I am SO looking forward to seeing my childhood hero Slash on stage again! I am a little bit nervous that he is accompanied by Myles Kennedy, though, because I really don’t care for his voice when singing live with Alter Bridge, but I am hoping for the best.
The band enters the Helviti stage and Slash with his well known hat and sunglasses is instantly showing a great energy. I am also really happy to hear that Myles Kennedys’ way of singing live with Slash is way different from what I have heard him do with Alter Bridge. He actually sounds really good.
I am thrilled to see that the years have been good to our dear Slash, and he is still making his signature jumps/runs on stage like he did when he was younger.
It is also really funny to look around me when the band is playing. I have never seen so many airguitar sessions going on at the same time. And I have to admit I do some “playing” myself at times. I just can’t help myself!
I know that many people in the crowd (myself included) came to see this band due to Slash, but it is great to hear and see that he is giving space to the other band members as well and not entirely stealing the show.
I saw Myles Kennedy live with Alter Bridge a couple of years ago, and his performance today at Copenhell is WAY better than back then. It seems like this type of music suits his voice better than with his other band.
I have to come back to the man with the hat and sunglasses, though, and say that the way Slash is playing his instrument is guitargasm de luxe! One could think that the years would have made him slower, calmer and less of a shredder, but he sounds as good as ever! Eventhough I can see he is getting a bit sweaty up on the stage, he doesn’t relax for one minute and gives his all.
This is pure enjoyment for me, and I am smiling from ear to ear. It is great that there is room for some pure rock in between the harder genres at this festival, and the crowd seems to agree.
When the intro of my favorite song from the album Apocalyptic Love, “Anastasia”, begins, I go nuts with my airguitar and totally enjoy the magic shredding of this amazing guitar player.
We have now officially all been SLASHED!
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COPENHELL adds 16 new bands from a multitude of different music genres in the hard and heavy end of the spectrum to next year’s festival poster, which delivers huge musical variation all the way down from the dark underground and up to the biggest mega acts.
Get ready for a wild tour around the hard and heavy genres at COPENHELL 2016 with no less than 16 new bands on the festival poster: The iconic Guns N’ Roses guitar virtuoso Slash embarked on his exciting solo career ten years ago while still playing in the great rock band, and he is now touring regularly with Alter Bridge front man Myles Kennedy in the group SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, one of the greatest rock acts at COPENHELL 2019!
The unstoppable American rock band CLUTCH returns to COPENHELL with their hard, engaging punky/groovy blues rock, and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will visit the festival for the first time ever with a concert combining a solid dose of grunge nostalgia with modern rock!
Everyone that survived LAMB OF GOD’s mad concert at COPENHELL 2012 knows what we can expect when Randy Blythe & co. return to Copenhagen in 2019 with a monstrous blast of a metal concert: A chain explosion of musical rage from the stage – and perhaps – a whole new record for the greatest Wall of Death ever at the festival.
The wild Swedish Vikings from AMON AMARTH are one of the greatest institutions of Nordic death metal, and they will send their longboats out for a new attack on Copenhagen this summer.
Austrian BELPHEGOR channel evil incarnate with their relentless blackened death metal, which will hit COPENHELL’s audience like a musical weapon of mass destruction.
KVELERTAK serve up their Norwegian bully metal with a ferocity and intensity like few other bands! Their mix of angry black metal and groovy rock’n’roll is an incredibly entertaining and winning music combo, rumbling with energy and irresistible singalong factor.
The seminal punk band REFUSED has inspired countless other bands over the years, and COPENHELL’s audience will finally get to experience these Swedish veterans live at the festival.
The hardcore titans from TERROR will spread their aggressive and raging underground sound, while crossover thrash icons MUNICIPAL WASTE will create a wild party in the pit!
From The British Isles we have ORANGE GOBLIN who play thrashy and groovy stoner metal of the kind that will give you a sore neck for several days afterwards.
The metalcore band WHILE SHE SLEEPS will show up and beat the audience senseless with their heavy, explosive sound and crackling, infectious live energy, while Welsh SKINDRED step into the line-up with their wild and crazy ‘Ragga Metal’, pushing the metal and rock genres’ boundaries to their very limits!
