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September 25, 2012

Amphi Festival 2013: New Bands Confirmed

Filed under: Amphi Festival — Tags: agonoize, Alice Neve Fox, alien sex fiend, amphi festival 2013, amphi lineup, amphi tickets, chrom, Classic & Depeche, de/vision, Dunkelschoen, escape with romeo, Faun, fields of the nephilim, grendel, icon of coil, letzte instanz, Peter Heppner, rome, Rosa Crux, santa hates you, solitary experiments, stahlmann, suicide commando, tanzwut, the beauty of gemina, tickets, Umbra et Imago, welle:erdball — admin @ 7:21 pm

After a first wave of bands confirmed for Amphi Festival 2013 in less than one month from the actual 2012 event, including Fields of the Nephilim, Agonoize and Alien Sex Fiend just to entice buyers to stand in line for the opening of the commercial and internet ticket booths, today Amphi Festival officials announced new bands, thus making Amphi Festival a very desirable presence on the festival scene of next year.

Read Viva Music’s reports with photos from previous years of Amphi Festival: 2010: Day One, Day Two | 2011 | 2012

More fresh acts from the electronic, medieval, rock and classical genres populate the current lineup and you can actually count on seeing next year, on Jul-20&21 in Cologne’s Tanzbrunnen the following acts:

As always, more information is readily available on the festival official page and Facebook page. Tickets are on sale at the online shop, but also on Protain and Eventim shops.

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June 29, 2012

Blackfield Festival 2012 – Jun-23&24 – Gelsenkirchen: Viva Music Review with Photos

Filed under: Blackfield Festival — Tags: 2012, agonoize, blackfield, blackfield festival, combichrist, culture kultur, end of green, event review, funker vogt, gelsenkirchen, grendel, herzfeind, hocico, in extremo, in legend, megaherz, oomph, pakt, photo review, review, saltatio mortis, she wants revenge, solitary experiments, stahlmann, the exploding boy, viva music, vnv nation, welle:erdball, x-divide — admin @ 5:22 pm

Blackfield Festival celebrated its fifth edition with a first-time sold-out arena on Jun-23&24 in Gelsenkirchen. In the already traditional Amphitheater of Gelsenkirchen, the festival was set up as a middle-sized event to the minutest of details. Not only the amphitheater was made-to-fit the crowd and its access to and fro, but it provided excellent venue facilities. All bands were rigorous about their stage time and the schedule allowed everyone to be entertained by a musical diversity which was at the same time well-thought and respectful of people’s tastes and interests. The setup of the festival was complemented by a large array of facilities and the food served met all tastes. Add to that the number of shops for gear and clothing, jewelry and fragrances, as well as the wonderful medieval fair, and you tick all the boxes of a dream festival. Unfortunately, the weather was not so welcoming, but however, did not actually impact the audience, who stood against a first day of scorching sun and wind, and a second day of drenching rain and dark skies.

Viva Music’s presence at the festival was enriching and educational – we have of course met before decent and respectful organization of events, and Blackfield is one of the festivals which actually commit to people’s well-being while on the premises, but we were constantly overwhelmed by the friendliness of space, people, and concept of the festival. So our thanks go to the Blackfield organizing team, to our fellow artists, journalists and music fans – with them, the event felt like a blessing, and within minutes of its end, we would have started this experience all over again! Go back to top

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March 8, 2012

Detroit Diesel “Coup d’Etat” – Viva Music Album Review

Filed under: Album Reviews — Tags: 2012, album review, cedigest, coup d'etat, deathwatch asia, detroit diesel, fgfc820, grendel, march, new album, terrolokaust, viva music review — admin @ 2:51 pm

Tracklist: “Crash and Burn” * “Let’s Pretend” * “Just Like Falling” * “Dance of the Dead (feat. Scott from Ivardensphere)” * “Black Flag” * “Never Looking Back” * “Speak No Evil” * “Isolation” * “Underfire” * “The Playground (feat. Dracos from FGFC820)” * “War Never Changes” * “Let’s Pretend (Remix by Grendel)” * “Speak No Evil (Remix by Terrolokaust)” * “War Never Changes (Remix by CeDigest)”

Detroit Diesel – “Coup d’Etat” – Viva Music Album Review:

Out toward the end of this month, on Mar-30 with Deathwatch Asia, Detroit Diesel’s third album, entitled “Coup d’Etat” is instant coup de foudre. With a very valiant texture and feel, the album assembles new tracks in a sufficient amount to get one’s ears pricked and to manage to keep the level of attention heightened and uneven – from good to better, that is. Alongside own compositions, remixes provided by Grendel, Terrolokaust and CeDigest, as well as features from Ivardensphere and FGFC820 are represented in the album – and the final product looks just awesome.

