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Published: 06 February 2015

Palladium, Cologne, Germany
25th January 2015
Interpol & Health

When I checked the event site on Facebook in the afternoon and read how many people wanted to sell their tickets for the show in Cologne, I was worried that only a few people will show up in a venue that has a capacity for 4,000 people. Much to my relief the venue was quite filled and short before the main act started there were at least more than 3,000 people.

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Published: 04 February 2015

Zeche, Bochum, Germany
2nd February 2015
Sólstafir & Nordic Giants

What would fit more but a cold and icy winter day when Icelandic SÓLSTAFIR were playing in Bochum? Their music may be best described as a dense mixture of Black and Pagan Metal, arranged in a progressive way and with a certain crossover, Rock‘n’Roll attitude. As support, they brought NORDIC GIANTS and let me already tell you I was more than impressed by their show…

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Published: 27 January 2015

König- Pilsener- Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
23rd January 2015
Die Fantastischen Vier & Lary

In celebration of their 25th anniversary the band released their ninth studio album with the title ‘Rekord’ (Record) in October 2014 and started the likewise titled tour in December 2014. Not only is the album very successful by reaching the first position in the German charts quickly after the release and being rewarded with gold, but most of concerts of the tour ‘Rekord 2014/2015’ in the German speaking countries are sold out. And so it was not surprise at all that the König-Pilsener-Arena was completely sold out on this evening with 12,000 guests.

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Published: 23 January 2015

Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
19th January 2015
EMP Persistence Tour 2015 with Sick of it all, Ignite, Walls of Jericho, All for Nothing, Turnstile, Ryker’s, Broken Teeth

This years’ edition of the EMP Persistence Tour takes place at the new Tivoli Vredenburg venue in Utrecht. Headliner of the Hardcore festival is no one less than legendary New York Hardcore band SICK OF IT ALL. These guys have been rocking the stage since 1986 and in 2014, SICK OF IT ALL released their 11th studio album called ‘The last act of defiance’. The complete line-up of the tour consists of SICK OF IT ALL, IGNITE, WALLS OF JERICHO, RYKER'S, TURNSTILE, ALL FOR NOTHING and BROKEN TEETH. Unfortunately, because of parking perils and the early start of the concert, I missed out on the opening act BROKEN TEETH.

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Published: 23 January 2015

Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany
17th January 2015
Hammerfall, Orden Ogan & Serious Black

Just shortly after I reviewed the latest (and pretty good) HAMMERFALL record ‘(r)Evolution’ and so I was lucky to get the opportunity to see them live. After that output I was pumped to see them and now there is one more live event I can tell a story about... The show in Oberhausen was btw sold-out and so, the evening was promising to be hot!

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