Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • Horrorpops – Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill

    Release date: 05-02-2008, Label: Hellcats By: Nina Mende   From virtual unknowns to stars of the Warped Tour and stadiums across Europe,   HorrorPops have thrived on the strength of great songwriting, remarkable intuition,   a jaw-dropping live experience and a willingness to explore an array of styles.   Be it new wave, punk, surf,…

  • Solar Fake – Broken Grid

    Release date: 04-02-2007, Label: SPV By: Nina Mende   In the year 2007 Sven Friedrich, the singer of Zeraphine and the legendary Dreadful   Shadows, brought his solo project Solar Fake into being. Here, the charismatic   front man, who is mentioned in several lexica and reference books as the outrider   for the combination…

  • 02-02-2008 Emergenza Rotterdam

    Date: 02-02-2008, venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren   Last night of Emergenza Rotterdam and six bands were pleased to perform for us   tonight.

  • 09-02-2008 Vive la Fete

    Support: SID; venue: Bibelot, Dordrecht (Netherlands)By: Sabine van Gameren

  • 01-02-2008 Emergenza Rotterdam

    Venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren   The second night of Emergenza in Rotterdam was fortunated to be a very special   one. Bands from quite different genres were performing, which made it a great   experience for the audience.

  • 31-01-2008 Emergenza Rotterdam

    Venue: Exit, Rotterdam (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren   Last week I saw 2 nights of Emergenza in Göteborg, Sweden. Tonight I was   in Exit, Rotterdam to see the first out of three nights.

  • Hanzel und Gretyl – 2012: Zwanzig Zwölf

    Release date: 05-02-2008; Label: Metropolis Records By: Petra Ghuijs   “December 21, 2012. The Earth faced the greatest catastrophe the world   has ever seen: total extinction. While most withdraw into huddled masses, many   flock to Chichen Itza near Valladolid in Mexico for what would be the last über   death fest, Oktötenfest 2012. The…

  • 25-01-2008 Emergenza Göteborg

    Venue: Musikenshus, Göteborg (Sweden) By: Sabine  van Gameren   Tonight is my second night of Emergenza in Göteborg. Tonight ten bands   are on the bill and it seems to be a quite various program.

  • Animal Alpha – You Pay for the Whole Seat, but You’ll Only Need the

    Release date: 25-01-2008; Label: Racing Junior By: Sabine van Gameren   In the start of 2006 I was at a Dutch festival where I at randomly picked a   name from the program which I wanted to see. It was Animal Alpha from Norway   and when I saw them I was highly impressed by…

  • Ayreon – 01011001

    Release date: 28-01-2008; Label: Insideout music By: Sabine van Gameren   Ayreon, a project by the Dutch Arjan Anthony Lucassen, came up with a new album.   Arjan Anthony Lucassen might be named as the king of prog-rock, a name he built   up in many years with different projects. He played in the Dutch hard…

  • 26-01-2008 Deathstars

    Supports: Next Waste Dimension, Deadcell; Venue: De Kelder, Amersfoort (Netherlands) By: Petra Ghuijs   Next Waste Dimension was first up. I had done my homework before the gig, and   was expecting a video show in the background, since they express their pride   over this element of their shows on their website. To my…

  • 24-01-2008 Emergenza Göteborg

    Date: 24-01-2008, venue: Musikenshus, Göteborg (Sweden) By: Sabine van Gameren   This one of the first reviews of the international band contest Emergenza. This   year we will review many evenings of Emergenza in different cities and different   countries. For this review I traveled to Göteborg, Sweden. In Musikenshus   are the first rounds and…