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Northern Metal Devotion in Berlin
THE HALO EFFECT, touring with special guest PAIN and support act Bloodred Hourglass (BRHG), is a fabulous highlight of this winter's metal gig schedule. Check out our gallery and report.
PATRIARKH – Prorok Ilja
Today is the time for an extraordinary album release and one of the earliest in 2025. I listened to it on Christmas Day and I thought it was very appropriate for the day. Of course it is not a Christmas album or any kind of radio-oriented adult music, but the mood was just perfect. Enough said, of course we are talking about PATRIARKH's return with a masterpiece of arcane Black Metal!
Bloodywood: Return of the Singh Tour 2025 (Preview)
Bloodywood will bring their "Nu Dehli" blend of traditional and modern elements as well as cleans, harsh vocals, and rapping to the LKA Stuttgart in March.
Venues: Homecoming 2024 – Spending the holidays with your family
With the holidays approaching and the cold closing in, it is the season to keep oneself warm in the company of like-minded folks. And partying at the Venues Homecoming show definitely provides us with the warmth, no, scratch that, the heat one might seek out on a dark winter night.
Venues: Homecoming 2024 (Preview)
Back home in Stuttgart, Venues will bring a diversified blend of clean and harsh vocals upon a bed of alternative, hardcore, and catchy tunes.
Heavy Halloween 2024: A Spooky Metal Celebration in Kirchdorf
Heavy Halloween 2024 in Kirchdorf blends spooky vibes, community spirit, and stellar performances. From Astroking's galactic power metal to Kommando B's raucous rock classics, this intimate festival unites music lovers in a hauntingly memorable experience.
-[Maiden Mania]- the furnace of Willanzheim
The Maiden Mania Part II - the most unlikely venue still may host the most impressive show. A unique experience with
Blaze Bayley, Absolva, Sirens, Sacred Steel and Bobby Sixkiller in furnace of Willanzheim (Franconian countryside)
Motionless in White & GHØSTKID: An Electrifying Night at Substage Karlsruhe
Motionless in White and GHØSTKID took over Substage Karlsruhe in August for an unforgettable night of dark, heavy metalcore and spooky visuals.
Party.San 2024 – Hell Is Here
August is one of those busy months in the year with one festival after the other, often on the same date. Our bunch of friends still didn’t find out how to clone ourselves, so we decided for Party.San Metal Open Air. We didn’t regret it although not all the bands were up to all our tastes and I myself must confess; I even didn’t know some of the names…
MONO INC. Symphonic Live – The Second Chapter
MONO INC. are one of the most versatile German Dark Rock and Gothic Metal bands. They not only dominate the stages of their own rock tours and countless festivals, but also the charts with albums like Ravenblack or Book Of Fire. MONO INC. also have a flair for sophisticated arrangements of their famous hymns.
As a result, MONO INC. repeated their successful 2019 Symphonic Tour in spring of 2024. Of course this tour was sold out and of course it was recorded live. Now the release date is approaching and here is our short review.