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Posted Dec. 12, 2011 15:50 by frank
The concert started with a bit of a delay, which meant I could actually make it in time, I still had to wait almost half an hour before the first band took the stage. Strangely enough, this was the first gig in a while in this venue that wasn't sold out. The first band was ChthoniC from Taiwan. I had … (read on)
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Posted Dec. 1, 2011 16:06 by frank
For the second day in a row, the 013 venue was sold out. Though the musical style this evening was way different than the previous evening (Marillion), the bands were destined to make this evening a great one. The evening was opened by the Norwegians of Insense. Their musical style is hard to define, since it's not exactly in one … (read on)
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Posted Dec. 1, 2011 15:28 by frank
This Tuesday it was finally time to see Marillion. I hadn't seen the band in quite some years, so I was really looking forward to it. With the venue being sold-out in a short time, it was almost a given fact that the atmosphere in there would be great. Unfortunately, I arrived very late at the venue due to traffic … (read on)
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Posted Nov. 17, 2011 09:25 by frank
Pain of Salvation have come a long way since their first musical experiences, and have gathered a rather big following during the years. This time around, they started their set in front of a sold-out crowd. They only had about 40 minutes of playing time, and it was no wonder that almost all songs on the playlist were from the … (read on)
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Posted Nov. 15, 2011 22:04 by catalina
The Finns from Amorphis will be touring all over Europe during the next two months or so, promoting their new record “The Beginning Of Times“. The tour started on the 2nd of November in Tallinn, and will have two parts. The first part will end in the UK on the 26th of November, and has Leprous (Norway) and NahemaH (Spain) … (read on)
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Posted Nov. 8, 2011 22:01 by frank
For the 9th time this festival took place in the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. As the name states, this festival is all about bands that have female vocalists. And, like in the previous years, the management did an excellent job in recruiting bands for the festival. Friday started off with only 3 bands, but nice enough to get a taste … (read on)
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Posted Sept. 11, 2011 01:43 by lakeoftearz
Kristiansand, a city of a bit over 80.000 people, located in the South of Norway, is the host of Southern Discomfort, a two days (9th & 10th of September 2011) indoor festival with great headliners and awesome mood among its vistors. Being hosted by not very big venues (Kick, with a capacity of 700 and På Hjørnet, smaller than that), … (read on)
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Posted Aug. 28, 2011 21:56 by diana
The third edition of Dark Bombastic Evening brought together 12 bands of the European underground stage with fans from every corner of Europe at the Alba Iulia Fortress, and all of these fit like fork and knife for two days in a friendly festival with lots of good music. After the last two editions which took place in various clubs … (read on)
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Posted Aug. 26, 2011 09:35 by Silvanus
This year it was the ninth edition of the biggest metal festival from Czech Republic. The focus of the festival is mainly traditional heavy metal but every year there is a variety of bands and metal styles for every metalhead. This year´s line-up was very promising, many bands being a must-see. I personally was looking forward a lot since last … (read on)
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Posted Aug. 23, 2011 23:32 by catalina
70.000 TONS OF METAL - “The trip of your lifetime” A festival story by Marc Hansen, Björn von Oettingen and CRIPPER Have you ever believed a Caribbean cruise is only for old people? Have you ever believed that a Caribbean cruise is an almost boring trip? Have you always believed that Metal and cruise ships are not compatible? You are … (read on)
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Posted Aug. 5, 2011 23:40 by diana
Metalcamp Festival - Tolmin Slovenia, 2011 Tolmin, one of the most appropriate locations for an extreme metal festival, is the city that named the whole region. At a first glance, the city seems quiet, with tidy houses and lots of flowers, but once you reach the concert area, you see people from every corner of the world. During the festival … (read on)
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Posted July 31, 2011 15:18 by lakeoftearz
The last day of the festival was nicely thought by the organisers. Only 3 bands on the main stage, with the last show ending at 9 PM so that everyone could get home in decent time and start the working week on Monday somewhat rested. We went there early to watch the performance of the crazy Norwegians from Kvelertak. I … (read on)
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Posted July 31, 2011 15:14 by lakeoftearz
Saturday at Tuska had the main stage reserved for more 'mellow' music - at least if you consider all the thrash and death from the first day. The opener was Epica, Dutch symphonic/progressive metal led by a very charismatic Simone Simons surrounded by long hair tall Dutch men. With a bunch of nice keyboards and guitar solos supporting Simone's melodic … (read on)
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Posted July 31, 2011 15:00 by lakeoftearz
Helsinki's 'pain' festival as I was told the name translates into, goes all the way back to 1998 and has seen a yearly growth in the number of attendees and also the quality of bands that performed on its stages. The 2011 edition (22 - 24 July) was the first one held in a new location, called Suvilahti, a former … (read on)
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Posted July 24, 2011 22:46 by catalina
And here I come with a (late) review for the year’s greatest concert – Bon Jovi Open Air on the 10th of July. Actually, it’s better that I write this review later; I had some time to relax and write a slightly more objective review. Only slightly. :) Bon Jovi is one of the first bands I’ve been able to … (read on)
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Posted July 15, 2011 16:08 by lakeoftearz
The night from Friday to Saturday was not the driest one I ever experienced, hence the mud and fixing whatever was damaged overnight was probably the main reason for the little amount of crowd gathered to watch the black metal band which participated in the pre-selection for Eurovision, Keep of Kalessin. Of course, I guess the blame can also be … (read on)
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Posted July 14, 2011 12:36 by lakeoftearz
The second day in Kvinesdal announced itself quite unstable weather wise, but it turned out better than expected. The day was opened by the local Norwegian progressive band Pagan's Mind, whom I haven't noticed having too many shows in their home land. But I noticed quite a few enthusiast fans among the few ones gathered in the mud in front … (read on)
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Posted July 14, 2011 12:30 by lakeoftearz
My second time in Kvinesdal, Southern Norway has been one of the most amazing festival experiences one can ever have. I believe I managed to meet the best photo crew that can share the same tent and press area for some days and make each second go away with an incredible amount of laughter. Therefore, my good musical experience at … (read on)
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Posted July 4, 2011 23:49 by catalina
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Click here for the entire gallery. (read on)
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Posted June 28, 2011 10:05 by diana
Since 2006, Lake of Tears have been rocking the Wallachian plains at least once every few years and once again, on a rainy June evening, they proved they can still do it. The Swedish old school doom/gothic metal band has been “threatening” their Romanian fans since February with a concert focusing on their eighth album “Illwill”, and as far as … (read on)
