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Psychorizon Festival Season 2020 – The Summer Of Love That Never Happened

08 Saturday Aug 2020

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Album Release, Alternative, Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Atlantean Kodex, Bavaria, Blues Pills, Bonn, Boygroups, Caught In The Act, Coralie Baier, Corona, Die 90er live, Epic Metal, Eurodance, Female Empowerment, Feminism, Festival Season, Fire, Germany, Girl Power, Grunge, Hip Hop, Holy Moly, Kathy Kelly, Kelly Family, Lockdown, Lucifer, Mandy Malon, New Album, Nineties, Nostalgia, Nostalgie, Pandemie, Punk, R’n’B, Rhein-Herne-Kanal, Rheinaue Bonn, RHF, Riot Grrrl, Rock Hard Festival, Ruhrgebiet, Ruhrpott, Summer, Summer of Love, Techno, Video Shoot, Virus, Wacken Open Air, Whitsun, WOA

With the first weekend of August already a week behind us, the Festival Season would have peaked by now at the annual Wacken Open Air, marking not only the biggest international Metalfestival but for many the go-to-destination for their private vacation. And even those who don’t enjoy the mass pilgramage way up north in Germany, we would have seen so many open air events by now that staying home is just not an option. All of this in 2020 is only a mere memory or wishful thinking at best due to the pandemic situation that struck pretty much all of our lovely planet a few months back. Life as we knew it has become so different that hardly anyone was prepared and I found myelf scared and shatterd facing empty shelfes at the groceries and shops shut down until further notice as the lockdown was decided by the German Government.

My plans for the past few and upcoming months have been laid to rest and I feel like excisting in a standby-mode, ready to get out and finally enjoy being part of a huge crowed and watch some of my favourite bands with friends. Who knows if this will ever be possible again the way it was before Corona…that said, I didn’t even expect to be shattered about not going Rock Hard Festival for the first time in ages – visiting the local event every year since 2009 and for a total of 13 time so far. Now all that’s left to do is look back at all the fun we had in the past and hope for better days to come. Also I’m hoping for more female musicians to enter the stages at Gelsenkirchen amphitheater – the trailer for the cancelled edition might be a hint for more female empowerment, as it shows Rock Hard editorial assistent Mandy Malon in her natural metal infused habitat, inviting us to the whitsun festivities. Apart from that, only Coralie Baier of Bavarian Epic Metal band Atlantean Kodex would have been around.

Those who are frequent followers of my facebook page or know me in person, will also be aware of the fact that I do enjoy the occational Nineties Nostalgia. Well, that of course is a complete understatement or let me put it this way: In my mind there is a neverending party with all the Eurodance, Boygroups, Girl Power, Techno, R’n’B, Hip Hop, Grunge, Punk, Alternative and what not going on. Strangely enough though, many acts of this decade I only grew fond of rather recently, many of which I saw live last summer at “Die 90er live in Bonn“. Today should have been the day for me to return to the former state capital, but with Germany facing a servere heat wave and my part of the country will reach some sweaty highs at almost 40°C (that is 104°F for all my readers from the US), I am a little less sad that it’s been postponed. Guess all that’s left to do for the time being, is enjoy some old and brand new music. And luckily both Blues Pills and Lucifer got some fresh tracks in 2020. While “Lucifer III” came out on March 20th, the new Blues Pills album “Holy Moly!” will be released on August 21st. So, feast your ears, stay strong & healthy, don’t be a maskhole, keep your distance, thanks for your service, enjoy the summer and be a proud woman, man or anyone you want to be! And of course, see you somewhere sometime in 2021.

