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ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2016 – Kicking Ass, All Seasons Included

16 Sunday Oct 2016

Posted by psychorizon in Live

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All Our Thoughts, Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Bartelt, Berlin, Black Sabbath, Black Trip, Bouteloup, Come Back Life, Deep Purple, Deserted Fear, Dismember, Doomsday Machine, Enforcer, Entombed, Fredrik “Trisse” Liefvendahl, Gateway To The Antisphere, Goddess Of Dawn, Grand Magus, Grave Pleasures, Hammer Of The North, JB Christofferson, Kadavar, Linda Åkerberg, Lindemann, Manowar, Mats “Fox” Skinner, Melancholia, Necrophobic, Nifelheim, Queen Of Spades Photography, Rock Hard Festival 2016, Sulphur Aeon, The Children Of The Night, The Wailing Dead Tour, Tribulation, Triumph And Power, Vampire, Ván Records, Wayne Stock, Waynes World, Year Of The Goat

Sometimes Germany becomes a land of wonders, as the 2016 edition of Rock Hard Festival features all four seasons in just one single weekend, whereas the remaining 362 days seem to know but a warm and a cold rain season…Friday has little to offer for me, as I have never been that much into Thrash Metal. But on the plus side, there is much time to stroll around for some sight-seeing (not that anything much changes, but just in case). This year also marks the second time, Psychorizon teams up with our partner in crime, Queen Of Spades Photography. So we did stroll and strut around and ran into all kinds of folks. One, who caught our attention right away, was the owner of the battle jacket displayed below, due to one certain patch. Guess you’ll figure out which one it is yourselves.

RHF_2Party on Wayne!

As much as the event itself has become well established within the past twelve years, things do change in time, like the short-lived Metal Karaoke, that vanished into oblivion and the rather new trade of featuring at least one up-and-coming local act. Just where Deserted Fear left off last year, we now become victim of an evenly brilliant onslaught delivered by Sulphur Aeon. Being part of the constantly growing Ván Records family, this band got an instant reputation and easily proves it to be just. Though I’m not too much into this particular vocal style, the brutal three-piece manages to gather a pretty massive crowd in the early afternoon, presenting its very own blend of Death Metal with lyrics based around the Cthulhu myth.

RHF_Sulphur AeonSetlist Sulphur Aeon

1. Cthulhu Rites (Intro)
2. Incantation
3. Abysshex
4. Titans
5. Swallowed By The Ocean’s Tide
6. Inexorable Spirits
7. Gateway To The Antisphere
8. Onwards… Towards Kadath!

RHF_1RHF kicks ass!

Up next with  the sun is still relentlessly shining bright from the sky, another pathway to darkness opens with Swedish sensation Tribulation (rhyme intended). After they caused quite a stir in late January, touring alongside the recently reformed Grave Pleasures, audiences at club TuRock, Essen totally fell in love with their slightly punkish style – regarding both sound and looks – and are eager to relive the sweaty atmosphere of a fully packed venue today. The Arvika-based Quartette is looking back on over a decade of band history already and has gained international success with ist most recent releases “The Children Of The Night” (2015) and the 2016-EP “Melancholia”. Emerging from the darkness of the Swedish Death Metal abyss in 2004, the band immediately stood apart from what was already a crowded scene, betraying an uncompromising vision that refused to be shackled by any genre stereotypes. With a willful drive, an irresistible groove, bewitching melodies and a haunting atmosphere, “The Children Of The Night” captures a true sense of drama and heaviness despite the strangely accessible nature of its compositions.

RHF_Tribulation_1 RHF_Tribulation_2 RHF_Tribulation_3 RHF_Tribulation_4 RHF_Tribulation_5Setlist Tribulation

1. Intro
2. Strange Gateways Beckon
3. Melancholia
4. In The Dreams Of The Dead
5. Rånda
6. Ultra Silvam
7. The Motherhood Of God
8. When The Sky Is Black With Devils

RHF_Grand Magus_1 RHF_Grand Magus_2 RHF_Grand Magus_3The band Manowar will never be!

Another part of this years’ Swedish invasion might have taken the train from Stockholm or came riding down on hooves of gold – either way, Grand Magus embody the spirit of Heavy Metal in a most authentic manner. Founded by frontman JB Christofferson and bassplayer Mats “Fox” Skinner in 1996, the band was completed two years later with drummer Fredrik “Trisse” Liefvendahl joining and the first two demos were released. In 2001 the self-titled debut album – obviously inspired by the late creative period of bands such as Black Sabbath or Deep Purple came out. 15 years and seven records in their books, Grand Magus just got their latest attempt out in time for the festival season – on Friday, May 13th 2016.