With an incisive and great electronic beat, “Crash and Burn” is a very palatable musical experience. It truly creates a horizon of expectations that is satisfied throughout the album. With a blaring signature beat and with interspersed discourse from what seemingly is a protest, the feel of “Crash and Burn” is carried on by the ensuing gem of a song, “Let’s Pretend” (also available on the album: the remix by Grendel). “Let’s Pretend” creates a wonderful bridge from the protest of “Crash and Burn” and the hallucinatory effect of “Just Like Falling”, a track that most certainly won’t go unnoticed in any playlist, no matter its company. Not only it is powerful, but it is also memorable, and its impact is multifaceted – you can actually experience the track with all your senses. Add to this good job “Dance of the Dead (feat. Scott from Ivardensphere)” and you are seriously falling into a sound philosophy of indomitable dimensions. You have to love it, because it sounds pretty amazing and it’s keeping a silent pledge with danceability, too. (more…)

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October 13, 2011

E-tropolis Festival 2012 News, Acts, Tickets!

Filed under: E-tropolis — Tags: 2012, berlin, diorama, e-tropolis, grendel, nachtmahr, ticket info, x rx — admin @ 9:28 am

If words like ‘Darker! Harder! Louder!’ are music to your ears, it means that either you know the slogan of one of the most revered festivals you can get into, or that you love the music it promotes. Either way, Sep-15 is the date you should circle in your 2012 calendars for the next run of E-tropolis Festival in Columbiagelaende, Berlin, where the best of EBM, synthpop and industrial music are ready to get you in a fine mood.

The first set of artists who are going to perform in next year’s E-tropolis are now Nachtmahr, Diorama, Grendel, and [X]-RX, quite an appetizing lineup, and definitely one that raises the standards of expectations for next summer’s scene. Organizers wish to thank everyone who took part in their annual poll for their constructive feedback and of course, for the numerous band suggestions.

Tickets are already in pre-sale and both original tickets and 5+1 group tickets, which are as always in high demand, are available in the E-tropolis festival shop: http://etropolis-festival.de/tickets, but also in regular CTS/Eventim and Ticketmaster outlets. You can keep yourself up to date with the latest on E-tropolis festival by visiting the official site: http://etropolis-festival.de, as well as their Facebook page: http://facebook.com/etropolisfestival.

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July 20, 2011

Amphi Festival 2011 – 16&17-Jul, 2011 – Viva Music Review

Filed under: Amphi Festival,International Events (Reviews) — Tags: 2011, agonoize, amphi festival, amphi festival 2012, amphi festival 2012 info, clan of xymox, covenant, das ich, de/vision, depeche mode, diorama, dreadful shadows, Feindflug, frozen plasma, funkhausgruppe, grendel, hocico, in strict confidence, kirlian camera, klangstabil, leaetherstrip, mainstage, melotron, mind.in.a.box, staatenhaus, staubkind, suicide commando, ticket sale, viva music, viva music review, x rx, zeraphine — admin @ 5:02 pm

Day One | Day Two | The Aftermath

Amphi Festival: Day One, Saturday, July-16: General Review | Mainstage | Staatenhaus

General Review

The fact that this year’s Amphi was going to be a success was obvious from the very beginning: people teemed in large numbers, and arrived to the venue earlier that last year. This meant that the first act, [X]-RX had an impressive audience for a first act on the main stage. A breathtaking experience, the 2011 edition of Amphi Festival made us yearn for next year’s festival already! And, as a side-note, given the enthusiasm and size of the audience, Cologne’s Tanzbrunnen may prove pretty soon to be too small a venue for such an excellent event.