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Psychorizon – Tour News MMXIX Pt. II

01 Sunday Dec 2019

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Austria, Blues Pills, Century Media, Cher, Deep Purple, European Tour, Faith No More, Germany, Green Day, Hurricane Festival, Judas Priest, Lucifer, No More Tours, Ozzy Osbourne, Portugal, Prince Of Darkness, Punl Rock, Rock Hard, Southside Festival, Southside Touring, Spain, Sweden, The Kelly Family, The Offspring, The Third Commantment, Tons of Rock, Tour Dates, US, Visions, Weezer

With the current year coming close to its end and most bands wrapping up their onstage activities, it’s time to take a look into the future and things to come in 2020. With only one concert I’ve missed out in 2019 due to some health issues and an emotional crisis, I could’t be more excited to get out a litte more again. And as much as I’m still bummed for not being able to actually see Cher live in Cologne, I got some more arena shows to enjoy in December and yes, I AM talking about finally catching up with the Kelly Family. And once again I will try and see Lucifer as well, as they will hit the road The Third Commantment tour throughout the month of may.

Another Swedish band about to get back out in the open is Blues Pills who are working on a new album right now. Be sure to check them out at a festival near you like Tons Of Rock alongside Deep Purple or the German double trouble that is Hurricane Festival and Southside Festival. Guess there will be more dates announced sometime soon. As for festivals, next year will be seeing some of the biggest names from the nineties, like The Offspring and oh yeah, Faith No More. Not to mention the most amazing package of Green Day and Weezer, who sold out way to fast for me. And then there is the reunion of Rage Against The Machine that really needs a decent run of European dates, Let’s see if that will happen. Also US punk legends Bad Religion will celebrate 40 years of raising their voices on the road in Spain and Portugal. And last but certainly not least, the Prince Of Fuckin’ Darkness himself Ozzy Osbourne will be joined by special guests Judas Priest for the second part of his rescheduled No More Tours tour. Check out all German and Austrian dates below.

11.11.20 Dortmund – Westfalenhalle
16.11.20 AT-Wien – Stadthalle
24.11.20 CH-Zürich – Hallenstadion
26.11.20 München – Olympiahalle
28.11.20 Mannheim – SAP Arena
30.11.20 Berlin – Mercedes-Benz-Arena
03.12.20 Hamburg – Barclaycard Arena

The Kelly Family – 25 Years Later

01 Friday Nov 2019

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1994, 25 Years Later, 80s, 90s, ABBA, Angelo Kelly, Boybands, Chris Rea, Circus Roncalli, Comeback, Courtney Love, Eighties, Genesis, Germany, Girlgroups, Grunge, Hole, Jimmy Kelly, Joey Kelly, John Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Kurt Cobain, Live Through This, Nineties, Nirvana, One-Hit-Wonder, Over The Hump, Patricia Kelly, Paul Kelly, Phil Collins, Punk, Queen, Radio, Roxette, The Kelly Family, Tourdates, Trash

Growing up as a girl in Germany, I have been exposed to music from very early on. First through my parents listening to songs on the radio, many bands I still love to this day, including Abba, Roxette, Genesis and their former drummer, turned singer with his solo-stuff, Phil Collins, Queen, Chris Rea and all the pupular eighties tunes you can imagine. But it wasn’t untill the 90s that my very own taste in music started to shape. And this famously infamous decade held a ton of trashy acts and one-hit-wonders next to those timeless pieces of pure gold that would stuck in my head and heart forever, at least they are still very much present some 20 to 30 years later. One year in particular turned out to be the most influencial for large parts of music history and my personal biography as well: 1994. Grunge was peaking and imploding almost simultanously with the suicide of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and a few days later the release of his widow Courtney Love and her bands’ Hole most successful record “Live Through This”.

Girlgroups and Boybands aside, there was another band that was the talk of the town and you could either hate or love or both back and forth, as I did or actually do, the Kelly Family. They started off as street musicians and had a respecable run of albums at hand when in 1994 “Over The Hump” marked the turning point of their career and saw me attending the first concert ever, just about three months after my 12th birthday. Fast forward to the present day and “25 Years Later” I am about to finally see them again 25 years and three days after my first time, when they played in a tent owned by the Circus Roncalli.

The band & the bus: Cover of the new album!

Since the comeback of the Kelly Family in 2017, I admited to myself something that I kept private for so long, because when you are 12 and really love and live the whole Grunge and Punk thing with a badass attitude, listening to the Kelly Family wasn’t exactly cool enough to stick to. But when you are 35 cool isn’t that important anymore and beeing true to yourself the only thing that matters. Long story short: I missed out more than I can possibly comprehend and now it’s time to make up for the past 25 years. So, will one single show really do? I guess not, so let’s see how many show I will be able to see after sharing this personal manifesto with the world. The ultimate tour starts 21 days from today and there will be a special warmup show in Emden prior to the full run of dates through Germany. So, see you on the road and onto the next 25 years!

