HEAVEN AND HELL
By: Anish
Line up: Down, Megadeth, Heaven and Hell.
March 11
Vancouver, Canada.
Ticket:
[Sorry NO pictures]
Alright! So, this was the first time SABBATH played with Dio after nearly a decade and half. It was bound to be one hell of a show. Supporting HEAVEN AND HELL were the legendary MEGADETH and DOWN, led by the frontman of another Metal Giant PANTERA, Phil Anselmo. Here’s a short little review on how everything went down.
DOWN
DOWN had already started playing when I reached the venue. They were the perfect band to start the show with. I was a little stoned and the Southern Groove that they’re putting out was just about perfect for my mood then. I think they’re playing Hail the Leaf when I came in there. Phil was awesome as usual. There was so much energy during their set. Random people flying around, being thrown off the stage by the security sure were some sight to see. They ended the show with Bury me in Smoke and a little jam where they made off a song from what the crowd was chanting – “down…down…down…down…down…down….” and that was that..
MEGADETH
MEGADETH were fucking amazing as well. It took quite some time to set up the stage for them. Then in came Mustaine, storming into the stage with his new Dean. Those new Deans have some killer look. They started up with Sleepwalker and proceeded to the end of Wake up Dead where Mustaine shreds that sweet little solo. Then they went on to play Kick the Chair and Washington’s Next (my least favourite song on that set by the way). After that, it was all the
MEGADETH classics – A tout le Monde, Symphony of Destruction, Trust, Peace Sells and finally last but definitely not the least – HOLY WARS. The entire coliseum erupted when they played that song. It was insane. Their set was easily the most energetic of them all. Mustaine, that little cheeky whiny bastard. What a show he put on. Going into the show I was little skeptical about Drover though. Not his playing, his presence. The Mustaine/Drover pair was exciting to watch. There set was a little too small though. It lasted only about 45 mins.
HEAVEN AND HELL
Finally the headlining act – HEAVEN AND HELL i.e. Dio, Iommi, Butler and Vinny Appice. One of the coolest things about their set was the way the stage was set up. It was kind of theatrical with the Church, the iron fence and some stained windows. Their stage theme pretty much set the tone for their songs to come. They started off with E5150. Although they could have started on some other, much better songs of their, it was not a bad choice at all. Dio kept on shaking his hands with the audience after every song, so gracious and gentle. It was quite nice to see Iommi there with his trademark cross hanging down his neck. I left after their new song The Devil Cried. The overall soundsystem, fortunately, was pretty decent.
Setlist:
DOWN
Lysergic Funeral Procession
Lifer
Hail The Leaf
Underneath Everything
Stone The Crow
Bury Me In Smoke
MEGADETH
Sleepwalker
Wake Up Dead
Kick The Chair
Washington Is Next
A Tout Le Monde
Symphony Of Destruction
Trust
Peace Sells
Holy Wars (encore)
HEAVEN AND HELL
E5150
After All (The Dead)
Mob Rules
Children Of The Sea
Lady Evil
Ear in the Wall
I
Sign Of The Southern Cross
Voodoo
The Devil Cried
Drum Solo
Computer God
Falling Off The Edge Of The World
Shadow Of The Wind
Guitar Solo
Die Young
Heaven and Hell
Neon Knights (encore)
