Well kiddies, I am just now returning from the Heaven and Hell(aka Black Sabbath) world tour kick off. It took place in Vancouver B.C., and I must say that the avowed fathers of heavy, stoner, black, death, and doom metal have still got what it takes! Even though it was the very first date on the tour, the guys pulled it off flawlessly! Having almost 40 years experience to fall back on, they produced great sound and played with machine-like perfection. The songs played were mostly from the Dio era albums, with 3 new tracks from the upcoming "Dio Years" disc. Alltime faves included Children of the Grave, Lady Evil, Die Young, VooDoo, Sign of the Southern Cross, and The Mob Rules. Their set ended with a monstrous, extended version of Heaven And Hell and finally Neon Knights.
As for the opening acts, Down and Megadeth, They seemed to be having trouble with the first night on tour. The first boys up were Down. Phil, Rex, Pepper et all were quite enthusiastic. Their track choices were for the most part from the Nola disc, and despite some minor sound issues they came across like an overloaded freight train crushing your chest. Their final offering was Bury Me In Smoke, overblown, wall to wall chugging riffage!
Megadeth, who I hold in great regard, Just couldn't get a break. Muddy sound, along with multiple instances of PA loss plagued them. In the alloted 45 minute set, they touched on many of their classic tunes, but missing were the barnstormers Lucretia, Hangar 18 and In My Darkest Hour. They finished up with Holy Wars, always a crowd pleaser!
Once again, given the sound issues, and I will write that off to opening night difficulties, I highly recommend that anyone who has the opportunity to get ticket, do it now!
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t Steelback Center next week, gonna be kick ass! And sorry they are all spoken for.
Ride free,Brotha. See you in Heaven.
Originally Posted by Mobular
