Hi Mark. This is a very late reply but the group and myself want
to thank you for that indepth report o the june 4th Brave worlds
and Bloody knuckles show featuring Doro that took place in cleveland,
Ohio. Thanks again and great job!

Doro rules!

~Drew~

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> *
> *** LET IT BE KNOWN ***
> *
> -Today is my nephew Mark's Golden Birthday. (He's 11
> and I'll do
> my
> best to make him a lil' rivet head.) Let's all
> celebrate with
> Sean's
> lengthy report on last weekend's Brave Words & Bloody
> Knuckles
> 6-Pack
> II festival, shall we? - Tim
>
> *
> *** SPECIAL REPORT ***
> *
> by Sean P. Gahgan (lof@e...)
>
> -Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 6-Pack Weekend II
> The Odeon, Cleveland, OH
> June 2-5, 2004
>
> Let me start off by saying I had a total blast at the
> Brave
> Words &
> Bloody Knuckles 6-Pack Weekend II Festival! The
> coolest thing
> about
> events such as this, besides the great bands, is
> meeting people
> who
> love and share the passion for the same style of music
> as you. I
> met
> some great people who I learned a lot from and had
> some great
> conversations with. A big shout out to Chris Demarco
> for filling
> me in
> on the history of the Cleveland Metal scene (check out
> http://www.cleveland-metal.com/ for more info). Also
> thanks to
> the
> BW&BK staff for putting on a tremendous show.
>
> Please understand that with the numerous bands that
> performed it
> was
> difficult to see them all and document every song in
> every set
> so I
> did the best I could. As well, there were certain
> bands I had no
> interest in seeing and others I specifically came to
> see. If I
> didn't
> catch your favorite band that was performing at the
> show I
> apologize.
> I will also, as always, try to be very objective and
> give you
> the
> perception of the crowd's overall response. But also
> remember I
> am a
> musician/recording engineer/producer as well and I can
> be -- and
> am --
> highly critical. If I liked everything how interesting
> would
> that be?
> ;-) If you see "???" that means the band played a song
> that I
> was not
> familiar with and did not know the title.
>
> The Odeon, located in the Flats District of Downtown
> Cleveland,
> sits
> on Old River Road and is wedged between numerous bars
> and clubs.
> Parking was very easy to find and very cheap ($3
> compared to the
> $15
> I'm used to paying in Chicago). It is a standing room
> only venue
> (a
> few bar stools scattered throughout the floor) that
> holds
> approximately 800. This is not the ideal place for a
> festival
> that
> lasts 8+ hours a day as there is no room for people to
> sit down
> and
> rest, even if for just a short time. From talking to
> others, if
> there
> was seating, this would have increased their time
> spent in the
> building and enjoying the bands. There is a small
> balcony that
> had
> less than 20 reserved seats and accommodated some
> vendors
> selling CDs,
> DVDs, T-shirts, etc. In the back of the building there
> was also
> a
> small room that also had numerous merchants. It was a
> little
> cramped
> and hard to casually browse through the selection but
> worth the
> effort
> as there were many hard-to-find titles available.
> Beverages were
> reasonably priced: beer was $3-$4 for a 12-16 oz. and
> a 16 oz.
> soda or
> bottled water was $2.50. The concert was not sold out
> and only
> neared
> capacity on the final night when Primal Fear and Metal
> Church
> performed. Security was very light but there was no
> need to
> worry as
> the crowd was extremely well behaved. Dreams Of
> Damnation
> canceled on
> Saturday night and the time slots changed slightly.
> Each band
> was
> given a few more minutes to play.
>
> With this type of festival, what makes it logistically
> work and
> keeps
> the time between set changes to a minimum is that all
> of the
> bands use
> the same equipment (with the exception of guitars and
> basses).
> What
> takes the longest is the reconfiguring of the drum set
> to the
> specifics of the individual drummer. Ampeg bass
> amplifiers and
> bottoms
> were available and there were Mesa Boogie Dual
> Rectifiers,
> Marshal
> amps and bottoms and one VHT head for the guitarists
> to choose
> from.
>
> Friday, June 4 - The Odeon
>
> Lilitu
> 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
>
> Did not see.
