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…
Carcass at the Gasometer was one of those shows I had been waiting on for years. The Liverpool crew have been one of the most important names in extreme metal since the late eighties, pioneers of goregrind who then rewrote…
Exodus rolled into the Gasometer as part of one of the strongest thrash packages of the year, sharing the stage with Kreator, Carcass and Nails on a bill that does not leave much room to coast. They did not coast.…
Kreator brought their full production to the Gasometer last night, and the stage matched the band’s stature. Towering gargoyles flanked the riser, wickermen burned through the set, and pyro punctuated almost every song. The German thrash legends have always invested…
When EPICA announced the Arcane Dimensions Tour was making a stop in Vienna, it went straight to the top of a very short list; not just as a concert to cover, but as a long-overdue item on my photography bucket…
Austrian pirate metal crew Visions of Atlantis brought their Pirates & Kings co-headline tour to SimmCity in Vienna for a night that felt more like a theatrical production than a standard concert. Fronted by the commanding presence of Clémentine Delauney…
Jinjer returned to Vienna on February 17 as part of their Duel European Tour, hosted by Mind Over Matter, bringing with them a lineup that felt carefully curated for maximum impact. With Textures and Unprocessed setting the tone, the evening…
The Vienna stop of the Ad Infinitum & Seven Spires European Tour felt like one of those rare nights where everything aligns: the crowd, the sound, and two of the most compelling female voices in modern metal commanding the room…
Budapest has always felt different. Maybe it’s the weight of history in every corner, or the way the Danube cuts through the city like a scar that healed into something beautiful. I first saw Helloween here in 2010: my first…
I thought I knew what to expect from Helloween. I’d followed them through lineup changes, reunion tours, and every iteration of their increasingly elaborate stage shows. But standing in front of O2 Arena Prague on October 24th, watching album covers…