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October 2, 2013

Amphi Festival 2014 news!

Filed under: Amphi Festival,International Events,International Scene — Tags: aesthetic perfection, amphi festival 2014, amphi X, centhron, die kammer, eisbrecher, hocico, lord of the lost, mono inc., nachtmahr, project pitchfork, zeromancer — admin @ 6:25 pm

Dear friends and fans of electro/industrial/gothic music, Amphi Festival crew have already started the preparations for next year’s festival in Cologne, Germany! Here is the first batch of info. Enjoy and book your tickets! Amphi Festival is always sold out, so make sure that you take advantage of the early bird offers. See you next year!

X. AMPHI FESTIVAL 2014 – OPEN AIR

Dear Amphi Fans,

in August we already announced the first wave of artists for the 10^th Amphi Festival anniversary on 26. & 27.07.2014 in Cologne. Now there is another selection of exceptional artists waiting to be unveiled. Actually our latest programme comes with 4 additional entries!

NEW ARTISTS ADDED TO THE LINE-UP

BLUTENGEL & THE MONUMENT ENSEMBLE
PROJECT PITCHFORK | JANUS | DIE KAMMER

In early 2013 we followed the release of „Monument“, the most sophisticated BLUTENGEL-album to-date, which peaked at an impressive 4th position of the German Media Control album-charts and received overwhelming praise from the fan-base and beyond. By the name BLUTENGEL & THE MONUMENT ENSEMBLE the band of mastermind Chris Pohl also embarks on a special tour this autumn to create a symbiosis between gothic and classic. Needless to say, we are very delighted to bring this mesmerizing experience exclusively to you, with BLUTENGEL´s only classic show on a festival in 2014.

PROJECT PITCHFORK are back in „BLACK“ – more powerful and charismatic than before the electro-pioneers from Hamburg adorned their latest work with hymnic melody phrases and gripping sounds between club-compatible industrial influences and picturesque soundscapes. No matter whether in a club or on the big festival stage – PROJECT PITCHFORK always aim dead center, to pick you up from the get-go! Not to forget their impressive drum-performance with two, sometimes even three drummers at the same time.

For the first time since their famous “Winterreise” in 2005 the German cult-band JANUS will also return to stage again at the X. Amphi-Festival in Cologne. The upcoming re-release of their groundbreaking concept album “Schlafende Hunde” marks the occasion for two exclusive acoustic shows at the Theater am Tanzbrunnen, played over both festival days. Other appearances in 2014 by this uncompromising band around frontman RIG and sound wizard Toby are not planned. Actually it is an equally unexpected and rare opportunity for later-born and nostalgians to experience JANUS live. Those who witnessed the legendary “Winterreise” concerts in their full chamber music outfit know that goosebumps will be guaranteed!

Also confirmed for the Theater am Tanzbrunnen we present you DIE KAMMER at the Amphi Festival 2014. With DIE KAMMER the two long-term companions Matthias Ambré and Marcus Testory joined back together to wander on the musical path of the singer-/songwriter´s art. Melancholic, morbid, sometimes with a hint of sarcasm, sometimes with a charming twinkle in the eye, DIE KAMMER take their audience on a magic journey full of genuine emotions.

TICKETS

Original Amphi tickets are available worldwide exclusively from the AMPHI SHOP at www.amphi-shop.de. Furthermore you can buy festival tickets at all nationwide EVENTIM box offices or www.eventim.de.

In three of our neighboring countries you can also buy tickets directly from box-offices now. Tickets are available directly in the Netherlands at www.eventim.nl, in Austria at www.oeticket.com and in Switzerland at www.ticketcorner.ch, including the associated box-offices.

For all latest news about the Amphi Festival 2014 please visit us at:
www.amphi-festival.de
www.facebook.com/amphifestival

Best regards
Your Amphi Festival Team!

X. AMPHI FESTIVAL – OPEN AIR 2014
26. – 27. July 2014 D – Cologne | Tanzbrunnen
EISBRECHER | BLUTENGEL & THE MONUMENT ENSEMBLE
PROJECT PITCHFORK | MONO INC. | HOCICO | NACHTMAHR
IAMX | ROTERSAND | ZEROMANCER | AESTHETIC PERFECTION
LORD OF THE LOST | SOLAR FAKE | JANUS | EISENFUNK
UNZUCHT | DIE KAMMER | MAERZFELD | CENTHRON
+ many other artists + supporting programme
Info:                            www.amphi-festival.de or www.facebook.com/amphifestival
Original tickets:        www.amphi-shop.de (worldwide)
Tickets:                     Germany: www.eventim.de & all associated national box-offices
                                   Netherlands: www.eventim.nl & all associated national box-offices
Austria: www.oeticket.com & all associated national box-offices
Switzerland: www.ticketcorner.ch & all associated national box-offices