>
> Shadowkeep
> 5:50 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.
>
> Did not see.
>
> E-Force
> 6:55 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.
>
> We missed the first two bands as we didn't arrive
> until 7:30 due
> to
> our excursion to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and our
> dining
> preference. The Odeon was about 1/3 full and as I am
> not
> familiar with
> the music of E-Force all I can say is that they were
> heavy.
>
> Seven Witches
> 8:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
> ??? / Metal Tyrant / Camelot / Warmth Of Winter /
> Metal Asylum /
> Passage To The Other Side / ??? / Victim Of Changers /
> Mental
> Messiah
>
> I saw Jack Frost with Savatage on the POETS AND MADMEN
> tour
> twice and
> he was very cordial when I spoke with him then and is
> very much
> the
> same now -- just a very down to earth guy -- and he is
> always
> full of
> energy and jumping around stage. James Rivera came out
> dressed
> all in
> black with a long coat on, and with his massive black
> hair, he
> was
> sweating his ass off in no time. James looked very
> happy to be
> here
> and when he opened up his mouth the wailing began. He
> sounded
> great,
> very powerful and nailing his signature high notes!
> Jack
> announced the
> name of the bass player, Spider (a local guy from
> Cleveland
> filling in
> for Joey Vera). I did not catch his real name, but he
> was a
> monster on
> six-string bass! He just played the living hell out of
> it. Brian
> Craig
> was on drums and rounded out the band. I am not too
> familiar
> with
> Seven Witches' music as I don't own any of their CDs
> but I was
> very
> interested to hear them and especially intrigued to
> hear James
> sing,
> as I am a big fan of his Helstar days, and he didn't
> disappoint!
> "Warmth Of Winter" was a great song live and lent
> itself well to
> bouncing the lead vocal back and forth between Jack
> and James
> during
> the chorus. "Metal Asylum" was announced as a new song
> that will
> be on
> their next CD that should be released sometime this
> fall. It was
> very
> catchy and included all kinds of references to their
> musical
> influences. Mentioned in the lyrics of the song were:
> Maiden,
> Sabbath,
> Motley Crue, Rose Tattoo, HEAVEN AND HELL, DIRTY DEEDS
> DONE DIRT
> CHEAP, B.O.C., "Bang Your Head," and many others (I
> couldn't
> type fast
> enough to keep up). It was a very cool song and I look
> forward
> to
> hearing the finished version. Overall Seven Witches is
> a good
> group
> but Jack's lead guitar playing doesn't knock me out.
> He's not
> bad, his
> leads just don't do anything for me. Towards the end
> of the
> third to
> the last song (not sure on the title) they stopped
> abruptly and
> transitioned into "Victim Of Changes" (from the slow
> part, "When
> she
> was wonderful..."). This was very cool and the crowd
> went nuts,
> especially when James nailed the high notes...very
> cool. Overall
> a
> very entertaining and solid performance.
>
> Doro
> 9:05 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
> I Rule The Ruins / Hellbound / Burning The Witches /
> True As
> Steel /
> Metal Racer / Burn It Up / Hellraiser / Fight / Fur
> Immer / East
> Meets
> West / Metal Tango / All We Are / birthday cake
> celebration /
> Earthshaker Rock
>
> When the queen of Metal hit the stage the Odeon was
> about 3/4
> full. On
> the day after her 40th birthday Doro proved that good
> things
> come in
> small packages. Her voice is as strong and powerful as
> ever, and
> clad
> in a leather outfit this super sexy, beautifully
> statured
> professional
> belted out classic after classic from all points in
> her career,
> from
> new anthems such as "Fight" to oldies like "Burning
> The Witches"
> and
> "Metal Racer" to the beautiful ballad "Fur Immer."
> Doro was on
> top of
> her game and truly seemed to be having a great time.
