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Amphitheater, Gelsenkirchen, Germany9th to 11th May 2008
ROCK HARD Festival Day 1+2: Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Testament, Moonsorrow, Helstar, Enslaved, Exciter, Amorphis, Exodus, Immortal
The Rock Hard Festival took place for the sixth time in a row this year and it was my first visit there, which turned out to be a fantastic idea and so I'm sure I'll be there next year, too. The festival history began in 2003 when famous Rock Hard magazine celebrated its 20th anniversary. Originally planned as a singular event, the great success of the performance led to a regular Rock Hard Festival, annually taking place on Whitsun. The location is the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, quite an unusual place for a festival; it’s a real amphitheatre directly next to the Rhein-Herne-Kanal. So good view for nearly everyone, you can sit down whenever you get tired of banging and crowd surfing, no mud in case of rain - which some people surely regret - and the water close-by always provides a cool breeze. So, all in all best conditions for a relaxed festival weekend.
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Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany26th May 2008
Die Ärzte
The current album ‘Jazz ist anders’ is spiked again with splendid texted songs which are going directly into the ears and legs and that are destined for eternity. “Electric Guitars” and “Noise” aren't accidentally keywords of the first single ‘Junge’ according to what DIE ÄRZTE are writing on their homepage and accordingly almost every concert of the recent tour was sold-out in a few days. The “best band of the world”, as DIE ÄRZTE call themselves, were guests at the sold-out Halle Münsterland and we were part of the party.
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E-Werk, Cologne, Germany18th May 2008
Einstürzende Neubauten
Pioneering German avant-garde band EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN embarked on a 33-date European tour this spring in support of their new album ‘Alles Wieder Offen’. They also did a stop at the E-Werk in Cologne, a venue which already saw many great NEUBAUTEN shows. The line-up of EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN consists today of the three founding members Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Alexander Hacke (bass, guitar, vocals), N.U. Unruh (special built instruments, percussion, vocals), and Jochen Arbeit (guitar, vocals) and Rudi Moser (special built instruments, percussion, vocals) who joined the band in 1997. http://www.neubauten.org/ / http://www.myspace.com/neubauten
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Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands25th of April 2008
Emilie Autumn, Sieben
About two hours before the show started people started lining up in front of the venue. They even brought picknicks and blankets. They all wanted to make sure they would be in front of the stage during the show. Because that is where you get special attention from the ladies on stage. In the hallway of the Effenaar the special Emilie merchandise was already waiting to be sold. Besides shirts and albums there is jewellery, and other accessories.
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Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany19th May 2008
Schiller
On Monday, 19th May we visited SCHILLER at his current tour in Münster. The concert was announced with Dolby surround sound and I was very nosy for this thing. SCHILLER is the main project of Christopher von Deylen, a German musician. Von Deylen doesn't provide vocals for any of his music, instead choosing to collaborate with singers from within and outside of Germany, for example Enya, Sarah Brightman, Peter Heppner, miLù, Tarja Turunen, Alexander Veljanov or Mike Oldfield. The name of the band is taken from one of von Deylen's heroes, famed German poet Friedrich Schiller. The current album is called ‘Sehnsucht’ and was released in April 2008. At this concert, SCHILLER was supported by a live band, introduced by him as the best band of the world, and three female singers who sang several songs. http://www.myspace.com/schillermusic
- Wave Gotik Treffen - Leipzig 2008 (Day 4)
- Wave Gotik Treffen - Leipzig 2008 (Day 3)
- Wave Gotik Treffen - Leipzig 2008 (Day 2)
- Ragnarök Festival - Lichtenfels 2008 (Day 2)
- Wave Gotik Treffen - Leipzig 2008 (Day 1)
- Hexentanz Festival - Bostalsee / Saar 2008
- Diary of Dreams - Paris 2008
- Elf Fantasy Fair - Haarzuilens 2008
- Chamber - Berlin 2008
- L'âme Immortelle - Berlin 2008
