Tonight is a very special night for us because we are playing here for the first time. “Thank you very much, you are very awesome my friends.

Before launching into “Army of the Night” ( Blessed & Possessed, 2015), Attila again acknowledged the faithful patrons of their music. “Good evening Worcester, it’s wonderful to be here! Welcome to the one and only holy heavy metal mass in the world!” “Incense & Iron” was up next, a track from Powerwolf’s seventh studio album ( The Sacrament of Sin) released in 2018, which showcased Matthew Greywolf’s powerfully precise guitar craftmanship. As the song concluded, the fans erupted in applause, a whirling mosh pit suddenly formed in the center of the General Admission floor and repeated chants of “Powerwolf” began in unison, the first of many that fans would bestow upon its metal heroes.įalk Maria Schlegel | Photo by Michael DingerĪttila then addressed the congregation before him for the first of many times. Wearing meticulously-applied silver and black corpse face paint and donning industrial goth outfits, the ceremony commenced with “Faster Than the Flame,” the first of four offerings from the aforementioned Call of the Wild album – Powerwolf would go on to play “Dancing With the Dead,” “Beast of Gévaudan” and “Blood for Blood (Faoladh)” later in the night. Lovecraft short story, left the crowd ‘powermetalized’ and wanting more!Īfter a very quick turnover of the elaborate stage design by Powerwolf’s road crew, filled with dark werewolf fantasy art throughout, the moment we had all been waiting for had arrived! At 8:45 pm, the lights went down once again and one by one, beginning with the Dutch drummer van Helden, each band member took the stage and acknowledged their fans for a lasting moment before assuming their respective stage positions. The penultimate song of the night was the aggressive “Diamond Handed,” before “In the Walls” ( Decennium, 2017), a song inspired by an H.P. Sabrina Valentine | Photo by Michael DingerĪn unexpected inclusion in their 10-song set was a cover of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer.” However, with each member adding their own power metal flavor for good measure, the almost 40-year old tune written by the Eagles vocalist and drummer fit right in nicely.

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