Tag: symphonic metal
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Out Of Line Weekender 2019, Day 3
Astra Kulturhaus – Berlin, Germany Out Of Line Weekender 2019 edition was taking place on 04.-06. April at Astra Kulturhaus Berlin, Germany. The three day affair was covering electronic, techno and various heavy metal genres. Check out our coverage of Day 1 and Day 2. Day 3 in review The last day of Out Of…
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Into the Grave Festival, August 2018
10-11 August – Leeuwarden, Holland This was the time and place to be for a weekend spiced with an exquisite selection of death, groove, black and symphonic metal. After a seven-hours drive through the typical German Friday’s traffic jams, I finally arrived at the festival location, unfortunately missing already the first two acts: the Belgians Toxic Shock…
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#Throwback Thursday – Dimmu Borgir in 2004
On Friday, May 4, 2018, Dimmu Borgir released Eonian, their first full-length studio album in seven years. Fourteen years earlier, Dimmu Borgir were touring in support of what might be considered their “breakthrough” 2003 album, Death Cult Armageddon. Strangely enough, that tour eventually brought the band to Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. And that rare event gave me the chance…
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Durbuy Rock Festival, April 2018 (day 1)
What nicer way can there be for spending the first ‘over 20-degree Celsius’ weekend of the year than at a rock festival with a varied line up, cold drinks and lovely metalheads? Having taken place in the picturesque village of Bomal-sur-Ourthe, Durbuy Rock Festival was the perfect festival season opener. Durbuy Rock Festival – Day 1…
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Nightwish at The Fillmore in Charlotte
Nightwish delivers the Greatest Show on Earth 10 March 2018 @ Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC Floor Jansen, at this point, has arguably established herself as the ideal Nightwish vocalist. That’s not to disparage Tarja or Anette, but many found Tarja to be too polarizing for the band and the die-hards rejected Anette pretty quickly…
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Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches
Hammer of the Witches has the best Cradle of Filth cover since that of Cruelty and the Beast, which featured the lovely Luisa Morando as Elizabeth Bathory (where is she now?). The new artwork is very much in the vein (if you’ll pardon the pun!) of such Hammer Films classics like Twins of Evil and…
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MaYan – Antagonise
Mark Jensen has become one of the more prominent and prolific composers and musicians in the prog/power/gothic metal arena these days. And his Mayan project is his nod to some of his European contemporaries like the quirky genius Arjen A. Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One, Stream of Passion) or the power metal overlord Tobias Sammet (Edguy,…
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Epica – Requiem for the Indifferent
Requiem for the Indifferent seems to focus more on the clean vocals of both Simone and Mark. Simone in particular seems to experiment and fully embrace more of her phenomenal vocal range on the new album. In respect to the instrumental aspects of the album, fans can anticipate to hear those familiar, brutal riffs and…