Burning Witches’ ended the US leg of “The Dark World Tour” in Satellite, Beach, Florida at Wynfield’s Sports Bar on November 15, 2024. Joining Burning Witches on the stage in this small, but intimate venue was Kazha from Japan, Living Dead Girl from Canada, and from Raleigh, North Carolina, The band Lylvc. Burning Witches are from Switzerland.
Each band was fronted by entertaining and powerful women vocalists with incredible stage presence making a great concert in a small venue with a capacity of 199 fans.
To start the night, at 8:00 pm the stage was graced by a trio from Japan, Kazha. The band was hard-hitting and the soprano range of the singer was unique for a metal band. They played for 30 minutes and when they were finished the crowd cheered loudly showing they would have been happier with a longer performance.
Kazha Band Members:
Kazuha Oda – Vocals|Bass
Hideki Matsushige – Guitar
Following the rocking trio was Living Dead Girl, a metal band from Toronto, Canada. Molly Rennick, the lead singer of the band was dressed in a sexy black latex mini-dress with laced-up black boots which just added to her on-stage charisma. The band was very tight and a pleasure to watch perform. They said they were hanging out in Florida for a while so get out and give them some Sunshine State love!
Living Dead Girl Band Members:
Molly Rennick – Vocalist
Steve Haining – Drums
Michael Lycan – Bass (Filling in for Jordan Storring)
Darien Lugo – Guitar/Vocals
Setlist:
1.Alive
2. Beautiful
3. Ugly
4. Poltergeist
5. Sk8er Boi
6. Exorcism
7. Dysfunctional
8. Worship Me
The next band welcomed to the stage was Lylvc. They added production to the stage with duel TV screens playing videos and they performed located at the sides.
The band also has duel singers with Alyse Zavala, the main vocalist, and Oscar Romero adding rap vocals giving the band a one-two punch. The rest of the band, Seth Moran on lead guitar, Ryan Powell on drums, and the energetic Cam Gillette on rhythm guitar, synthesizer, and keyboards added stage antics and great facial expressions. This band loves to perform and it was easy for the crowd to get amped up and give their full support!
Lylvc Band Members:
Alyse Zavala – Vocals
Oscar Romero – Vocals/Rapper
Ryan Powell – Drums
Seth Morgan – Guitar
Cam Gillette – Keyboard / Synth / Rhythm Guitar
Setlist:
1.Barely Human
2. Undertow
3. Unstable
4. Crawl Space
6. XXX
7. Dangerous
8. Paper Dreams
9. Perfect Drug
10. Into Nothing
Finally, at 10:30 pm, it was time for Burning Witches! Now, it was mentioned this bar/venue is an intimate setting and has tables right up to the stage barriers. The crowd pushed forward to get as close as possible to the ladies before they came on stage. The band entered the left side of the crowd, or stage right then disappeared behind curtains that concealed them until it was time to kick some ass for the 160 or so metal fans in attendance.
The set started with “Unleash the Beast” from the album The Dark Tower which was released in 2023. The Dark Tower was the band’s fifth album and marked their new association with Napalm Records.
Lead singer Laura Guldemond had the room eating out of her hands as she led the band through the 13 song-set. The show was mesmerizing as guitarists Romana Kalkuhl, and Courtney Cox, along with bassist Jeanine Grob utilized the complete stage. Drummer, Lala Frischknecht was tucked back behind the kit and kept the Burning Witches on track.
With each band of the night, the overall concert got better until it was time for Burning Witches. Burning Witches was highly entertaining and showed a very professionally produced metal show. Everyone in attendance knew this was a band that usually performs in front of thousands of fans, but on this night, it was a special treat as the energy of the small room was over the top as fans enjoyed a great evening at a great beach location.
Burning Witches Band Members:
Romana Kalkuhl – Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
Jeanine Grob – Bass
Lala Frischknecht – Drums/Backing Vocals
Laura Guldemond – Lead Vocals
Courtney Cox – Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Setlist:
1.Unleash the Beast
2. Wings of Steel
3. Sea of Lies
4. Dance With the Devil
5. We Stand as One
6. Lucid Nightmare
7. Evil Witch
8. The Dark Tower
9. Necronomicon
10. Hexenhammer
11. Flight of the Valkyries
12. Burning Witches
13. Holy Diver (Dio cover)
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