{"id":847,"date":"2022-10-17T09:51:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T09:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/?p=847"},"modified":"2024-01-11T08:42:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T08:42:52","slug":"hardline-xtasy-review-barcelona-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/hardline-xtasy-review-barcelona-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Live review: Hardline + Xtasy @ Razzmatazz 3, Barcelona (October 11th, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hardline <\/strong>is one of those gems that unfortunately has not reached the majority public and I can assure you that it is not because they have not put effort into it. The Californian project has had truly outstanding players in its ranks such as Neal Schon<\/strong>, Deen Castronovo<\/strong>, Rudy Sarzo<\/strong>, Mike Terrana<\/strong> and Todd Jensen<\/strong>. Devoted followers of the group led by the incombustible Johnny Gioeli<\/strong> celebrated their return to the studio with II<\/em><\/strong>, their second and long-awaited album after the excellent Double Eclipse<\/em><\/strong> from 1992, although we had to wait again for seven long years until Leaving the End Open<\/em><\/strong> reached our hands. hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, Hardline <\/strong>continues to work hard daily to deliver new studio work on a regular basis, from the notable Danger Zone<\/em><\/strong> (2016) to the recent Heart, Mind and Soul<\/em><\/strong> that was released last year through Frontiers Records<\/strong>, to Human Nature<\/em><\/strong> from 2016 and Life <\/em><\/strong>from 2019. The line-up has varied over the last two decades, with keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio<\/strong> and bassist Anna Portalupi<\/strong> remaining permanent members since 2012, completing the line-up with guitarist Mario Percudani<\/strong> and drummer Marco Di Salvia <\/strong>since the release of Life <\/em><\/strong>in 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the eve of a national holiday, the evening led by Hardline <\/strong>was a more than obligatory event for lovers of authentic Californian hard rock, where the spanish Xtasy <\/strong>would be in charge of warming up the atmosphere with their quality hard\/heavy melodic that already blew us away from the start. with the powerful Perfect Strangers<\/em><\/strong> in which guitarists Jorge Olloqui<\/strong> and Carles Salse<\/strong> delighted us with their excellent combination of melodies. Nowhere To Run<\/em><\/strong> and Revolution <\/em><\/strong>came next, where Silvia<\/strong>‘s voice had already been properly equalized and where she began to shine naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quintet from Pamplona unleashed mercilessly, exuding energy from all sides, giving an extensive review of their entire career and demonstrating that Abel Sequera<\/strong> is an outstanding player on the turntables. The drummer showed off his prowess behind the bass drum after the colossal The Clock<\/em><\/strong>, at which point he literally destroyed the drums before handing over total prominence to Johnny Kerchief<\/strong>, who made Welcome To My World<\/em><\/strong> his own universe, giving himself to an audience who fell at the feet of one of the best bands of the genre in their country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The final download opened with A Luchar<\/em><\/strong>, the only song in spanish with which the band surprised us as we faced the final stretch composed of the triplet Into The Fire<\/em><\/strong>, Eye Of The Storm<\/em><\/strong> and the marvelous Die Young<\/em><\/strong> with which they closed an electrifying show with the that Xtasy <\/strong>once again confirms that they are more active than ever and that they have no intention of slowing down in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n