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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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November 30, 2011

The Christmas Ball Festivals 2011: Hannover, Cologne, Neu-Isenburg, Berlin

Filed under: Christmas Ball — Tags: 2011, christmas ball, combichrist, front 242, hocico, protain, solitary experiments, the klinik — admin @ 10:45 am

Last year the Christmas Ball Festivals ranged among the most successful Christmas events of the dark music scene. With a total audience of over 6.000 enthusiastic fans the festival series noted a new attendance record. In 2011, celebrating their 5th anniversary, the Christmas Ball Festivals are reaching for the stars again by calling the titans of the dark dancefloor. Join in and experience spectacular Christmas events, driven by heavy electronic beats and stunning live-action, including headliners Front 242, the international top-acts Combichrist, Hocico and The Klinik as well as Berlin’s electropop institution Solitary Experiments EXPERIMENTS! Christmas Ball Festivals are scheduled to visit the following cities:

26-Dec: Hannover/Capitol * 27-Dec: Cologne/Theater am Tanzbrunnen * 28-Dec: Neu-Isenburg/Hugenottenhalle * 29-Dec: Berlin/Huxley’s Neue Welt * Doors open: 5:30pm; concert start: 7:30pm.

Tickets available from Protain ticketshop, CTS/Eventim offices and booths, ADticket at Eur 32,-. More information is available from the event’s website: http://christmasball-festival.de and http://protain.de.

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October 10, 2011

Aesthetic Perfection release “All Beauty Destroyed” on Nov-02. Before, “Inhuman” (single) on Oct-20!

Filed under: International News — Tags: 2011, aesthetic perfection, all beauty destroyed, alter der ruine, combichrist, hocico, imperative reaction, inhuman, ivardensphere, november, october, single, viva music, x rx — admin @ 8:00 am

“All Beauty Destroyed” is the name of the third album from Aesthetic Perfection. It will be released both as a standard disc and a special limited edition with a second disc including various remixes from X-RX, Alter Der Ruine and Hocico). It will be available in Europe from Out of Line starting Nov-04 and in the US from Metropolis starting Nov-08. Preceded by two single releases, one of which can be listened to and downloaded for free from the band’s Facebook page here (tab: Free single), (“The Devil’s in the Details”), as well as their forthcoming release, the appetizing album teaser to be released on Oct-20 with Out of Line (“Inhuman”).

Advance orders of the latter can be placed at the store located on Aesthetic Perfection’s site, but will also be available in digital outlets from both Out of Line and Metropolis. Meanwhile, you can stream the track from the band’s Facebook page here (tab: Band page). And if you thought the names of remix acts dropped in the album tracklist preview were great, what can you say when you hear that “Inhuman” is remixed by Combichrist, Imperative Reaction or iVardensphere? Check it out, don’t miss such a great opportunity to become familiar with a great album.

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October 7, 2011

ElectriXmas on Dec-17 in Malmo

Filed under: ElectriXmas — Tags: 2011, electrixmas, event info, hocico, lineup, malmo, necro facility, ticket info, tyske ludder, viva music — admin @ 1:11 pm

The 10th edition of ElectriXmas will take place on Dec-17 in Malmo’s Inkonst, a well-known venue for artistic activities. This year’s edition confirms performances from Tyske Ludder, Necro Facility and Hocico. You can read about past edition rosters here.

ElectriXmas is an annual alternative electronic music event. Based in Malmo, Swedens 3rd largest city, the festival usually scheduled for the middle of December. It’s the perfect round off to the year and the years most anticipated electronic Xmas party! There is no dresscode for ElectriXmas but the majority of visitors commonly dress according to the synth subcultures: synth, industrial, ebm, goth, cyberpunk, steampunk etc. Regardless of your style we encourage you to dress up to make it an evening not to be forgotten!

As usual tickets are available in advance via online booking here. The last two years have sold out in record time, so if you don’t want to be left standing out in the cold with no party to go to then buy your ticket in good time!

Keep yourself up to date with ElectriXmas news on their Facebook page and on their website.

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July 29, 2011

Great Listen: Amphi Festival 2011 Sampler Compilation from Out of Line!

