The first edition of Rock Alive took place last weekend (Sept. 26) at The Basiliek, Veenendaal, The Netherlands. But the first band for the next edition is already announced: long time running Swedish classic heavy metal band Leviticus. The second edition will be held on Sept. 24. 2016, it is still far away but mark this date in your calendars.
Performing bands last weekend were: Jerusalem (SE), HB (FIN), Veritas Infinita (NL), Moonradio (NL). Frühstück, (PL/NL), Supresion (ARG), Spyker (NL), ForChristSake (IE), Bones To Dust (BE), The Opponent Proces (NL).
For those who aren’t up on the history of Christian metal bands, Leviticus formed in 1981 and was led by Bjorn Stigsson. Some refer to as one of the pioneers of Christian metal. Their first ep was released in 1982 and after that they remained a band, releasing four albums before disbanding in 1990. The band re-formed in March 2003 to play at the final Bobfest. The show was recorded by Sveriges Radio and released to CD. The final Leviticus show was held in Hjo Sweden June 2003 a festival gig together with Swedish metal giants In Flames. A re-release of ”The Strongest Power” from 1985 has been released in 2013 through Ektro Records.
Our review of ”The Strongest Power” can be found here.
https://soundcloud.com/ektrorecords/leviticus-on-the-rock
https://soundcloud.com/ektrorecords/leviticus-king-of-kings