Moving out of the sunlight into the darkness of the tent feels like stepping foot into the thick of an underground nightclub. Soaking up the magnitude of their sound, it’s clear why the collective won Best International Artist at this year’s Heavy Music Awards – a total heavy metal spectacleĪ sharp tonal shift is taking place over in the Dogtooth Stage, however. With her lungs of steel, Lzzy’s voice stuns holding sharp, bellowing notes bolstered by a hard-hitting groove of drums and guitars.
Lzzy Hale is truly a woman who needs no introduction a pro in every way, her vocals immediately make the crowd stop in their tracks. Following on is the equally as feral Halestorm. This ebb-and-flow of grace and brutality is what carries the crowd through the set, Tati Shmailyuk’s mighty stage presence delighting crowds as she headbangs and bodyrolls along to the whirling breakdowns, rough growls truly formidable. Opening track ‘Perennial’ ethereally rings out, weightless, before crashing down into a gruelling wave of blast beats. Occasional piercing melodies break through her growls and murmurs in glossy autotune, and Mimi balances the whole show’s energy perfectly, even when she takes a break from vocals to smash out a bone-rattling drum track.īack over at the main Apex Stage, fans are barely ready for the ferocity of Ukrainian metallers Jinjer. Even with all the energy, though, it’s undoubtedly Mimi’s gravelly voice that exerts the sheer command over us, backed by trap beats and blacklight-bright electronica. Mimi Barks is here, joined by her band of hypemen who rouse us up like a trap-metal Bez. The grinding bass sprawling out of the Dogtooth Tent are our first clue that something cool is going down the appreciative crowd sprawled out is our second.
With the sun beating down on the Apex Stage, every lick of guitar hits just right from the intricately crafted polyrhythms to the all-out anthems, it’s very clear that Mammoth WVH serve up a perfect dose of assured rock bangers. Frontman Wolfgang Van Halen is overflowing with charm, a cheerful air elevating every juxtaposingly hard-hitting breakdown. Over on the main stage, Mammoth WVH is welcoming in the morning punters with a rumble of sturdy riffs. With their irresistibly punchy tunes and the beginning of a weekend of much more of the same, it’s no surprise that SNAYX kick things off triumphantly. Fuzzy, snarling vocals and uptempo riffs easily get the waves of heads bobbing, with an energetic many coaxed into jumping around. Our first stop is the Dogtooth Stage, for a wake up call from SNAYX, who are here representing punky alt-rock at its best.
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