Behemoth, At The Gates, Wolves In The Throne Room -Ecclesia Diabolica Evropa (Batschkapp Frankfurt, Turbinenhalle Oberhausen, Große Freiheit 36 Hamburg)

Another year, another great package of bands touring together. When the news reached me last summer that Behemoth had announced a European tour, I thought I might go to the gig in my hometown. When I discovered later that besides Behemoth also At The Gates and Wolves In The Throne Room were on the bill …

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Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls – Be More Kind Tour (Sporthalle, Hamburg)

"Because there's no such thing as rock stars, they're just people who play music..." In spring 2011 I went to see Social Distortion at the last of four gigs in a row they played at the Docks club in Hamburg. Nothing memorable about their show for me... I enjoyed it I think. The support act …

Demonical, LIK, Of Fire – Carnage Manifesto Tour (Bambi Galore, Hamburg)

Billstedt, in the east of Hamburg. You couldn't be further away from the many hotspots of nightlife and live music this city is famous for. Billstedt is rather famous for concrete block buildings that house all kinds of social problems - and for the shopping center that has the only Primark of the city. But, …

Sinsaenum – Repulsion For Humanity Tour (Knust Hamburg)

Sometimes you might feel out of place at a concert because you don't know the main act everyone else is excited for, for example when you came for the support act or when a friend brought you along. When I went to see Sinsaenum, it was the other way round: I felt out of place …

Franz Ferdinand – Always Ascending (Mehr! Theater Hamburg, De Oosterpoort Groningen)

I don't like listening to the same kind of music over and over again. Especially I don't need tons of bands that all sound more or less the same. On the contrary, I'm always searching for new sounds and things I haven't heard before, bands that surprise and impress me. Which gets difficult after a …

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 …

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 …

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 …