The first gig for me in 2020 is an indoor festival with quite an interesting lineup. I had to drive all the way to Drachten to see it. And be because it started early and long drive, as well as that I had seen Mouflon before and didn’t care that much, I decided to skip […]
At The Gates, 20 December, 2019, 013 Tilburg
I missed At the Gates during their heydays in the 90s. They played in the same venue a year and a half ago at NDF. At that time, I was more interested in other bands and they didn’t make a lasting impression. So now they are back as headliner to promote their latest album I […]
Sacred Reich @ Gebr. De Nobel, Leiden, 6 December 2019
It had been quite a few years since I saw Sacred Reich live. But now they have a new album out and are touring Europe for it. And one of the gigs was even in the nearby Leiden. All the more reasons to go there. The only support act of the evening was Night Demon, […]
Immolation @ Baroeg, Rotterdam, 23 November 2019
Immolation have been touring a lot the last couple of years. I think this is already the third tour they do for Atonement in Europe And they frequently appear in the Baroeg, which is very convenient for me as it is quite close by. And as they never let down it is interesting to go. […]
Dutch Doom Day 18, Baroeg Rotterdam 2 and 3 November 2019
Already the 18th installment of the Dutch Doom Day festival annually held in the Baroeg in Rotterdam. Even the the line-up wasn’t all that exciting, I decided to go both days never the less. Saturday, I skipped the first two bands as they were more in the direction of sludge metal which I don’t care […]
Annihilator, Podium Victorie, Alkmaar, 23 October 2019
Annihilator released a couple of quite good albums around 1990. Thrash metal that was quite technical, especially in the guitar parts. I never followed them much afterwards as they went more into groove metal style. During that time I never got to see them live, I did see them some time ago as a support […]
Memoriam @ Baroeg, Rotterdam, 29 September 2019
Memoriam have just released their third album in only three years, which is quite a feat. And they were doing a couple of gigs in Europe to promote the album. One of the gigs was in the Baroeg. The opening band was a local band called Warborn Waste. They play somewhat modern, yet melodic death […]
Metal Experience Fest II, 28 September 2019, Gebr. De Nobel, Leiden.
I must have missed the first edition, last year, because it doesn’t ring any bells. The second edition had an interesting line-up with only Dutch bands on the bill. Due to circumstances I missed the first few bands unfortunately. When I entered the venue Asagraum was playing in the small hall. This is an all-female […]
Acrostichon @ Little Devil, Tilburg, 22 September 2019
Two bands were celebrating this afternoon gig on a warm Sunday in Tilburg. Acrostichon exists 30 for 30 years, although they have been inactive for some time and their latest new material is from the 90s. Their debut album is still one of the best Dutch death metal albums. And Pentacle who also existed for […]
Darken the Moon XI, De Casino, Sintnikolaas, Belgium, 14 September 2019
The eleventh installment of this festival was held once again in the very nice De Casino venue in Sintnikolaas in Belgium. I think it is the third edition that I attended. This years headliners that drew my attention were Evoken and especially Skepticism. I missed the opening band, and the second band was already playing […]
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