While She Sleeps is a band I have been wanting to see live for a long time. Although it was on a screen and not in real life, the show seemed energetic, wild and true. The sound however, coming from the live stream, was not adjusted that well. There’s another chance to see them live in Belgium on September 12, where they’ll be opening for Parkway Drive in Vorst Nationaal in Brussels. Get tickets to their show here. 

Battle Beast’s sound however, damn, that was on a whole other level. Lead singer Noora Louhimo sings so clean, it almost sounds the same live as on CD. The band is energetic and gets the crowd jumping easily. They played some of their older stuff like ‘Straight to the Heart’ and ‘King For a Day’, but most of the stuff they played was newer. Which makes sense since their latest album Circus of Doom released on April 29, 2022 (read our review here). I personally loved hearing ‘Eden’ live, from their previous album No More Hollywood Endings. It’s such a pure song and Noora got us singing it right back to her.

Powerwolf always has a lot of power to spread across the crowd. Especially with lead singer Attila Dorn, who is an opera singer. Their shows are always full of humor and you are definitely in for a good time. But, their shows can be a bit repetitive if you’ve seen them a couple of times. By then you know what song is going to play just by the first word Attila says. Nevertheless, even though you know it by heart, it’s always good time hanging out with the band.