Category Archives: Live Music

Live Review: Amorphis, Sólstafir, Lost Society @ Carlwerk Victoria- Cologne (10/27/2023)

Posted by on October 30, 2023

  After having experienced Amorphis headlining the Dong Open Air last July, I was more than thrilled when I heard about their European tour this autumn. So last Friday, I took the train to Cologne and arrived at the Carlwerk Victoria-Köln on the northeast side of the city. The venue has a capacity of 1,600 people, and it was […]

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Live Review: Paradise Lost, Primordial, Harakiri For The Sky & Omnium Gatherum in Oberhausen, Germany – 10/14/2023

Posted by on October 19, 2023

Going to performances in Germany is exciting not only because of the variety of events available but also because it is an experience where you never know when you will return home. Traveling from Bonn to Oberhausen was no different from seeing the Vltimas Ratio tour 2023 (Omnium Gatherum, Harakiri For The Sky, Primordial, and […]

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Live Review: Blind Guardian brought ‘The God Machine’ to Germany on 10/02/2023

Posted by on October 4, 2023

  Blind Guardian have been one of the most significant influences in power metal for the past thirty years, possessing one of Germany’s most dedicated fan bases. Many should recall the band’s stunning performances at Wacken Open Air, where thousands of fans enthusiastically sang along to classics such as “Valhalla,” “The Bard’s Song,” and “Mirror-Mirror.” […]

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Tool are back on “The Pot” again for first time since 2012

Posted by on June 8, 2017

Tool are like the Grateful Dead now, in that they have legions of fans that will follow them anywhere, are increasingly known as a live band moreso than for their studio albums (c’mon dudes, 11 years?), and also that they have enough of a catalogue that they can pull out songs that they havent’ played in […]

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Pelican surprise-release new live album

Posted by on November 22, 2016

Pelican’s intstrumental post-metal is always a rewarding listen, and earlier this year, Belgian fans got to witness them live as they played the Dunk! Festival. The festival was livestreamed, and the organizers gave the band the recordings, which they remixed. They were only planning on releasing the recording on Bandcamp, which they did. However, dunk! is […]

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