REVIEWED: Priestess @ Foufounes Electriques
Osheaga Festival begins "for real" this Saturday in Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau, but last night's show was a taste of what's to come with their "Osheaga In The City" shows leading up to this weekend.
As Priestess took to the stage, you could sense the anticipation for their new material, which has been festering for some time now due to the delay of their new album because of label issues. They certainly did not disappoint, kicking off their set with a 10 minute opus-of-a-song that reached a new level of rock-godliness, helped out by the psychedelic projections on the back on the stage. Another new number followed, lead guitarist Mikey Heppner playing a beauty Gibson doubleneck guitar, and shredding it to pieces. Guitarist Dan Watchorn then stepped up to deliver lead vocals on "Two Kids", after which they played another new song where Watchorn unleashed a fantastic guitar solo.
The crowd lost their shit when they busted out "Lay Down", one of the hit singles from their debut 2005 album, Hello Master. The sticky dance floor got even stickier due to the moshers spilling their beer everywhere, but no one seemed mind since they were too busy pumping their fists into the air. Nuno took over the vocal duties for another new track before they brought in the thunder with "I Am The Night, Color Me Black", and extended the middle section into a more subdued psychedelic jam-out, culminating in a massive drum solo. Heppner gave the title of the next new song, "Lady Killer" which he revealed would be on their new album, tentatively titled Prior To The Fire, due to be released October 20th. They finished the set with another oldie, "Everything That You Are", but came back for an encore with a couple more songs, including the hugely popular "Talk To Her" and a final new song to end the night.
Judging by the reception given to their new material, Priestess is going to explode after the release of Prior To The Fire this fall. Expect another round of incessant world-touring simliar to their slot opening for Megadeth in 2007.
As Priestess took to the stage, you could sense the anticipation for their new material, which has been festering for some time now due to the delay of their new album because of label issues. They certainly did not disappoint, kicking off their set with a 10 minute opus-of-a-song that reached a new level of rock-godliness, helped out by the psychedelic projections on the back on the stage. Another new number followed, lead guitarist Mikey Heppner playing a beauty Gibson doubleneck guitar, and shredding it to pieces. Guitarist Dan Watchorn then stepped up to deliver lead vocals on "Two Kids", after which they played another new song where Watchorn unleashed a fantastic guitar solo.
The crowd lost their shit when they busted out "Lay Down", one of the hit singles from their debut 2005 album, Hello Master. The sticky dance floor got even stickier due to the moshers spilling their beer everywhere, but no one seemed mind since they were too busy pumping their fists into the air. Nuno took over the vocal duties for another new track before they brought in the thunder with "I Am The Night, Color Me Black", and extended the middle section into a more subdued psychedelic jam-out, culminating in a massive drum solo. Heppner gave the title of the next new song, "Lady Killer" which he revealed would be on their new album, tentatively titled Prior To The Fire, due to be released October 20th. They finished the set with another oldie, "Everything That You Are", but came back for an encore with a couple more songs, including the hugely popular "Talk To Her" and a final new song to end the night.
Judging by the reception given to their new material, Priestess is going to explode after the release of Prior To The Fire this fall. Expect another round of incessant world-touring simliar to their slot opening for Megadeth in 2007.
Labels: Osheaga Festival, Priestess
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