Dutch doom death band In Age and Sadness opened this evening of doom metal. I never thought much of this band really as it is too generic. It isn’t bad really but just doesn’t do anything to me. They seem to fill many support slots these days as local bands when there is some doom […]

The British Esoteric are one of those truly unique bands. They have very much have a style of their own and I know of no other band that sounds even a bit like them. An for those who do not know them they play doom metal. In advance of their new album – The Maniacal […]

Bolt Thrower shortly ago announced they had to postpone the recording of their new album as they were suffering from some kind of writer’s block. They also announced that besides the gig at the Party San festival in Germany, they would do two more gigs this year. One in Antwerp, the day after Party San […]

The second instalment of this festival to take place in the 013 venue in Tilburg was plagued by problems. The initial announcement showed a great number of doom metal bands on the bill, but after a couple of weeks the number was reduced to only 6 and limited to a single hall. Nevermind as most […]

All previous shows of Benediction I attended they were a support act, but now with a new album, titled Killing Music, recently released, these English lads went for a headlining tour through Europe. Unfortunately not too many people showed up, in Rotterdam, maybe a hundred or so. The opening act of the afternoon was the […]

German thrash metal legends Kreator had just released a new album last week – their twelfth in 25 years – and already commenced a seven-week European tour. The gig in Tilburg was the very first of that tour. The package they brought with them unfortunately was – to speak in German – Scheisse. I skipped […]

Shining’s forthcoming album has been postponed again, till May, nevertheless they went on a European tour with the sole stop in the Netherlands at the baroeg in Rotterdam on this Sunday afternoon. They brought two support acts: Sarkom and Koldbrann. Neither one I knew beforehand; I don’t really follow on all the black metal bands. […]

Rotterdoom band Officium Triste were celebrating their 15 year anniversary in their home town Rotterdam by way of this gig for which they invited a couple of befriended doom bands. Some of which are quite rare to spot on the European stages. Basically this gig was two tours coinciding on the same stage. Opening the […]