GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Various Artists / Dortmund Heavy Metal Festival / 2DVDR / Non label
Live at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 17th & 18th December 1983
Click image to enlarge
Big news for all heavy metal fans! A must-see video compiled with the highest quality professional shots of the “Dortmund Heavy Metal Festival” held in Dortmund, Germany in 1983, will be the highest version ever with a complete remaster and will be released as a gift. !! It is a unique opportunity to enjoy the legendary festivals called “Monsters of Rock” and “U.S. Festival” that were held in 1983!
Disc 1 contains the stages of SCORPIONS and JUDAS PRIEST, which were the main events of this festival. SCORPIONS’s “BLACK OUT” released the previous year was a great success, and the band is full of momentum. Rudolf Schenker’s sharp cutting “Blackout” and Klaus Meine’s exquisite “Always Somewhere” and “Holiday” are the best performances when he started to make a leap as a global band. Don’t miss the fact that “Coming Home” is being performed in advance of “LOVE AT FIRST STING” to be announced the following year, and the “BLACK OUT” live, which was one of the hardest in the band’s career, is even more exciting. I’m doing it!
The following JUDAS PRIEST hits immediately after the announcement of the historical masterpiece “SCREAMING FOR THE VENGEANCE”, and its rising tide performance feels more powerful than SCORPIONS. Not only “Riding On The Wind” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'” from the masterpiece, but also “Freewheel Burning” before the album release is taken up here, and the rampage and hands are taken up. It’s a crazy word that’s so hot that you can’t put it on! The promised “Breaking The Law” and “Hell Bent For Leather” are also firmly contained, and fans will be more satisfied than the actual recording time.
Disc 2 is crowded with 5 (also special) bands, showing off the awesomeness of this festival. In the titles released in the past, the sound level on this side was low, but this time the effect of remastering is remarkable, and the sound that is loud and clear so that it can be mistaken is surprising to everyone who knows it. Probably!
The first to appear is DEF LEPPERD at the time, which was a huge commercial success with “PYROMANIA”. Their show, which appealed to fans with a unique “wild idol image”, was composed mainly of songs from “PYROMANIA”, which recorded sales of 8 million copies worldwide, and “Rock Rock (’til You Drop”). ) ”・“ Rock Of Ages ”and other name numbers will be fired in rapid succession. The 2nd recording “Let It Go”, “Wasted” from the 1st, and a well-balanced selection are also attractive.
And the metal emperor OZZY OSBOURNE will come into play. The flashy and gorgeous Jake’s play is a must-see at the live immediately after the announcement of “BARK AT THE MOON”, which unearthed a child of the era called Jake E. Lee and provided a shocking topic to fans. Here, in addition to “I Don’t Know” and “Mr. Crowley” from the Randy era, SABBATH numbers such as “Paranoid” that must be done are also included, making it the best song selection without feeling short. Fans will be happy to enjoy the lineup with the great Carmine Appice as a professional shot.
KROKUS from Switzerland has received strong support in the United States and Europe for its unique songs influenced by JUDAS PRIEST and AC / DC, and is showing a hot performance that supports its popularity here as well. The lyrics of “Long Stick Goes Boom” were laughed at in Japan at that time, but the live performance like drawing a fun rock is a point that people who have not experienced KROKUS should definitely see.
QUIET RIOT is similar to KROKUS, and I watch the presence and stage that expresses the movement of L.A. metal such as “Cum On Feel The Noise” and “Slick Black Cadillac” selected from the big hit “METAL HEALTH”. It’s fun and fun, and it’s unbearable for fans who know them at the time.
Located in the bird is the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP immediately after the release of “BUILT TO DESTROY”. Although the number of songs is limited to 4, “Into The Arena” and “Courvoisier Concerto” where you can fully enjoy Michael’s guitar, “Rock Will Never Die” which shows the goodness of Gary Barden, and the advantages of the band at that time It is a condensed song selection. At the end, “Doctor Doctor” touches the grand finale of the 190-minute set of 2 DVDs!
Each live is not completely recorded, especially KROKUS, QUIET RIOT, M.S.G., etc. are recorded only for the songs that are the highlights, but JUDAS that gives off the presence of metal god to SCORPIONS, the representative of Germany, from that time The actions taken by the current big band, such as PRIEST and OZZY OSBOURNE, where Jake, who was a new member at the time, shines at a young age, will surprise the younger generation fans who knew them afterwards!
The lively performance that unfolds in a large volume over 3 hours and narrows the stage is truly a World Heritage Site of metal! A monumental video that you would normally want to pass on to posterity on a press DVD is now available as a highly recommended gift title. Especially if you don’t know the pattern of this festival, don’t miss this opportunity!
