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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou gotta love user friendly technology – the screens around the band displayed a moving cover of said album with a cathedral falling to the earth (heaven coming down) with pigeons flying amongst the clouds throughout their performance. Next was \u201cRise,\u201d from The Calf<\/em>, before going back to \u201cThe Choice,\u201d from Jerry Johnson\u2019s first cd with Saint – In the Battle<\/em>, which merged right into \u201cThe Mark,\u201d from the album of the same name. Similarly, \u201cPhantom of the Galaxy\u201d bled right into \u201cSteel Killer,\u201d the last 2 songs off the classic Time\u2019s End<\/em> album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Singer Dave Nelson, seemingly at ease in the camera\u2019s eye, playfully tried touching the lasers at the stage\u2019s edge and played with bassist Rich Lynch\u2019s white mane and then headed toward drummer Jared Knowland\u2019s drum kit to do the same to Jared\u2019s shaved head, before aborting his mission with a wave of his hand in dismissal. On to \u201cToo Late for Living\u201d and \u201cThe Path,\u201d from classic era Too Late for Living<\/em> and \u201cIsland Prisoner\u201d from Time\u2019s End<\/em>. Next was \u201cHellblade,\u201d title-track from the band\u2019s 2010 album, new song and medley were omitted, before the classic \u201cIn the Night,\u201d from Time\u2019s End<\/em>, and closing with \u201cVengeance,\u201d thus bookending the show with current material from Heaven Fell<\/em>, the band the coming back out onstage for pics with the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SAINT\/ QUIET RIOT show- Sept. 30, 2023- BMI Event Center,Versailles, OH by Chris Gatto In…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1025,1020],"tags":[1741,160],"class_list":["post-10183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-report","category-review","tag-quiet-riot","tag-saint-d96"],"yoast_head":"\n
The first concert of this series has veteran apocalyptic metal band SAINT opening for QUIET RIOT. Having just played Labor Day at Immortal, Part 2, Saint kept a similar setlist, with only minor changes. The band added \u201cThe Blade\u201d from Hellblade<\/em> as the opener, before the heavy hitting \u201cHeaven Fell,\u201d an excellent offering from the band\u2019s current CD of the same name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Saint's](\"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image000000-2-1024x768.jpg\")
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So the big question on everyone\u2019s mind is how the crowd responded to Saint. The arena had a large crowd that night that were mostly there to see Quiet Riot, although thankfully a handful of faithful fans came out to support Saint. The Gospel was not preached, as main man Rich has always been one to let the music do the talking, in this case – John the Revelator\u2019s message as translated into the heavy metal tongue. Most people we talked to were unfamiliar with the band, although some had clearly gotten the Cliff Notes introduction via youTube, and most were seated during their performance, but looking around, the audience was clearly stunned by the bad\u2019s stellar performance. If I were less verbose, I would sum up the show in one short sentence – Jaws hit the floor! Several members of QR were even seen taking in their opening band\u2019s set. Fans weren\u2019t sure how they had missed this incredible band, and by the crowd around their merch table afterward, were quick to remedy the situation. The band came out and interacted with the crowd, taking pictures and signing autographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Saint](\"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image000000-3-1024x768.jpg\")
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Quiet Riot, of course needs no introduction. Their cover of Slade\u2019s “(Cum On) Feel the Noise\u201d rocketed Metal Health<\/em> to #1 on Billboard <\/em>and brought the band\u2019s name household recognition. Even after the passing of singer Kevin DuBrow and drummer Frankie Banali, the band soldiers on, recently reuniting with legendary bassist and original QR member Rudy Sarzo. Quiet Riot 2023 is singer Jizzy Pearl, guitarist Alex Grossi, bassist Rudy Sarzo, and drummer Johnny Kelly, after 40+ years still making fans bang your head\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Quiet](\"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image000000-5-1024x768.jpg\")
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