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An unmissable night, at least for heavy metal lovers, on August 2nd in the Olympic Pavillion in Barcelona, which will host the reunion of three of the most famous bands of this genre: Judas Priest, Motorhead and Saxon. The concert will start at midnight and the ticket prices range from 53 to 115 euros.
The three bands that will take part in this heavy metal festival belong to the historical British musical movement known as ´New Wave of British Heavy Metal´. They were founded in the 70s and, along the years, they modified their style and band members many times, but never losing the energy that has characterized them since their beginnings.
Judas Priest is one of the most influential bands in the history of heavy metal and they´re considered to be among those who develop this genre the most. Created in 1969 in Birmingham, UK, their influences are the greats of psychedelic and progressive rock, pure rock like Cream. Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, although from the beginning they tried to difference themselves from the rest of dominating style trends of the time, putting forward a type of music that was more raw, metallic and thundering. The name ´Judas Priest´ was chosen by Bruno Stapenhill, who found it in the Bob Dylan song “The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest”. Judas Priest defined their music in the 1970s, the years of their success and the beginning of the “new wave of British heavy metal”, to which Motorhead and Saxon added themselves to.
Motorhead is another British band created in 1975 by Lemmy Kilmster, bass player, singer and songwriter of the band, as well as being the only member of the band who´s remained stable along the years. His band, normally defined a ´power trio´, had a lot of success from the beginning of the 80s with albums like ´Overkill´, ´Bomber´, ´Ace of Spades´ and, in a particular way, ´No Sleep ´till Hammersmith´, which made Motorhead fly to the top of the British charts. Kilmster always rejected the etiquettes which were applied to his music style (speed metal, trash metal, heavy metal) preferring a more generic ´rock and roll´. His lyrics usually talk about war, sex, substance abuse and the clash between good and evil.
The last band of the British scene that will take part in this event are the historical Saxon, born in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. Born with the name ´Son of a bitch´, they had great success in the 80s, starting their tour with Motorhead and being the virtual leaders of the “New Wave of British Heavy Metal´. Peter Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Pete Gill and Steve Dawson were memorable members of Saxon, although the band members changed often down the years. Among their most famous albums we find ´Strong Arm of the Law´ (which is generally considered their best) and ´Denim Leather´ from 1981, in which the song with the same name became a metal anthem at the beginning of the 80s.
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Don´t miss this event! We recommend that you rent apartments in Barcelona and come and enjoy a heavy metal night.
Translated by: aleixgwilliam
