LACUNA COIL singer
Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second
"Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-piece classical orchestra as they perform some of the finest heavy metal and hard rock songs of all time. This unique show will contain songs from all metal genres — from prog-metal to rock, from death to speed and from industrial to symphonic.
Commented
Cristina, "I'll be performing some
LACUNA COIL songs and other rock and metal classics with other artists and musicians backed up by a FULL orchestra!! You can't miss it; it's gonna be FUN!"
Confirmed singers for this year's
"Christmas Metal Symphony" show:
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Charlotte Wessels (DELAIN)
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Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL)
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Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD)
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Joakim Brodén (SABATON)
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Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN)
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Mats Levén (ex-THERION)
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Simone Simons (EPICA)
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Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O. , ex-ACCEPT)
A number of high-quality photos of last year
"Christmas Metal Symphony" show, which was held on December 28, 2008 at 013, Tilburg, Holland, can be found at
Metal-Experience.com.
Fan-filmed video footage from the gig is available below.
The concert included appearances by such renowned hard rock and heavy metal artists as
Doro Pesch,
Chuck Billy (
TESTAMENT),
Russell Allen (
SYMPHONY X),
Mats Levén (
THERION,
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),
Johan Edlund (
TIAMAT),
Ian Parry (
CONSORTIUM PROJECT,
ELEGY),
Marcela Bovio (
STREAM OF PASSION,
AYREON),
Floor Jansen (
AFTER FOREVER) and
George Oosthoek (
ORPHANAGE).
The backing band consisted of the following musicians:
Koen Herfst (EPICA) - Drums
Marcel Coenen (SUN CAGED) - Guitar
Johan Van Stratum (STREAM OF PASSION) - Bass
Frank Schiphorst (CONTROL HUMAN DELETE) - Guitar
Jeffrey Revet (STREAM OF PASSION) - Keyboards
Joost van den Broek (AFTER FOREVER) – Keyboards
The complete setlist was as follows:
01.
Blood Of Kingu (THERION) (feat. Mats Levén, Marcela Bovio)
02.
Victim Of Changes (JUDAS PRIEST) (feat. Mats Levén)
03.
Son Of The Staves Of Time (THERION) (feat. Mats Levén, Marcela Bovio)
04.
Passion (STREAM OF PASSION) (feat. Marcela Bovio)
05.
Out In The Real World (STREAM OF PASSION) (feat. Marcela Bovio)
06.
Enter Sandman (METALLICA) (feat. Ian Parry)
07.
Paranoid (BLACK SABBATH) (feat. Ian Parry)
08.
Breaking The Law (JUDAS PRIEST) (feat. Doro Pesch, Ian Parry)
09.
All We Are (DORO) (feat. Doro Pesch, Floor Jansen)
10.
I Rule The Ruins (DORO) (feat. Doro)
11.
Souls Of Black (TESTAMENT) (feat. Chuck Billy)
12.
Return To Serenity (TESTAMENT) (feat. Chuck Billy, Mats Levén)
13.
More Than Meets The Eye (TESTAMENT) (feat. Chuck Billy, George Oosthoek)
14.
Arise (SEPULTURA) (feat. George Oosthoek)
15.
Mountains Of Madness (ORPHANAGE) (feat. George Oosthoek, Floor Jansen)
16.
A New Level (PANTERA) (feat. George Oosthoek)
17.
Cain (TIAMAT) (feat. Johan Edlund)
18.
Brighter Than The Sun (TIAMAT) (feat. Johan Edlund, Marcela Bovio)
19.
When The Smoke Is Going Down (SCORPIONS) (feat. Johan Edlund)
20.
My Pledge Of Allegiance No. 1 (AFTER FOREVER) (feat. George Oosthoek, Floor Jansen)
21.
Equally Destructive (AFTER FOREVER) (feat. Floor Jansen)
22.
The Evil That Man Do (IRON MAIDEN) (feat. Floor Jansen)
23.
Intro Based on "The Odyssey" (SYMPHONY X) (orchestra only)
24.
Evolution (The Grand Design) (SYMPHONY X) (feat. Russell Allen)
25.
Paradise Lost (SYMPHONY X) (feat. Russell Allen)
26.
Dawn Of A Million Souls (AYREON) (feat. Russell Allen)
27.
Phantom Of The Opera (NIGHTWISH version) (feat. Russell Allen, Floor Jansen)
"Return To Serenity" (TESTAMENT) (feat. Chuck Billy, Mats Levén) (video by Mark van Nierop):
