Friday, September 17, 2010
Avenged Sevenfold Disturbs Florida
Media Credit: Associated Press
ROCK OUT: Disturbed rocked Florida in support of their new album, pictured above.
It can definitely be said that Florida had been preparing for the arrival of Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed as they played in the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre in Tampa, last Labor Day weekend.
The major bands played on the Main Stage at the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival. Before the primary bands of the night performed, Halestorm and Stone Sour opened for the main acts acts and they put on a riveting show. Halestorm put on a fine show; their heavy/hard rock sound was executed solidly and Lzzy Hale's vocals were strong and echoed through the amphitheatre as they kick-started their set. Her singing voice is very reminiscent of the power rock/metal vocalists of the 80s and it was refreshing to hear it in a relatively new mainstream band. Her personality on stage is similar to icons such as Joan Jett.
Stone Sour was the next openers of the festival's main stage. Performing in support of their brand new album Audio Secrecy, Stone Sour kept the crowd alive by introducing new songs from Audio Secrecy and also some past hits such as "Come What(ever) May," "30/30-150" and "Through Glass." Corey Taylor proved that he is an enthusiastic stage performer and singer, just as hardworking as he is with his other, better-known band, Slipknot.
After Stone Sour wrapped up their set, the crowd waited for the appearance of Avenged Sevenfold, and the stage was elaborately set up, with images of the exterior of a haunted house in a dark creepy night keeping with the theme of the brand new album they were promoting on the tour, Nightmare. The band started out heavy and strong with the title song of the new album to enthusiastic audience response. It is also worth nothing that the band's entire performance was dedicated to the memory of the band's late drummer, James "The Rev" Sullivan who passed away at the end of 2009. The special guest drummer taking his place for the tour and for the studio drums on the new album is none other than Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater fame. The band performed fan favorites such as "Bat Country", "Afterlife", "Almost Easy", and concert staple, "Unholy Confessions." Avenged Sevenfold was entertaining to watch as they carried out their musicianship and show that they are having a great time on stage, a great memorandum for The Rev. Fans of Mike Portnoy also had a fulfilling time watching him perform in his own right, and his well-known quirks still showed, such as roasting a marshmallow on the stage pyrotechnics. All in all, Avenged Sevenfold put on a memorable performance, battling the humidity of the night versus the heat of the fireworks on stage.
The major bands played on the Main Stage at the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival. Before the primary bands of the night performed, Halestorm and Stone Sour opened for the main acts acts and they put on a riveting show. Halestorm put on a fine show; their heavy/hard rock sound was executed solidly and Lzzy Hale's vocals were strong and echoed through the amphitheatre as they kick-started their set. Her singing voice is very reminiscent of the power rock/metal vocalists of the 80s and it was refreshing to hear it in a relatively new mainstream band. Her personality on stage is similar to icons such as Joan Jett.
Stone Sour was the next openers of the festival's main stage. Performing in support of their brand new album Audio Secrecy, Stone Sour kept the crowd alive by introducing new songs from Audio Secrecy and also some past hits such as "Come What(ever) May," "30/30-150" and "Through Glass." Corey Taylor proved that he is an enthusiastic stage performer and singer, just as hardworking as he is with his other, better-known band, Slipknot.
After Stone Sour wrapped up their set, the crowd waited for the appearance of Avenged Sevenfold, and the stage was elaborately set up, with images of the exterior of a haunted house in a dark creepy night keeping with the theme of the brand new album they were promoting on the tour, Nightmare. The band started out heavy and strong with the title song of the new album to enthusiastic audience response. It is also worth nothing that the band's entire performance was dedicated to the memory of the band's late drummer, James "The Rev" Sullivan who passed away at the end of 2009. The special guest drummer taking his place for the tour and for the studio drums on the new album is none other than Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater fame. The band performed fan favorites such as "Bat Country", "Afterlife", "Almost Easy", and concert staple, "Unholy Confessions." Avenged Sevenfold was entertaining to watch as they carried out their musicianship and show that they are having a great time on stage, a great memorandum for The Rev. Fans of Mike Portnoy also had a fulfilling time watching him perform in his own right, and his well-known quirks still showed, such as roasting a marshmallow on the stage pyrotechnics. All in all, Avenged Sevenfold put on a memorable performance, battling the humidity of the night versus the heat of the fireworks on stage.
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