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Published: 25 November 2015

König-Pilsner-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
21st November 2015
Nightwish, Arch Enemy & Amorphis

With their awe inspiring music and bombastic live shows, the symphonic gods NIGHTWISH headlined one of the blackest festivals this summer, the M'era Luna festival in Hildesheim, Germany. They presented a colourful setlist featuring quite old songs next to some new tunes from the recent ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ album. Now the band around maestro Tuomas Holopainen was returning to Germany for a blast! NIGHTWISH were traveling heavy bringing along the Melodic Death Metal bands ARCH ENEMY and AMORPHIS as guests. The Oberhausen arena was really packed and the audience ready to celebrate a big party.

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Published: 24 November 2015

Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany
22nd November 2015
Diary of Dreams & The Beauty of Gemina

It was the first snowy day in Berlin and people were lamenting and shivering, the public traffic had several problems, but nevertheless, the club was more than 80% filled. The audience wasn’t as young as I had expected; most people were in their forties or even older. Most of the people were clearly members of the Gothic subculture, often dressed in band shirts and all enjoying the bands peacefully and in a good mood.

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Published: 23 November 2015

Tivoli, Bremen, Germany
18th November 2015
Diary of Dreams & The Beauty of Gemina

End of last year DIARY OF DREAMS promised to be back at the Tivoli in Bremen for their current “Grau im Licht” tour and of course they've kept their word. Adrian Hates (vocals), Gaun:A (guitar/ bass/ keys), Flex (guitar) and Dejan (drums) obviously made a great impression playing here for the first time in 2014 and so, bit by bit, the former ballroom filled up again with folks in black. All in all, I would claim that far more people could fit into the location made for around 700 people. Still, around the same amount of fans gathered this Wednesday in the small offshoot of the venerable Aladin Music-Hall as last December on a Friday. Since the Gothic heartland is certainly not in Bremen, it's nicer all the more that the band was in town for a truly intimate gig. Photographers had to do without their pit, yet one could find a nice spot for oneself without any pushing and shoving that promised a great view of the stage and offered enough room for dancing.

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Published: 17 November 2015

König-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
13th November 2015
Deep Purple & Rival Sons

DEEP PURPLE was on tour in Germany in November 2015! And there is was exclusive date in Oberhausen, NRW! For the first time in two years DEEP PURPLE were returning back to Germany for a tour! But to write this review is kind of hard now. While the band still was playing in Oberhausen, the terrible terror attacks were happening in Paris and first messages popped in while I still enjoyed the concert together with around 7,000 other people. Now, some days have passed and I can finally think about written about the concert and concentrate on the things happening there…

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Published: 16 November 2015

Palladium, Cologne, Germany
31st October 2015
Garbage & Dutch Uncles

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of its debut self- titled album, GARBAGE did an extended tour with unfortunately only one show in Germany. We got an accreditation but we were not there? Why you might ask? Well, read the following…

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