BIOHAZARD – Urban Discipline in Sofia

BIOHAZARD, Last Hope, Brothers In Blood12.07.2009, Universiada hall, Sofia, Bulgaria words by Stefan Yordanov, photo: Danny Boy. 20 years. It took 20 years to see Biohazard here in Sofia, Bulgaria. In fact the band themselves admit this fact from the stage tonight. I don’t think I’m nostalgic of any kind, but i must admit that […]

DREAM THEATER and CYNIC closed the Kaliarka Rock Fest 2009 experience

KALIAKRA ROCK FEST 2009В – DREAM THEATER, Cynic -01.07.2009, Kavarna,В ‘Kaliakra’ stadium words byВ Vassil Varbanov, photo: Dankisha A Dream Theater show is a unique and unusual experience! In a sense, you know exactly what will happen i.e. the band will be impeccable and if the sound quality is on the same level they are, then the punters […]

KALIAKRA ROCK FEST 2009 – SCORPIONS, Blind Guardian, Edguy – DAY 2

KALIAKRA ROCK FEST 2009 – SCORPIONS, Blind Guardian, Edguy 02.07.2009, Kavarna, ‘Kaliakra’ stadium words byВ Vassil Varbanov, photo: Dankisha Engilsh version coming soon В “Where the hell am I?” are the very first words to come out of my mouth upon waking up in the morning. “Your Highness is presently in Kavarna,” answers a grinning Castaneda without […]

KALIAKRA ROCK FEST 2009 – MOTLEY CRUE, Lauren Harris

KALIAKRA ROCK FEST 2009 -01.07.2009, Kavarna,В ‘Kaliakra’ stadium words by Vassil Varbanov, photo: slu4aen prevozz Kavarna, my brothers, is right at the other end of Bulgaria. From where we are, that is. Nevertheless the last few years have given us enough reasons and excuses to make the long trip to that garden of heavenly delights. Don’t […]

ROCK THE BALKANS – Taking The Bizkit!

ROCK THE BALKANS29.06.2009, Festivalna Hall, Sofia-Bulgaria. words by Metal Willie, photo: Danny Boy Well now, Rock the Balkans did happen after all! Despite all the doom and gloom and all the, erm, “wellwishers”. Despite the not so impressive ticket sales and the lack of mass hysteria surrounding the festival. Festivalna Hall did get invaded by […]

TUSKA OPEN AIR Metal Festival – Heavy Metals in the Heart of Helsinki

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 […]

NUMMIROCK 2009 – Cold, Rain and Metal in the Finnish forest

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 […]