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Published: 05 October 2015

“Dust they are and yet they cannot part.” It is with words like these that SPIELBANN guide into their realms. They go well with the heavy and brooding sounds unleashed by this newcomer extraordinaire: The Gothic Rock ensemble tells tales of tragic intensity, studies-become-music of the human character - instantly enthralling the listeners. SPIELBANN, this much is clear, is more than a band. Five individual characters, all their hearts dedicated to the spirit of Gothic and Dark Rock, came together to free the dark scene's music of its all too often suffocating corset. Thus, they create something unique within the realms of music – “In Gedenken” being the quintet's first milestone.

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BEARTOOTH TO SUPPORT BRING ME THE HORIZON IN EUROPE THIS NOVEMBER
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH
DEBUT ALBUM DISGUSTING, FEATURING NEW SINGLE “IN BETWEEN” OUT NOW

American hardcore outfit Beartooth will continue their whirlwind year on the road with tours across Europe, the UK and North America this Autumn. Fresh from Reading & Leeds festivals in the UK, the band have announced that they will head back across the ocean for a European tour with Bring Me The Horizon and Pvris which kicks off Nov. 2 in Munich, Germany. “We're beyond stoked to be able to tour with a sick band like Bring Me The Horizon, especially in Europe,” said Beartooth front man Caleb Shomo. “Between them and Pvris the shows are already gonna be amazing. We're gonna do all we can to bring some madness as well! Time for things to get wild.”

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The musical successful story of the year goes on and on: BEYOND THE BLACKhave released their already third single with ‘Unbroken’ from their debut ‘Songs Of Love and Death’ and they are playing their first, extensive headliner tour finally in November! The German symphonic metal newcomers have instantly climbed position two of the German record charts with their record in February. After such a short band history, there are already highlights in 2012 to be recorded the way the big ones of the business experience them: winner of the Metal Hammer Awards 2015 in the category “best debut record”, own UK tour, sold out club tour in Germany, performances on big festivals like the Rockavaria, Novarock, of course Wacken again and besides they also played as support for no one less than the metal legends SAXON!

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Published: 05 October 2015

It's probably not possible to rock in a more idyllic way: the Loreley presents itself again as deluxe festival grounds for rock and metal fans on 10th and 11th June 2016. The ROCK FELS festival takes place then, which had its successful debut this summer – this time around two months earlier, already in June. The first bands will be announced shortly.

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

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 colorful setlist featuring quite old songs, such as ‘She is my Sin’ and ‘Stargazers’, next to some new tunes from the recent ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ album, namely, ‘Shudder Before the Beautiful’, ‘Yours is an Empty Hope’, ‘My Walden’, ‘Élan’, ‘Weak Fantasy’. The crowd in black really rocked out and, needless to say, there've also been multiple goose bumps moments as, for instance, during the classic ‘Ghost Love Score’, an all-time favorite.

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