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.
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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!
Fire Rose – Blood On Your Hands
Today we have the great honour to present you the review of an album, hand forged by our most beloved Swiss guys. We are talking about Fire Rose's "Blood On Your Hands". We link our impressions to the words of Simon "Simi" Giese, guitarist and founder of Fire Rose. Most of the songs are well known to Fire Rose's audience as they are a constant part of their live repertoire, but it will be interesting to find out if the studio tracks have the same energy as the powerful and driving live versions that Fire Rose are loved for by their growing fan base.
M.I.S.E. Open Air 2023 – galleries
Impressions from the M.I.S.E. Open Air [M:O:A] in Büßfeld back in June. The festival summer has gone with the wind or more precisely blown by the thunder in many cases. The hunger for more is growing already and thus a perfect moment to buy your tickets for 2024. Here, the visual will rule.
Summer Breeze – That was it! – Including aftermovie 2023 –
2023 was a good SBOA. It was not perfect in every way, but most people enjoyed good shows by good bands. Tickets for 2024 are already on sale for prices between €200 and €239,99 depending on the date you buy the tickets. The first bands have been confirmed to make a decision easier.