Evergrey – The Atlantic Across Europe Tour (Antwerp, Bochum, Nuremberg, Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin)

I can't remember when exactly I heard about Evergrey for the first time. They are of course not a new band, they've been around for more than 20 years. What I do remember is that Floor Jansen did a song with them in 2016 on their album The Storm Within and called Evergrey her favourite …

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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 …

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 …

Ghost – A Pale Tour Named Death (Royal Albert Hall, London)

Asked about festival shows in interviews, 'the man behind the mask' of Ghost often says that they should only be considered a trailer for the real headline shows. And even though some of the festival sets I've seen from Ghost are very close to my heart (actually I consider for example the Tuska 2016 or …