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Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • 09-05-2009 Project Pitchfork

    Supports: Deviant UK; Venue: LVC, Leiden (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren LVC was hosting some industrial bands this evening, besides that the bands would play there was also an industrial after party scheduled. The band Deviant UK and the German band Project Pitchfork were up for conquering the stage.

  • 06-05-2009 Pascal Finkenauer

    Venue: Das Bett, Frankfurt (Germany) By: Nina Mende Pascal Finkenauer is a German solo artist from Hamburg who worked many times with Fettes Brot, a big German Hip-Hop act. He just released a new album and was now on Solo Acoustic Tour through the tiniest clubs in the nation. Nor was there much advertisement for…

  • Fairyland – Score to a New Beginning

    Releasedate: 30-04-2009; Label: Napalm Records By: Elvira Visser After many name changes, previously Fantasia and Fantasy the band now continues as Fantasy. The band finds it roots in France. The intro of the cd, reminds me of that Disney music movie Fantasia. The band plays symphonic power metal, something that is mostly not my cup…

  • Blue Roses – Blue Roses

    Releasedate: 27-04-2009; Label: XL/Salvia recordings By: Sabine van Gameren Blue Roses is a folk/indie rock project from the UK releasing their debut album “Blue Roses”.

  • Proving Ground – Through the Red Door

    Releasedate: 22-04-2009; By: Nina Mende Proving Ground is the nihilistic brainchild of Paulo Kalra. Growing up in the quiet desperation of 1990’s Toronto Canada, Kalra was influenced by the stylistic self-expressions of the Seattle Grunge artists, coupled with Industrial musicians from Germany and the US. He recorded his first song in 1995 with dual cassette…

  • Harmonic 313 – When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence

    Releasedate: 02-02-2009; Label: Warp records By: Sabine van Gameren Mark Pritchardis the man behind the project called: Harmonic 313. His full length release of this year is called: “When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence”

  • 03-05-2009 SIC

    Venue: LVC Leiden (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren SIC is a band from Faroe islands making thrash metal. They were on a support tour with Hatesphere but due to circumstances I was not able to stay longer after their set.

  • 02-05-2009 Turmion Kätilöt

    Venue: Virgin Oil, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren A little warning: photo’s inside might be shocking. Turmion Kätilöt is a Finnish industrial metal band coming from the city Kuopio. The band released two full length albums already and their third one is after some struggles with their record company about to release at 13…

  • The Fright – Born to Be Dead

    Releasedate: 25-04-2009; Label: Contra Light Recordings By: Nina Mende The Fright was founded in 2002 by Lon (git., voc), Kain (bass,backvoc and Noiseferatu (dr.). The first gig was played in March 2003. After some more gigs and a lot of rehearsals they produced the first record “7 of the blackest Songs on Earth”. The album…

  • 30-04-2009 Traffic Island

    Venue: Vanha, Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende & Sabine van Gameren Just like last year, April 30th was leading us to Vanha again. This year Traffic Island and some other bands were playing. We only stayed for Traffic Island though. It was still quite empty by that time, but there was a lot going on…

  • Proving Ground – 05-05-2009

    Interview with: Paulo By: Nina Mende This is an interview that happened on myspace between me and Paulo, the mind Proving Ground.

  • Sons of Seasons – Gods of Vermin

    Releasedate: 30-04-2009; Label: Napalm Records By: Elvira Visser The intro “The Place Where I Hide” is very classical, the tone it sets bring you to the corners of your imagination. It could be easily used as a soundtrack for a movie. When other instruments join in “Gods of Vermin” you know this is a symphonic…