The last gig of this year for me was none other then Pungent Stench (or Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench, well nevermind). They are touring during the X-mas and new-year holidays with 3 other bands. The first band was an Austrian band, called Irdorath. I hadn’t heard of them before yet they have released 4 four […]

This is the third gig for me in a weeks time. These are busy times, indeed. The fourth – Blitzkrieg on Sunday – unfortunately got cancelled. There were three bands scheduled to play, who I hadn’t seen before. All are Norwegian. I was mainly interested in Obliteration. The first band was Vorbid whom I didn’t […]

Four thrash metal bands decided one day that they should tour Europe together under the flag of good ol’ Headbanger’s Ball. The only Dutch date was on the 5th of December when in the Netherlands we celebrate Sinterklaas. And that means that traffic is rather unpredictable, but very likely there’s a lot. As the gig […]

It was the Tenth edition of the Belgian Darken the Moon festival already. A few years back I went to edition number V, in Brussels, this time it was held in Sint Niklaas, which is about half an hour closer by. The festival was held in a very neat, old building called De Casino. It […]