Supports: Amberian Dawn; Venue: Colo-Saal, Aschaffenburg (Germany) By: Ann- Kristin Gebhardt The concert this evening began with Amberian Dawn, a new Finnish metal band. The band consists of six members, Tuomas Seppälä (keyboards), Heikki Saari (drums), Peter James Goodman (vocals), Tommi Kuri (bass) and Heidi Parviainen (vocals), and had their debut in 2006.
Venue: Batschkapp, Frankfurt (Germany) By: Nina Mende Although I arrived quite late the Batschkapp was still quite empty and all the people who where there already, gathered in the back of the venue. Looking around I mostly saw university students, white collar workers and common babbitts. Outside were not many more people, but they all…
Bands: Týr, Hollenthon, Alestorm, Svartsot and Gwydion; Venue: LuxorLive, Arnhem (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser There are people out there who say that you should never visit another gig of the same band on their tour because to them it is boring if they hear the same set. (that is, if the band plays the exact…
Venue: Batschkapp, Frankfurt (Germany) By: Nina Mende The pre-Halloween till Halloween tour through Germany has hit Frankfurt again: Hellnights, this time at the Batschkapp almost a week before Halloween. This year’s line-up sounded quite nice. Four bands scaring the quite crowded venue. Several people were dressed up like Halloween and everybody was looking forward seeing…
Releasedate: 26-10-2008; Label: Candlelight records / Willowtip By: Sabine van Gameren The California based grind core band Phobia released a new album called “22 Random Acts Of Violence”.
Interview with: Spellgoth and MC Raaka Pee By: Sabine van Gameren In Nosturi, Helsinki we were waiting for Metalorgy to open their doors. Spontaneously we rolled into an interview with the vocalists MC Raaka Pee and Spellgoth from the Finnish industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt
Interview with: Fear Of Domination By: Sabine van Gameren As we are in Helsinki, on 18th of october 2008, we planned on visiting Metalorgy. A festival with some crème de la crème when it comes to promising metal acts. We were lucky to catch up Fear of Domination for this interview.
Venue: Gooth, Ridderkerk (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Goothstock festival in Ridderkerk (Netherlands) was celebrating their 10th edition this year. Therefore, they invited the most successful acts from the past years.
Supports: The Cumshots, Silver; Venue: Nachtleben, Frankfurt (Germany) By: Nina Mende A rocking Monday with three kick-ass bands. Two of them were from Norway and it was their last day of this tour. The last one was a German band called 4lyn. The Nachtleben was quite crowded already although it had been a Monday night.…
Supports: Bloodpit; Venue: Tavastia, Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende Oh boy was I curious to see this show: Bloodpit with a new singer! So that was one of the reasons why I was at Tavastia this Saturday night. But not only Bloodpit was playing tonight but also Hanoi Rocks. Tavastia was totally crowded although there…
Supports: Rockmasters, Danny Lips; Venue: Texas bar, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren & Nina Mende Texas bar Helsinki; a bar in the city center of Helsinki. Three bands and one EP release party.
Venue:Nosturi, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren & Nina Mende Five bands, five sets of metal. Nosturi, a nice venue in Helsinki, gives place for about 900 people.