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After a catastrophic day in Munich due to a general transport strike in Germany, we managed to get to the small club Strom in the centre of Munich on time.
Surrounded by an atmosphere with very young people, full of expectation and excitement to see one of the most exciting new band from the UK: Nova Twins. A moment we have been waiting for some time since they were delayed due to the well-known issues of the past couple of years…

After a catastrophic start, full of difficult technical problems to solve, and supported by the peaceful patience of the audience, Master Peace were able to show their performance. Full of joy, vivacity and friendliness, the band showed their electronic pop songs with a hint of funk and R&B and the Munich audience loved it.
What can we say about the show that followed! It was simply great from start to finish.

Nova Twins are a breath of fresh air in the current musical environment and for that reason have recently been nominated for two BRIT Awards and a Mercury Prize. For those who don’t know them yet, I’d say they’re a cross between Rage Against The Machine, Die Antwoord, Skunk Anansie, and The Prodigy.
The reason of their visit to Munich was to present their second album “Supernova” and the reception couldn’t have been better, the crowd was delirious, singing and dancing. Amy and Georgia are an explosive duo, surrounded by huge pedals that they use in an active and completely controlled way to expose their sound, accompanied live only by a drummer with excellent musical skills.

In conclusion, see these girls live and you won’t regret it!

London-based Haken is on tour, co-headlining with American Between the buried and me. Two big names combined! Together with the more extreme prog metal warm-up act Cryptodira, we have a wrap for a great night of progressive metal!

We were there to take some photos for you!

Self Esteem AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor is a singer-songwriter from Rotherham Yorkshire, England who has just finished her 2023 UK tour ” I Tour This All The Time” which is an extension to the 2022 Prioritise Pleasure tour which I caught up with her on the second sold out gig at Sheffield O2 Academy on Tuesday 21st March 2023.

Band members are:

• Sophie Galpin (backing vocals, keys, bass)
• Marged Siôn (backing vocals)
• Levi Heaton (backing vocals)
• Seraphina Simone (backing vocals)
• Mike Park (drums)

It’s been a night in the making for quite a while, and now it was finally happening: Tuskalive brought German pagan folk stars Faun to the Finnish soil for what was promising to be a magical evening! As we’ve discussed before, these kind of folk acts are a rather rare sight in Finland, so whenever one comes by to take us to a dream soundscape that has the potential to connect us with our forefathers, we never hesitate to jump at the opportunity. To warm us up and get us in the right mood, the Italian duo Emian graced the stage with a wonderful set of traditional and original tunes.

Last summer, Finland’s up and comers Lost Society unleashed a very nu metal tinged album with ‘If The Sky Came Down’, and they’ve been touring Finland these past couple of weeks to promote that album in front of many sold out venues. Finally, it was time for Helsinki to rave to their music, and with them, they brought the metalcore youngsters of Balance Breach and alt-rockers Luna Kills for what turned into a showcase of what the future for Finland’s music scene looks like.

The (Helsinki) vampires took to the streets on last Friday night. A room that was practically empty suddenly filled with strange creatures wearing sunglasses and leather jackets to protect themselves from the light! The mythical and veteran Finnish band The 69 Eyes, leaded by Jyrki 69, come to Munich for another glorious night presenting their gothic rock or “goth ‘n’ roll” as they often call it. Opening the night happened by perhaps Europe’s most famous horror punk band, The Others.

The wait is over, after the Swedish Avatar‘s earlier tour was postponed. The moment came last week and provided the band’s biggest crowd in Munich.
The show that mixes music and circus was presented by Johannes Eckerström in German, which according to him is not the best, but it’s arguably better than the Swedish of everyone present in the beautiful venue of the Neue Theatherfabrik. He had time for everything, from climbing up on a side balcony to play the trombone and do tricks with balloons, also to fostigate the audience with violent and calmer songs performed on the piano. The Avatar’s new album “Dance Devil Dance” was released last month and the band’s return was a big one. Joining the party were the Americans Veil of Maya who practice a mixture of metalcore and djent and the Swiss Kassogtha who practice a death metal.

When a good friend band like Hexa Mera invites you to attend the release party of their new album (Methuselarity) to report it, you can only be honoured and accept the offer! (And be happy about it too!) A new album that has been worked hard on deserves an equal release party! To that end, Hexa Mera invited 3 friendly bands to assist them and warm up the audience to the max for their show! What immediately stands out is that the new album has the same familiar Hexa Mera sound that we look-expect-find with them! The new album certainly did not disappoint our reporter Annet when reviewing it,(https://frederikv.eu/albumreviews/hexa-mera-methuselarity-part-1/), and for us, live, it was already at least as good! If you haven’t heard it yet, you should definitely give it a listen as soon as possible!

Support acts were Royal Jake, Xeno and Destroy Humanity.

The reunion of two strong names in symphonic metal, gave birth to a joint tour called “The Epic Apocalypse Tour”. The Finnish Apocalyptica and the Dutch Epica were accompanied by the progressive metal of Wheel, also from Finland.

Thirty minutes were enough to make us believe that we want to see Wheel again for a little longer. We look forward to their return to showcase their new work to be released this autumn on InsideOutMusic. Superb performers James Lascelles (Vocals/Guitar), Santeri Saksala (Drums), Aki ‘Conan’ Virta (Bass) and Jussi Turunen (Lead Guitar) paraded aggressive and melodic sounds in a short time, the crowd seemed already familiar with the band’s name, showing up early for them.

Co-headliners on this tour, the Dutch band Epica transmit a joyful and sympathetic live performance, the beauty of Simone Simons leaves no one indifferent and combined with her extremely high vocal skills, the mezzo-soprano captivates everyone. A powerful performance showcasing the band’s many successes is welcomed with open arms by the band’s devoted fans.

In the middle of a dark atmosphere on stage, 3 cellists and a drummer take the stage, and this is how Apocalyptica initially presents themselves, who for two songs have returned to a more instrumental past, later joined by the vocalist Franky Perez. During the fantastic and energetic performance there was also a special moment when Simon Simons joined them on stage.

A dreamy night with fantastic and magical performers.

Finnish melodic death metal legends Insomnium are back with the epic new album ‘Anno 1696’ and had to celebrate this properly. So here we are: 2 completely sold out nights at the legendary rock club Tavastia in Helsinki where fans were gathering to get to enjoy some of the new tracks live for the very first time, together with some classics and fan favorites. With them, they brought the new doom collective The Abbey to get the already excited crowd in the right mood for a killer Insomnium show.