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WAVE GOTHIC TREFFEN 2013, Leipzig, Germany

Despite being the oldest and biggest ”dark scene’‘ festival in the world, Wave Gothic Treffen continuously surprises us with the amount and quality of its many attractions and artists, from a wide variety of b...
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Stratovarius Interview @ PPM 2013

Just like it happened with Gamma Ray, Stratovarius is a band that I discovered through their live material. Their 1998 album Visions of Europe1 is, in my opinion, one of the best live recordings out there. Nowadays, and even th...
by J
 
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Orphaned Land Interview @ PPM 2013

I have been involved in the Palestine-Israeli conflict for years. Being neither Jewish nor Arab, when I spoke in favor of the Palestinian side of the conflict I was many times dismissed as an anti-semite. On the other hand, whe...
by J
 
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Sascha Paeth (Avantasia) Interview @ PPM 2013

I’m a huge fan of Avantasia. Back in 2002 I had just found out about EdGuy, so I started to devour everything I could find that was somehow related to them. This quickly lead me to Avantasia and The Metal Opera I. I was f...
by J
 
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Helloween Interview @ PPM 2013

Having released their newest album “Straight out of Hell” earlier this year, Helloween is in the middle of a massive world tour promoting this release and, for a short period, doing the second part of Hellish Rock, ...
by J
 
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PPM 2013 @ Mons, Belgium

Metal Blast went to Belgium and hit the one and only PPM Fest! Interviews, pictures and a great concert experience!
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Karl Sanders Interview

"True heaviness and dark spiritual musicalities don’t necessarily depend upon Marshall stacks, big drum kits and big walls of sound"
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Heavy T.O. Day 2

headed into the venue, proceeded to get my media pass and went in through the alternate entrance. Now, I should explain that I had missed out on day 1 of the festivities due to my brother getting hitched and being the best man ...
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Grand Magus Interview

It’s our heritage, and we believe that it is important. s part of our coverage of the great Bloodstock Open Air festival, we met with both the bass player and the drummer of the heavy metal band Grand Magus. Since the rel...
by J
 
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Church of Misery Interview

“Don’t think! FEEL!” The Japanese doom scene is nothing short of legendary as far as I’m concerned. The crusty death-doom of Coffins and the avant-everything of Boris are widely respected across the mu...
by Sam
 
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Heavy TO 2012

They say one good swing deserves another and if last year’s HeavyTO festival was any indication, then this one is going to be a homerun. Back for the second year in a row, HeavyTO promises to bring world class metal to Toront...
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Summer Darkness

Despite being renowned as a University city, Utrecht is also the home of beautiful canals, outstanding Gothic architecture, a massive alternative community and, of course, Summer Darkness a dark underground interdisciplinary fe...
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