Setlist Grand Magus

1. I, The Jury
2. Sword Of The Ocean
3. Like The Oar Strikes The Water
4. Varangian
5. Steel Versus Steel
6. Arv
7. Triumph And Power
8. Iron Will
9. Hammer Of The North

RHF_Kadavar_1 RHF_Kadavar_2 RHF_Kadavar_3 RHF_Kadavar_4 RHF_Kadavar_5 RHF_Kadavar_6Berlin, Baby!

Sometimes the basics is all you need: One guitar, a bass, drums and one voice – or in other words: Kadavar. It‘s the enormous emotional energy that is unleashed show after show, combined with unforgettable memories and impressions of continuous touring one can feel on “Berlin” in every line and every strum. Though recorded live in the studio on the band‘s own analog gear again, it‘s distinctly audible that this time round the record turned out even deeper regarding songwriting and arrangements – and that Lindemann, Bartelt and Bouteloup have actually spent more time on the recordings than ever before.

Setlist Kadavar

1. Lord Of The Sky
2. Pale Blue Eyes
3. Doomsday Machine
4. The Old Man
5. Last Living Dinosaur
6. Living In Your Head
7. Black Sun
8. Goddess Of Dawn
9. Thousand Miles Away From Home
10. All Our Thoughts
11. Come Back Life

And that’s all for this year – see you all again in 2017!!!

RHF_3All pictures courtesy of Queen Of Spades Photography

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ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2016 – Darkness Prevails

04 Monday Apr 2016

Posted by psychorizon in Live

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Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Berlin, Black Trip, Dismember, Enforcer, Entombed, Gateway To The Antisphere, Grand Magus, Grave Pleasures, Kadavar, Linda Åkerberg, Necrophobic, Nifelheim, Rock Hard Festival 2016, Sulphur Aeon, The Wailing Dead Tour, Tribulation, Triumph And Power, Vampire, Ván Records, Year Of The Goat

With the full moon just a week away from raising after Whitsun, one of Germany’s finest locations will turn into a place of darkness all over again as the annual Rock Hard Festival takes over from May 13th to May 15th – and yes, we even got another Friday the 13th to celebrate upon this years’ event.

The initial night brings yet two acts raising the flag of obscurity and damnation. Swedish sextet Year Of The Goat and their German labelmates Sulphur Aeon are a most well-balanced representation of the current artist roster of German cult label Ván Records. With their melodic blent of Occult Rock, Year Of The Goat are known for catchy tunes, while Sulphur Aeon won the Rock Hard soundcheck with the latest full-length “Gateway To The Antisphere” – a real Black/Death Metal masterpiece.

TribulationTribulation – Photo by Linda Åkerberg

Day two brings another Swedish act that seem to have risen straight from the grave – Tribulation just recently proved their brilliant live skills and theatrical talent on the road leading the “The Wailing Dead Tour” alongside Grave Pleasures & Vampire. Hailing from the depths of Berlin, it was about time Kadavar pay their dues at the presumably Metal capital of the country – at least for these few days. Their third album “Berlin” is not only a tribute to their hometown but also a commercial success that entered the German charts on rank #18, making it clear just how established the fuzzy threesome is.

To conclude the 2016 edition of Rock Hard Festival, a final Swedish invasion will annex the amphitheatre, bringing two more acts to this gloomy gathering. Finally, with their 2014 output, “Triumph And Power”, Stockholm-based trio Grand Magus convinced even me to raise my fist to their battle hymns. Put together (former) members of Entombed, Dismember, Nifelheim, Necrophobic and Enforcer and you will get the next Scandinavian supergroup, or to keep it short and simple: Black Trip.

Kadavar black&whiteFrom the country’s capital to the coal capital: Kadavar

Friday – May 13th

SODOM
DESTRUCTION
TANKARD
SATAN
YEAR OF THE GOAT
SULPHUR AEON

Saturday – May 14th

TURBONEGRO
METAL CHURCH
KADAVAR
THE EXPLOITED
ORDEN OGAN
TRIBULATION
SORCERER
ACCU§ER

Sunday – May 15th

BLIND GUARDIAN
CANNIBAL CORPSE
RIOT V
MOONSPELL
GRAND MAGUS
NIGHTINGALE
BLACK TRIP
DISCREATION

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COVEN – Wicked Witch of the Web

23 Sunday Jun 2013

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Black Sabbath, Blood Ceremony, Chris Neilsen, Coven, Decibel Magazine, Farida Lemouchi, Ghost, Hexvessel, Jinx Dawson, John Hobbs, King Diamond, Legacy Magazine, Mercyful Fate, Metal Hammer, Ozzie Osborne, Press Clipping, Purson, Rick Durrett, Rosalie Cunningham, Steve Ross, Terrorizer Magazine, The Devil's Blood, The Occult Experience, Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, Venom, Watain, Wicked Woman, Witchcraft Destroys Minds And Reaps Souls, Year Of The Goat

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