Redeemer of Souls

It sure sounds very good! Just had the time to listen to it once yet tough... So we'll see how it developes!

Very nice package too, great artwork...
So? Will Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls make it to this year's top 10?

Cheers
E

Toys in the attic

Should probably have been another recordshoppers anonymous this one but I just need to try out my new toy first! Got myself an Xperia Z2 so for the first time ever my private Phone is better than my workphone... I like it and with the free wifi at Copenhell it was a bit too easy to "out" everyone! Fun of course! And it is something to brag about to meet Michael Denner!

Next week I have one day vacation, gonna   see Vicious Rumors in Munich. Awesome I think since "Live you to Detta 2" kicks assistent.

But first, BBQ and beer! Deserve this since I drove to and home from Copenhell every day!

Chefers
Erika

NP: Steel Prophet - Omniscient

Home again and it's raining

Metal Magic Festival was awesome as expected.  No doubt about that!  Great bands and cool people. Dark Quarterer did an amazing gig,  pure magic!  Then Desolation Angels,  Ear Danger, Paragon, Portrait and som more was really good too! And it's sooo good to hang out in the sun, with nice people, drinking cheap beer and just enjoy a weekend of Metal.

The good thing about Festivals like Metal Magic is that band merch is cheap!  So we sure did some shopping.   One supercool vinyl edition of Danish cult band Metal Cross,  booklet,  7" and more... Also, Desolation Angels had an 80's 7" with them,  Valhalla for a bargain price!

Another really cool buy was the first Dark Quarterer album on original vinyl. The even cooler thing was that Gianno and Paulo signed it, even got kind of an artwork together with the signature also. 

One more week of work now before VACATION!!!!

Cheers 

E 

Festival time

Yes,  vacation is coming closer but I still have another week to work and it will be a tough one. So many things dragning, especially dokumentation,  but it's hard to do anything good with only one hour here and there which isn't booked for meetings.

Anyway, these last few weeks I've been catching up with METAL KAOZ things. Picture edition, reviewing records (THRASHBACK, TEMTRIS, VADER...) goodies. At the same time sweating my ass off in the shoebox flat but I'm glad raining has stopped at least!

Tomorrow we're off to METAL MAGIC! Gonna be awesome!!!

Cheers
E

Almost a tour now...

Yep, VOID MOON will play DOOM OVER SCANIA next year too. And since last festival was a blast, so many good shows including SORCERER,  MORTALICUM, STONE GRIFF,  HANDS OF ORLAC... And then looking at the new billig. It will be Great again!
But first we have DUTCH DOOM DAYS and we are working to confirm more gigs.

Cheers
E

NP: ACCEPT - BALLS TO THE WALL

Some about nothin'

Well, feels good that it is Friday.  This means Metal Magic Festival is less than a week away! Looking forward to see Dark Quarterer, Desolation Angels, Hurlement, Protector and many more...

Cheers E

Festival Season 2014 starts...

Yep... Keep It True which is the first one is just two weeks something away now. I'm really looking forward to this Festival. As always, a lot of great bands and I'm sure I will meet up with old friends and get some new ones too! Again, as it always is! Another thing that really equals KIT is a Schnitzel in our Hotel Restaurant, Goldener Stern in Lauda. Gerhard and his staff serves great food with homegrown vegetables. Last year, I think it was, Gerhard and his regular visitors tried to sing a song for me, "A little flower called Erika". Hysteric! Fun and a bit embarrassing!!! It's going to be really cool to see HEXX, found them back in 1988 and the records still kicks ass. LETHAL too of course. TOXIC, JAG PANZER and METAL CHURCH... And, and, and...

We'll miss Heavy Days in Doomtown this year unfortunately. Nice event even if the line-up doesn't always fit my taste. But I've also seen some really cool bands on that Festival, bands I never expected to like prior to the show. Like PROFETUS. Maybe next year.

Muskelrock has become a tradition. Especially since I realized it's possible to stay at Hotel Rådmannen and skip camping, else I doubt I would gone back year after year. Even if it is a very nice Festival, similar atmosphere to KIT and always a great line-up, but if I have to be camping in the end of May in Sweden the line-up needs to be a killer. Not necessary now though! I'm really looking forward to see Uli Jon Roth, SATAN, PROTECTOR, ANGEL WITCH and a few more...

 
Then the big ones starts, Copenhell Festival. Even though it is big it's a very nice Festival. Nice atmosphere and killer bands. What's so cool with Copenhell is everything around that's arranged as well. Normally they have a Film Festival showing independent as well as classic films, last year they had a burning (smoking at least) church and open coffins in the center field!!!!

Metal Magic is the next one up! Even if the temperature allows camping I really enjoy the Festival where I can stay in a Hotel. So it is with Metal Magic, always great line-up, great people and very well arranged! And always a lot of cool bands, DARK QUARTERER, PORTRAIT, HÜRLEMENT, PARAGON and a few more will be great fun.

I'm not sure exactly how many Festivals it will be during the summer, not more than the ones already mentioned... But one of the highlights is absolutely Headbangers Open Air. The only Festival I don't mind camping for. Normally warm and nice and possible to build a camp, set up BBQ etc. That I like. This together with great people and awesome bands sure makes it a good vacation. WARLORD, DEATH ANGEL, RIOT, WHIPLASH, GRAND MAGUS, TYGERS OF PAN TANG, CAGE will be awesome and I assume the rest will be great as always!

Then what? Sure, I can't be out traveling all summer, need to spend some time at home too, to rest a bit. But when bands come to town it's hard to resist. I really want to see VICIOUS RUMORS too, they're coming over to Europe for a few gigs and I think I need to catch at least one. KING DIAMOND is playing in Berlin a few days after HOA, that could make a great end to the vacation!!! Busy busy!!!

And then the plan for fall!!! I'm not sure how I will have time to work anymore, and it sure will be a hell lot of travel with work as well!!! Exiting days.

Cheers
E

NP: MSG - Michael Schenker Group