Oct
2011 12
2011 12
Candlemass, Trouble, Ghost, Hell, Lord Vicar: Fuzz (08/10/11)
The event at Fuzz club last Saturday was essentially a mini- doom metal festival. Five awesome, must- see bands was too good a deal to pass up, despite missgivings about the epic run time of the gig (the doors were opening at 5:00, so we were going to spend 6- 7 hours inside a dark ...
Oct
2011 9
2011 9
Hellfest 2011 Part #1
After the successful 2010 campaign to Wacken Festival, the choice of Hellfest Open Air this year seemed completely natural after the announcement of the 2011 performing acts. The key element for that decision was diversity and a simple look of 2011 billing will answer all your questions instantly. Is it possible for Morbid Angel & ...
Oct
2011 3
2011 3
Cathedral, Violet Vortex, Infidel: Gagarin (Athens 01/10/11)
Coventry doom legends Cathedral announced that they are calling it a day a while ago. This is their last tour, and while it’s a pity, at least they are going out with a bang. Gagarin club was 3/4ths full on Saturday, but there was a sense of occasion in the air that you rarely get ...
Sep
2011 15
2011 15
Suede: Entertainment Stage 11/09/2011
The mood in Athens and Greece in general, feels like a ticking bomb these days- due to the fucked- up state of the economy and the sense that we are being governed by a committee of clowns- so a Sunday gig was just the thing to alleviate the sense of malaise. Suede are back together ...
Aug
2011 22
2011 22
PULP live @ Terra Vibe 20/8/2011
I will start by saying I never cought the PULP “culture” not in its time and especially not when those fucking hipster fags claimed Jarvis Cocker to be their idol. With that been said, PULP’s 2nd live in Greece was AMAZING. Really the interaction between the band and the audience was not what I thought ...
Jul
2011 22
2011 22
Bon Jovi Live @ OAKA, Athens 20/07/2011
Bon Jovi are one of those bands who keep filling arenas despite their zero credibility with the music press. This is partly because of nostalgia and partly because they have a reputation for killer live concerts. This was their first time in Greece, so tens of thousands of people showed up. Virtually every age, including ...
Jul
2011 8
2011 8
Rockwave Festival Day 3: The Prodigy, Gogol Bordello, Kyuss Lives!, Monster Magnet, Flogging Molly, Therapy?, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg: TerraVibe Park, 03/07/11
Lately I have made a resolution to try and go to European Festivals during the Summer. They are better organised, cheaper and you get to see more names. Still, I couldn’t make it to Hellfest with the rest of the Crows ‘n’ Bones team, so thought “what the Hell” and went to Rockwave instead. Despite ...
Jun
2011 12
2011 12
The Cult Live in Athens (Fuzz Club 05/06/2011)
I didn’t expect The Cult to draw a particularly big crowd the previous Sunday. There was an important basket ball game on and the centre of Athens was experiencing the biggest demonstration in 30 years, so a concert seemed like nothing important. And yet, Fuzz Club was almost full with people of varrying ages. We ...
Apr
2011 20
2011 20
Pentagram / Infidel / Lucky Funeral: Live in An Club, 18/04/2011
Never trust pretty girls who offer you alcohol. They are dangerous. But I am getting ahead of myself. This is a gig review. So, after decades of bad luck, the legendary Pentagram are on a well- deserved roll, with an excellent new album and a tour underway. It’s Monday night and I reach An Club ...
Apr
2011 13
2011 13
Electric Wizard, Agnes Vein: Live Gagarin Club 09/04/2011
When I heard that British doom priests Electric Wizard were coming to Athens, I knew I couldn’t pass on the opportunity. I might manage to get to the Hellfest Festival in the Summer, where they are also appearing, but I decided to check them out here as well. Gagarin Club was roughly ¾ full with ...
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