Another instalment of the annual Dutch Doom Day festival took place in the Baroeg. I only went to the second day, as the line-up for the first day was not all that interesting to me. The opening band was from Chile – where they have many great metal bands – called Mortajas. They play doom […]
Sorcery @ Willemeen, Arnhem, 6 November 2026
One of the oldest Swedish death metal bands was doing a short tour. Starting in 1986, 40 years ago, they managed to release one album in the early 90s as well as some demos and EPs and then broke up, like so many bands from that time. Many years later they resurfaced and now they […]
Benediction @ Baroeg, Rotterdam, 18 October 2026
I had just seen Benediction play about half a year ago in Uden. Then without Daz and still fronted by David Ingram. The latter had since then left the band, due to health issues. He has been replaced by multiple singers including Kam Lee of Massacre and Dave Hunt who has previously fronted Benediction for […]
Coroner @ Nobel, Leiden, 1 October 2026
Coroner were an interesting and quiet original technical thrash metal band from Switzerland that released some 5 five interesting and varied album in the 80s and early 90s, then calling it quits. I never got to see them live in their heydays. The have reunited in 2010. And when I got to see them live […]
Darken the Moon 18, De Kreun, Kortrijk, 5 September 2026
The 18th instalment of this annual festival again. It focuses on doom metal and is organised by the Belgian doom metal band Marche Funebre. I have been to a few of those festivals if the line-up was interesting enough. Often it is held in different locations, this time in Kortrijk, Almost 2.5 hour drive from […]
Evoken @ Baroeg, Rotterdam, 2 August 2026
On this hot Sunday afternoon the Baroeg organised a gig headlined by Evoken. This funeral doom metal band has been around for a long time and now returned to Rotterdam. They brought one support act, but the venue added two more. I skipped the first band as I wanted to do other things during the […]
Macabre @ Baroeg Rotterdam, 10 July 2026
Macabre did a short European tour this summer around a couple of festivals and added some club gigs to it. One of which was in Rotterdam. I saw a post online that the were looking for a driver to bring them from Copenhagen to Rotterdam and then to the next gig. Turned out their driver […]
Asphyx @ Baroeg, Rotterdam, 22 May 2026
It had been 2 years since the old Baroeg was closed, demolished, and a new venue was built to replace it on the same location. It had opened a short while back. And with Asphyx playing there it was a good opportunity to check it out. Old building had its charm, I have been going […]
Kreator @ Mainstage, Den Bosch, 3 April 2026
It has been quite a while since I saw Kreator live. And with the package they were touring with it was definitively interesting to go to Den Bosch on this Friday evening. A venue I hadn’t been before. The venue was quite big, but by far not sold out. I missed the beginning of the […]
Drachten Death Fest, Iduna, Drachten, 7 Februari 2026
This annual festival held in Drachten’s Iduna I have attended for several years in a row now. The line-up is always just interesting enough to warrant the long drive.This year also had a couple of cool bands to watch live. The day started early at 14.30 sharp with the Dutch band From the Crypt. It […]
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