- Details
- Parent Category: Concert Reviews
Autohof Strohofer, Geiselwind, Germany
20th July – 22nd July 2006
Battle of Metal Festival Part 1 (Day 2): Dark Age, Saltatio Mortis, Vader, Lacrimas Profundere, Unheilig, Soulfly
This year, the Autohof Strohofer in Geiselwind, Germany, had invited for the third time already to a Metal festival, and this summer it took place under the name "Battle of Metal" for the first time. The last two years it was called the "Earthshaker Festival", but due to a splitting of the organizers it was now happening under a new logo. The festival billing was a good mixture consisting of medieval acts like 'Saltatio Mortis' and 'Subway to Sally', but also Gothic ('Unheilig', 'ASP', '69 Eyes' and 'Oomph!') and of course Metal bands like 'Overkill', 'Vader', 'Atrocity' or 'Dimmu Borgir'. The event started on Thursday 20th already, but I couldn't make it to Geiselwind that early, so unfortunately I missed 'Faun' and 'Subway to Sally' and some other acts who played the first festival night.
- Details
- Parent Category: Concert Reviews
Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht, The NetherlandsJune 23rd 2006
Bullet For My Valentine, The Analog Project.
The day before playing at Graspop, Bullet For My Valentine was performing in Tivoli de Helling in Utrecht.. Their support act was a band from Nijmegen, Holland, and was called the Analog Project. I was a bit late; I knew it wouldn’t start until 8 o’clock, so I took my time. Later on, I found out it was sold out and that people were crowding up in front of the door around 6 already. This may say something about the popularity of tonight’s bands. TAP started out right on time. The venue was filled up pretty well already, and most people were in for a party. It was quite obvious this sort of music attracts younger people. I think the average age of boys and girls more at the front was about 16 years old. In the back were the older fans and the mums and dads. Everybody was all dressed up in their best alternative and punky outfits with the big beads on their neck and glitzy hairbands, all waiting for Bullet For My Valentine.
- Details
- Parent Category: Concert Reviews
Waldrock, Burgum, The NetherlandsJuly 1st 2006
Shaboon, Bloodsimple, Trivium, Born from Pain, Stream of Passion, Stone Sour, Kamelot, Alice in Chains, After Forever, Nile, Soulfly, Helloween, Motorhead
This years edition of Waldrock was a bit later then we are used to. Instead of June, this year the first of July the gates of Waldrock would open and treat about 5000 visitors to a traditional metal festival like were used to. First of all: de big difference with the past.. well.. eleven years: the weather. This weekend the temperature rose over 30 degrees Celsius. That means dust, sweat and brining a lot of sunscreen. Together with a lot of great bands the perfect ingredients for a great festival.
- Details
- Parent Category: Concert Reviews
Bolków, Poland
28th to 30th July 2006
Castle Party Festival: Deathcamp Project, Clan of Xymox, VNV Nation, Dust Heaven, The Birthday Massacre, Leaves' Eyes, De/Vision
Fire and ice, or I should rather say the heat and cold was what we experienced during the 13th edition of Castle Party Festival in Bolków, Poland. And I mean not only musically - the weather tested us quite bitterly, but being a tough one I managed to survive. :) Well, some institutions tend to skip the number 13 in their registers; however 13 seemed to be lucky for CP, as we had really good fun. Eighteen bands in two days, numerous DJs and DJanes from Central and Eastern Europe and abundance of visitors from all over the continent proved a splendid combination once again. Castle Party has been taking place regularly every year since 1994 and it is undoubtedly the biggest festival in this part of Europe. Being a unique event, it attracts "freaks" from Poland and abroad and provides wonderful atmosphere and great music. This year the city was taken over by the dark nation on 28th July and given back on 30th. Here's what was going on. http://castleparty.com
- Details
- Parent Category: Concert Reviews
Schollenpop, Scheveningen Beach, The Hague, The NetherlandsAugust 5th 2006
Fish and Nailpin
It was supposed to be a bright and shiny day, like the weather forcast announced, but the dark clouds above the festival ground on the beach proved the opposite. Nevermore a group of die-hard fans had gathered themselves in front of the stage to see Nailpin.
- The Birthday Massacre - Berlin 2006
- The Birthday Massacre - Krefeld 2006
- Amphi Festival - Cologne 2006 (Day 2)
- Wave Gotik Treffen - Leipzig 2006 (Day 3+4)
- Amphi Festival - Cologne 2006 (Day 1)
- Die Krupps - Bochum 2006
- Bospop - Weert 2006
- Bochum Total - Bochum 2006 (Day 2)
- Roger Waters - Rotterdam 2006
- Bryan Adams Gelsenkirchen 2006
