It was a Monday night when the metal package of U.D.O. had a stop in Holland. I can remember that when I talked to Udo he wasn't sure if the tour will bring him to The Netherlands. Having this in mind I was even happier when the show was announced. The...
The whole German winter was green so far and temperatures have been on springly 14 degrees. This changed the day Swabian power metal command Brainstorm invited to the release show of their newest album "Scary Creatures". The whole area was covered by...
Sharp before Christmas a hardrock firework was burned down in De Boerderij. The nice venue in Zoetermeer hosted Swedish hardrockers H.E.A.T. and their support Sherlock Brothers. Maybe it had to do with the fact that it was a Tuesday night, maybe it was...
The Gebr. De Nobel in Leiden is a venue in Holland which I haven’t visited before. It opened in 2014 and is build into an old factory. The entire location was reconstructed and became a very good concert location that can host shows up to 750 visitors....
Fans always wanted Udo Dirkschneider doing Accept songs as being part of the regular U.D.O. shows. And of course, these old classic are awesome and milestones in metal music. But U.D.O. is not Accept and therefore Udo Dirkschneider decided to do a tour...
It was the first time that I have been in the new venue in Utrecht. The legendary and renewed Vredenburg is hosting again concerts and other activities and it was Mr. Big who made me going there on this Saturday evening. Actually it was more late afternoon,...
Swedish 'newcomers' Avatarium had a great year 2014. Their debut album was received very well by the metal community. Also the EP, that was released a few weeks ago, got a lot of positive feedback. And last but not least Avatarium played also quite some...
(8/10) (10/10) (9/10) I few weeks ago I could witness Saxon live on stage. The five-piece from Birmingham played a fabulous show at 013 in Tilburg, a set that featured classics like "747 (Strangers in the Night)", "Heavy Metal Thunder" and Wheels of Steel"....
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....
The man with the hat and the sunglasses had a stop in Amsterdam last night. Very well known guitarist Slash is on tour at the moment in Europe and had a stop in the Heineken Music Hall in The Netherlands. But before the six-string legend entered the stage...
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,...
British rock pioneers Magnum are a regular guest on Markus' Heavy Music Blog. Several CD reviews have been posted as well as some live reports of which the latest one dates back to May 2016 when the legendary band played a show at Waterfront in Norwich,...
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...
It was Monday night and the Dutch football team had a competion in the qualifying for the next European championship. So it wasn't the best conditions for a concert evening. However, thrash metal dinosaur Destruction came to Rotterdam to rock the house....
Fates Warning is one of the most important bands in the fields of powerful progressive metal, no doubt. Over a period of 35 years (incl. the ‘Misfit’ years) the guys influenced many bands while constantly releasing albums that are milestones in metal....
A few days ago I had the chance to have Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation on the phone. Sharon was in Leipzig, Germany at that time, since there was a Within Temptation show on the agenda for the evening. I had the chance to ask her some questions...
A package consisting out of Danko Jones, '77 and Dead Lord is something you shouldn't miss, esp. when they have a stop in your town for playing a show. It was on Friday night when this rock'n'roll caravan came to Den Haag for a gig at the Paard Van Troje....
I think that the summer of '86 was one of the peak moments when it comes to highly melodic hardrock. Bon Jovi released their mega-seller "Slippery When Wet" which was something to expect since the guys had already some hits on the first two albums. The...
Winter tours from Doro Pesch and band do have already a certain tradition and also this year the legendary metal singer started a smaller tour, bringing the band to several German cities and some locations in neighbor-countries. This winter touring activities...
Concerts on a Sunday night are always a challenge since it’s hard to get people to the venue, having a new work-week in front of them. However, the once that get out to a concert as a weekend-closer are the real and loyal fans who appreciate seeing their...
The youngsters from Swabian metal band Kissin’ Dynamite has a new record out in the stores since a few days. It’s their fourth full-length record, which shows that the band from the south of Germany became more mature during all the years in the music...
March 13 was falling on a Friday this year. What a great date for having a show with Moonspell and Septicflesh, supported by Spartan. The Patronaat in Haarlem hosted this power package that was a surety for excellent metal. It was up to Spartan from Haarlem...
Punk rock over Amsterdam. That was the motto for this night - at least for the many fans from Rise Against, Pennywise and Emily's Army. I missed the Swimmers and their surf-punk show. Was a pity, but shit happens. When I arrived at the venue the first...
It was very busy on the Arena Boulevard in Amsterdam that night. Linkin Park played a show at the Ziggo Arena and the mighty Opeth rocked the Heineken Music Hall. Both venues are just a few hundred meters away from each other which means that it was peak...
I have been a few times to the legendary 013 in Tilburg, but I haven't seen the venue since they finalized the renovation works. Actually it was more a rebuild than a renovation. The result is impressive. The acoustic was always great but I have the feeling...
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