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KADAVAR – White Ring Tour Give-Away

23 Sunday Sep 2012

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Austria, Black Sabbath, Cargo Records, DIY, Electric Wizard, Germany, Hawkwind, Kadavar, Magnificent Music, Mammut, MTC Cologne, Pentagram, Roadburn Festival 2013, Slam Zine, Stoned From The Underground 2012, Switzerland, Tee Pee Records, This Charming Man, Tiger, Visions, White Ring, Wolf Lindemann

Hardly two weeks to go before Germany’s fastest uprising Rock Act KADAVAR will hit the road promoting their current Album “White Ring”. This extended trip will have the Trio play from early October until mid December in their native Germany, Austria and Switzerland – covering some thousands of miles and shows almost every day.

Presented by Slam Zine, KADAVAR just supported Electric Wizard on most of their German Tour Dates, played Festivals like Stoned From The Underground and are on the rooster for the world-famous Roadburn Festival 2013.

If you have NOT seen KADAVAR live, this is your chance!

Psychorizon raffles 2×2 Tickets for the Show at MTC Cologne on November 8th.

Just answer the following questions: How did KADAVAR leave the Camp Ground at this year’s STFU Festival? To enter the competition, send in your answer, plus FULL name to: psychorizon(at)ymail.com – closing date is November 2nd. GOOD LUCK!

“KADAVAR are the new sensation within the extraordinarily vital Retro Rock / Doom / Psychedelic Rock genre. The Berlin based trio consists of Wolf (vocals / guitar), Mammut (bass) and Tiger (drums). Together they revel in 70s occult Rock, Proto Metal and Psychedelic Rock in the veins of Black Sabbath, Pentagram or Hawkwind. KADAVAR’s selftitled debut album which was released at the beginning of March hit the scene like a bomb: The vinyl-only release which is being published by the German DIY-label This Charming Man Records in cooperation with American Tee

Pee Records sold out three editions (3.000 copies) within 8 weeks of its release. A worldwide CD- and Download- Release of the album is slated for July 2012 via Tee Pee Records. Dubbed “a phenomenon” by Visions, one of the biggest German music magazines, KADAVAR can only rub their eyes in disbelief upon their meteoric rise.”

(Source: Magnificent Music)

Kadavar_Promo

02.10.2012 – (DE) Münster, TCM Label Tour @ Gleis 22

05.10.2012 – (DE) Hamburg, TCM Label Tour @ Hafenklang

18.10.2012 – (DE) Chemnitz, Weltecho

19.10.2012 – (DE) Jena, Black Night

20.10.2012 – (DE) Frankfurt/M., Sky High Festival @ Das Bett

21.10.2012 – (DE) Nürnberg, Pegnitzbühne

22.10.2012 – (DE) Stuttgart, Zwölfzehn

23.10.2012 – (AT) Wien, Shelter

24.10.2012 – (AT) Salzburg, Shakespeare

25.10.2012 – (AT) Linz, Kapu

26.10.2012 – (AT) Feldkirch, Graf Hugo

27.10.2012 – (CH) St. Gallen, Rümpelturm

30.10.2012 – (CH) Zürich, Mascotte

03.11.2012 – (DE) Hinzweiler, Yeah Yeah Festival

06.11.2012 – (DE) Hannover, Mephisto @ Faust

07.11.2012 – (DE) Dortmund, Kaktusfabrik

08.11.2012 – (DE) Köln, MTC

10.11.2012 – (DE) Eisenach, Schlachthof

11.11.2012 – (DE) Leipzig, Black Label

03.12.2012 – (DE) Osnabrück, Bastard

04.12.2012 – (DE) Hamburg, Hafenklang

08.12.2012 – (DE) Fehmarn, Dänschendorfer Scheune

13.12.2012 – (DE) Berlin, Comet Club

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