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Getting Stoked For Night Of The Prog 2013
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Summer festival season is already upon us. Which means there are loads of events to choose from, at least for those of us who happen to be around in Europe. Some are better, some are worse, some have longer traditions than the others, and some are more specialised than the others. So, if you are like me, heavily biased as far as prog is concerned, let me suggest you The Festival to be at this summer: Night of the Prog VIII.
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Clandestine Cuts Vol. 3 Issue #5 - Great New Demos and EPs
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Is independent, unsigned, and underground metal what you seek? Weary traveler of the metal world, rest here a while. Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from these bands, the heart and soul of metal music. These musicians are slaves to their passions, and their blood keeps the metal machine alive and turning. Support them with a simple listen, and discover the future. This month here music from: The Mascaron, Deception, The Lumberjack Feedback, Graveflowers, Robot Monkey Arm, and Sons Of Lioth.
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Wait … WHAT? Rambling Blog - Vol. I
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Fair warning - these are MY thoughts - hence, it's a blog feature - but do comment on my ramblings and tell me if I'm too harsh on the offenders or right on the money. If you think I am too harsh though … well, my Spanish isn't all that good but I would phrase a sentence with the word "cojones" … moving on!
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Opeth, Katatonia - Tucson, USA - 23rd May 2013
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Opeth in the Old Pueblo... "You're all on peyote anyways."
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Imaginales 2013 - A Literature Convention... With Music Inside!
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Hey… It's been a while since I last wrote a blog note here! And well, as there's nothing metal in here - except that some of the people mentioned are metal fans or musicians - this peculiar concert review fits better as a blog post…
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Rammstein - Ljubljana, Slovenia - 30th April 2013
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During their "Made In Germany European Tour", the path of mighty German industrialists Rammstein led to the Slovenian crime scene once again, their second appearance here (the first was back in 2005). These fellas are uniquely famous for their spectacular live performances, leaving nothing to coincidence. Explosions, fire, lovely multi-colour flames, all kinds of pyrotechnics that you cannot think of, burning people, etc. On the other side they are masters of interpreting love and hate in the way of excessive perversion and bizarreness. All of that combined with a heavy sound of more or less easily digestible straightforward industrial metal and extraordinary audiovisual effects, there are small chances that you could remain unsatisfied after this show.
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Clandestine Cuts Vol. 3 #4 - The Best Demos And EPs From Around The Metal World
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Is independent, unsigned, and underground metal what you seek? Weary traveler of the metal world, rest a while here. Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from these bands, the heart and soul of metal music. These musicians are slaves to their passions, and their blood keeps the metal machine alive and turning. Support them with a simple listen, and discover the future. This issue features music from Evilhorse, Enmity, Ancient Ascendant, 00y 18, Enceladus, and Red Rebel Patriots.
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Helloween, Gamma Ray - London, England, 16th April 2013
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Over five years ago Helloween and Gamma Ray embarked on the first Hellish Rock tour; the first tour to bring together these two bands that have shared so much history with each other. As with 2008 the UK has to make do with just the one London date, and so we have to embark on that pilgrimage saved for only the special shows such as these.
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Ghost B.C. - Ogden Theater, Denver, USA - 18th April 2013
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A couple of month ago when Ghost B.C. announced their Haze Over North America tour I was actually rather surprised on the choice of venue for their Denver gig. Last time the Swedes were in town (January 2012) they performed at the 500-seater Marquis Theater and this time they opted for the rather large Ogden Theater with a capacity of around 2000.
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Clutch: Earth Rocker World Tour, Portland, OR, March 30, 2013
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On the night before the show I witnessed the Metal Alliance, a concert featuring a bunch of bands I listen to regularly. Had they been a more militant alliance, there's no telling how far down Burnside (the street where the show was) they could have gotten, shredding and burning and pillaging and partying and the like.
Alas, they haven't been militarized yet. Burnside survived. A thoroughly good thing in the long term, if you ask me, because it was just a few blocks down the same street that Clutch played the night following. And Clutch is a rock and roll force of nature. Plain and simple. Every time I've seen them, they put on one of the best shows I've seen. It was the case in '07 when I caught them on their Beale Street tour at the rowdy, now disappeared Outlaw's bar and grill, then again when I caught them on their Heard It Before thing, then it happened more or less again, as I'd hoped, with this most recent show of theirs. They age like wine, these guys.
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Sonata Arctica - Nottingham, England, 14th April 2013
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A strangely warm Sunday evening, and the Nottingham venue had a very laid back feel about it. Spring may have finally arrived, along with the first date of Sonata Arctica's mini UK tour.
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Ensiferum, Týr, Heidevolk and others - Denver, USA - 30th March 2013
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Paganfest - America Part IV; and the pillage started in Denver, CO. A somewhat unusual town to start a tour and not many bands choose the Mile High City to begin their North American run, but hey - beggars can't be choosers. Especially since the headliner Ensiferum hadn't been in town for almost five years.
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