Supports: Danger; Venue: Die Halle, Frankfurt (Germany) By: Nina Mende Finally the Pleasures made it to Frankfurt. They brought five nice guys from Sweden, called Danger. And it was more than just a pleasure to see them all.
Supports: Severe Torture, Destinity; Venue: Bibelot, Dordrecht (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser Three metal bands on a Tuesday evening and I was worried about how many people would show up. I was proved right, there were not as many people as these bands deserve, but still there were enough people to make it…
Release date: 05-02-2008, Label: Hellcats By: Nina Mende From virtual unknowns to stars of the Warped Tour and stadiums across Europe, HorrorPops have thrived on the strength of great songwriting, remarkable intuition, a jaw-dropping live experience and a willingness to explore an array of styles. Be it new wave, punk, surf,…
Release date: 04-02-2007, Label: SPV By: Nina Mende In the year 2007 Sven Friedrich, the singer of Zeraphine and the legendary Dreadful Shadows, brought his solo project Solar Fake into being. Here, the charismatic front man, who is mentioned in several lexica and reference books as the outrider for the combination…
Date: 02-02-2008, venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Last night of Emergenza Rotterdam and six bands were pleased to perform for us tonight.
Venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren The second night of Emergenza in Rotterdam was fortunated to be a very special one. Bands from quite different genres were performing, which made it a great experience for the audience.
Venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Last week I saw 2 nights of Emergenza in Göteborg, Sweden. Tonight I was in Exit, Rotterdam to see the first out of three nights.
Release date: 05-02-2008; Label: Metropolis Records By: Petra Ghuijs “December 21, 2012. The Earth faced the greatest catastrophe the world has ever seen: total extinction. While most withdraw into huddled masses, many flock to Chichen Itza near Valladolid in Mexico for what would be the last über death fest, Oktötenfest 2012. The…
Venue: Musikenshus, Göteborg (Sweden) By: Sabine van Gameren Tonight is my second night of Emergenza in Göteborg. Tonight ten bands are on the bill and it seems to be a quite various program.
Release date: 25-01-2008; Label: Racing Junior By: Sabine van Gameren In the start of 2006 I was at a Dutch festival where I at randomly picked a name from the program which I wanted to see. It was Animal Alpha from Norway and when I saw them I was highly impressed by…
Release date: 28-01-2008; Label: Insideout music By: Sabine van Gameren Ayreon, a project by the Dutch Arjan Anthony Lucassen, came up with a new album. Arjan Anthony Lucassen might be named as the king of prog-rock, a name he built up in many years with different projects. He played in the Dutch hard…