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# Concert Review: Zakk Sabbath, Zoso, and The Iron Maidens in New York on the "King of the Monstours"
- URL: https://www.thisdayinmetal.com/concert-review-zakk-sabbath-zoso-and-the-iron-maidens-in-new-york-on-the-king-of-the-monstours/
- Published: 2025-01-07T02:15:03.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-07T02:19:33.000Z
- Author: Steve Vargas

**Zakk Sabbath** returned to New York for a Saturday evening show at The Paramount in Huntington, New York on January 4\. 2025\. The sold-out Long Island concert event was part of the 2024-2024 *King of the Monstours*, during which the trio of iconic guitarist and vocalist **Zakk Wylde**, bassist **Rob “Blasko” Nicholson**, and drummer **Joey Castillo** were joined by **The Iron Maidens** and **Led Zeppelin** tribute band **Zoso**. The approximately 1,500 fans in attendance enjoyed nearly four hours of live music by three talented groups sharing their passion for the timeless music of three legendary bands.

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The Iron Maidens performing "The Trooper" on Long Island (1/4/2025)

**The Maidens** – the world’s first all-female **Iron Maiden** tribute band – opened the evening with tremendous renditions of five **Maiden** classics – “Aces High,” “Wasted Years,” “The Trooper,” “Number of the Beast,” and “Run to the Hills” – along with deep cut “Flash of the Blade” (a song **Iron Maiden** never performed live). 

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The Iron Maidens' Linda McDonald, Nikki Stringfield, and Alyssa Day perform at The Paramount (1/4/2025).

The five-piece is fronted by vocalist **Kristen Rosenberg**, with a rhythm section of long-time bassist extraordinaire **Wanda Ortiz** and veteran drummer **Linda McDonald** (whose drums sounded phenomenal) and the dual guitar pairing of **Nikki Stringfield** and **Alyssa Day**. **The Maidens** are renown for their note-for-note rendition of **Iron Maiden** classics, and faithfully performed them during their second performance on the Island and first since 2018\. **TIM** also re-created the visual presentation of the band that inspired them, with **Rosenberg** donning the same pilot cap worn by **Bruce Dickinson** when performing "Aces" live and British cavalry uniform inspired by **Dickinson's** stage attire during "The Trooper." The band even brought out the *Somewhere in Time* cyborg "Eddie" during "Wasted." Yet again, **The Iron Maidens** showcased why they are among the best tribute bands in the world, paying homage to one of the best and most influential heavy metal bands of all time.

**Zoso** looked and sounded the part of **The Zeps**, opening with the rousing “Rock and Roll” into “Good Times Bad Times.” During the band’s thirty years celebrating the music of their rock heroes and global icons, frontman **Matt Jernigan** and bassist **Adam Sandling** have been the mainstays, with the current touring lineup including guitarist **Scott Hathaway** and drummer **Bevan Davies**. Most of the capacity crowd never saw **Zeppelin**, but **Zoso** admirably represents the unmistakable **Zepp** sound. The band closed with a pair of *Houses of the Holy* songs “The Ocean” and “Over the Hills and Far Away” to the delight of the audience. Arguably the highlight of their nine-song set was the incredible "Immigrant Song."

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Zoso celebrating the music of Led Zeppelin during the "King of the Monstours" (1/4/2025)

After **Black Sabbath’s** final tour ended in 2017, the hope of seeing **Ozzy Osbourne**, **Tony Iommi**, **Geezer Butler**, and **Bill Ward** take the stage together remain slim, though several of these heavy metal titans have spoken about a desire to take the stage together once more. Until then, seeing **Ozzy’s** longest-tenured guitarist **Wylde** handle the lead vocal and guitar responsibilities in his Sabbath tribute outfit is a worthy endeavor. **Zakk Sabbat**h exclusively performed songs from the first four **Sabs** albums, opening with four consecutive *Vol. 4* cuts – “Supernaut,” “Snowblind,” “Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes,” and “Tomorrow’s Dream.” 

The focus then shifted to the first three records, which included inspired performances of “Fairies Wear Boots,” “Into the Void,” “Children of the Grave,” and the underrated “Lord of This World.” The crushing “N.I.B.” was the penultimate song before an epic rendition of “War Pigs” with **Wylde** leaving the stage to perform a five minute solo in the midst of the awe-inspired general admission crowd. During their 100 minutes on stage, **Zakk** and his cohorts frequently jammed through lengthy solos that went far beyond those written by axe god **Iommi** but dutifully honored the metal pioneers.

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The incomparable Zakk Wylde with his Master of Reality-inspired guitar (1/4/2025)

After concluding the North American run in mid-January, **Zakk Sabbath** will head to Europe for most of March. **The Maidens** have several California shows lined up at the conclusion of their run, while **Zoso** will be performing across the United States throughout 2025\. Each of these bands is stellar in its own right, and seeing the three of them take the stage during the same evening was a highly recommended experience.