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Air Raid, Ann-Sofie Hoyles, Architects Of Chaoz, Avatarium, Black Star Riders, Channel Zero, Deserted Fear, Doro Pesch, Entombed, Flotsam And Jetsam, God Dethroned, Kataklysm, Kreator, Michael Schenker, Morbid Angel, Motorjesus, Overkill, Pentagram, Refuge, Rock Hard Festival, Sanctuary, Sinner, Space Chaser, Spiders, Temple Of Rock, Thin Lizzy, Venom, Voivod, Warlock
Pictures taken from http://www.rockhard.de
One month in counting before the annual pentecost festivities will take place with another outstanding line-up. Apart from some of the “usual suspects” such as Essen’s very own KREATOR who will be playing for the third time since Rock Hard Festival started in 2003 – originally planned as a one-off birthday-bash celebrating the 20th anniversary of German Rock Hard magazine. Also returning to the stage on the waterside, will be MOTORJESUS whose first appearance was mainly due to a readers’ petition in 2012.
VOIDVOD – Picture by Valerie Gagne
The German “Fräuleinwunder” of Metal, DORO PESCH will play a special set featuring songs from her early days…do I sense some WARLOCK tracks here? More reminiscence comes from the legacy of legendary Irish Classic Rockers THIN LIZZY. Their so-to-speak “Alter Ego” BLACK STAR RIDERS are up to pleasing fans of both bands this May. Classic acts seem to be somewhat of a Leitmotiv at this years’ Rock Hard Festival: Doom legends PENTAGRAM and Black Metal veterans VENOM will headline the first festival day, while Canadian masters VOIDOD deliver a nice mid-day Thrash fest on saturday.
Of course, there will also be fresh blood to share: Swedish foursome SPIDERS have overcome their newbie-status by now, with their laid-back Hard Rock sound driven by the voice of Ann-Sofie Hoyles. At the other end of the sonic scale, German trio DESERTED FEAR got what it takes to please your taste for death, blood & gore in the vain of the mighty MORBID ANGEL & ENTOMBED!
DESERTED FEAR – advertising for their idols
Friday – May 22nd
21:30 – 23:00 – VENOM
19:45 – 21:00 – PENTAGRAM
18:15 – 19:15 – GOD DETHRONED
17:05 – 17:50 – FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
16:00 – 16:40 – ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ
15:00 – 15:40 – SPACE CHASER
Saturday – May 23rd
21:30 – 23:00 – KREATOR
19:45 – 21:00 – DORO (Early Days Metal Show!)
18:15 – 19:15 – SANCTUARY
17:00 – 17:45 – KATAKLYSM
15:50 – 16:35 – AVATARIUM
14:45 – 15:30 – VOIVOD
13:45 – 14:25 – MOTORJESUS
12:45 – 13:23 – DESERTED FEAR
Sunday – May 24th
21:30 – 23:00 – BLACK STAR RIDERS (incl. THIN-LIZZY-Classics)
19:40 – 21:00 – OVERKILL
18:00 – 19:10 – MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK
16:30 – 17:30 – REFUGE
15:15 – 16:00 – CHANNEL ZERO
14:05 – 14:50 – SINNER
13:00 – 13:40 – SPIDERS
12:00 – 12:40 – AIR RAID
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