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Paganfest 2013

02-03-2013 Weststadthalle, Essen, Germany Review by: Tabitha and Ingrid Pictures by: Ingrid No year goes by without a Heidenfest or Paganfest tour. After the initial success of these pagan/viking/folk metal formulas, one More »

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Dong Winterparty 2013

02-02-2013 Weststadthalle, Essen, Germany By Ingrid Besides the usual Dong Open Air summer festival, Dong also organised a Winterparty this year. The venue was crowded and full with people. With a headliner More »

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Distortion 2012

Distortion 09-12-12 Klokgebouw, Eindhoven (NL) By Laetitia With festivals like (the no longer existing) Dynamo Open Air, Speedfest and Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Eindhoven was already known as the place to be for More »

Agalloch & Fen

Agalloch does not come to town often to play a headliner-show, but when they do, it’s with a show that keeps you’ll remember fondly until the next visit. This Sunday evening was no exception to. During the Lucifer Over Europe tour, the Americans performed an exclusive show in the venue Willemeen in Arnhem and brought with them Fen from the UK.. Read all!

Preview: Dong Open Air 2013

Since 2007, metal-exposure has been present at the Dong Open Air Festival and through the years, the festival has conquered a special place in our hearts.
Through the years we saw the festival expanding and becoming greater and more loved. Bands say their praises about the festival, so do the fans and the press.
With its unique location on the Dong hill, the festival has its own charmes. You are looking over the typical Ruhrgebiet in Germany, but still you are surrounded by nature and get a peacefull feeling. For as far as this is possible ofcourse, because once a year this peacefull mountain is mastered by lots of metal-bands!
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Preview: FortaRock XL

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FortaRock has grown out of the stage of being a newbie festival in the Dutch metal scene. Last year, about 7,500 visitors watched bands as Sólstafir, Devin Townsend, Meshuggah and Slayer. This year, the organization decided to expand tremendously. The festival celebrates its fifth anniversary and therefore FortaRock will be FortaRock XL 2013 this year.. More!

Interview with Abinchova

05-04-2013 - Switzerland’s Abinchova might not be a household name among folk metal fans just yet, but it’s only a matter of time. These talented young musicians currently have one full-length album, Versteckte Pfade, to their name; they also recently released a single entitled Handgeschrieben, which was produced by Eluveitie’s Anna Murphy. Sam caught up with Arnaud (vocals) and Nora (vocals, violin) in the freezing parking lot of Germany’s Ragnarök Festival after the band’s explosive opening set.. Read all!

Deceiver Of The Gods

The Swedish Vikings from Amon Amarth are working on an new record: Deceiver Of The Gods.
Now they’ve released a new track and you can listen to it here! It’s the title track of the album, enjoy!

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