Carach Angren, Rotting Christ – Rituals Amongst The Rotten (Kulturpalast Hamburg, Musik & Frieden Berlin)

I never got around to write down something like my 'top albums of 2017'... but if I had, Carach Angren's Dance And Laugh Amongst The Rotten would have made the first place without a doubt.* So when they announced this European tour, needless to say I had to go to more than one show. Certainly …

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Septicflesh – Codex Omega Tour (Marx Hamburg)

What better way to start the concert year than a Greek symphonic death metal band on a rainy Thursday night in January? When I bought my ticket for Septicflesh, I was surprised that they were booked into the Markthalle, a venue where usually more well known (metal) bands play, but on entering the building, it …

Myrkur, Sólstafir – Berdreyminn Tour (Grünspan Hamburg)

Sometimes you love a band immediately when you listen to them for the very first time. Sometimes you don't give a shit about a band until they suddenly hit you in the right spot with a live show. Sometimes you buy a concert ticket only to see the support act. Sometimes the value of a …

A weekend in London (Scar Symmetry, Vuur, Damnation Angels, Mastodon)

A diary for one of the better weekends of this year, concert venue hopping included! The planning London or Utrecht? That was the only question for me when Scar Symmetry (melodic death / modern / progressive metal from Sweden) announced their co-headliner shows with Vuur (progressive metal from the Netherlands). Because I hadn't seen them …

Enter Shikari – In Celebration Of The Spark (Mehr! Theater Hamburg)

"Warning! This escalates quickly!" I have to be honest: My expectations for this gig were really low. Because ever since I got into Enter Shikari around 2011/2012, I enjoyed their gigs a little less and less whenever I saw them, as they tended to get lost in remixes and long interludes instead of keeping the …

Damnation Angels – Last Embers Tour (Markthalle Hamburg)

You know those bands that are so amazing but at the same time so unknown that it's almost painful? Here's one of them - Damnation Angels are a band you might not have heard of before. I can't remember myself how I came across them almost 3 years ago (somehow on the almighty internet...), but …

Katatonia – The Fall Of Hearts Tour (Voxhall Aarhus)

I think I never had so many options for concerts on one day. On this Friday, November 10th, I could have made little Moni's teenage dreams come true and see The Rasmus. I could have seen Enslaved. I could have gone to Leipzig and see Eluveitie & Amaranthe. I could have seen Paradise Lost, among …

Kasabian – For Crying Out Live (Columbiahalle Berlin / Mehr! Theater Hamburg)

Is it still cool to be a Kasabian fan? Or are they too 'mainstream' by now and therefore automatically considered extremely uncool? Not that I'd really care about things like that - I have great memories from their last tours, so it goes without saying that I bought tickets for this tour again. And I …

Leprous, Agent Fresco – Malina Tour (Logo Hamburg)

In the heart of Hamburg's university district, amidst hip vegan cafés, business buildings and the ancient library, there is one very low building surrounded by very high buildings. This litte black shack hosts the Logo music club, with a stage not much higher than 30cm, a ceiling so low that very tall musicians have to …

Delain & Marco Hietala – Danse Macabre Tour (Zeche Bochum)

Sometimes, when I haven't seen a Delain show for a while, I tend to think nasty things like “actually, I don't like them that much, their music is too 'pop' and too simple...“ Then I go to another show and suddenly I remember why I like this band. But I probably wouldn't have made the …