Earlier in the evening, I saw Amon Amarth frontman Johan Hegg, getting ready behind the scenes. No pacing, no nerves, just the calmest man in the building, a pleasant giant at peace with the world with a Guinness in hand. Then the…
The lights die and the Gasometer goes back to being what it was built for: a brick tank full of something volatile. Then the spotlights behind the stage flare up, and the turbine fans planted in front of them chop…
Floor Jansen has left Nightwish. The Finnish symphonic metal band announced the split in a short statement, calling it a mutual decision reached “after careful consideration” and ending her 13 years as the band’s official singer. Nightwish will continue and…
It has been a long wait for European fans, but Hollywood Undead have officially announced a full headline tour across Europe and the UK kicking off in January 2027. For Vienna specifically, the date to mark in your calendar is…
The scream comes first. The curtain is still hiding the stage, but behind it giant silhouettes of the band sway in the darkness, teasing what is about to happen. Then the fabric drops, the lights hit, and SPIRITBOX erupts into…
Area 53 Festival has just dropped its latest lineup wave for the 2027 edition, and the headliner alone is enough to make any power metal fan’s jaw hit the floor. Edguy, the German outfit fronted by the irrepressible Tobias Sammet,…
Ohio metalcore veterans The Devil Wears Prada have confirmed a full European and UK run for October 2026, giving fans on this side of the Atlantic a long-awaited chance to catch the band live behind their latest studio effort. The…
After nearly three years away from European stages, Hollywood Vampires are heading back, and Austria is on the itinerary. The classic rock supergroup, featuring the iconic triumvirate of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, and Joe Perry alongside guitarist Tommy Henriksen, will…
Finnish heavy metal powerhouse Beast In Black have announced a sweeping European headline tour for autumn 2026, and Vienna gets one of the most atmospheric slots on the entire run: Halloween night, October 31st, at the Gasometer. If you needed…
Hot on the heels of the release of their critically acclaimed new album Wilderness of Mirrors, Myrath returned to enchant the Viennese crowd with their hypnotising brand of oriental power metal – or, as they call it, “Metal from the…