Powerwolf Bring First-Ever Seattle Show to Life at the Paramount Theater with Dragonforce

Seattle (September 30, 2025) – It was a night of fantasy, fire, and power metal glory at the Paramount Theater as Powerwolf made their long-awaited Seattle debut, joined by fellow genre titans Dragonforce. Fans packed the venue from floor to balcony, many in face paint or dressed as knights, wolves, and saints, ready to finally witness a show they’d been waiting years to see.

Dragonforce opened the evening with a set that was pure adrenaline. Their stage looked like a gamer’s fever dream; two towering arcade cabinets doubling as risers, flashing lights, and bursts of CO₂ erupting across the front of the stage. Guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman launched the set from atop those arcade platforms while Alicia Vigil and vocalist Marc Hudson commanded the main floor. From the first notes of “Cry Thunder,” it was clear this wasn’t going to be a warmup, it was a spectacle.

The energy never wavered. Hudson worked the crowd with grinning charisma, at one point hoisting a giant stuffed chicken and hurling it into the crowd, declaring it needed to “fly” during the next song. What followed was pure chaos as the chicken soared through the general admission pit, up to the balcony, and back again, caught and thrown by fans like a sacred relic.

Mid-set, Li introduced YouTuber Jared Dines for a surprise guest spot, leading into an extreme metal cover of Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams.” “This is probably the only time you’ll get to circle pit to Taylor Swift,” Li joked before he and Dines dove off the stage and played their solos inside the pit, surrounded by a frenzy of fans. Dragonforce’s blend of humor, virtuosity, and relentless speed created a wall of energy that carried straight through “Through the Fire and Flames,” closing their set with a roar.

By the time Powerwolf took the stage, anticipation in the room had reached a fever pitch. The stage glowed with cathedral-like grandeur; staircases, fog, a massive LED backdrop of arches and flames. The drums and keyboards sat elevated at the rear, while the lower stage featured risers for band members to ascend and face the packed floor.

When Attila Dorn appeared, the room erupted. The band launched into “Bless ’em With the Blade,” and from that moment, Seattle became a congregation. Lights shifted from deep red to blinding white, smoke poured across the stage, and the sound was thunderous. Fans pressed tight against the barricade, singing word for word; for many, this was a dream finally realized.

During “Incense & Iron,” Falk Maria Schlegel stepped forward holding a censer, swinging it with slow, theatrical grace before handing it to Dorn, who carried it around the stage in a symbolic gesture. There was no incense, but the act felt ritualistic, a merging of performance and ceremony that defined Powerwolf’s presence.

The setlist spanned the band’s legacy with “Army of the Night,” “Amen & Attack,” and “Demons Are a Girl’s Best Friend” hit with commanding precision, while newer tracks like “Sinners of the Seven Seas” and “Heretic Hunters” showed their evolving power. Every chorus was met with voices raised high, and every transition bathed the stage in waves of colored light; green, purple, orange, and blue all painting a scene that was both sacred and feral.

For the encore, the band returned to deafening cheers. “Sanctified With Dynamite” and “We Drink Your Blood” turned the Paramount into one massive choir, with fists raised and heads thrown back. They closed with “Werewolves of Armenia,” and as the final note faded, the roar from the audience seemed to shake the walls.

It was dramatic, powerful, and visually phenomenal; a theatrical storm of light, sound, and devotion. Powerwolf’s first Seattle performance wasn’t just a show, it was a declaration. And if the response from fans was any sign, the hope is clear: it won’t take them another lifetime to return.

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