With little or no in the best way of natural heavy steel at this yr’s Glastonbury, the sight of 3 teenage Indonesian ladies being one the only real representatives might be checked out for example of tokenism by way of cynics. In case you are amongst that quantity, suppose once more, as a result of Voice of Baceprot simply justify their place at the Woodsies Degree, with a superbly tough, and ceaselessly in fact transferring, set of passionate old-fashioned steel.
An impressively huge and intrigued crowd acquire early within the morning to look the band, and that interest has visibly morphed into correct pleasure 45 mins later. The explanations are transparent: at first all 3 participants of VOB have mastered their tools approach past their years, bassist Widi Rahmawati doing a median affect of Steve Harris, galloping up and down her fretboard with spectacular dexterity: even a late-set drum solo, standardly without equal momentum killer, by way of Euis Siti Eisyah garners massive roars of approval.
The actual MVP although is vocalist/guitarist Firda Marsya Kurnia, who manages to bawl out beautiful, hovering vocal strains while additionally ripping out riffs that KK Downing and Glenn Tipton at their top could be pleased with.
This can be a band which are hooked in to the reasons they speak about of their track, and even if there’s an obtrusive language barrier, the eco pleasant and anti-war sentiment turns out to hit more difficult because of the original viewpoint they bring about. However, even supposing you select to forget about that facet of the band, that is as rip-snorting a suite of Priest, Maiden and Sabbath-inspired steel that you simply’re going to get this weekend at Glastonbury. The truth that it is delivered by way of those 3 folks simply makes it the entire extra outstanding.
Via the top of the set Firda is in tears.
“That is the most productive gig ever!” she screams, obviously beaten, as Woodsies roars their appreciation. You’d be a stony hearted cynic to disagree.
