The running order lead us first to the Valley, the stage of stoner and psychedelic rock.
The French band Glowsun opened the festival in the Valley with their powerful stoner rock. A greasy bass and captivating guitar licks, what else can you ask for at 10.30am?
A little bit later, in the Valley again, the German trio of Samsara Blues Experiment took us on a psychedelic trip, it was just a pure bliss to be carried by the wonderful combination of pounding rhythms, hypnotic riffs and mesmerizing vocals.
I couldn't find any decent video but their latest is surely worth having a listen: just close your eyes and you're gone!
The Valley suddenly lost its peaceful atmosphere when the Swedish band Truckfighters got on stage. The catchy choruses and powerful riffs of their stoner rock was fuelled by a true dynamic stage presence!
The guitarist, with his Gibson SG and wearing shorts (see a pattern here?), took his shirt off the moment he got on stage and was constantly jumping, running, spinning, flipping his guitar on his shoulder. Crazy stoner!
The afternoon had his share of headliners! We took a bit of rest under the shade of the Muscadet Kingdom and gave a try at local specialities (food and drink stalls are amazing!), before going back to the crowd.
Heavy metal legend Motörhead was present! And despite Lemmy's health issues, obviously impacting his voice, the power trio delivered their classics on a crowd that was begging for more!
I'm really glad to have finally been able to see them live!
The Godfather of Shock Rock put on quite a show! Alice Cooper and his "big" band (yep, no less than 3 guitarists and those solos...) delivered a jaw-dropping performance, with spot on vocals despite a setlist covering several decades.
Moreover, the show turned into complete madness after "Feed my Frankenstein", when a giant Frankenstein puppet got out of the smoke and sparks caused by the Jacob's ladder that Alice Cooper was strapped on. Follows "Ballad of Dwight Fry", during which the singer is put into a straitjacket by a nurse and brought to a guillotine, then it's Alice's head that stroke up "I love the dead".
The show ended with the crowd pleasers "Poison" and "School's out" (with a few verses from "Another brick in the wall" sneaked into the song). One of my favourite performance of the weekend!
After their spectacular closing set at the Hellfest 2012, I was really looking forward to see Lamb of God again. And these guys never disappoint!
Their fusion of groove and thrash metal, fuelled by complex guitar riffs, hammering drums and Randy Blythe's growls, just make me wanna jump and mosh!
They just released a new album, "VII: Sturm und drang", with cleaner vocals, definitely worth checking! I'm pretty excited to see them again in November!
Without any doubt, the headliner of the day was heavy metal legend Judas Priest!
Lead by a Rob Halford in great shape, I was really surprised by the sound of his voice, compared to other band of the same era, the band delivered a flamboyant show!
I couldn't find any better footage, but "Hell bent for leather" is such as classic, with Rob riding a motorbike and insane guitar solos!
Whether you like Slipknot or not, you can't argue that they know how to move crowds!
Even at 1.am and after a long day, they make you forget the pain in your legs and jump instead!
The band suffered a line-up change following Paul Gray's death in 2010 and the departure of Joey Jordison, but kept the same energy as before!
The additional percussions, people constantly running around the stage and the pyrotechnics are key elements of their powerful live performance!
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