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Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • Swallow the Sun – Plague of Butterflies

    Releasedate: 17-09-2008; Label: Spinefarm Records By: Elvira Visser Swallow the Sun is a Finnish doom-metal band from Finland, founded by Juha Raivio. Over the last years they have proven to deliver great albums, such as their previous one “Hope” where they had Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis) and Jonas Renske (Katatonia) as guest vocalist. This album was…

  • Backyard Babies – 13-09-2008

    Interview with: Nicke Borg By: Sabine van Gameren & Elvira Visser The Backyard Babies are on tour with their latest album “Backyard Babies. Today, at 13-09-2008, Nicke Borg took time to do an interview with Tempelores Magazine.

  • Flare – Lost From Love

    Releasedate: 23-08-2008; Label: Flarerecords / Nordicrecords By: Nina Mende After „ In Search of Fame“ this is the second album from the Norwegian trio Flare. Although I am already holding their new album in hands for some weeks, I didn’t get to listen to it completely till just now. Flare is a pop band with…

  • 13-09-2008 Backyard Babies

    Supports: Crucified Barbara; Venue: Waterfront, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren On Sunday the 13th of September Waterfront, Rotterdam was hosting a Swedish party. Crucified Barbara and Backyard Babies shared stage tonight.

  • 29,30,31-08-2008 Area 4

    Location: airport Borkenberge in Lüdinghausen (Germany) By: Nina Mende Last festival of this year’s summer and we had brilliant weather. The sun was shining the entire time, it was nice and warm. In the evenings it was getting quite cold already though. Area4 was a great closing festival for the summer festival season 2008, we…

  • 07-09-2008 Mustasch

    Supports: Supercharger; Venue: Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Tivoli De Helling in The Netherlands was hosting two scandinavian metal bands on this Sunday. One comes from Denmark, the other came from Sweden. It was a quiet evening. Maybe 40/50 people in total, but that might not be surprising after all the…

  • 06-09-2008 Baroeg Open Air

    Location: Baroeg, Spinozapark Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Baroeg Open Air has its second edition launched this year. Baroeg is a small venue for dark and alternative music. Last year unfortunately the festival did not take place because of circumstances happened a few weeks earlier but this year they were back. The first edition…

  • 05-09-2008 Nine Volt

    Supports: Johnnie Stalker, The Blues Junkies; Venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren

  • 30-08-2008 Loud From The South

    Location: Klokgebouw, Eindhoven (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren& Elvira Visser Eindhoven brought a new born festival this year. As all new born are, small but yet an impressive lineup. With bands like Sabbat, Dark Tranquillity, Carcass and Soulfly they had an impressive bill for a first edition. Arriving at the location it soon came clear…

  • Jon Roniger – Charmed Life

    Releasedate: 01-09-2008 By: Sabine van Gameren Jon Roniger is a songwriter from the USA. Just as many songwriters, they go European since their music is very popular at the moment. He’s not a debutant; “Charmed Life” which released on the first of September is his third full length. He also has a long list of…

  • 26-08-2008 Serj Tankian

    Supports: InMe ; Venue: 013, Tilburg (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser Tonight InMe had the task to entertain the crowd before Serj Tankian entered the stage. Usually a hard task because it can be very hard to get the crowd going while they are waiting for another artist. Tonight however the audience got into the music…

  • iO – For The Masses

    Releasedate: 01-09-2008; Label: Rocker Team Records/Intergroove/Astral Music By: Sabine van Gameren It’s often said that rock n roll is a trashy genre. In order to look cool, people turn themselves in rockers. Rock bands are everywhere, but how many actually have something to say? iO is a band from Germany. You might recognize the members…