Concert Review ...

9th AGGLUTINATION METAL FESTIVAL Chiaromonte, Italy
9th August 2003

I suppose it was very fascinating for David to play in the land belonged to the Greeks first and Romans after. The Defeis' band is in a great form, when the evening falls, the magic starts ... and when the lights of the scene floodlights our heroes, it looks we pass through a magic crossing for another dimension, the dimension of steel that lives in front of our enchanted eyes again.

Two hours, two hours of pure Virgin Steele sound, two hours during which the american band gives the best. Two and a half hours that will remain impressed forever into the minds of all defenders that, together me, tuned with ardent voices the magic chorus of "Symphony Of Steele", ''Burning Of Rome", "Invictus", "Kingdom Of The Fearless" and more classics!! The charisma of the band, the excellent musicians, the epic magic emitted from this music, those were all the elements invading, with a fiery casting of pure epic heavy metal, our spirits. The people´s participation was fiery, and all things enveloped by magic atmosphere typically Virgin Steele. Atmospheres that captured all presents and all VS fans.

David´s technical skills are really incredible, really great, really powerfull. His voice is fiery and beautiful, he confirms to be a pure singer of great quality and excellent skill not only on studio albums, but especially in live exhibition ... his voice is a nectar of the Gods. Pursino with his guitar gives a great show, his skill is enormous, and he shows that with superb and splendid guitar solos that impress always all the participants. Frank Gilchrist shows all his great skill. Great drummer, great man, his exhibition is perfect.

A moment of very hight intensity came when the band played a piece of the impressive "Emalaith", the involvement of peoples was higher and higher and many tears fell from my eyes when I heard the impressive and idyllic David's voice. And after the splendid "I Will Come For You", the show reaches a very hight point with the execution of historical and impressive "Noble Savage", here proposed in a splendid live version for all lovers of the old sonorities of the band ... and for all damned lover of this splendid and magic music called Epic Metal ... a music without space, without time ... I'm a Savage, I'm a King!

Vincenzo "Enzo" Ferrara www.truemetal.it
Photos by Stefano Guercia

Read Enzo´s original report (in Italian) at

SET LIST:

AND IN THE RED SEA ... intro KINGDOM OF THE FEARLESS (THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY) DEFIANCE DUST FROM THE BURNING A SYMPHONY OF STEELE THE VOICE AS WEAPON INVICTUS WINGS OF VENGEANCE BY THE GODS THROUGH BLOOD & FIRE LIFE AMONG THE RUINS THE ANGEL OF LIGHT DON'T SAY GOODBYE (TONIGHT) EMALAITH THROUGH THE RING OF FIRE THE BURNING OF ROME / THY KINGDOM COME Intro GUITAR / VOX SOLO GREAT SWORD OF FLAME WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE FLAMES OF THY POWER DRUM SOLO / I WILL COME FOR YOU ENCORE: GATE OF KINGS - acoustic… NOBLE SAVAGE!!!