#everyone was either queuing to buy Lordi t-shirts (which looked really good)

[glow-wine]

There are a lot of really fantastic singers in power metal, and I am not a fan of labelling any one of them "the best" because they all have different qualities and it's not a competition. That having said, I'm currently totally smitten with Antonio Calanna's voice. I "discovered" him last year, when he was filling in for the singer of Induction for a few concerts. I didn't know that band and never would have guessed that Antonio wasn't their regular singer. He owned those songs with total confidence, throwing out high notes like confetti. (I later discovered that the original versions of the songs don't have those high notes. He just added them becaue he could. I was even more impressed!)

Induction is a really good band, too, but Antonio was the stand-out. I was definitely not the only one who was impressed specifically by him. It's not just the voice, but the stage presence. He really knew how to move and pose on stage, and had decided to dress in a glittery silver shirt with a very low-cut neckline (is it a still a neckline if it's around the boobs?) and he can pull it off because he's also extremely good-looking.

So I decided to check out his own band, All For Metal. They make energetic, anthemic power metal, not very deep but really catchy and with a heavy focus on THE SHOW. Turns out that the silvery low-cut neckline was actually modest by Antonio's standards, since he spent most of the All For Metal concert completely shirtless and with tight leather pants. Like I said, there is a focus on the show as a whole, and the two singers showing off their bodies is very much part of the concept. I am not being shallow, I am appreciating the art as it was intended! :) But honestly, Antonio's voice carries the whole thing. It could carry anything.

Look at this Scorpions cover they did. I crack up every time at 0:57 when Antonio comes in like a total madman.

No notes.

These are not my complete thoughts on All For Metal, but the Tumblr editor is giving me grief, so it will have to do.