Stratovarius

Power metal isn’t usually the kind of genre of music that I am interested in seeing live, as I don’t listen to that much of it, but a friend dragged me along to a Stratovarius concert, and I was absolutely mesmerised. To start with, the Finnish band are all extremely talented musicians, who are real masters of their respective instruments.
The band have had several line up changes over their career, but the set up that they had when I saw them perform live was awesome, and all of the musicians seemed really tight in their performance. There were some absolutely incredible instrumental solos throughout the performance, and the more the audience cheered, the longer they would continue for, which was epic and something you really can’t experience from a recording.
They mainly played from their newest album Nemesis, as well as revisiting some of the older hits, as there were some long time fans at the concert, and the band seemed conscious of pleasing everyone, which was great. They were wonderful at getting the audience to join in, and cut off their vocals occasionally in their choruses to allow the crowd to fill it in. They will definitely convert you into a fan if you’re not already.