> She was
> very
> appreciative of the overwhelming crowd response she
> was
> receiving. The
> only thing that disappoints me is her band. I saw
> Warlock back
> in 1988
> when they toured with Sanctuary and Megadeth (and
> three times
> since)
> and no band I have seen her with since then has been
> able to
> hold a
> candle to that lineup. Her current bass player Nick
> Douglas is
> great
> and full of energy but the guitars are seriously
> lacking any
> edge and
> are just plain uninspired. These guys just can't
> compare to Niko
> Arvanitis and Tommy Bolan in my opinion. That
> complaint aside
> Doro as
> a whole put on a fabulous show and she is a fabulous
> performer
> that
> can rock out with the best of them! They presented her
> with a
> birthday
> cake after "All We Are" and the crowd sang "Happy
> Birthday" to
> her,
> and she sincerely seemed moved by it. The ended with
> "Earthshaker
> Rock" and took their bows...a great show!
>
> Due to our extracurricular activities the night before
> that
> drained us
> of our energy, and the fact that we weren't that
> familiar with
> Grave
> Digger or Katatonia, we decided to call it a night. I
> was told
> that
> Grave Digger was the only band of the night that got
> called out
> for an
> encore.
>
> Grave Digger
> 10:35 p.m. - 11:50 p.m.
>
> Did not see.
>
> Katatonia
> 12:10 a.m. - 1:30 a.m.
>
> Did not see.
>
> Saturday, June 5 - Acoustic Show at Alice Cooper'stown
>
> We were told that the doors opened at 11:00 a.m. so we
> decided
> to get
> there at 10:30. Much to our surprise the doors were
> already open
> and
> 1/3 of the tables were occupied. We still got a great
> booth that
> was
> slightly elevated and against the wall. By 11:30 all
> of the
> remaining
> tables were filled and there was standing room only
> for the
> scheduled
> 1:00 p.m. start time. The restaurant itself has
> seating for 135
> but
> there were easily 200 people there come showtime.
>
> Seven Witches (James Rivera, Jack Frost, and Spider)
> Passage To The Other Side / ??? / Metal Tyrant /
> Diamonds And
> Rust
>
> It was very apparent that the band had been up very
> late
> partying and
> they made no excuses for it. James sang well but his
> voice did
> sound a
> little rough. Ben Jackson joined the guys for
> "Diamonds And
> Rust" and
> played a very cool acoustic lead. This was the
> highlight of
> their
> short set.
>
> Doro
> Burning The Witches / I Rule The Ruins / Song For Me /
> Metal
> Tango /
> All We Are / Chained
>
> I knew we were in for something special when I saw
> Doro walk in
> the
> door. On the spur of the moment she decided to do some
> songs. It
> was
> real special hearing her do "Song For Me," which was
> the bonus
> track
> on the limited edition digi-pak of FIGHT. "Chained"
> was also
> cool as
> it is a song she rarely plays live. Again Doro's
> appreciative
> nature
> and her sincerity were overwhelming. It is so plain to
> see how
> much
> she loves performing and sharing her music with
> people. She
> signed
> autographs afterwards but was always surrounded by
> security.
>
> Ben Jackson/Midnight
> In Dark Places / Painted Skies / Burning Bridges /
> Black Sheep /
> Cage
> Around My Heart / Lost Reflection / Dream Dancer /
> Azrael
>
> Now came the time everyone was so anxiously waiting
> for...Midnight! As
> he and former Crimson Glory mate Ben Jackson were
> announced the
> crowd
> was its loudest. They started off with "In Dark
> Places" which
> sounded
> very good! Midnight's voice was clean and precise. Ben
> played
> flawlessly and easily had the best guitar sound of the
> day. Most
> of
> the songs they played were songs with a slower tempo.
> Midnight's
> voice
> did crack once as he attempted to hit the high note in
> "Painted
> Skies." Afterwards he apologized and blamed it on the
> very late
> night
> they had at the hotel. That aside, he sounded very
> good all
> afternoon
> and especially lively as he performed one of his solo
> songs,
> "Black
> Sheep." The lyrics are quite comical in some places
> and the
> crowd got
> a good chuckle from them, and it was very apparent
> that Ben,
> Midnight,
> and the crowd were experiencing something very
> special. Ben sang
> some
> very good harmonies and is a good singer in his own
> right and
> proved
> it when singing the bonus track from his new CD, "Cage
> Around My
> Heart." Midnight added some ambient background voices
> throughout
> this
> very good song. As Midnight let out his trademark
> cackle in
> "Lost
> Reflection" the crowd went nuts and he just ate it up.