Filed under: Album Reviews,Amphi Festival — Tags: 2011, agonoize, amphi festival, clan of xymox, compilation, covenant, de/vision, die funkhausgruppe, die krupps, hocico, kirlian camera, klangstabil, leaether strip, nitzer ebb, ordo rosarius equilibrio, out of line, rome, staubkind, subway to sally, suicide commando, tanzwut — admin @ 3:00 pm

Did you miss this year’s edition of Amphi Festival? Or you’ve witnessed the great lineup, venue, crowd and feel and want to revive it? Help yourself from “Amphi Festival 2011 – Compilation CD” from Out of Line: it makes a great mashup of songs you want to listen, a ready-made playlist for a drive or for sharing when you have friends over, the 18-track compilation gives the juice and diversity of the scene as proved by the 2011 edition of Amphi Festival. Initially released as a festival appetizer, the compilation can be tasted just as well in the aftermath of the event, especially since the selection of tracks is rigorous, profound and totally entertaining!

Tracklist:

Kirlian Camera – “Nightglory” * De/Vision – “Time To Be Alive (Radio edit)” * Nitzer Ebb – “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” * Suicide Commando – “Death Cures All Pain (Aesthetic Perfection Remix)” * Staubkind – “Halt Mich“ * Subway To Sally – “Falscher Heiland“ * Samsas Traum – “Durch die Wand der Traeume” * Tanzwut – “Meer” * Hocico – “Tiempos De Furia” * Leæther Strip – “Invade my body” * Agonoize – “Vollrauschfetischist” * Covenant – “Get On” * Klangstabil – “Gridami“ * Die Funkhausgruppe – “Die Physiker“ * Rome – “Der Wolfsmantel“ * Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio – “Do Angels Never Cry And Heaven Never Fall?” * Clan of Xymox – “Tears Ago“ * Die Krupps – “Als waeren wir fuer immer“

Order “Amphi Festival – Compilation CD” from Out of Line here | Read Viva Music‘s review of Amphi Festival 2011 here.

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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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May 19, 2011

PAIL return with the third album “Faith in the Void”

Filed under: International News — Tags: fla, hocico, leather strip, may 2011, mentallo & the fixer, new album, numb, pail, skinny puppy, vac, x-marks the pedwalk — admin @ 11:00 am

CAUSTIC RECORDS presents “Faith In The Void” – the third album from PAIL, and a truly EBM piece of work of the 90’s.

Order now!

The album echoes of big names like FLA, X-Marks the Pedwalk, NUMB, Hocico, Mentallo & The Fixer, Leather Strip, VAC or Skinny Puppy, all mixed with the distinctive and personal style that PAIL has been promoting since the beginning of their journey in 1998.

“Faith In The Void” is a Molotov cocktail in both structure and content, solid with a fighting spirit and very critical of the economic, social, political and religious structures that form our modern society. (more…)

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February 23, 2011

Top 10 Combichrist Remixes to Look Out for

Filed under: Album Reviews — Tags: ad inferna, angelspit, assemblage 23, bilete combichrist, combichrist, COMBICHRIST IN ROMANIA, frontline assembly, hocico, iamx, manufactura, mono inc., remix, viva music, warren suicide — admin @ 2:29 pm

COMBICHRIST have evinced from their early stage an interest in, and a knack of remixing other artists’ tracks. Their remixing strategies have been honed all the time, to the result of having at least 100 known tracks credited to their remodeling genius. Below you find VIVA MUSIC’s top 10 COMBICHRIST remixes: a series of scintillating tracks that gain more danceability and subtle rhythm alterations that carry the unmistakable COMBICHRIST trademark.

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December 28, 2010

2010 Album Releases You Want to Listen to

Filed under: Album Reviews — Tags: 2010, 2010 albums, ad inferna, angel theory, angels on acid, chrom, code 64, combichrist, culture kultur, das ich, diary of dreams, faderhead, front line assembly, funker vogt, heimataerde, hocico, how to destroy angels, in strict confidence, iris, killing joke, klangstabil, la femme verte, laurentiu rusen, lost area, massiv in mensch, menschdefekt, Mergel Kratzer, mind.in.a.box, minerve, painbastard, peter murphy, project pitchfork, provision, s-talker, sam, santa hates you, shadow minds, slave republic, solemn novena, solitary experiments, stereomotion, tenek, tense, viva music, wynardtage, zeromancer — admin @ 10:00 am

A rich and provocative year, 2010 meant the release of many new albums from the relevant names from the gothic, industrial and electro scenes, but also the discovery of new artists, that come, layer upon layer of sound, to further enlarge the musical spectrum, reconsider the influences, and at the same time remain under the non-mainstream cone of light.

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