Date: 04-08-2007, Zuider-strand, Netherlands By: Elvira Visser Schollenpop is one of those festivals that have something special. This festival is a free festival on a superb location, the beach. Located on the beach the festival attracts most people when the sun shines. As this was one of the first actual sun days…
Support: Electric Monk; Venue: Factory, Helsinki(Finland) By: Nina Mende Factory is probably the tiniest club I’ve ever been to and should be called garage rather than factory. the stage is so little, the light was super bad and the sound…. and the club just seemed to be the home of chaos itself… a really dirty…

Date: 02-08-2007,Support: Hollow Heart Semifinal, Helsinki(Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren Hollow heart was about to open this night. In semifinal, which is a little brother from Helsinki’s most famous venue Tavastia. When Hollow started of with a long electronic part, I was really pleased. Sounded quite ok. Too bad that after this intro, the keys became so less…
Release date: 30-05-2007, Label: Underarts By: Sabine van Gameren Velcra started as a typical mix between nu-metal and Industrial. This Finnish band might be not that well known in Europe, but that might change with the latest release. With their new album Hadal they seem to have made some changes from what they have done…
Location: Steenwijk (Netherlands) By: Wouter van de Kamp Due to circumstances I wasn’t able to make it to the first band and was about to miss the first part of the second band. The first band didnt have my personal interest and the second one turned out to have cancelled their gig due to vocal…
Support:Scenario II By: Elvira Visser Sometimes it is good to get a first impression of a band by seeing them live. Some bands however you need to hear before you see them. I think with these 2 bands you just have to see them to get the best impression. For me this was the first…
Support: Massive Assault; Venue:Acu, Utrecht (NL) By: Wouter van de Kamp
Release date: 2006 By: Wouter van de Kamp This young Dutch poprockband was founded in September 2006. Meanwhile they won Taaipop 2007 and they released their selftitled EP in June 2007. After that, they played, not quite without merit, on the Uitmarkt (Amsterdam) and the Pepperfestival (Hoorn). But now to their music.
Date: 21,22-07-2007, Arrow Blues Festival 2007 By: Elvira Visser I went to see Ian Parker not because I heard his music but because I read in the paper that he got an award for best performer at this blues festival last year. So something you should see. After putting his gear on stage I was…
Location: Cologne (Germany) By: Nina Mende This year’s Amphi Festival’s line-up was quite industrial, but still great. Unfortunately I could only be there on Sunday, maybe next year I’ll be there both days again and maybe take pictures and do some interviews. The weather was pretty good for a festival. It only rained a little…
Release date: 20-07-2007, Label: Independent Sounds Oy By: Nina Mende The Finnish band “Lines of Leaving” was formed in the end of 2003. The members decided to create a band that would feed its musical hunger from wretchedness and distress of the world and the crimes against humanity. The band doesn’t fit easily into just…
Andreas Lantz By: Sabine van Gameren Seven Circles is a metal/goth/rock band from Sweden. With influences from My Dying Bride, H.I.M and Paradise Lost This band tries to get started in the big world of music.