For the reopening of Milan's Zoe club, Bloody Mary — musicians well known locally, but even more so in the land of Albion — are chosen to open the new season in a fun, effervescent night in which the typical colours of the gothic rock scene prevail among the audience.
The band, back from another conquest of England that has brought it further success, starts the show very late but proves more "charged" than ever and eager to really let its fans loose.
The good night is also underlined by a more than satisfying turnout which, judging by the spectators' lip-syncing, includes many fans of the group who know by heart the best-known songs of Bloody Mary's first official release, 'Blood'n'Roll'.
The combo decides to open the concert on songs that can stir the audience from the start, so it begins with the frenzied 'Ice Blue' and 'Drops', which from the very first bars show the singer, Aldebran, in dazzling vocal form.
The rest of the group is no less, and what is particularly striking is the coordination of the two axemen, Stranger and LaMountain, who, although they play nothing transcendental, manage to give the riffs just the right, unhealthy energy.
The band also uses this show to present some unreleased songs that will be part of its next release (its second official one); the two songs, 'Better Down' and 'Deathly Gone', show a further step towards a strong mix of rock'n'roll and gothic, and they win the crowd over.
The show closes with a classic cover that the band often plays in England but presents in Italy for the first time: the Ramones' 'Pat Cemetary', reworked of course in Bloody Mary's key.
The concert ends in a burst of applause that rewards the work of the band, ever more professional.
The only negative note of the concert was its length: little more than half an hour is really too little, but perhaps the setlist was chosen precisely to unload Bloody Mary's gems on the audience and keep attention and participation at their highest. Mission accomplished.
First published in Italian; in English here. Where it appeared ↗