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Published: 15 March 2010

Electrowerkz, London, United Kingdom
6th March 2010
Midnight Configuration, Inertia, Deadfilmstar, Lupine

I’ve been waiting to see these bands for a few years now. Actually in the case of MIDNIGHT CONFIGURATION it’s probably closer to a decade I’ve been waiting. Each one is either a veteran or soon to be firmly established name in the UK Goth scene. These four strong names are performing in the now legendary Electrowerkz in Islington, North London - the weekly home of one of the world’s premier Goth clubs, Slimelight. Prior to the first band taking the stage Nightbreed Recordings head and MIDNIGHT CONFIGURATION front man Trevor Bamford excitedly tells me how good the sound is in the club, and how he can’t remember when they sounded that good… in other words it’s promising to be one of the years premier Goth gigs.

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Published: 11 March 2010

FZW, Dortmund, Germany
10th March 2010
HIM & Dommin

For over 10 years, HIM belongs to the most successful bands of Scandinavia. With the enthusing melange of emotional love songs and driving Metal elements, the formation around the charismatic front man Vile Valo has acquired an international following, devotedly dedicating themselves to their way of making music! HIM returned in February with their new album ‘Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice’ to their fans followed up by two dates in Germany, one of which going down at FZW in Dortmund. Both German shows were totally sold-out and when I arrived at the FZW, a large queue was waiting in the cold outside to finally enter the venue, where first support act DOMMIN were up to enter the stage.

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Published: 10 March 2010

Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany
24th February 2010
Lacuna Coil, Dommin, Deadlock

On a cold February evening, I made my way to the Essigfabrik in Cologne where Italian heavyweight LACUNA COIL was on schedule. The admission went by flawlessly and soon I got into the warmth of the cosy little club and waited for the things to come.

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Published: 09 March 2010

Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
7th March 2010
Spandau Ballet

They’re one of the most successful pop bands of the 1980s, have put out over 23 hit singles storming the charts worldwide. With songs like ‘True’, ‘Gold’, ‘Through the Barricades’ and ‘Only when you Leave’, they released pop classics which became part of popular music culture and were influential for many artists. They sold 25 million albums worldwide, played sold-out stadium tours and were in the UK charts for all in all 500 weeks. In case you’re not having noticed it already, we’re talking about legendary formation SPANDAU BALLET who have provided generations of people with a soundtrack to their lives. But after they fell out with each other in 1990 which led to the band’s break-up eventually, it was long time uncertain anyone would ever see or hear anything from them again.

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Published: 08 March 2010

Batschkapp, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
4th March, 2010
Paganfest: Arkona, Varg, Dornenreich, Eluveitie, Finntroll

Few minutes before six o’clock I arrived in front of the Batschkapp, where not as many people waited as I had expected. Due to an enormous traffic jam, Marco, who would be taking pictures during this evening, was late and had to miss the first band. Somehow, the concert manager had messed some things up with our accreditation, but we were given entrance anyway. The doors opened rather on schedule and so, many attendees secured themselves places in the very front. For myself, I decided in favour of a seating place with a nice overview of the venue and the stage. Punctually (this word would dominate throughout the whole evening) the first band entered the scene, at that time the Batschkapp was already decently filled.

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