After the success of last year's Dames of Darkness festival, headlined by Delain, expectations were high for this year's fest. As with last year, the lineup was a mix of bands from mainland Europe plus some local bands, with Xandria and Stream of Passion being the top two acts. As testament to the strength ofAfter the success of last year's Dames of Darkness festival, headlined by Delain, expectations were high for this year's fest. As with last year, the lineup was a mix of bands from mainland Europe plus some local bands, with Xandria and Stream of Passion being the top two acts. As testament to the strength of the lineup, some fans had travelled from abroad for the fest, with fans there from the USA, Spain, Holland and Belgium (and probably a few other European countries too). Apparition First up were Divided we fall ( www.facebook.com/Dividedwefallmusic ), a symphonic metal band from Stafford. I've seen them before and while they were good musically they had no stage presence, so I wasn't expecting great things, but I was pleased to see that they did show a bit more stage presence than the last time, with singer Philippa moving around more, but the guys were still pretty static and didn't look that happy to be there. Once again musically they were good, and judging by the number of people buying the band's debut album (released on the day of the festival) at the merchandise stand, they clearly made a good impression with a lot of [...]
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