Excitement is mounting among Drogheda metal heads who have been waiting for local heroes, METALLITIA, to play their much anticipated and three times Covid-postponed hometown gig on this coming Friday night, 6th January.
METALLITIA became Drogheda and national celebrities when they won RTE’s inaugural Reality Rock Show, Karl Spain Wants To Rock, run over 5 weeks on RTE 2, back in 2010, which saw them win a place on the headlining bill for Europe’s top tribute festival Glastonbudget in England.
They also created a little bit of history as the first and only non-Thin Lizzy tribute act to play the annual Vibe for Philo commemorative event in Dublin, staged every 5th January.
METALLITIA also gained respect for themselves as backing band for legendary ex-Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno on his occasional Irish tours.
The self-proclaimed local “hard-rock heroes” are Flash on vocals and guitar, Richie Mc Scrumpy on lead guitar, Paddy Snivel on bass guitar and Jimmy Brennan on drums. See METALLITIA on Facebook
Special guests this year are local alt-rock/acoustic band, Shock Sorrow, featuring talented local songwriter, Keith Caffrey, and exceptional guitar player, Steff Caffrey.
Joining forces from the ashes of former metal and rock bands, Keith and Steff balance poignant guitars with impassioned vocals and profound lyrics. Their debut EP, The Heart Bleeds, is a brooding and haunting journey through immense grief, dedicated to the memory of Aoife, Keith’s partner and soul mate.
Shock Sorrow have recently started taking their material to live audiences and this appearance with Metallitia is another step along the way…
Doors open at 8.30pm and a huge crowd is expected so the advice is to get there early to avoid disappointment.
