Strong vocals, scorching guitar leads and a high-energy stage presence were only some of the many positive traits of Swirl’s greatly enjoyable performance last night. They bring forth a largely forgotten style of hard rock which was made popular in the late 80s and early 90s by bands like Guns N’ Roses, and hasn’t really had any worthy successors in the last two decades. But I was expecting a performance at least as good as what I saw from them in 2009, and even after this long gap, I was glad to note that Swirl still have it in them to deliver a great set, as they did last night. I remember digging their music back then, and for some reason, never heard or came across their name ever since. Next up was another Los Angeles-based band called Swirl, whom I had actually seen a little over four years ago when they opened for Ratt and Extreme at the Wiltern and House of Blues Anaheim. My only criticism of their performance would be the double-bass drumming, which at times didn’t keep up to the tempo of the songs. Their strongest musical elements were their vocal harmonies and guitar melodies, and they put on quite a decent show, closing the set with a well-performed cover of Iron Maiden’s ‘Flight Of Icarus’ which they ended with an epic scream by the singer, a la Bruce Dickinson. They put the whole nine yards into their performance and presentation, with a stage backdrop that clearly spelled who they were, artwork on the bass drums and fog machines, and this visual aspect made it easier for them to connect with this crowd. The first of them was Los Angeles-based heavy metal band Resistance and they took the stage at 8:45 PM to play 30 minutes of straight-up heavy metal. Resistanceīut before Jake’s band took the stage, the audience was treated to three main opening acts. Naturally, there was huge hype among fans in anticipation of this event, and expectations were high. Last night at the Whisky A Go Go was the official launch of the band, with their first ever live performance. Lee has finally re-emerged in 2013 with a new band called Red Dragon Cartel, and will be releasing the self-titled debut album on January 28th via Frontiers Records. After years and years of secrecy and hiding, Jake E. Lee was under the radar and away from the scene for two decades, and fans of his work always wondered where he was, what he was up to and whether he’ll ever play music again. December 12th 2013, The Whisky, West Hollywood CA: Primarily known in the world of heavy music for his contributions to Ozzy’s ‘Bark At The Moon’ and ‘The Ultimate Sin’ albums and for his band Badlands, guitarist Jake E.
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