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Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany15th December 2009
U. D. O., Dezperadoz
One of the rocks on which the German heavy metal scene was founded had announced its appearance at the Colos-Saal on 15th December 2009: Former ACCEPT front man Udo Dirkschneider, Stefan Kaufmann (guitar), Igor Gianola (guitar), Fitty Wienhold (bass) and Francesco Jovino (drums) are on `Dominator´ tour which had been named after the most recent long-player that was released in this year’s August. Completed by German rock band DEZPERADOZ, the evening’s line-up was a very promising one for many metal heads who had come to the Colos-Saal. As didn’t experience both formations before, I was quite astonished to see that the audience finally consisted of mainly male listeners whilst there were very few women.
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Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany17th December 2009
Finale in Black: Satyricon, Shining, Dark Fortress, Posthum
On this freezing afternoon, I attained Frankfurt during the rush-hour, luckily finding a suitable car park pretty close to the venue, which is located in the inner city. Katrin, who would be taking photos during the concert, was already waiting for me so we found our way to the Batschkapp where we arrived at quarter past five. About an hour before the doors would open, we were the first to queue and somehow made the acquaintance of several rats that were running around the tracks and the whole area.
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L.U.X., Berlin, Germany3rd December 2009
My Name is Claude, Susanna Berivan
I arrived accurate at 8:00PM at Schlesische Str. 41. That area from Berlin is well known as an artistic place where you can find many different people and unique places. The L.U.X (long version: “Leiseste Unterhaltung Xberg”/ “Quietest entertainment Berlin Kreuzberg”) is a small, but very atmospheric club. And like the name of the club, I was in pleasant anticipation of the music I expected. As I entered the hall, I was surprised because of the very familial spirit inside. There were a big u-formed bar, some padded benches where some people still were waiting for the gig, a little stage, a few instruments on it. I did know that it would be a small concert, but the nice and warm atmosphere caught me in seconds.
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Whisky, Hollywood, CA, USA18th December 2009
I Am Ghost, Still Phantoms
It was the week before Christmas and not a single person was stirring except perhaps some ghosts? On December 18, 2009 a handful of loyal followers gathered at the world famous “Whisky A GO-GO” in Hollywood, to oversee the mischief misfits I AM GHOST with their counter partners STILL PHANTOMS.
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Matrix, Bochum, Germany18th December 2009
Die Happy, Modern Day Heroes
Snow had started falling as I was on my way to Bochum and after exiting the train it had covered everything with thin white and glittering layers. The temperatures naturally coming with this are not meant to go out in t-shirts, even if it’s only for minutes. Still you could see people here and there risking their health, while waiting in the long queue to get into the warm club to sweat together with DIE HAPPY…
