WIZARDS FEST III was AWESOME!!!

A cool night was about to come… I was really excited because I hadn’t listened new stuff of my friends VIAJE A 800 and that night I’ll do. And that was not all… three more bands would play with them. They were:
ARENNA, GLOW, VIAJE A 800 and RIP KC. Cool enough…

First band was ARENNA. Some say they were boring but I don’t think so. They played just like UNIDA. But with more originality into their tunes. The problem for them is they’re pretty static on stage. Now is a trend to puke when you listen pure stoner… but who cares. Take it or leave it. And if you take it, enjoy it. Simple, that’s all. Copy?

Second band was GLOW. I’m not their first fan… and they don’t need it. They’re a cool band with a legion of followers (bigger after their new album "Dive into the sun" on ALONE RECORDS) but their sin is: too much posse. Five guys rockin’ in a typical rock formation (frontman, two guitars, bass and drums) gotta do something else than rockin’ if they wanna be aces. But as I said, their new stuff is pretty cool, recommended for all rockers who want to listen cool rock. Maybe they didn’t catch my attention because I was anxious to see VIAJE A 800 live again after a year and a half or so.

VIAJE A 800: AWESOME. I know them since the beginning… since when they played as a hobby… since the band was not serious at all (is it so now?!?!? J)… since they didn’t realise they were pseudo-masters… since when their stuff were only songs for them. But EVERY tune (except country riff with clapping into their DIABLO ROTO DE album, hehehehe) they’ve made until now is a solid song that will never leave your soul, if your soul is pure.

I was shocked when I realised at the end of their gig that they only played three old songs because I normally enjoy bands live if I know most of their set. But this time new material of this trippy wizards deserved the pain to be unloaded over the fascinated mass below their feet and discovered like an unexpected treasure. That’s exactly what their new material will mean.

I can only say they sounded loud, angry, doomy, heavy and thick. And twisted changes into most not-short songs couldn’t even bore anyone there.

Congratulations, dudes: you made it again.

After them, RIP KC closed the night. Three piece band that sounded as good as their experience could picture into someone who doesn’t know them. And only three guys creating a so-eclectic sound that enveloped you back to a previous rock age… I liked them. Their album "Obvious and Bleeding" is very good but watching them live (as almost always with any band) is better.

Looking forward to check new VIAJE A 800 release around February ’07 and, maybe, a re-release of that master piece DIABLO ROTO DE.

Satisfied…