Graveland is now one of the three metal fest in the area of southern Drente in the Netherlands. Quite odd as it is one of the least inhabited provinces of the Netherlands. Anyway, this years edition was primarily interesting for the headliner of the Friday, namely Dismember. The Saturday was headlined by Paradise Lost, which […]
Napalm Death @ Victorie, Alkmaar, 21 May 2023
As a last minute addition to my gig schedule, I went to Alkmaar on this sunny Sunday to see Napalm Death once more. I think this was a gig that was added on short notice as I hadn’t seen it announced until a few days before the gig. And since I missed them on the […]
Ataraxie, Little Devil, Tilburg, 19 May 2023
The French Ataraxie embarked on a short tour this weekend through Belgium, Netherlands and France. They didn’t bring any support acts so a local band was added to the bill. The Dutch gig took place in Tilburg in the small venue – essentially a bar with a podium – Little Devil. The opening band was […]
Overkill @ Hedon, Zwolle, 14 April 2023
A US thrash package was touring Europe for a couple of weeks, headlined by Overkill, with Exhorder and Heathen. I hadn’t seen the first two live before and Heathen only once some 10 years ago. So it was interesting to go to this gig; and as I was in Zwolle that day anyway it was […]
Onslaught @ Baroeg Rotterdam, 19 March 2023
Onslaught was touring for they were founded 40 years ago or something. That would have been in 2022 So I guess this is one of the tours that got postponed. Anyway, the tour did happen. The original schedule included the band Destroyer 666 but due to some woke shit they got cancelled. Too other bands […]
In the Grip of Winter Fest 2023, 4 March 2023, Baroeg, Rotterdam
It was already the fourth instalment of this small festival in the Baroeg in Rotterdam, with a mixture of extreme metal bands performing on single day. Six bands were scheduled, however one band – Grindpad – cancelled shortly before the event. So everything started an hour later than planned. The opening band was Deadspeak. A […]
Drachten Death Fest 2023, 4 February, Iduna, Drachten
The previous edition of Drachten Death Fest was one of the last gigs I went to before corona hit., in 2020 This year there finally was a new edition, with a line-up worth the 2-hour drive. And it takes place in a pretty cool venue. The opening band was Deadspeak. A local band who has […]
Asphyx @ P60, Amstelveen, 28 January 2023
The first gig of the year for me was none other than the mighty Asphyx. They don’t play all that often in their home country, bu they started the year with a few gigs in the Netherlands. The first support slot was given to a new band from the Netherlands called Necrotesque. Even though it […]
Headbangers Ball Tour 2022, Fluor, Amersfoort, 23 November 2022
Another postponed tour finally took place. The Headbangers Ball Tour – named after the TV show of the 80s and 90s – brought four thrash metal bands on the road from that time period. Although only about 10 shows long, the tour kicked off in Amersfoort of all places. The opening band was Artillery. By […]
Demilich @ Baroeg, Rotterdam, 16 November 2022
Demilich are Finnish death metal band from the early 1990s. They play a rather oddball kind of death metal with peculiar, but technical riffs and extremely low guttural vocals. I am not sure if they ever toured in support of their sole album, released in 1993. At least I never got to see them live […]
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