German Hardrockers BERSERKER will donate 18.000€ to the Berlin cancer charity for children on May 25. November 2011 BERSERKER front man Schröder was diagnosed with cancer, now he is cancer-free. In 2012 the band collected money for this charity at their concerts and will also continue to do so in the future. Slayer´s Jeff Hanneman is dead: he passed away at about 11AM on May 2nd near his Southern California home because of liver failure due to an infection after a spider bite. More info: www.facebook.com/slayer
R.I.P. Jeff! Festivals cancelled: ROCK AM SEE (GER) takes a break in 2013 "lacking attractive headliners"; BURNING SEA in Croatia had to succumb to a new tax regulation; yet purchased BS-tickets can also be used to visit METALDAYS in Slowenia.
The Siberian Jay music video "I´m Holding" featuring Mikko Sirén from Apocalyptica on drums - we reported about the videoshoot in our "1h with" Special - can be watched here: http://youtu.be/C-hSNurZVcs
This DVD wouldn’t have been competitive even 15 years ago when VHS tapes were sold to the masses. These days with DVD-players in every living room this is a total insult. Some few 46 minute duration (plus four grandiose bonus tracks) with boring cut and terrible sound are not enough to be mentioned among with such great releases ... more/mehr
2005-05-11
Alexander Hacke / Danielle De Picciotto
The Ship Of Fools
This DVD is not so much a performance in "conserved" form, but a hybrid of “making of” documentary and live video, not strictly separating but intertwining both. This might irritate in the beginning, but soon you appreciate the artists´ comments as introduction to the separate parts, explaining or pointing out what otherwise might ... more/mehr
2008-06-12
Avantasia
The Flying Opera
Tobias Sammet´s Avantasia: a project that was supposed to last only for a short while but has turned into a real success story. The singer of Edguy goes solo. Now, three years after Avantasia´s first world tour, the first DVD comes out featuring this unbelievably elaborate show. It always has been Tobias´ dream to make music with ... more/mehr
