Sad news: The music world mourns the loss of Ray Manzarek (74), founding Member and keyboarder of The Doors, White Zombie drummer Phil Buerstatte (44) and Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder (63). R.I.P.!
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. R.I.P. Jeff!
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
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2006-09-13
Arch Enemy
Luxemburg
Neckbreaker-alarm at Rockhal.
Didn´t I mention in my last report already, that more and more bands seem to discover Luxemburg and its´ metalscene lately? Well, it was like this again, since Arch Enemy played their very first gig in Luxemburg, delivering a great show. Another thing, that was absolutely great, was the number ... more/mehr
2010-04-07
Arch Enemy / Leaves Eyes / Mercenary / Sister Sin
Pratteln
A motley mix of styles- Death to Folk to Melodic to Old School, no idea what the promoter of this tour had in mind. All bands are top acts and appeal to a quite diverse fan base, therefore some are destined to have difficulties.
Sister Sin The Swedes have achieved a lot already, a big US tour and then this tour ... more/mehr
2009-01-08
Arch Enemy / The Scourger
Helsinki
Sunday evenings are maybe not the best time for a concert, concerning that most people have to work Monday morning. But ARCH ENEMY are a good reason to start the week with a lack of sleep. Therefore the Tavastia was fairly filled, already during the support THE SCOURGER which really fired up the audience from the first second. ... more/mehr
2008-04-24
Arstidir
Osnabrück
“Arstidir – icelandic indie folk” said the poster at the door of the Lutherhaus in Osnabrück. If I hadn’t heard of them already, I really would not have known what to expect. I didn’t have much of an idea as it was, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing...
After I saw the documentary "Arstidir - you just have to know of ... more/mehr