Reviews

Can a pioneering industrial metal band, releasing the best albums between 1986 and 1992, still be relevant in 2025? A band that made me more than disappointed last time I watched them live at a festival in Sweden back in 2003? Yes, yes, and frecking yes! Growing up on synthpop and punk music in my young years, I came across …

Once again, Dong Open Air called our resident metalhead Christian from our home base in Hamburg down to his sleepy little hometown of Neulirchen-Vluyn. And as always, Mount Moshmore offered up an interesting experience. From sleaze rock to Death Metal to saxophones, from rainbow pits to neck-breaking thrash, it was a rollercoaster ride in the clouds. Here’s our recap of …

For a start, let’s make one thing clear. Battlesnake isn’t like any other band out there. Imagine crossing Spinal Tap with the knights of Monty Python’s Holy Grail and cream it up with a bit of Tenacious D. It’s probably the least serious heavy metal band out there, but the most exciting and exhilarating act in the scene right now.  …

It’s not an exaggeration to claim that The Dandy Warhols were one of the big bands of the second half of the 90s and the start of the 2000s. With albums like …The Dandy Warhols Come Down, Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia, and Welcome To The Monkey House and hit singles like “We Used To Be Friends”, “Not If You …

Hamburg’s Stadtpark was transformed into a soulful sanctuary last night as Gregory Porter and his stellar band delivered a sold-out, open-air concert to 4,000 captivated fans. The summer evening was perfect, not too hot with the sun breaking through just as the first notes filled the air, and ominous rain clouds graciously bypassing the venue, ensuring an unblemished atmosphere of …

The last day at the festival, and usually I just want to go home at this point after seven days of no sleep on a tiny air mattress and the back problems that come with it, but not this year. To be honest, I haven’t had this much fun at the Roskilde Festival in a very long time, and this …