> There was
> a
> very good chemistry back and forth between the crowd
> and the two
> all
> day. At one point they announced that Jack Frost was
> going to
> come up
> and play a few songs with them, and after about five
> minutes
> they said
> due to some technical difficulties it wasn't going to
> happen.
> Ben said
> that normally he tunes his guitar down a half-step and
> when
> Doro's
> guitarist borrowed it he tuned it to standard pitch.
> Jack's
> guitar was
> tuned a half-step lower and I guess they didn't want
> to take the
> time
> to retune guitars. I found this very strange as it
> doesn't take
> too
> long to tune a guitar but I guess because Doro's
> impromptu set
> took
> longer than expected they were running short on time.
> Midnight
> made
> another comment in jest to Ben saying, "Oh...making it
> more
> difficult
> on me are you?" In between songs the crowd would yell
> out the
> titles
> of songs they wanted to hear. At one point "Red
> Sharks" was
> called out
> and Midnight jokingly said, "Yeah, that's gonna
> happen," and we
> all
> laughed. I would have to say the song requested more
> than any
> other
> was "Azrael" and halfway into "Dream Dancer," Ben
> transitioned
> into
> the slow melodic intro. Midnight shuffled through his
> lyric
> sheets,
> which he barley glanced at until this song. This was
> really the
> only
> up-tempo song they did and was great to end the
> performance.
> Midnight
> messed up the words to the second verse and ended up
> repeating
> them in
> place of the third verse as he was determined to get
> it right;
> it was
> all good fun. It was great to here him sing "Azrael"
> which is my
> personal favorite. After the show they were both very
> gracious
> and
> signed everything anybody had. Even before the show
> Midnight had
> taken
> the time to pose for pictures and sign various
> CD/album covers.
> It was
> a very entertaining afternoon and we truly came away
> feeling as
> if we
> had experienced something special.
>
> The Odeon
>
> Doors Open
> 4:00 p.m.
>
> Ion Vein
> 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
>
> Did not see.
>
> Dreams Of Damnation
> 5:45 p.m. - 6:25 p.m.
>
> Canceled.
>
> Brainstorm
> 6:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m.
> ??? / Fornever / Highs Without Lows / Under Lights
>
> I was very upset when we walked in at 6:30 and found
> out Dreams
> Of
> Damnation canceled, and they changed the time slots,
> which
> resulted in
> Brainstorm starting at 6:00 p.m. instead of the posted
> 6:40. I
> was
> really looking forward to seeing them. What pissed me
> off is
> that I
> find it hard to believe that BW&BK did not know of the
>
> cancellation as
> the acoustic show was going on. They could have made
> an
> announcement
> and informed us at Cooper'stown so that we could
> adjust our
> schedules.
> Very disappointing. Anyway, the three songs I did get
> to see
> Brainstorm do were awesome. Andy B. Franck's voice was
> just as
> powerful live as it is on the CDs. He was very
> animated on stage
> and
> the rest of the band really seemed to be enjoying
> themselves.
> They
> came across very heavy, powerful, and tight. At least
> I got to
> see
> them do "Highs Without Lows." Now I am really looking
> forward to
> seeing them at ProgPower USA V.
>
> Flotsam And Jetsam
> 7:10 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.
> ??? (from NO PLACE FOR DISGRACE?) / ??? / Swatting At
> Flies /
> Hard On
> You / Nothing To Say / Escape From Within / ??? /
> Secret Square
> / ???
> / Hammerhead
>
> I had seen Flotsam And Jetsam once before when they
> opened for
> King
> Diamond over 10 years ago and they were very good, but
> I have
> not
> followed them that closely since the CUATRO release so
> I didn't
> know
> exactly what to expect...but Holy Monkey!!! They came
> out and
> just
> slammed the place! Heavy as all hell, this was the
> loudest I had
> heard
> the guitars in the mix all night. Eric A.K. was
> wailing away and
> sounded great. There was a tremendous amount of energy
> on stage
> as
> well as off-stage. This is the first time in many
> years that I
> have
> seen a mosh pit at a concert. It looked like there was
> going to
> be
> some trouble but the moshers were pretty civilized, if
> there is
> such a
> thing. "Swatting At Flies" and "Hard On You" were a
> great
> back-to-back
> punch. These are two of my favorite Flots songs and
> the lyrics
> are
> thought-provoking backed by some ass-kicking riffs.
