Release date: 20-11-2007; Label: Candlelight Records By: Sabine van Gameren The Foreshadowing is a gothic/doom metal band from Rome, Italy. The band is founded by Alessandro Pace, also known under the name Alex Vega of the band Dope Stars Inc. “Days of Nothing” is their debut album.

Venue: Melkweg, Amsterdam (Netherlands)By: Sabine van Gameren & Sofie Bergen When we arrived at the venue in Amsterdam only ten minutes after the doors were opened, there was still an huge queue in front of the door. We decided that we could better go for a drink first and return after a while to see if…
Kim Nekroman & Patricia Day By: Nina Mende

Date: 10-02-2008, venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands)By: Sabine van Gameren Rising Magma is a stoner rock festival traveling to some places in the Netherlands. The initiative of this came from one of the participating bands: Tank 86. This evening they came to Exit, Rotterdam for the second edition of Rising Magma and they brought three other…
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.