The evening started surprisingly with Iris, and I say surprisingly both because there was no mention of them being the opening act and because it took me a while to recognise them. And yes, I am not blind to the irony of not recognising one of the few Romanian rock …

Kamelot used to be one of my favourite bands and one of the few who succeeded replacing an iconic lead singer with what in my opinion is an even more talented and versatile artist, so I’m always keeping an eye on them and their releases, even though it’s been quite …

I haven’t been to a concert in so long, I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms! I don’t know what was going on lately, but it seemed that every time we had tickets to a band we were really excited about, something would happen at the last moment to prevent …

I’m always happy when a new Orphaned Land record comes out, they are one of my favourite bands and I’ll always have a soft spot for them, their music and their message. Like I mentioned before, after All is one (which wasn’t on par with their previous works, even though it was …

Communic is a very dear band to me, from the first time I heard Wayward soul, I was fascinated by everything they did and many years later, I still remain so. Most bands I know can be easily associated with a genre or two (sure, not every band is Hammerfall, but …

After a most awaited “return to the roots” album with The plague within, it seems that Paradise Lost went all in into the world of gothic doom with a bleak and depressing Medusa. Apparently the fans weren’t the only ones over the moon with excitement as far as Beneath broken earth was concerned, but …

The last time I wrote about Lacrimosa, I was saying it’s a band I have very mixed feelings about, that it has moments of brilliance and then moments where it loses me completely. Since then, I realised that Lacrimosa is an acquired taste, something that takes time to “get”, but …

After the departure of almost half of the band and an Origins that was slightly less inspired than their previous albums, I was getting a bit worried about Eluveitie’s future. However, if Evocation II proves anything, it’s that there were less than zero reasons for me to worry, apparently these guys are some resourceful …

I never realised how much I was missing a straightforward badass heavy metal album until I listened to Iced Earth’s new release. Six years and three albums later after the departure of the iconic Matt Barlow, the band is still going strong and has managed to keep much of its …

I still have the chant of „GO-JI-RA GO-JI-RA” ringing in my ears. It was such a fun night, even though Gojira is not a particularly fun band (they’re more on the serious spectre). But more about that a bit later. We didn’t arrive in time for Xaon, which is always a …