The Sun Rises in the East – Metal Highlights From Asia
The Asian continet has so much to offer to the metal listener. Check out what we think are this year's best metal albums from the Far East.
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Skálmöld – Ýdalir over Europe
Enjoy three excellent bands in a row: Atavistia's sound is best described as Melodic Death Metal. We get Metsatöll from Estonia and a really fine kind of folk metal. Skálmöld invite you to a journey to the land of unicorns, elves, Nordic sagas and gods. They had just released their latest album “Ýdalir”.
Sami Hauru – I just want everybody to have the festival
Interview with and portrait of Sami Hauru, event manager behind the Dark River Festival. Furthermore, we also spoke of his motivations, the role of smaller festivals, the huge challenges the festivals have to meet to make it through inflation and evolve towards green festivals.
The Future of Metal – Panel & Finissage
Report to the finissage of the metal exhibition "Der harte Norden" hosted by the embassies of the Nordic countries Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland in Berlin in summer 2023.
An Evening with Schallbrücke
Support your local scene,. Have a look at the local clubs and venues. Check out their programme. Even if the band's music is not 100% to your taste, give it a try. Go and see them for the good of your local music scene. You are the after-Covid generation and it is your duty to revive small clubs and local bands. You pay little money for a lot of music. And you never know, you might have seen the next international superstars at one of their first shows.
April Art – Change Tour 2023
Last time I met them on the Rock & Metal Day’z at Oscherleben when they opened the festival on Thursday evening. There they had already announced an autumn tour. Now the time has come, Friday evening, 29th Septmber 2023. We are right here at Café Central in Weinheim for the first show of April Art Change Tour 2023.
Chatting with Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson of Skálmöld
Some weeks ago we reviewed their recent album “Ýdalir”, you can read the review here. Today we interview Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson, lead guitarist, to be fair, one of three guitarists, of Skálmöld from Iceland. We will soon report about their upcoming autumn tour after we already enjoyed their festival set at Summer Breeze Open Air, so stay tuned.
Metalacker 2023 – A Thunderstorm of Emotions
Once again, we return to the dark fairytale setting of the Metalacker Open Air in Tennenbronn. 10 Years and it keeps growing in both size and spectacle.
Fire Rose – Album Release Party
That is the perfect entertainment, a real Rock and Roll party. Usually, when a show is over and you got to go home, you leave after the last note or latest after buying your piece of merch or a CD. Not this time, Fire Rose join their audience immediately after the show. They also offer a free drink in form of a cask of apple wine to raise the glasses together for the sake of Rock and Roll music. It will take hours until the last guest leaves the venue...
Julian (Totenkreuz): Trying to keep the local scene alive
Meet Julian, vocalist of the German old-school Death Metal band Totenkreuz. His festivals provide a stage for his band and to support the local metal scene. His story underlines the weight of personal and social media networks for bands and the local scene. Your's too!