We are also very happy to bid the super group THE FEVER 333 welcome to COPENHELL 2019: With the charismatic Letlive frontman Jason Butler behind the mike, Night Verses drummer Aric Improta on the cans and former The Chariot guitarist Stephen Harrison on the axe, the band delivers their riffy and groovy metal with a punchiness like Rage Against the Machine and their own special blend of hip-hop and post-hardcore.
HEILUNG is an experimental folk band based in Denmark, but with members from several different countries, which has shot up from the underground and become incredibly popular in no time.
Their live performances are reminiscent of heathen, shamanistic rituals in a holistic experience that draws the audience into a fascinating ancient spiritual universe.
The other exciting Danish band in this announcement is KONVENT, a young group from Copenhagen that plays moody doom metal and made their way to COPENHELL with a great concert at When COPENHELL Freezes Over 2018 earlier this year.
The aforementioned 16 bands join TOOL, SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE, DIMMU BORGIR, HALESTORM, DEMONS & WIZARDS, ELUVEITIE, BAEST, WHITECHAPEL og ALIEN WEAPONRY.
Read much more about the festival and all of the bands at COPENHELL.dk or in our official COPENHELL app.
]]>– kick off headline tour- announce dates w/ SLASH for 2019
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS, the band led by the long-time MOTÖRHEAD guitarist, kick off their extensive headlining tour through the UK and Europe today at Hard Rock Hell.The band is touring in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, »The Age Of Absurdity« (awarded “Best Debut” at this years METAL HAMMER Awards), which was released through Nuclear Blast earlier this year.
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS
w/ LEADER OF DOWN
08.11. UK Camp HRH – Hard Rock Hell*
09.11. UK Blackpool – Waterloo
10.11. UK Stoke – The Sugarmill
11.11. UK Glasgow – G2
13.11. UK Inverness – The IronWorks
14.11. UK Newcastle – University
15.11. UK York – Fibbers
16.11. UK Manchester – Rebellion
17.11. UK London – Boston Music Room *SOLD OUT*
19.11. UK Norwich – The Waterfront Studio *SOLD OUT*
20.11. UK Birmingham – Asylum
22.11. UK Cardiff – The Globe
23.11. UK Portsmouth – The Wedgewood Rooms
24.11. UK Plymouth – The Junction
*PCATBS only
w/ TIM MCMILLAN & RACHEL SNOW
27.11. D Cologne – Luxor
28.11. D Bochum – Rockpalast
29.11. D Leipzig – Hellraiser
30.11. D Annaberg-Buchholz – Alte Brauerei
01.12. D Stuttgart – clubCANN
03.12. D Nuremberg – Hirsch
04.12. D Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
05.12. D Augsburg – Spectrum
06.12. CZ Prague – Futurum*
07.12. D Dresden – Beatpol
08.12. D Weinheim – Café Central
*PCATBS only
Furthermore the band has announce to be supporting legendary GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist SLASH feat. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS in 2019.
Commented Phil Campbell:
“Very excited to be asked to tour with my old friend Slash. Him and his band are at the top of their game right now and it’s going to be a pleasure to watch them every night”!
SLASH feat. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS+ PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS+ ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE+ BISHOP GUNN
07.02. D Offenbach – Stadthalle
09.02. CZ Prague – O2 Arena
10.02. A Vienna – Gasometer *SOLD OUT*
12.02. PL Lodz – Atlas Arena
16.02. UK Manchester – O2 Apollo *SOLD OUT*
17.02. UK Glasgow – Sec Hall 3
19.02. UK Doncaster – The Dome *SOLD OUT*
20.02. UK London – Eventim Apollo *SOLD OUT*
More on »The Age Of Absurdity«:
Live At YouTube Space London: https://youtu.be/rDG9-uojUQ4
‘Welcome To Hell’ music video: https://youtu.be/QMVXtC3SVPE
‘Dark Days’ music video: https://youtu.be/VyuYVuyysdM
‘Silver Machine’ music video: https://youtu.be/kGX_819vPSA
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