Portuguese band Moonspell is one of the most established bands when it comes to dark metal. They are also the first band of this genre that I encountered when I started my journey into...
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Report: Epica, MaYan & My Propane
Tonight marked an evening with a first love. No, not a reunion with a handsome, long-haired metal man, but a visit to a show of one of the bands in my ‘metal start-up package’....
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Report: Archgoat, Bölzer, Svartidauði & Eggs of Gomorrh
Sunday is the new Saturday, a friend told me a short while ago. He seems to be right, as we end up at a concert every Sunday afternoon. Today the gates of our local...
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Satyricon + special guests
It’s been over 2,5 years since Satyricon last toured Europe, but now they are back to promote their latest release Deep Calleth Upon Deep, that came out just two days before the start of...
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Enslaved – E Review
Enslaved, a band that is perhaps the most condensed version of Norwegian metal, have made it all: black, Viking and progressive metal. Putting a style to their latest releases (Axioma Ethica Odini, RIITTIIR and...
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Report: Dark Matter presents: Belphegor and supports
What better way than to end a week filled with concerts, with one last gig? This Sunday evening we headed over to the town of Apeldoorn (NL), where Belphegor, Enthroned, Svart Crown, Nervechaos and...
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Vuur – In This Moment We Are Free – Cities
Vuur. It’s the Dutch word for fire. This could very well be a link to Anneke van Giersbergen’s fire red hair, but it stands for so much more. Is this new project on fire...
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Festival report: Party San Open Air 2017
Fast forwarding a few years and we’re Party San Open Air 2017, August. Forecast wasn’t so nice, with rain showers for a few days, but what’s good about the new location is that even...
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Interview VUUR – Anneke van Giersbergen
Interview VUUR – Anneke van Giersbergen: ‘Making this heavy, prog record had to be now or never’. Anneke van Giersbergen’s new metal band VUUR is about to launch its debut record In This Moment...
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Satyricon at Inferno Metal Festival
The mighty Satyricon have been confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2018! Satyricon has been one of the leading bands within Norwegian black metal for more than two decades. With a brand new album out...
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