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Musis Sacrum, Arnhem, The NetherlandsDecember 9 2006
Aeternus, Flesh made Sin, Melechesh, Moonsorrow, Necrophobic, Skyforger, Tankard, Anathema, Arch Enemy
The Arnhem Metal Meeting was held for the third time. Also it was the third year in the Musis Sacrum in Arnhem. The Musis sacrum is officially a theatre. Only once a year all the seats are put in storage, the place get decorated with all different posters, big PA sets are pulled out, and The Musis sacrum is turned into a Walhalla for the Dutch metalheads. This year again, the AMM team worked their butts off making sure there was a nice varied line-up and everything was arranged. So on Saturday morning me and my companion made our way from Utrecht to Arnhem. An adventure to come…
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Speakers, Delft, The Netherlands14th December 2006
The Gathering
The Gathering, starting as a doom metal band, was founded in 1989 by the brothers René and Hans Rutten and Bart Smits. New members joined the band and in 1992, they released their first official album ‘Always’. Not a long time later they encountered the dark side of the music business. New hope arose when a new singer came into the picture, Anneke van Giersbergen. With her, the band released the atmospherical album ‘Mandylion’, followed by ‘Nighttime Birds’. Throughout the following years, their music had changed from dark, heavy riffs to a more melancholic and psychedelic sound. Currently they're doing an extensive clubtour through The Netherlands called the "Homelands Tour" to promote their latest studio album "Home". The band members are: Anneke van Giersbergen (vocals), René Rutten (guitars), Marjolein Kooijman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Frank Boeijen (keyboards, programming) and Hans Rutten (drums, percussion, loops). http://www.gathering.nl/ / http://www.myspace.com/gatheringofficial
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Boerderij, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands16th December 2006
Mostly Autumn
Finally, it was time for Mostly Autumn’s annual pre-Christmas concert at Boerderij in Zoetermeer! I sadly had to miss last year’s gig, which was especially regrettable given its special nature. Fortunately, I was able attend this time around, with special thanks to the band.
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Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany6th December 2006
Anne Clark, Rainer von Vielen
ANNE CLARK is more than a one-hit-wonder of the early 80ies. She is touring and singing for 26 years now. Her unique style is supported by her calm voice. Although she is just speaking and not “singing” she found her way. After she had concentrated on techno music for some years she returned to the quiet and handmade music again. We were unsure if the “Tollhaus” will see many guests. It’s an alternative theatre and concert location. We arrived early, but the house was already filled up with people. It was shown that many people didn’t know the support act, because there were many discussions about him.
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Manifesto, Hoorn, The Netherlands2nd December 2006
The Dreamside
The Dreamside is a special band which deserves a lot more attention than it does right now. A lot of people don't seem to know them, but I'm sure that when hearing and seeing this band perform, many people will get hooked. The Dreamside was one of the three bands who were about to play in a difficult to find venue in the town Hoorn. They were the main act this evening and I was really looking forward to it. I had seen them several times before already, but this time their show was extended with the performance of a fire-artist. There were two bands that played before The Dreamside. At first there was the gothic metal band Mantikhoras with a female singer who was unable to reach high notes. The second band was the "blue" metal band Seraphique. Seraphique was struggling with technical problems for over half an hour, which made the impatience of the audience grow.
