Gig Reports
Always an absolute pleasure to catch Go_A on a stage. Ever since their stint at Eurovision, the world has been turned onto their highly engaging mix of traditional folk and electronic music and it seems that this Ukranian outfit has conquered a special place in the hearts of many Finnish people. So here they are yet again, ready to play a show at Coolhead brewery for one of the Coolhead Live concert series…
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Last Friday, Lost Society and Amorphis gave their fans a little preview of what to expect on the upcoming ‘Halo‘ European Tour, with their show at Logomo’s Terassikesä in Turku, Finland. This was my first time at Logomo, so I don’t know how crowed it usually gets, but it seemed pretty full to me, especially for not being sold out.
Logomo’s summer terrace is located right next to Turku’s main train station, which makes it very convenient to get to. To enter the terrace you have to walk through a small part of an art gallery, which is a bit odd, but also kinda cool. The physical well-being of the fans was very well taken care of, as there were several food and bar options to choose from.
So let dive right in.
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Iron Maiden and Belgium have a long-standing love story and that is most apparent when they visit Graspop Metal Meeting every two to three years. And when they did last year, it was a blast! In my humble opinion, even surpassing the famous Rock in Rio concert. So, how did they fare, laying in a second tour already a year later and selling out one of the largest music arena’s in Europe at the Sportpaleis venue in Antwerp?
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Wow! What a place to see a band, especially one as exciting as The Darts. This dark, dank cellar of a Glasgow pub is that small that the band is not so much in your face but in your lap! The place is not full, but it is a respectable turn out for the band’s first Scottish date.
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Ice Nine Kills is a band that has been experiencing quite the exponential growth in popularity the past years. And their tour supporting Metallica probably will give them yet another boost. When a band an as excellent live reputation drops by in a city near us, we simply cannot ignore this and have to attend. Add to that their special guests SKYND to add to the overall murderous themes of INK, and support from the US heavy metal/hard rock band Lansdowne, and this was a must to be at. Clearly we were of the same mindset as many people in Finland since both the Helsinki and Tampere stop were hopelessly sold out.
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Ever since I discovered the intensity and noise that comes with the electronica/industrial duo HIDE, I’ve been very intrigued by this project. And seeing them live at Blow-Up festival back in 2019 only solidified my fascination for them. So when I realized that they were dropping by Helsinki again with their own headlining tour and show, I jumped at the chance to experience HIDE again properly. With them came the local support in the form of Keretik…
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Tonight is the night that comedy and rock music come together and become one. It’s a first time for me to see the D, and the rumors are that it’s going to be a night to remember. Let’s see if that’s the case.
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Grave Pleasures is a band that takes up a rather unique space within the Finnish scene. With a very post-punk and Goth rock sound, they appeal to a wide range of music lovers while not really fitting the mold of any specific subgenre completely. About a week after the release of their new album ‘Plagueboys’, they played 2 release shows, and we made sure to be at the Helsinki one since there don’t seem to be any set plans to play more shows than this in 2023. Much to our surprise, we first got a destructive set by Tampere natives Dome Runner to get us loosened up somewhat…
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Due to the pandemic, it’s been years since the Australian proggers of Ne Obliviscaris have been able to play gigs, let alone tour Europe. So after having just released a pretty epic new album with ‘Exul’, them finally coming to the European territories is reason enough to make sure we don’t miss out. So off we went to catch them at the very first show of the tour at Tavastia in Helsinki. And with them they brought the Andorran prog death outfit Persefone and Italian instrumental proggers Asymmetric Universe, ensuring a night of world expanding and mind-bending music…
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Aephanemer is a French symphonic/melodic death metal band that has been living somewhat under my radar until just recently. Much to my surprise, because a lot of their pretty epic compositions is exactly the kind of music that appeals to me greatly. So I was all too happy to see them appear on the event schedule of On The Rocks in Helsinki, and didn’t want to miss out on experiencing this live! Add to that the modern extreme prog act Numento for the Finnish stop on Aephanemer‘s tour, and the night promised to be a pretty epic one!
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