ABachalypse Now is a great treat for Sebastian Bach fans, a 2CD & DVD set that contains never-before-seen footage from this year's GrasPop Festival in Belgium, the full never-before-seen Hellfest set from France and the fully-remixed and remastered Club Nokia show from Los Angeles (originally broadcast on AXS TV). Whether viewing the DVD or cranking the CDs, it's quite apparent that the former Skid Row frontman is still a heavy metal force to be reckoned with. Along with his band, which includes Nick Sterling (guitar and background vocals), Johnny Chromatic (guitar and background vocals), Jason Christopher (bass), and Bobby Jarzombek (drums), Bach and the boys seem to be having a blast during the shows, and the fans are completely eating it all up. Playing Skid Row classics like "18 & Life", "Monkey Business", "Slave to the Grind", "Youth Gone Wild", and "I Remember You" alongside Bach solo tunes such as "Kicking & Screaming", "Big Guns", "TunnelVision", and "American Metalhead", each set is fast moving and heavy hitting, with Bach's mix of high pitched screams and more melodic tones soaring over the top of crunchy riffage, groove laden rhythms, and scorching guitar solos. Though the setlists from show to show are fairly similar, Bach seems to be at his best vocally on the Los Angeles show, which really is a great & inspired set from the entire band, and look for plenty of guest stars to pop up along the way.
Kudos to Frontiers Records for putting out a content packed set here, something that other labels would be well advised to follow instead of releasing separate CD & DVD collections.
Track Listing
CD1-Live at Hellfest in Clisson, France on June 16, 2012
01. Slave To The Grind
02. Kicking & Screaming
03. Here I Am
04. Big Guns
05. Piece Of Me
06. 18 & Life
07. American Metalhead
08. Monkey Business
09. I Remember You
10. Youth Gone Wild
CD2-Live at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California on August 2, 2012
01. Big Guns
02. (Love Is) A Bitchslap
03. Piece Of Me
04. 18 & Life
05. American Metalhead
06. Monkey Business
07. I Remember You
08. TunnelVision
09. Youth Gone Wild
DVD:
* Live at Hellfest in Clisson, France on June 16, 2012
* Live at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California on August 2, 2012
* Live at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium on June 24, 2012
01. Kicking & Screaming
02. Dirty Power
03. Here I Am
04. Big Guns
05. 18 & Life
06. American Metalhead
07. Monkey Business
08. I Remember You
09. TunnelVision
* Bonus music videos: "Kicking & Screaming", "TunnelVision", "I'm Alive"
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