> The
> beginning of
> "Hard On You" was so heavy and had the whole crowd
> jumping up
> and
> down. Overall they were the heaviest band that I
> enjoyed at the
> show.
> They performed a powerhouse set that was tight and in
> your face,
> and
> very impressive.
>
> Shok Paris
> 8:40 p.m. - 9:40 p.m.
> Go Down Fighting / Go For The Throat / Steel And
> Starlight /
> Chosen
> Ones / Hot On Your Heels / Caged Tiger / Find A Way
> Out / Minute
> Men /
> On Your Feet / Never Say Why / Burn It Down / Run But
> Don't Hide
>
> I had seen Shok Paris once back in 1988 at the
> legendary Thirsty
> Whale
> in Chicago when STEEL AND STARLIGHT was first
> released. I
> remember the
> cool dual leads that the team of Ken Erb and Eric
> Marderwald
> ripped
> through and the very distinct voice of Vic Hix. Last
> year I even
> paid
> $25 to get STEEL AND STARLIGHT of eBay (I found out at
> the show
> that
> Auburn Records will be re-releasing it on June 22nd,
> 2004). So
> needless to say I was looking forward to see them. I
> was a
> little
> disappointed in how much the crowd thinned out after
> Flotsam And
> Jetsam, as Shok Paris are Cleveland natives and I
> expected they
> would
> get a little more support than they did. But the place
> was about
> half
> full when they hit the stage; regardless, they put on
> a solid
> show.
> They had a great set list including a song not on any
> of their
> albums,
> "Minute Men." Vic explained to the crowd that this
> song was
> recorded
> during the STEEL AND STARLIGHT sessions but the record
> company
> shot it
> down due to its controversial lyrics. It was one of
> the heavier
> songs
> in the set and I can't wait to here it again as it
> will be
> included on
> the re-release. The crowd that was up close to the
> stage like me
> appreciated the effort by the guys and were singing
> along to
> just
> about every song. George Mihalovich and Ken Erb were
> on guitars
> and it
> wasn't quite the same type of axe slinging duo as I
> saw in the
> late
> '80s, as Ken did all of the leads on this night. With
> that said,
> I
> enjoyed Ken's playing immensely. His well-articulated
> and
> structured
> solos perfectly fall into the boundaries of the songs.
> They are
> aggressive and melodically vicious at the same time;
> Ken is much
> underrated. Vic Hix sounded just as good as he did in
> the '80s
> with a
> very powerful voice. Over all a great set and one of
> the bands I
> personally enjoyed the most.
>
> Dismember
> 9:55 p.m. - 10:55 p.m.
>
> Not really into these guys so I spent this time
> talking to other
> people.
>
> Primal Fear
> 11:10 p.m. - 12:20 a.m.
> Devil's Ground (recorded) / Angel In Black /
> Chainbreaker /
> Suicide
> And Mania / Running In The Dust / Visions Of Fate /
> Nuclear Fire
> / The
> Healer / Battalions Of Hate / drum solo / Silver &
> Gold / Metal
> Is
> Forever / Final Embrace // Colony 13 / Armageddon (5
> seconds)
>
> Alright... I'll be the first to admit that I am a
> total mark for
> Primal Fear but in all honesty, you can ask anyone
> else that was
> there
> and 90% of the people would say the same thing, they
> just
> destroyed
> the place. The Odeon was the fullest it had been all
> weekend. I
> new it
> was a Primal Fear crowd when I went to the rest room
> and, after
> finishing my business, I turned around to see four --
> I kid you
> not,
> four -- guys wearing the exact same BLACK SUN tour
> shirt that I
> was...
> Pretty cool. As the lights went out "Devil's Ground"
> played over
> the
> sound system and then -- BAM! -- the opening riff of
> "Angel In
> Black"
> ripped out and the onslaught began. Ralf Scheepers was
> dressed
> all in
> black with a long sleeve shirt on and his signature
> shaved
> head... He
> looks so intimidating on stage and there was no doubt
> that it
> was
> "his" stage. I enthusiastically laughed as Mat Sinner
> came out
> with
> his D-X Suk It jersey (WWE reference for any of you
> wrestling
> fans).
