After moving reasonably briskly through the first leg of our journey via France, Italy and Croatia/Bosnia we made it to Slovenia just in time for the start of Metal Camp 2009. We’d already been lucky enough to see some of Slovenia’s abundant natural beauty on previous trips, but we were yet to visit one of the nation’s crown jewels, the Postojnska cave. Read more…
9 comments July 9th, 2009
With so much to do before embarking on our journey, our last few weeks in London went by incredibly quickly.
Before we knew it the whirlwind of house clearing, leaving parties, box packing, and general loose end tying was over. It was time to go. Read more…
1 comment June 27th, 2009
Once more it was time for the biggest event on the heavy metal calender – Wacken Open Air!
Every year, the sleepy town of Wacken in the north of Germany becomes temporary home to tens of thousands of metalheads who travel from the four corners of the globe for a few glorious days of German beer, sunshine (hopefully) and of course, heavy metal. Read more…
1 comment August 6th, 2008
With our annual pilgrimage to the north of Germany for the Wacken Open Air festival almost upon us, we couldn’t believe our luck to discover that Jeff Martin would be playing a gig in Hamburg the very night before!
Jeff’s solo gigs in county Cork last year were fantastic and with Hamburg only an hour’s train ride from Wacken the timing was perfect – we weren’t gonna miss this one! Read more…
Add comment July 30th, 2008
To celebrate the 21st anniversary of Swedish prog record label Mellotronen Records, owner Stefan organised a gig that we knew we couldn’t miss. Dubbed the "Melloboat", it was to be a festival of prog rock and metal aboard a 2-day cruise, from Stockholm to Helsinki and back again.
Katatonia were on the bill, as were Opeth who would be playing their first gig with their new, revamped lineup. Other prog bands of interest were Anekdoten and Leafhound, however the biggest surprise of the lineup was the inclusion of cult British folk/prog group Comus, who last played together way back in 1973! Read more…
2 comments March 10th, 2008
After touring their "United Abominations" album as recently as last June, Megadeth returned to the UK as headliners of Dave Mustaine’s "Gigantour".
Last time the band’s London show was a relatively intimate one in the famous Astoria theatre but this time they were playing to a packed out Brixton Academy. Read more…
2 comments February 25th, 2008
Witchcraft are one of my favourite bands to emerge in recent years. Their style harks back to early Black Sabbath but also draws on enough other influences to give the band their own distinctive sound, rounded off by the unique howling vocals of front man Magnus Pelander.
Last time Witchcraft were in London was as a support and that was when they first caught my ear. Since then I’ve become a big fan so I was very excited to get the chance to see them live once more. Read more…
Add comment December 16th, 2007
When we heard about Led Zeppelin’s reunion gig, my first thought was "I have to be there no matter what". However being one the most anticipated gigs of all time, it wasn’t any surprise to see that overwhelming demand (20 million+ applications for less than 20,000 seats) meant that our chances were always going to be slim. Read more…
Add comment December 11th, 2007
When we heard that Leaves’ Eyes would be filming their performance at the annual Metal Female Voices Festival for a forthcoming DVD we knew there was no missing the gig. So after a 4am start we drove down to Dover and onto the futuristic Channel Tunnel train. Half an hour later we rolled off the Chunnel in France, bound for the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. Read more…
1 comment October 23rd, 2007
After discovering the joys of Metal Camp with Anth last year, we returned to the beautiful town of Tolmin on the edge of Slovenia’s Triglav National Park for yet more "Hell Over Paradise".
After finding a good camping spot close to the river, we got up bright and early to pick up Lynda from Bled. After a bit of sightseeing we returned to Tolmin and settled in for another week of music and sunshine. Read more…
2 comments July 23rd, 2007
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