Gig Reports
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first album Escapextacy, Poisonblack announced a small tour in Finland, organized by Fullsteam Agency. Apart from playing the Escapextacy album in its entirety, the band will also play some songs from their other albums. Of course all the shows on this tour were sold out quickly, so they added some more shows, and I was happy I was able to attend one of them in my hometown Tampere.
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It was about time that the Norwegian misfits of Kvelertak dropped by again. If there’s one thing that is guaranteed when these dudes drop by, is that you’ll get a damn explosive evening! Add to that them bringing the melodic hardcore bombshell that is the Canadian Cancer Bats, and you know you’re in for a wild night!
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When we are talking about a supergroup, The Winery Dogs can be used as THE example of it. When you have a rhythm section that consists of Billy Sheehan (Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Talas, and Mr. Big) and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Flying Colors, Transatlantic, Neal Morse Band, Sons of Apollo and Adrenaline Mob) that is fronted by the crazy down to earth dude Richie Kotzen (Poison, Mr. Big) you could think this is a recipe for a clashing of ego’s. None of all that, The Winery Dogs proves the opposite. This stop was a part of their 2nd Paw of the European tour to promote their last and best work ever, ‘III’.
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Friday the thirteenth might not be the ideal time to go sailing the seven seas, but nevertheless we cried ahoy and steered our schooner towards the shores of Antwerp to meet up with Captain Ahab and his mateys.
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It has been a while since Sonata Arctica has played a regular gig in Finland. Their last Finnish tour only consisted of acoustic songs and a faster-paced gig, apart from festival appearances, has been sorely missed, at least for me. So when this tour was announced, I was quite happy and waiting with great anticipation. For this event they brought along some interesting and diverse support acts, Reckless Love and Luna Kills.
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Who doesn’t know SHINING from Norway, the BlackJazz pioneers. Well a lot of people apparently and not to confuse with equally named Shining, the black metal ensemble from Sweden. In contrary, their Norwegians counterparts bring us BlackJazz which isn’t exactly a style for the faint-hearted. It consists of very technical parts with grungy voices, where there’s a lot of place for organised chaos. They describe themselves more as an extreme avant-garde metal band. This evening in the Kafka was a part of small celebration tour of the ‘BlackJazz’ album.
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If you’ve ever looked for a show that will have you adrenalized from the energy surrounding you, while also playing a beneficial part in raising awareness to mental health. I’ve got news for you. The Revolutions Live Tour is here. Shinedown hit the road with Papa Roach and Spiritbox on September 3rd to travel across North America to give us a show we’d never forget. This is a show you’re not going to want to miss! In fact, you should grab some tickets right here
Hold on to your pants ladies and gents, it’s about to get heavy.
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The wait was finally over. Getting my tickets more than half a year in advance, the day that I would see Blink-182 with support The Story So Far was finally there. Let’s check it out!
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Cactus Club, a new venue in Brugge opened its doors today for Mantah and Channel Zero. Channel Zero is having their 30th birthday, and this had to be celebrated. Or actually, it’s their 33rd by now, because it has been postponed due to Covid. All the more reason to celebrate this one really good! Let’s check it out.
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With temperatures approaching those found in Death Valley, the GRIMM Rider rode out once again. This time to the grassy fields of Antwerp, bluegrass fields that is. There I was in good company with The Dead South and the Tejon Street Corner Thieves.
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