> Tom Naumann and Stefan Leibing just absolutely shred
> on guitar
> --
> harmony leads the likes of Maiden and Priest but just
> turned up
> a
> notch. On that note, that is what Primal Fear
> represents to me:
> everything that good about the classic '80s power
> metal and just
> brought up to the next level. Granted, I didn't see
> Grave
> Digger's
> performance the night before, but from all of the
> bands I had
> seen
> this was the best response the crowd gave any band.
> Ralf and Mat
> sing
> very well together and Scheepers is well on his way to
> one day
> inheriting the Metal God Throne. I would have liked to
> have
> heard a
> different song substituted for "Suicide And Mania" but
> that is
> my only
> complaint with the set list. Since I am not
> particularly fond of
> this
> song I took a moment to go get a beer and lo and
> behold who do I
> run
> into but James Rivera (Seven Witches/Helstar). I asked
> James
> what he
> thought of Primal Fear and he told me, "These guys
> rock!" I felt
> fortunate as they ended up playing the two songs that
> I really
> wanted
> to hear off of DEVIL'S GROUND, "Visions Of Fate" and
> "The
> Healer."
> Both songs came off extremely well live and were
> received well
> by the
> crowd. The band was very energetic and genuinely
> seemed happy to
> be
> playing in front of such an enthusiastic American
> crowd. Mat and
> Tom
> did the most running around as Ralf methodically
> plodded around
> stage
> calmly, cool and collected as if he owned it, and for
> these 80
> minutes, there was no doubt that he did. Did I mention
> how
> effortlessly these guys make playing bone-crunching
> power metal?
> Well
> they do... Naumann and Leibing just rip as individual
> guitar
> players
> and as a tag team blending their aggressive and
> melodic styles
> together into blazing dual leads. "Metal Is Forever"
> came off
> better
> live than it is presented on the CD; I still am not
> happy about
> the
> lyrics but the power in the presentation of this song
> make up
> for it.
> Randy Black went into a drum solo at this point so I
> made a
> break for
> the rest room and guess who I bumped into on the way
> back?
> Midnight
> from Crimson Glory. I thanked him for an incredible
> performance
> that
> afternoon and asked him what he thought of Ralf; he
> just looked
> at me,
> smiled, and gave him the thumb's up! After Randy's
> brief drum
> solo
> Ralf came back out wearing a tank-top shirt and showed
> off just
> how
> put together he is; the guy is a freak! After "Final
> Embrace,"
> which
> seems to be the regular set closer, the band briefly
> left stage.
> Overwhelmed by the "Primal Fear" chants, the band came
> back out
> and
> thanked the crowd for the wonderful reception they had
> been
> given.
> They burst into "Colony 13" which I thought was an odd
> choice
> for an
> encore. I like the music for this song but the melody
> and lyrics
> don't
> do much for me. As soon as they finished this song
> Stefan jumped
> into
> the beginning of "Armageddon" but the rep from BW&BK
> ran out on
> stage
> waving his hands and said no because their time was
> up. Now I
> was up
> front and I seriously thought there was going to be
> some trouble
> as
> the crowd got very upset and started chanting
> "BS...BS." The
> band came
> to the front of the stage and took their bows to calm
> the crowd,
> and
> then quickly left. I was pissed because it was very
> plain to see
> that
> the crowd was there to see Primal Fear; they received
> the best
> crowd
> response of the weekend from what I saw, as well as
> what I was
> told by
> others, and they had the best turnout as far as
> attendance.
> Regardless
> of them not playing their final song they put on the
> strongest,
> most
> powerful set of the weekend. Their presence and talent
> put them
> on top
> of the mountain and the ease at which they pulled it
> off gave
> them, as
> well as the audience, the enthusiasm to enjoy it. They
> were the
> show
> as far as I'm concerned. What more can I say? These
> guys are the
> future of Power Metal.
>
> Metal Church
> 12:35 a.m. - 1:55 a.m.
