Flotsam and Jetsam are an early thrash metal band from Arizona that have released two classic albums in the 1980s and a whole bunch of mediocre albums. The last couple of albums were a lot better again. They toured a bit through Europe this summer and played in a very hot, and packed Baroeg. The […]

Coven is one of the first bands to incorporate occult themes in their music. And as such had a major influence on the metal scene. Their first album was released in 1969 and is now 50 years old. Of the line-up from then only singer Jinx Dawson is still present, she formed a new lineup […]

Musicon has been quite active lately with organising metal gigs, thanks to Rene Veerkamp mostly. This Tuesday night the US Death tribute band Gruesome was playing there. The club was nearly sold out too. The opening act was the local Melting Eyes. They started a little early. They play death metal, mostly mid-paced. It wasn’t […]

Vltimas is a quite a new band, but with a few familiar names in it, like Dave Vincent and Flo Mournier. And they had just released their debut album, which got a lot of positive response. To promote it they do a handful of club and festival gigs this summer. And Leiden was on their […]

The second day in a row for me to go to the Baroeg. This time it was Varathron who were playing there. Their gig a year ago was quite good and their debut album is one of the cult classics of Hellenic Black metal. So I was looking forward to seeing them play again. There […]

One of the oldest death metal bands around just released a new album after more than 30 years. To support the album, Possessed are on a short tour through Europe. One of the gigs was in the very hot and full Baroeg venue. The only support slot was for Norwegian band Nordjevel. A band I […]

After finishing their april tour for the new album, De Raggende Manne did a few festival appearances. Of which Kaderock, organised by Musicon was one. I didn’t really care much for the other bands so I took my bike to go there just to see De Manne. They had a few guest appearances this time […]

Over the years, I have seen Officium Triste quite a few times. Quite solid doom death metal. They have now been around 25 years, albeit they broke up for a small period after the first album. An anniversary gig was scheduled in the Baroeg, where they have played very often. The opening act was Kurb […]

Under the banner of Thrashing Madness II, an evening of thrash metal was organised in the club Musicon in The Hague. Two Dutch bands I didn’t know opened before Inquisitor. The last time I had seen that band had been nearly 25 years ago and I think it was the third or fourth gig I […]