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Published: 08 April 2015

Paaspop, Schijndel, The Netherlands
3rd to 5th April 2015
Paaspop Saturday: Shaking Godspeed, Therapy?, John Coffey, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, Kovacs, Jett Rebel, Hats Off to Led Zeppelin, Saxon, Sick of it all

Paaspop or ‘Easter pop’ in Schijndel is the kick off for the festival season in the Netherlands and the weather proves to be quite unpredictable this time of year. While last year I packed sunscreen and sunglasses, it had been raining all week with temperatures between 4 – 10 degrees. This resulted in the dirtiest mud fest at farmer Anton’s meadow which is used as a car park.

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Published: 07 April 2015

C-Club, Berlin, Germany
4th April 2015
Goethes Erben

GOETHES ERBEN, one of the greatest legends of the German Gothic and Alternative music scene, celebrated their 25th anniversary of being on stage, and Berlin was the city which had the honour to celebrate with them. The C-club was three quarters full, in a mix of many old and some new fans of GOETHES ERBEN. Most of the visitors were clearly part of the Gothic scene – at least visually.

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Published: 07 April 2015

Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland
16th March 2015
Laibach

Slovenian industrial legend LAIBACH does not need much introduction, being around since 1980 and securing several conceptual works. 2014 was a touring year for Slovenian music collective LAIBACH after releasing their critically acclaimed album 'Spectre'. But also early 2015 will saw even more LAIBACH dates. For Finnish audience LAIBACH's appearance has an additional meaning: Finland is a birthplace of widely known movie ‘Iron Sky’.

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Published: 07 April 2015

Matrix, Bochum, Germany
26th March 2015
Devin Townsend Project, Periphery & Shining

Why DEVIN TOWNSEND had to perform in the narrow tube of the Matrix of all places will probably always remain a secret. I have never heard optimal sound there and especially for the epic wide screen sound of DEVIN TOWNSEND, this component is not that unimportant at all. But also the support bands PERIPHERY and SHINING had to fight with this that evening.

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Published: 06 April 2015

Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
28th March 2015
E-Tropolis Festival 2015: Centhron, Vomito Negro, Spetsnaz, Grendel, Leæther Strip, Laibach, Project Pitchfork, VNV Nation, Phosgore, Ambassador 21, Torul, Solitary Experiments, Frozen Plasma, De/Vision

With over 4,000 visitors, the E-Tropolis Festival at the Turbinenhalle Oberhausen set a new visitor record. The audience was diverse and all generations of the dark electronic scene celebrated peacefully or intentionally aggressive in the mosh pit next to each other. The review is going to follow now, separated by stages. Whereas Markus Lambertz took care of the main stage, Fee Wundersee was responsible for the second stage in the Turbinenhalle 2.

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