> "Terminator" intro / <set list unknown>
>
> We were absolutely exhausted by the time Metal Church
> came on. I
> wanted to stick around long enough to hear their
> latest singer,
> Ronnie
> Munroe, as I had never heard him before. He sounds
> like a good
> blend
> between David Wayne and Mike Howe to be honest with
> you. They
> started
> out strong but we just didn't have the strength to
> stick around
> knowing that we had a long drive home the next day.
>
> -All and all a great weekend and I would recommend it
> to any
> Metalheads out there. It wasn't quite on par with
> ProgPower but
> definitely worth the trip. When I go to festivals such
> as this I
> think
> it's always interesting to see the varied bands that
> the fans
> promote
> by way of wearing the band T-shirts, patches, hats,
> etc. I keep
> a
> mental note to see who the most popular band is by way
> of this
> support. I asked my two friends to do the same this
> time around
> to see
> if they came to the same conclusion as I did. With the
> exception
> of
> all the Primal Fear shirts that were worn on Saturday
> evening,
> my
> friends and I came to the consensus that the most
> supported band
> in
> terms of apparel was, hands down, Iced Earth, with
> Iron Maiden
> being a
> distant second. This is interesting as Iced Earth was
> the most
> popular
> in this regards at ProgPower USA III. Thanks for
> reading!
>
> Relevant links:
>
> AfterShok
> http://www.aftershok.com/
>
> Auburn Records
> http://www.auburnrecords.com/
>
> Brainstorm
> http://www.truemetal.org/brainstorm/
>
> Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
> http://www.bravewords.com/
>
> Cleveland Metal
> http://www.cleveland-metal.com/
>
> Alice Cooper'stown - Cleveland
> http://www.alicecooperstowncleveland.com/
>
> Crimson Glory
> http://www.crimson-glory.com/
>
> Doro
> http://www.doropesch.com/
>
> Dreams Of Damnation
> http://www.dreamsofdamnation.com/
>
> E-Force
> http://www.recordfinder.com/eforce/
>
> Flotsam And Jetsam
> http://www.flotsam-and-jetsam.com/
>
> Grave Digger
> http://www.grave-digger.de/
>
> Ion Vein
> http://www.ionvein.com/
>
> Katatonia
> http://www.katatonia.com/
>
> Metal Church
> http://www.metalchurch.com/
>
> Primal Fear
> http://www.primalfear.de/
>
> Seven Witches
> http://www.sevenwitches.net/
>
> *
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> -- getbehindtheblackmask
> <getbehindtheblackmask@y...> wrote:
> > > How was it and where are the pics? You didn't run
> > of with my
> > woman after the show, did you?
> >
> > Hello Greg and all club members. All apologies for
> > the late
> > response, but a bunch of things happened before the
> > concert
> > and all. First off, I have not had a keyboard in
> > over 10 days so I
> > have been unable to type or post anything. *lol* I
> > just got a new
> > keyboard back yesterday.
> >
> > Also, unfortunately, I had a family emergency with
> > my sister's lil
> > daughter (she had a urinary tract problem again and
> > was in a lot
> > of pain) and at the last second I was unable to
> > attend the
> > Concert with Doro. I am pretty sad about it but I
> > think its ok.
> > I know someone who did attend and Doro played only
> > for about
> > an hour and I think the set was about 9 or 10 songs.
> > I am waiting
> > for a setlist and a show description with I shall
> > post as soon as I
> > get it. Tickets where $70 dollars, quite expensive,
> > so in hindsight
> > I don't think I missed a whole lot although I love
> > Doro very much.
> > I don't think anyone has photos cause the place
> > where the
> > concert was, "The Odeon" in Cleveland, Oh, has the
> > strictest
> > rules of any music arena/building I know. No camera,
> > pens,
> > paper..you are not allowed to have ANYTHING on you
> > in the
> > building for concerts. Its crazy. I could not take
> > pics or get a photo
> > with Doro if I had wanted to anyway. Sorry for the
> > sad update
> > Greg and all members but she'll come back again I am
> > sure. :)
> > Maybe then I will meet some of you and party. Take
> > care and
> > have a great rest of the week to all of you.
> > :)
> >
> > Doro rules!
> > ~Drew~
> >
> >
>
>
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