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Castle Fest, Lisse, The Netherlands4th, 5th, 6th of August 2006
Rosa Crux, Faun, Omnia, Rapalje, Thirsty Dog, Morning
Time for the second year of Castle Fest! Improvements have been made and anticipation is high. Until two in the morning the night before the big day, people were working to get everything done. In the mean time people at home had their home made outfits, their make-up and bag for the day laying ready besides their beds. Some had been working for quite some time to get their outfit ready for this festival. Besides the music it was great fun to watch all these wonderful creations all day. If you had heard enough music you could go shopping, take part in a workshop, learn how to play games or fight a LARP fight. In the food and drink department there was something for everyone. Some food and drinks were served in genuine Castle Fest earthenware. Besides all of this there was one thing which made this festival so special, the atmosphere. This is probably the most friendly and cosy festival in the Netherlands, with a true hippy mentality.
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Summer Darkness, Utrecht, The Netherlands10th of August 2006
Bauhaus, Chants of Malador
Finally it was time again for the darkest festival of the Netherlands, Summer Darkness. Although…. this year it might just not be so dark. Cyber gothic is more popular then before and neon colours are all around. The usual gothic dresses are staying at home this year, plastic outfits are it! The only big metal band this year is Moonspell, that was probably the darkest dressed crowd of the entire festival. With its city walks, the market, the literary readings, the Lolita event and the gothic picnic the Netherlands can be proud of this festival.
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Summer Darkness, Utrecht, The Netherlands11th of August 2006
VNV Nation, Clan of Xymox, Faderhead, Frozen Plasma, The Birthday Massacre, Revolution by Night, Star Industry, Antaraxia, GOR
Summer Darkness had of course been opened with the Bauhaus performance on Thursday but the official opening was today. As every year some bands were chosen to perform in the Domchurch (the central church of Utrecht). A wonderful location for the opening of a goth festival.It is always fun to see an entire church filled with people dressed in black and neon colours. Probably the most odd gathering ever in this church. Ataraxia and GOR, both Italian Bands would do an acoustic set, and use the big church as a way to strengthen their sound. Everybody knows about it, and a lot of people wanted to be there. This meant that the church would fill up quite fast, and there was a queue outside, before the first band begun. When I got in, a lot of different people were sitting in the benches and on the extra chairs that were pulled out. But the atmosphere was good, people were looking forward to the festival, and most were meeting up with friends. This was going to be an enchanting start. So after a little talk from the organisation it was time for some music.
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Autohof Strohofer, Geiselwind, Germany
20th July – 22nd July 2006
Battle of Metal Festival Part 1 (Day 2): Dark Age, Saltatio Mortis, Vader, Lacrimas Profundere, Unheilig, Soulfly
This year, the Autohof Strohofer in Geiselwind, Germany, had invited for the third time already to a Metal festival, and this summer it took place under the name "Battle of Metal" for the first time. The last two years it was called the "Earthshaker Festival", but due to a splitting of the organizers it was now happening under a new logo. The festival billing was a good mixture consisting of medieval acts like 'Saltatio Mortis' and 'Subway to Sally', but also Gothic ('Unheilig', 'ASP', '69 Eyes' and 'Oomph!') and of course Metal bands like 'Overkill', 'Vader', 'Atrocity' or 'Dimmu Borgir'. The event started on Thursday 20th already, but I couldn't make it to Geiselwind that early, so unfortunately I missed 'Faun' and 'Subway to Sally' and some other acts who played the first festival night.
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Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht, The NetherlandsJune 23rd 2006
Bullet For My Valentine, The Analog Project.
The day before playing at Graspop, Bullet For My Valentine was performing in Tivoli de Helling in Utrecht.. Their support act was a band from Nijmegen, Holland, and was called the Analog Project. I was a bit late; I knew it wouldn’t start until 8 o’clock, so I took my time. Later on, I found out it was sold out and that people were crowding up in front of the door around 6 already. This may say something about the popularity of tonight’s bands. TAP started out right on time. The venue was filled up pretty well already, and most people were in for a party. It was quite obvious this sort of music attracts younger people. I think the average age of boys and girls more at the front was about 16 years old. In the back were the older fans and the mums and dads. Everybody was all dressed up in their best alternative and punky outfits with the big beads on their neck and glitzy hairbands, all waiting for Bullet For My Valentine.
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- Castle Party - Bolków 2006
- Schollenpop - Scheveningen 2006
- The Birthday Massacre - Berlin 2006
- The Birthday Massacre - Krefeld 2006
- Amphi Festival - Cologne 2006 (Day 2)
- Wave Gotik Treffen - Leipzig 2006 (Day 3+4)
- Amphi Festival - Cologne 2006 (Day 1)
- Die Krupps - Bochum 2006
- Bospop - Weert 2006
