Venue: Effenaar, Eindhoven (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser A very cold day and a warm venue where many metal fans had gathered for the first edition of Eindhoven Metal Meeting. One day where twenty-one bands would perform and two bands that roaming the stage at the after party if the metal fans are not tired enough.…
Releasedate: 19-10-2009; Label: Transcendental Creations By: Sabine van Gameren The Beast of The Apocalypse is a band from the Netherlands making Black Metal in its extremes. The band formed in 2009 and “A Voice From The Four Horns of The Golden Altar” is their debut album.
Supports: Underground Attack; Venue: Semifinal, Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende Back in Finland for the holidays means back to Semifinal. As somehow every year by now Stereojunks were playing there.
Releasedate: 27-11-2009; Label: Biohazzard Records By: Sabine van Gameren Silence is a gothic rock band from Germany. The band is formed in 1995 Their first release was in 1999 and recently the released their new album called: “Life:Failed”.
Interview with: Expatriate By: Nina Mende At the Placebo show I was having a nice chat and interview with the opening act Expatriate. I was mostly talking with Ben and Damian.
Interview with: Insomnium By: Sabine van Gameren The Finnish band Insomnium is on tour with compatriots Swallow the Sun and Omnium Gatherum. When I am driving up to the venue to speak with them about several subjects there is this big bus standing where about 18 Finns live in for a couple of weeks.
Supports: Sander van der Hoorn, Milkbar; Venue: De Kelder, Amersfoort (The Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Three bands worked together to built one big party for releasing their EP’s. This Sunday is not bringing them a lot of luck as there is a whole lot of snow and there are no trains or busses going…
Releasedate: 09-11-2009; Label: Playground music By: Lara Cappelli Pull A Star Trip is a German band formed by the duo Steffen Kelle and Bartholomäus Rymek in 2006. In their short career they toured all over USA and Europe and released three albums, E-Vasion Inn is their latest one.
Interview with: Anti-Flag By: Nina Mende Before the Antidote show with Anti-Flag and Alexisonfire I had an interview with Pat, the drummer of Anti-Flag.
Supports: Deadcell; Venue: Watt, Rotterdam (The Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren The Norwegian industrial metal band Mortiis was in The Netherlands for a couple try out shows before the release of their new album comes in sight. The played in Watt, Rotterdam this evening and were supported by the Dutch ban Deadcell.
Releasedate: 16-11-2009; Label: Firebox Records By: Elvira Visser Plutonium Orange, a Finnish band founded back in 2000 that after nine years of releasing various demo’s finally present their long waited debut album. Among the band members we can find Pasi Pasanen (ex Swallow the Sun) and Juha Raivo (Swallow the Sun). Together with Antti Sjöblom…
Releasedate: 09-06-2009; Label: Victory Records By: Lara Cappelli The Autumn Offering is an American Metal band formed in 1999. In their career they got through several line up changes which didn’t prevent them from touring with bands such as Slayer, Slipknot and Killswitch Engage. Requiem is their fourth album.