Compared to 2010, the number of 2011 participants was significantly higher – a reason to the point might be the diverse lineup – from electronica to gothic, and from noise to darkwave – add to that the excellent entertainment offered in-between, the 100%-giving, outgoing performances of all acts, and needless to say, the tireless, party-oriented audience – all contributed to the overall success of the 2011 edition of Amphi Festival.

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December 31, 2010

2011 Festivals to Look Forward to

Filed under: International Events — Tags: alien sex fiend, amphi festival, analog angel, apoptygma berzerk, arcana, asp, attrition, belgium, berlin, blackfield festival, brazda lui novac, bucuresti, clan of xymox, cologne, combichrist, covenant, darkwave.ro, das ich, destroid, diary of dreams, die braut, die krupps, diorama, dr. arthur krause, dreadful shadows, dutch order, dv8fest, e-tropolis festival, empusae, end of green, eyes shut tight, faderhead, finland, front line assembly, fuzzbox, gelsenkirchen, germany, gothic festival waregem, grendel, haujobb, hildesheim, in strict confidence, klangstabil, leaether strip, leipzig, lisbon, lumous festival, m'era luna festival, mono inc., MORTIIS, nosferatu, ordo rosario equilibrio, persephone, planet myer day, portugal, pray silence festival, project pitchfork, qntal, rabia sorda, red lorry yellow lorry, romania, rotersand, santa hates you, skinny puppy, solitary experiments, sono, staubkind, subheim, suicide commando, summer darkness, tampere, tenek, teufel, the beauty of gemina, the netherlands, tying tiffany, uk, unheilig, utrecht, vlad in tears, vnv nation, wave gotik treffen, waves under water, whitby gothic weekend, within temptation, york, zin, zita rock festivals — admin @ 9:30 am

Planet Myer Day 9

When: January 7

Where: Leipzig, Germany

Who: Destroid, Brazda lui Novac, Klangstabil, Empusae, Subheim

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/planetmyerstudios

Darkwave.ro

When: January 29

Where: Bucharest, Romania

Who: Project Pitchfork, Rabia Sorda, Tenek

Official Website: http://www.vivamusic.ro

Whitby Gothic Weekend

When: March 25 & March 26

Where: Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK

Who: Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Fuzzbox, Dr. Arthur Krause, Dutch Order, The Beauty of Gemina and others to be announced

Official website: http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/

Wave Gotik Treffen

When: June 10 thru June 13

Where: Leipzig, Germany

Who: Analog Angel, Die Braut, Eyes Shut Tight, Nosferatu, Tying Tiffany, Vlad in Tears, and others to be announced

Official Website: www.wave-gotik-treffen.de

Zita Rock Festival

When: June 18 & June 19

Where: Zitadele, Berlin, Germany

Who: Zin, Teufel, Qntal, End of Green, Mono Inc., Project Pitchfork and others to be confirmed

Official Website: http://www.zita-rock.de/

Blackfield Festival

When: June 25 & June 26

Where: Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Who: Apoptygma Berzerk, Dreadful Shadows, Sono and others to be announced

Official Website: www.blackfield-festival.de

Lumous Gothic Festival

When: July 8 thru July 11

Where: Tampere, Finland

Who: Leaether Strip, Nosferatu, Waves Under Water, and others to be announced

Official Website: http://www.lumous.net

Amphi Festival

When: July 16 & July 17

Where: Tanzbrunnen, Cologne, Germany

Who: Die Krupps, Das Ich, Diorama, Grendel, Staubkind, Klangstabil, Persephone, Suicide Commando, In Strict Confidence, and others to be confirmed. Classic & Depeche (piano concert with pianist Lars Arnold) also in the schedule.

Official Website: http://www.amphi-festival.de/

DV8Fest 2011

When: July 21 thru July 24

Where: York, UK

Who: Nosferatu and more than 50 other acts to be announced

Official Website: http://www.dv8fest.com/

Castle Party

When: July 21 thru July 24

Where: Bolkow Castle, Poland

Who: Atari Teenage Riot (de), PROJECT PITCHFORK (de), DIARY OF DREAMS (de), Closterkeller (pl), UMBRA ET IMAGO (de), SUICIDE COMMANDO (be) and many more

