Gig Reports
Leprous is a kind of band that has managed to keep growing in popularity, even though the music they release now is quite a bit away from the sound they started off with. And that was clearly noticeable on their “Aphelion European Tour”, where a lot of the dates were sold out, including the stop in Helsinki. With them, they brought the UK djent outfit Monuments and Norwegian Nordic folk inspired alt-rock band Kalandra. A quite diverse line-up that still has elements in common with each other, and promising us a splendid night of incredible music.
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Two sold-out performances in the Trix launching their Hypa Hypa Tour and afterwards outplaying everyone at Alcatraz 2022 creating a massive dust cloud in the process. That was the parcours Electric Callboy (formerly known as Eskimo Callboy) ran in Belgium during the last year. Were they able to match or even exceed that level this year again or was it simply a hype that now starts to lose its edge? Well ….. this most definitely is not just a hype and this band put the entire Lotto Arena in flames on their Tekkno Tour. The general consensus amongst all fans was univocal: next year Sportpaleis!
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What a treat the today’s music lover can have. This time, British up-and-coming progressive metal formation Haken teamed up with the American geniuses of Beween The Buried And Me to embark on a co-headlining tour called “Island In Limbo” across Europe. The unknown Cryptodira was also added to this pair. This evening has all the recipes to make it a fun but not so everyday musical evening.
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Self Esteem AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor is a singer-songwriter from Rotherham Yorkshire, England who has just finished her 2023 UK tour ” I Tour This All The Time” which is an extension to the 2022 Prioritise Pleasure tour which I caught up with her on the second sold out gig at Sheffield O2 Academy on Tuesday 21st March 2023.
Band members are:
- Sophie Galpin (backing vocals, keys, bass)
- Marged Siôn (backing vocals)
- Levi Heaton (backing vocals)
- Seraphina Simone (backing vocals)
- Mike Park (drums)
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It’s been a night in the making for quite a while, and now it was finally happening: Tuskalive brought German pagan folk stars Faun to the Finnish soil for what was promising to be a magical evening! As we’ve discussed before, these kind of folk acts are a rather rare sight in Finland, so whenever one comes by to take us to a dream soundscape that has the potential to connect us with our forefathers, we never hesitate to jump at the opportunity.
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Last summer, Finland’s up and comers Lost Society unleashed a very nu metal tinged album with ‘If The Sky Came Down’, and they’ve been touring Finland these past couple of weeks to promote that album in front of many sold out venues. Finally, it was time for Helsinki to rave to their music, and with them, they brought the metalcore youngsters of Balance Breach and alt-rockers Luna Kills for what turned into a showcase of what the future for Finland’s music scene looks like.
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Finnish melodic death metal legends Insomnium are back with the epic new album ‘Anno 1696’ and had to celebrate this properly. So here we are: 2 completely sold out nights at the legendary rock club Tavastia in Helsinki where fans were gathering to get to enjoy some of the new tracks live for the very first time, together with some classics and fan favorites. With them, they brought the new doom collective The Abbey to get the already excited crowd in the right mood for a killer Insomnium show.
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Finally, after postponing his tours on the one hand due to corona issues, on the other hand because he had the opportunity to go on tour with Dream Theater, our Canadian master mind half comedy guy Devin Townsend is here in support of his new album Lightwork. On this tour he brings with him the Norwegian band Fixation, which I unfortunately missed, and the French dudes of Klone
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When the kings of German thrash metal Kreator and the American pioneers of New Wave of American Heavy Metal Lamb Of God decided to go together on the “State Of Unrest” tour throughout Europe, no one could expect that it would take 3 years before it could finally happen. As always nothing can stop the music, this was going to be one of these evenings you will never forget.
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Three years we had to wait for this concert, three f*cking long endless years! Just as with any postponed gratification – you know what I am talking about – the expectations only raise higher, and sometimes they raise too high. Was this the case with Wardruna you may wonder? Absolutely not! That concert was literally and figuratively divine.
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