On Sunday, July 21, 2024, the Athens 2024 Launchentered its final stretch with a night worthy of the special weight of the names that would take to the stage at Praça das Águas.
O Saturday Night, SatanInitially, they appeared to be a pleasant group and managed to draw applause from many people who had already gathered to listen to them.
O To accept then they gave us a best-of setlist, which started with the best songs from this year’s album (“The reckoning”““Humanoid”) to finish with some of the best songs from the rough sound («Fast as a shark“,”Teutonic Terror») and the first unforgettable moment of the night with him Andy Snapthe band’s producer and also its guitarist Judas Priest on their tours, to play with them on the epic finale of “Balls against the wall».
Soon after it was the turn of the first headliner of the night, the great Bruce Dickinson. We could say a lot about the great appearance of its singer The Iron Ladyfor example, for the excellent performance of “Dragon Tears”, his overall performance on songs like “Birth Accident”“Dragon Tears“,”Dark Side of Aquarius” among many others.
His appearance will go down in history as for the first time one of the biggest repressed national metalheads was satisfied after hearing (even part of) the epic “Alexander, the Great” in The Iron Lady.
finally, the Judas Priest in front of the largest audience they have ever gathered in Greece, they not only reminded us once again why they earned the nickname Metal Gods but they emphasized to us that they are still one of the biggest forces in metal today.
Since the opening “Panic attack” to its never-ending string of great songs (“Breaking the law”, “Sinner”“Turbo Lover»“analgesic”) and in the classic encore with the “Electric Eye”, “Hell Bent for Leather” It is “Living After Midnight”O Rob Halford with their company they organized the biggest metal party of the year.
Source: liberate Athens
Diligence:George Koulouvaris
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