7 år. Sju år är en lång tid. Så änge sedan var det Brittiska Therapy? lirade i vårt långa vackra land som sångaren och gitarristen Andy Cairns sade. Det var molnfritt och det var lätt att ta miste på vart man befann sig. Är vi i Gävle eller på en tropisk plats? Tokvarmt var det…
5th edition of a small festival with big names brought me to South of Norway, in Kvinesdal, up to an amazing location for a rock concert. The festival area is surrounded by green hills and behind the stage there is a lake (or a river, can’t really see where it ends) where people can go…
Sjukt bra utan att krångla till det. Efter att Exodus värmt upp publiken precis innan så var pulsen uppe och nävarna knutna i luften. Utropet ekade runt gasklockorna. Rust In Peace, en av 90-talets bästa plattor firar 20-års jubileum och detta firar Dave genom att åter ta in halvsvenske David Ellefson på bas. De har…
John Fogerty & Sverige: En ömsesidig kärleksrelation. Drygt 45 min försenad går John Fogerty på scenen på Sofiero Slott. Han har med sig ett 6 manna band som är tightare än…! Bakom trummorna sitter demon trumisen Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, Jon Bon Jovi mfl) och driver på med ett ursinnigt beat! 3 gitarrer plus Johns…
Årets upplaga av Kirunafestivalen gick av stapeln första helgen i juli. Staden i sig är ingen främling för mig, mina föräldrar är uppvuxna här och många skollov och högtider har spenderats med släkten i Kiruna. Festivalen har jag dock aldrig lyckats besöka så det är med nyfikenhet jag och vänninan Emma kör in i Sveriges…
Atreyu The American metalcore band whose name is inspired by the character in the fantasy movie ’The Nevereneding Story’ opened the last day on the main stage. While the members got on stage they had a Queen’s song on the background. The music is quite intense, with lots of screaming and the guitar solo almost…
Sabaton The Swedes whose main theme in the lyrics is historical wars opened the day for me on the main stage. They keep jumping around during their very energetic show and it’s quite a good wake up music. In between songs they talk t the crowd, spicing the dialogues up with jokes about the sound…
Held every year in Dessel, Belgium, usually the last weekend of June, the festival celebrated 15 years of existence in 2010. Big names such as Aerosmith, Soulfly and Kiss were brought for the celebration, even if along its history the festival was never cheap on big names. A list with these names can be fund…
Have you ever imagined energetic rock concert at Opera and Ballet house area? Well, that is quite possible. For example, in the capital of Norway. In the heart of Oslo, Operataket started series of various concerts. And just another day after celebration of Midsummer day it was possible to enjoy yourself at famous Skambankt and…
If day 1 came with some rain, and day 2 kept everyone in suspense, with big, black clouds constantly hanging above the city, the last day of Sonisphere was as bright and shiny as they come. The line-up was a more eclectic combination of bands than in the previous day – Anathema, Stone Sour, Alice…
Although in the last three or four years Bucharest has started showing up on the tour map of many notable artists, it’s not every day that you get to see all “big fours” (Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica) on the same stage, on the same day. Historical events have happened before on a festival stage…
Day 3 – Sunday Saxon Due to morning laziness, I only got to see the last 3 songs of their set. It would have been cool to see it all, since they played the entire Wheels of Steel to commemorate their 30th anniversary and 30 years of rock at Donington. Plus, Saxon performed at the…