live review

German guitar wizard Axel Rudi Pell started the second leg of his tour to promote the latest release "Into the storm". The journey also brought him to The Netherlands. As a support he had the young Germans from Rebellious Spirit with him on the road....

From spitting, squirting, rolling around on stage to walking on stilts Marilyn Manson yet again put on a show that gets under your skin with aww. His vocals and energy were back in full force tonight. From the start he set expectations high with a brutal...

August in Amsterdam. Sun outside. 26 degrees. The weather tried to be a bit Lousiana style to welcome Down in the Melkweg. The guys from New Orleans touring through Europe at the moment to play some of the big festivals. The Amsterdam crowd had the pleasure...

It is not that often that Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora comes to Europe for playing some solo shows. If I have it right in mind it was in 2012 when he played a few shows on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Since he decided to have a break from Bon...

Nine Inch Nails known for their industrial heavy weight awing performances came back with a vengeance. An epileptic inducing graphic light show did not disappoint and was totally in sync with their thunderess sounds. Surprisingly the show was not sold...

Guitar, riff and shred night in Holland. The motto could have been 'Let the f**king guitar scream'. Why? Because two of the best guitarists decided to play a co-headliner tour. Marty Friedman, well known from Megadeth, Cacophony and his solo releases,...

After quite a while Swedens dark metal band Katatonia decided to go on tour again. I think it is the first time since 2011 that the band plays a few shows. In the meantime things changed, last but not least even the line-up of the band. In a renewed constellation...

It was a rainy and stormy night in May when Helstar from Texas stopped for a show in Rotterdam. It was the first show of the small tour. Eight more gigs, which will bring Helstar to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain,..., will follow. According to James...

The Netherlands seem to be THE place to be when it is about female-fronted symphonic metal. What started in the early 90's with The Gathering found it's continuation in bands like Within Temptation, Delain and Epica. Even the Finnish Nightwish have with...

What a highlight on a Sunday afternoon. After Swedish doom masters Candlemass already facinated the crowd on Friday night another great Swedish band found the way to Tilburg in Holland. Avatarium, the new group of Candlemass bass player Leif Edling, played...

YOB from Oregon are well known on the Roadburn. They played here already a couple of times earlier. Their music is a mix between doom metal, stoner rock and sludge. The contrast to the earlier performing Avatarium couldn't have been bigger. The show started...

The contrast couldn't have been bigger than on this Sunday. Outside the venue it was a beautiful spring day. The sun was shining, it had 16 degress, blossoms overloud the nature with colors and green leafs started to grow. The total opposite on the inside...

Time again for Swiss hardrockers from Gotthard to play another gig in De Boederij in Zoetermeer. This was the first time after two years that they came back to The Netherlands. The band had already a few shows in Holland during the last years and played...

The Patronaat is a nice venue in the city center of Haarlem in The Netherlands. The smaller of the two halls can handle 350 spectators and was almost sold out. Prong is still known and has a lot of fans. That was a good signal, since I have seen a few...