Metal Reviews

festival in Sölvesborg (Sweden):

WHITESNAKE (UK)
DEEP PURPLE (UK)
ALICE COOPER (US)
JOURNEY (US)
VENOM (UK)
TED NUGENT(US)
CELTIC FROST (CH)
W.A.S.P. (US)
GAMMA RAY (D)
KROKUS (CH)
JEFF HEALEY BAND (CAN)
PORCUPINE TREE(UK)
DRAGONFORCE(UK)
STRYPER (US)
CACTUS (US)
GEORGE THOROGOOD & The Destroyers (US)
THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND(UK)
ANVIL(CAN)
CATHEDRAL (UK)
MOLLY HATCHET (US)
DORO (D)
THE SWEET (UK)
EASY ACTION (S)
NEVERMORE (US)
METAL CHURCH (US)
EVERGREY (S)
ONSLAUGHT(UK)
FROM BEHIND (S/UK/US)
BONFIRE(D)
NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS(US)
BLITZKRIEG(UK)
LORD BELIAL (S)
TIGERTAILZ(UK)
NASTY IDOLS(S)
FIREWIND (GR/S)
JADED HEART (D)
RAISE HELL (S)
HOUSE OF SHAKIRA(S)
THE STORYTELLER (S)

what do you guys think of it ?

hit.

Looks like a massive hit to me.

Definitely hit.

Miss shouldn't even be an option.

That's a damn weird mix of bands, but a fine collection nonetheless.

Well, I'm really tempted to say "A miss", cause a really hit will be if the festival place were in Spain (or France, or Portugal) and not in sweden
It's a really hit, I don't understand the miss option.

Something here for everyone. Hit, and I am moving to Sweeden.

Miss. It's good enough, but unlike Wacken it didn't make me go "Shit! That looks awesome!" More like "That's cool".

DEEP PURPLE (UK)
ALICE COOPER (US)
VENOM (UK)
CELTIC FROST (CH) just curious
GAMMA RAY (D)
PORCUPINE TREE(UK)
DRAGONFORCE(UK)
THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND(UK) just curious, who can really sing like Alex did ?
CATHEDRAL (UK)
MOLLY HATCHET (US)
NEVERMORE (US)
ONSLAUGHT(UK)
BLITZKRIEG(UK)
FIREWIND (GR/S)

here's what I would be happy to see at this festival... what about you ?

NP
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack (Elfman ist krieg #2)

[b]WHITESNAKE (UK)
DEEP PURPLE (UK)
ALICE COOPER (US)
VENOM (UK)
CELTIC FROST (CH)
GAMMA RAY (D)
DRAGONFORCE(UK)
CATHEDRAL (UK)
NEVERMORE (US)
METAL CHURCH (US)
BLITZKRIEG(UK)

b]

That's who I'd actually watch.

well, Whitesnake would have been interesting in the early 80's but not anymore for Coverdale has lost his voice and inspiration...

and Metal Church... Errrrrr.... were never really good :roll:

Whitesnake, because I'd watch them with a beer and then I can say I've seen them live, Metal Church would just be fun.

Deep Purple and Celtic Frost should be enough of a draw. I seem to be in the minority of people who don't care about Nevermore though.

Lord Belial might be interesting, and Porcupine Tree are good for a little space rock even if they're not Eloy or Hawkwind

of course they're not... and I don't thing they try to be anyway... and actually Eloy never were that good

you didn't say Cathedral ? was that just too obvious for you to tell ? 8)

eloy kick ass and don't you forget it! I love the guy's truly awkward accent. I know some of their songs are filler but when everything align they have the very spaciest sound. in my opinion it's Floyd who were never that good..

also I find Cathedral pretty underwhelming :\ I guess I would go see them if I was there, it might help to see them in a different setting

Celtic Frost and Venom are also coming to Finland in the summer to play the Tuska festival. I don't need to travel to Sweden.




They're a good live band. I saw them a while ago. Electric Wizard were even better, though.

DEEP PURPLE (UK)
ALICE COOPER (US)
VENOM (UK)
PORCUPINE TREE(UK)
DRAGONFORCE(UK)
CATHEDRAL (UK)
NEVERMORE (US)

CELTIC FROST (CH)
PORCUPINE TREE(UK) (just cus I'm curious)
CATHEDRAL (UK)
NEVERMORE (US)


Man. Celtic Frost is back. I hope the new album doesn't suck.

Not my kind of festival, i'd go just to see Nevermore and maybe W.A.S.P