TUSKA25-27.06.2009, Kaisaniemi Park,В Helsinki – Finland words by Christina Dimitrova, photo: Christina Dimitrova Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, or Tuska for short (means “pain” in Finnish) is definitely not as old asВ Nummirock, but is the biggest metal festival in Nordic countries.It’s history starts in 1998 in the Tavastia club and in 2001 it moved to the […]

NUMMIROCK19-20.06.2009, Nummijarvi, Finland words by: Christina Dimitrova, photo: Christina Dimitrova Nummirock is one of the numerous metal festivals in Finland (each weekend from the end of may until around the middle of August, somewhere in the country is held a metal festival), but positively this one is the most picturesque.For 23 years, each year in […]

PARK LIVE 2009, Tricky, Roots Manuva, Lamb etc18-20.06.2009В Cycle track, Borissova garden, Sofia – Bulgaria words by Nick The Stripper, photo: Dee Dee english version coming soon Ето че фестивалният сезон РІ милото Отечество започна… И ако трябва РґР° СЃРµ РіРѕРІРѕСЂРё Р·Р° някаква конкуренция между няколкото фестивала РІ България това лято, то PARK LIVE РІРґРёРіРЅР° летвата […]

HYPODILE, KONTROL, REVIEW22.05.2009, ‘Winter Palace’, Sofia – Bulgaria С‚words by Nikola Shahpazov, photo: Diamond_Adi We knew this was going to be big even when this concert was only a rumor some two months ago. It sounded impossible even – a live reunion of Hypodile and Kontrol plus Review with Milena on vocals? And still it did […]

ERIC CLAPTNON, Arc Angels 16.05.2009, Royal Albert Hall – London words by: Valyo Paskov, photo: Valyo Paskov. It’s great when you have the chance to make a dream come true. Since the age of 16 my dream was to see Eric Clapton live, I have all his albums on CD’s, four books on his live […]

PAIN, Kuln25.04.2009, ‘Blue Box’ club. Sofia – Bulgaria words by: Stefan Topuzov, photo: Metal Katehizis. A metal show is probably the only kind of happening that could be 3 hours late with all kinds of holes in the organizers’ plan showing up, and then still leave people satisfied. Well, on Saturday night Bulgarian witnessed yet another […]

NEW MODEL ARMY, Bastardolomey 24.04.2009В Party CenetrВ ‘4 РєРј’, Sofia – BulgariaВ  words by Stefan Topuzov, photo: Tihomir Rachev ‘That’s how it is with cult bands’, me and a couple a friends make a sad statement about the show’s attendance while insubordinately drinking beers on the outside, despite the Sofia city authorities’ latest moronic decision to ban […]

MARK FOGGO’S SKASTERS, Wickeda, La Muchedumbre24.04.2009, ‘Blue Box’ club, Sofia – Bulgaria words by: Nasso Ruskov, photos: Elena Nenkova. Tangra Mega Rock’s 3rd birthday bash was destined to be one helluva monster knees up! This is, after all, the one and only true rock’n’roll radio station in Bulgaria – where anything goes on air and you […]

IRON MAIDEN – ‘Flight 666’21.03.2009, ‘Arena Cinema’, Sofia – BulgariaВ  words by: Stefan Yordanov, photo:В  Stefan Yordanov. ‘Arena’ theatre is not your usual place to see hundreds of people in Iron Maiden t-shirts. Well, yesterday, on April 21st 2009 that really happened. All the chavs and chalga girls from the suburban Sofia who use to […]

HAMMERFALL, Sabaton, Bloodbound10.04.2009, Universiada hall, Sofia – BulgariaВ  words by: Stefan Topuzov, photo: Ivaylo Tchilingirian – digitalartsbg.com Friday afternoon. Beer after beer and the heavy metal mood seems to get stronger and stronger! After all, we’re about to witness a show by one of the biggest names in the genre. Everyone around me is explain […]