had the crowd pumped and their singing on form.
From the beginning of their set it was clear that these guys were real pro’s. Unlike the other two bands tonight these guys are real veterans of the genre with a career spanning more than forty years carried by long time members guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. I have to admit that I wasn’t really familiar with Accept prior to this show. Despite some stellar shredding from elven-garbed guitarists Lynd and Aerendir, and some impressive vocal work from frontman Chrileon they lacked that fun factor which makes the previously mentioned Gloryhammer stand out from the crowd and become a little more than a guilty pleasure. Since many punters were flooding in from the working grind, the light feel good atmosphere was a good way to start the night. A symphonic power metal band with a neoclassical flair, they join the likes of Gloryhammer in the over the top, cheesy fantasy metal genre.
Opening tonight’s proceedings are label mates Twilight Force. Tonight’s show, their fourth, comes a mere 10 months since their previous show but a healthy crowd for a weekday show means their popularity shows no signs of slowing down. Since then the band have returned on a regular basis, playing bigger venues on each visit (not something that many bands could boast I imagine). Power metal giants Sabaton made their Irish debut back in 2012 with an unexpected runaway success. Line-up: Sabaton + Accept + Twilight Force
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