Tonight it gets loud and wild at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg. Thrash metal icons Pantera are in town to play a show and with them on tour are two more bands. Power Trip and Child Bite are part of the package that promises some furious metal power. While it's clear that the doors will... Continue Reading →
DEFTONES announced headliner show
Alternative metal pioneers Deftones recently announced shows at this year’s Hurricane- and Southside Festival. Now the band added a headliner show which will take place on June 20th, 2025 at Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt. The artist presale starts on Wednesday, February 5 at 10:00 am CET, followed by the Eventim presale on Thursday, February 6 at 10:00... Continue Reading →
PANTERA – three shows in Germany in February 2025
Thrash metal icons Pantera will return to Europe for some shows in early 2025, incl. one show at Sporthalle Alsterdorf in Hamburg. With Rex Brown and Phil Anselmo two guys from the original line-up are part of the band while no less than guitar hero Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante complete the live... Continue Reading →
VANDEN PLAS – European tour dates
Prog metal force Vanden Plas announced a tour through Europe, starting March 3rd, 2025 in Verviers, Belgium. The tour will include shows in Germany, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Italy. In addition Vanden Plas will also play a show outside Europe. It will be on September 5th, 2025 when the band will cross the pond... Continue Reading →
W.A.S.P. announced additional tour dates for Europe and UK
US metal force W.A.S.P. announced additional dates for the “Album One Alive World Tour” which includes headliner shows as well as festival appearances. Blackie Lawless and bandmates will perform the debut album in its entirety which was the starting point of four decades of W.A.S.P.. Here are the dates: Headline Shows Performing Album ONE Alive... Continue Reading →
Live report GRAVE DIGGER, VICTORY & RIGORIOUS, Markthalle, Hamburg – January 24th, 2025
Hamburg's Markthalle will be the venue for three German metal bands tonight. It is heavy metal veterans Grave Digger and the revived Victory, who are currently on the road, with Rigorious as the opening act on this leg of the tour. Rigorious is a relatively new band, formed in 2021. With two released longplayers the... Continue Reading →
Live report THE HALO EFFECT, PAIN & BLOODRED HOURGLASS, Markthalle, Hamburg – January 17th, 2025
Hej metalheads, hur mår ni? This could be a line we might have heard a few times today at Hamburg's Markthalle as a Scandinavian metal package stops at the venue to present some thunderous metal from the north. Gothenburg's melodic death metal enthusiasts The Halo Effect have just started their current tour and with them... Continue Reading →
THUNDERMOTHER – European tour dates 2005
With a new album called "Dirty & Divine" in the pipeline, the Swedish rock powerhouse Thundermother will embark on a European tour on February 7, 2025. It will be the release date of the latest album and it will be Grosse Freiheit 36 in Hamburg that will host the band for a show on the... Continue Reading →
PRONG announce European summer tour
The 10th, 20th, 30th,… anniversary are certainly important moments that deserve some special attention. But why not celebrate a 31st anniversary like Prong will do in 2025. The legendary "Cleansing" album was released in 1994 and followed other milestone albums like "Beg to Differ" and "Prove You Wrong". However, "Cleansing" was one of Prong's most... Continue Reading →
Review MAGNUM “Live at KK’s Steel Mill”
It's almost a kind of tradition that the new year begins with a new release from England's finest melodic rockers. Since 2014, Magnum have always presented their previous records in January with the expectation of "Sacred Blood Divine Lies", which hit the shelves in early February 2016. So it is a familiar feeling to welcome... Continue Reading →
Live report DIE HAPPY & FRIDO, Gruenspan, Hamburg – December 30th, 2024
As Lemmyversary in Hamburg's Markthalle it is another beloved tradition that German alternative rockers Die Happy start a four show tour between Christmas and New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, this tradition comes to an end today as the band is on the Last Christmas Tour and tonight's show at Gruenspan in Hamburg is the last show... Continue Reading →
Live report LEMMYVERSARY Vol. VIII: MOTÖRIZER & OZZYFIED, Markthalle, Hamburg – December 28th, 2024
As reported in previous years, Lemmyversary is a beloved tradition in Hamburg. It's between Christmas and New Year's Eve, when the German Motörhead enthusiasts Motörizer, hailing from Kiel, welcome their fans to a Motörhead tribute show on December 28th, the day of Lemmy Kilminster's death. As in previous years, the show takes place at the... Continue Reading →
INSOMNIUM will start their upcoming tour on January 28th, 2025
Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium will start their European/UK tour on January 14th, 2025 in London. The guys will also play a show at Markthalle, Hamburg on 22.1.25 and the tour will end on January 28th, 2025 in Vienna, Austria. With Insomnium on tour will be Omnium Gatherum, who will perform the entire “Beyond”... Continue Reading →
CALIBAN announce “Back From Hell Tour 2025”
German metalcore band Caliban announced a new tour. The “Back From Hell Tour 2025” includes 18 shows in Europe and UK, starting on April 27th, 2025 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The final show of this roadtrip will take place on May 18th, 2025 in Cologne, Germany. On April 29th, 2025 Caliban will play a show at... Continue Reading →
Live report KREATOR, ANTHRAX & TESTAMENT, Inselpark Arena, Hamburg – December 14th, 2024
Tonight's package is an early Christmas present for all thrash metal fans. The blazing steel from the Ruhrpott, the vehement metal from the US East Coast and the thunderous sound from the Bay Area - it all comes together tonight at the Inselpark Arena in Hamburg. Kreator, Anthrax and Testament represent a metal package that... Continue Reading →









