metalassault Loaded Hollywood Hosts ‘Tribute To The Gods’ Vol 2 Posted on May 31, 2014 by admin By Andrew Bansal May 30th 2014, Loaded Rock Bar, Hollywood CA: Following the success of its inaugural edition last February, ‘Tribute To The Gods’ returned to Loaded Hollywood for its second event last night. Presented by Lara Gladstone, the lineup once again featured Electric Funeral and Cliff ‘Em All, paying homage to classic Black Sabbath and Cliff Burton era Metallica respectively, along with new additions Diamonds And Rust, a tribute to Priest, and all-female Alice In Chains tribute act Allison Chains. A good turnout was expected on this Friday night in the heart of Hollywood, and attendees were anticipating a great night of live music. Diamonds And Rust took the stage to treat the audience with some real metal, kicking off the set with ‘Electric Eye’ and going on to deliver a total of 13 tunes representing the classic as well as recent albums of the Priest catalog, and in all honesty, ‘Judas Rising’ was my favorite song of the set as it seemed to suit frontman Bob ‘Halford’ Logan’s voice and delivery more than any of the other songs they played. With him being of similar age to Rob Halford himself, Diamonds And Rust interestingly came across as a very realistic tribute to modern-day Judas Priest and their sound was very close to how Priest sound live these days. Guitarist Dennis Brown (who also plays in the great LA power metal band Ninth Circle) nailed all the leads, solos and dual harmonies with partner-in-crime ‘Speedy Finger’ Stan, and as it turned out, Diamonds And Rust got the best crowd response out of all bands at this show. If anything, there was an excess of the overplayed Priest staples in the set, and it could have done with a lot more Defenders Of The Faith and needed ‘A Touch Of Evil’. But overall a thoroughly enjoyable set that received a unanimously positive response from the crowd gathered here. Diamonds And Rust links: facebook/TributeToPriest
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