Herman Li of Dragonforce at Stubbs BarBQ - more photos...
photo by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer |
by harrison davis
club kingsnake staff
Dragonforce
Hometown: London, England
http://www.dragonforce.com
November 19th, 2008
Stubbs BarBQ
Austin, TX
Also:
Powerglove,
Turisas
Some bands have a problem with taking themselves too seriously. That was not the case when Dragonforce came to town. This was a show that had two out of three bands in costume and a band whose rise to popularity came from a video game. It wasn’t anything groundbreaking, but it sure was a whole lot of fun.
Powerglove opened the show and walked onto stage all wearing video game inspired outfits and ready to play what the band called video game metal. They started with a bang, one of my favorite video game songs of all-time, Tetris. It sounded fantastic. The band definitely had fun with the material as I definitely had fun listening to their set. The best song of the night may very well have been their blazing performance of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I loved it.
Olli Vänskä of Turisas at Stubbs BarBQ - more photos...
photo by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer |
Turisas has a very interesting sound. They came out decked out in Viking clothes and with a 6-piece band that included both a violin and an accordion. I was interesting to hear a metal band that was driven by a violin rather than a guitar, but I enjoyed it. The band had traveled all the way from Finland and it made use of their time here by playing a very energetic set. It may have been the weakest set of the night, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Dragonforce is a band that clearly loves to play their music. They came out with all guns blazing into the opening cut. They are a band known for their incredibly technically proficient guitar playing, and deservedly so. The rest of the band was clearly capable of playing their instruments, but it was clear who the real stars were. Guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman really owned the show. They spent the entire gig spitting out blazing fast machine gun solos. It was more than impressive. It really seemed like the whole set was one big 90-minute guitar solo. It was a whole lot of fun watching them go. I went into the show not expecting much, but I left really hoping to see Dragonforce again one day.
Dragonforce at Stubbs BarBQ - more photos... photo by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
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