After several COVID based cancellations, I finally got to see Battle Beast at kk downings venue: the steel mill, in Wolverhampton last night.

My previous battle beast experience, three years ago, was interrupted by a massive hypo, it being just after I'd been diagnosed with diabetes, and I had not a clue what was going on.

Last night I packed a couple bars of emergency chocolate and was fine

Battle Beast are one of the best live bands on the planet and Nooras incredible voice and sheer energy levels just blow me away.

Hadn't realised how much I missed live metal, once the bass kicks in and you feel the music as a physical impact, you realise why you love the genre

I didn't take many photos - too busy jumping and waving myvarns around and 'sjnging'.

But did get a couple half decent shots of Nooras horns
Not a euphemism

I was standing just to the right of the bloke who took this video, lol
https://youtu.be/xvoJqc6uIXk
Was impressed at how clear his camera was.
Actually, after watching that video, it turns out I'm in the video - well half of me is - so this chap must have been just behind me on the left.
I'm the short square bloke with glasses, on the right during the 'eden' chorus singalong


For better sound:
https://youtu.be/hn6v1FptxQc

So, any of you been to any gigs recently ?

They're not quite my beat metalwise but she's got a set of pipes. You can't deny that. Glad you had a fun time.

It's been almost a decade since I've been to a gig. Wife and I saw the last concert Annette did with Nightwish, Kamelot opened for them. That was a good concert. My favorite was seeing Blind Guardian live. I'm kicking myself for not hauling out to Chicago when Demons and Wizards toured a few years ago. That might have been a once in a lifetime opportunity. Ah well, that's life as a parent.

I enjoyed it. Yep, Annette was the middle singer. My wife agrees with you but I tend to like full blown operetic sopranos with my metal. Unfortunately they have an annoying tendency to go full diva and the band dies. Their new singer is a good choice for live shows because she can sing the stuff they wrote for Tarja or the stuff they wrote for Annette. But the magic of the band seems gone to me.

Maybe it's the lack of sun in the winter that makes fins slay at metal