One of the many good things of Copenhell is that you can go from a massive show of lights, pyro and what more, to an essential concert, where the stage is there just to host the band, nothing fancy around it. Queensrÿche belongs to the latter, and you are fully locked in to the music, leaving the visual input to the minimum effort.
Queensrÿche kicked off the gig hard and energetic: Todd La Torre‘s peculiar voice enchanted the crowd, that got on the same wave length of the band right away.
Queen of the Reich opened the concert and Casey Grillo was spectacular, both acoustically with his drums and visually with his air, constantly up in the air like in a wind tunnel (how big could have the fan be?).
A loud siren sound announced Warning, that filled in the hair with its mix of hard rock and melodic vibe, before NM 156 went out powerful, with its dystopian setting and outlook.
Guitar intros and twin-solos kept going during the whole gig, and the mixed crowd appreciated it: whether they were older sleeveless men or younger shirtless boys, they kept moving on the rhythm of this powerful ban, lightning up even more when Revolution Calling‘s chords, drums and melody brought us back to the 80s sound: it was a blast.
Luca Bruschi
