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Published: 26 November 2015

Espoo Metro Arena, Espoo (Helsinki area), Finland
13th November 2015
Nightwish

NIGHTWISH is probably the most well-known band from Finland, together with other acts such as APOCALYPTICA and HIM. The band released the latest album ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ on March 27th, 2015 and that naturally became the core of the massive show that kicked out the current global tour on November 13th in Espoo, Finland. The record earlier topped the charts in Finland and Czech Republic and is recognized as one of the band's best work. The album's peculiarity is also in its super-long composition ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ lasting 24 minutes, that was also partially performed on the gig. http://www.nightwish.com / https://www.facebook.com/nightwish

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Published: 26 November 2015

Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany
14th November 2015
Mono Inc. & Stoneman

Saturday, 14th of November, 2015 – the day after the unfathomably awful and pointless incidents in Paris. I’m sure that I was not the only one which thought about going to a concert that day or better not. Indeed, it would also be an evening with friends and wonderful music and thus I made my way to the Backstage in Munich.

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Published: 25 November 2015

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

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 colourful setlist featuring quite old songs next to some new tunes from the recent ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ album. Now the band around maestro Tuomas Holopainen was returning to Germany for a blast! NIGHTWISH were traveling heavy bringing along the Melodic Death Metal bands ARCH ENEMY and AMORPHIS as guests. The Oberhausen arena was really packed and the audience ready to celebrate a big party.

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Published: 24 November 2015

Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany
22nd November 2015
Diary of Dreams & The Beauty of Gemina

It was the first snowy day in Berlin and people were lamenting and shivering, the public traffic had several problems, but nevertheless, the club was more than 80% filled. The audience wasn’t as young as I had expected; most people were in their forties or even older. Most of the people were clearly members of the Gothic subculture, often dressed in band shirts and all enjoying the bands peacefully and in a good mood.

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Published: 23 November 2015

Tivoli, Bremen, Germany
18th November 2015
Diary of Dreams & The Beauty of Gemina

End of last year DIARY OF DREAMS promised to be back at the Tivoli in Bremen for their current “Grau im Licht” tour and of course they've kept their word. Adrian Hates (vocals), Gaun:A (guitar/ bass/ keys), Flex (guitar) and Dejan (drums) obviously made a great impression playing here for the first time in 2014 and so, bit by bit, the former ballroom filled up again with folks in black. All in all, I would claim that far more people could fit into the location made for around 700 people. Still, around the same amount of fans gathered this Wednesday in the small offshoot of the venerable Aladin Music-Hall as last December on a Friday. Since the Gothic heartland is certainly not in Bremen, it's nicer all the more that the band was in town for a truly intimate gig. Photographers had to do without their pit, yet one could find a nice spot for oneself without any pushing and shoving that promised a great view of the stage and offered enough room for dancing.

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