My World of Music – est. 2013
Björn Strid and his crew of The Night Flight Orchestra started again the engines of the classic rock airplane and embarked on an tour through Europe, adding some colours to the grey autumn season. The crew identified the Cultuurpodium Boerderij in Zoetermeer as being a great 'airport'. The Night Flight Orchestra landed on 25.11. in... Continue Reading →
Within Temptation belongs without any doubt to the spearhead of symphonic metal. The Dutch powerhouse premiered with 'Enter' in 1997 and since then the band established itself as one of the most impactful female-fronted metal outfits.The latest album 'Hydra went right into the top 10 album charts and became the most successful release of the... Continue Reading →
Greek guitarist Gus G. is currently on tour through Europe and one of the first stops on this journey was in Zoetermeer. The six-stringer, known from his years with Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind and many more, brought a lot of riffpower to the Boerderij. The support that night was provided by German melodic rockers Magical Heart... Continue Reading →
Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death embarked on a tour through Europe and the Baroeg in Rotterdam was one stop on this roadtrip. Although the Dutch football team played a few hundred meter away the Baroeg was sold-out and everything was well-prepared for a energetic night of grindcore and death metal. Newcomer Teethgrinder opened with their mix... Continue Reading →
UK prog rockers Threshold played a show at Cultuurpodium Boerderij mid October this year. It was the recent release 'Legends of the Shires' that got special attention on this tour with Threshold playing the album in its entirety. The only songs from other releases have been 'Pressure' and 'Slipstream', both being the encore for a... Continue Reading →
Hallows' Eve in Haarlem and the first band that enters the stage comes with the moniker of The Zombies - what a match. Now, if you're a bit deeper into rock music and 50+, you know that The Zombies has nothing to to with Helloween and scary sounds (spoiler alarm: those came later). The Zombies... Continue Reading →
German underground legend Undertow has been part of this year's Guardian Of Metal festival in Germany. The four-piece band played an eleven songs comprising set, which included tracks like 'Reap the Storm' and 'Zero Type X', taken from the newest album. Photographer Cindy Kay went with her camera to Hückelhoven and came back with photos of... Continue Reading →
Some days ago Dutch symphonic rockers Delain played a special show at the sold-out Patronaat, Haarlem. It was a long queue in front of the venue announced a big night and excitement grew after the doors finally were opened. The concert was a Delain-only show without any support band or opening act. In almost 2h... Continue Reading →
Three live reports of the same band in one year doesn't happen that often. It's British metal pioneers Saxon that scored such a record on Markus' Heavy Music Blog. It was in February this year when Saxon played a show at 013 in Tilburg, followed by a headliner show at this years Rock Hard Festival.... Continue Reading →