Official Website: http://castleparty.com/

Summer Darkness

When: July 29 thru July 31

Where: Utrecht, the Netherlands

Who: Lineup will be announced during the Summer Darkness Winter Edition, on Feb-04 (Combichrist & Mortiis concert)

Official website: http://www.summerdarkness.nl/festival/

M’era Luna Festival

When: August 13 & August 14

Where: Hildesheim, Germany

Who: Within Temptation, ASP, End of Green, Mono Inc., The Beauty of Gemina and others to be confirmed

Official Website: http://www.fkpscorpio.com/meraluna/

E-tropolis Festival

When: September 3

Where: Berlin, Germany

Who: Rotersand, VNV Nation, Haujobb, Faderhead, Solitary Experiments, Santa Hates You, and others to be confirmed

Official Website: http://www.etropolis-festival.de

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November 18, 2010

4 New Bands Confirmed at Amphi Festival 2011

Filed under: Amphi Festival — Tags: advance tickets, aftershow parties, agonoize, amphifestival, clan of xymox, covenant, das ich, deine lakaien, der fluch, die krupps, diorama, dr. mark benecke, dreadful shadows, Feindflug, festival, frozen plasma, germany, grendel, group tickets, in the nursery, kirlian camera, klangstabil, leatherstrip, mind.in.a.box, nitzer ebb, ordo rosarius equilibrio, persephone, saltatio mortis, samsas traum, staubkind, subway to sally, supporting program, tanzwut, tickets, winterkalte, x rx, zeraphine — admin @ 6:57 pm

New bands confirmed for the Amphi Festival 2011:

The first new entry not only offers a profound measure to give the chills to your neighbour at the next traffic light, AGONOIZE are in any respect on top of their game! Especially in providing adrenaline-pumped electro sound, there are very few to teach the heavy machinery specialists from Berlin a lesson. Reinforced by visual splatter effects AGONOIZE are infamous for their rough-edged stage performances and nothing for the faint-hearted!

All quiet at the Amphi-front? Not in the slightest! The industrial-bombers FEINDFLUG always enjoy to deliver an action-packed show. After literally laying the Amphi stage in ashes in 2009, Felix and Banane are returning with a sonic thunderstorm, to commemorate the horrors of the World War II.

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October 18, 2010

Amphi festival news: new bands confirmed: Nitzer Ebb and Covenant

Filed under: Amphi Festival — Tags: 2011, amphi festival, cologne, covenant, darkwave.ro, das ich, deine lakaien, der fluch, die krupps, diorama, dr. mark benecke, dreadful shadows, fest, festival in romania, frozen plasma, grendel, in the nursery, jugendpark, kirlian camera, klangstabil, leaether strip, mind.in.a.box, nitzer ebb, ordo rosarius equilibrio, persephone, saltatio mortis, staubkind, subway to sally, tanzwut, tickets, winterkalte, x rx, zeraphine — admin @ 7:45 pm

Amphi Festival 2011 – The Orkus Open Air

-Press release-

Dear Amphi Fans,

a big chunk of the Amphi Festival 2011 programme has already been confirmed. Yet there is still lots of powder in the gun for exciting announcements. Since the last update we´ve already gathered two more top-acts to join the line-up and also the festival organisation department has some important news to share…:

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August 30, 2010

Amphi festival 2011 press release: date, tickets, bands

Filed under: Amphi Festival — Tags: 2011, amphi festival, Bands, das ich, date, der fluch, die krupps, diorama, dreadful shadows, germany, grendel, in the nursery, klangstabil, mind.in.a.box, orkus, persephone, press release, staubkind, tanzwut, tickets, winterkalte, zeraphine — admin @ 8:37 pm

VII AMPHI Festival – The ORKUS Open Air 2011

-Press release-

Dear Amphi Fans,

The date has been set, the Tanzbrunnen booked and the pre sale has begun. While the preparations for the Amphi Festival 2011 proceed with big leaps, it is high time to unveil the first batch of bands.

First bands confirmed for the Amphi Festival 2011

On 16. & 17. July 2011 34 bands on 2 stages, as well as a supporting programme in the seated Theatre, are awaiting you at the Tanzbrunnen Cologne. Starting into the new season we are happy to present a rich selection of fabulous artists. Among others, still to be announced, the following acts are entering the Amphi stages for you in summer 2011:

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