well as a hardcore metalhead dying to go to european metal festivals such as METALWAY Open Air (Spain) WACKEN Open Air (Germany) Bloodstock OPen Air (England) Tuska Open Air (Finland) Gods of Metal OPen Air (Italy) ^^there billing is pretty much what the music they are promoting! Metal. These festival only bill heavy metal bands and billing something like rage against the machine even though they are a rock group they have rap in it so it would be strange to bill such band in a heavy metal festival but even that is a bad example like ROck Am they bill SLayer and Jay z??? am sure its not like its Slayer then Jayz I just find it wierd these two completing different genres of music to share the same stage let alone be billed on the same festival.....since metal fans hate rap....but no doubt they both can be at the same festival i just think it doesnt mix......God hates us all with big pimping in NYC together??........
Well, if you look at the major European festivals like Glastonbury, T in the Park, Roskilde, Sziget, Lowlands, Rock Werchter or Novarock you find a lot of genre's mixed together (even though RaR goes a step further including many metal bands that wouldn't make the cut at most of the others). mean just as the ones you mentioned those festivals have different stages, and as opposed to the relative homogenous metal crowd draw lots of different people. Usually it's no big deal thoughz and just one big party, and at least at the German festivals instead of booing at an act you don't like you just go back to your tent and party there. A lot of things that aren't allowed in the US are at RaR or wacken, however, beginning with alcohol up to bringing your own furniture and a little engine to produce electricity. It's good for people like me who like many different styles of music, though.
We had Australians camping with us last year essentially coming here for the music festivals and a bit of traveling.
the one festival that i would really liek to go to now is Bloodstock in England. Wacken was first but their billing bands that are trendy but hey they want to make money nothing wrong with that but keep it true....
Pff, you got all the good bands. Well, you and the British. What did Alex buy recently? A Virgin Steele album, so here's a video (not from the same album, but whatever): [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CDnY3rDjY4"]YouTube- VIRGIN STEELE - " Victory Is Mine"[/ame]
Germans can't rock, it's in their genes . And the number of really good German bands absolutely pales in comparsion to those from the US/Canada and the UK (and really, there's a handful of great bands from pretty much every country). The Scorpions know how to write a good song, but they still have the rock star credibility of a paper puncher. And the godawful accents... I'm glad about every band from a German speaking country that does it like Krokus or Victory and gets a singer who's a native English speaker . Well, in case of Accept, despite the result being not too bad, the idea wasn't the best, I admit (and in case of the Scorpions it wouldn't have been either, but why couldn't they have stayed with the American songwriters they got in the late 80s? Their lyrics made SENSE for a short time...).
I should have specified, by you I meant Europe, not Germany. Scandinavia more than any place. France has some cool bands too.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmMDMUlhuDU"]YouTube- Selig - Arsch einer Göttin - LIVE in Stuttgart 1996[/ame]
Yeah, as I said, there are bands from all places. France, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe... Scandinavia has tons of bands, even if you ignore tha black metal sillyness (music from socially awkward teenagers for socially awkward teenagers), and the stuff for the kids (most melodic death and power metal) there remains a lot. But they also have the problem of broken English and awful accents (French, Spanish and Eastern European bands simply sing in their native languages, which helps a lot - East German bands did so too, but very few in the West). Unless we're talking about Asian bands here (unless they've got an American singer you won't notice what language it is sung in anyway, most of the time) there's few stuff that can ruin an otherwise good band for me like that.
Two new songs that are in my head. I've been listening to the new She and Him album with Zooey Deschanel *drools* and MGMT's "Flash Delirium". She and Him's "In the Sun" [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ3cTwI9bIw"]YouTube- She & Him - In The Sun[/ame] MGMT on SNL last week. Great performance. The studio version is just as great. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXUkUMKdvFo"]YouTube- MGMT in Saturday Night Live Episode 678 (Se 35 Ep 20) - Flash Delirium[/ame]
Long live Pirate METAL!!: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVJVR0WduUU&playnext_from=TL&videos=g6DY8kzvrNQ&feature=grec"]YouTube- Running Wild - Conquistadores[/ame] "Exploring the seas to conquer new lands Troops arrayed by the church Sanctified and blessed they set out Crusaders, gentiles' scourge They fight, they kill, they rape Under the banner of the 'holy' church They hunt, they lie, they cheat, thry steal Doing dirty deeds under churchbell's peal Conquistadores - - Hungry for gold, doing as the religious madman told Conquistadores - - Religion's knight, havoc and death caused by pride Pearls of glass for ingets of gold Violence, force and deceit Taking the wealth or the Indian's life Their way of feeding their greed Heathen must turn to Christianity It's like 'believe or die' Arrogance and blindless, religion's force Believers never ask the reason why"
If I never mentioned my enormous crush on Kim McAuliffe, consider it done now http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?artist=Kim McAuliffe [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW5jR34DRgA"]YouTube- Girlschool - We Came[/ame]
Tribute to arguably the greatest metal/hard rock vocalist of all time. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ZfrCPKEqM"]YouTube- Rainbow - Kill the King[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMSI9kal5jg"]YouTube- Black Sabbath - Die Young[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFyxCf8ZgBw"]YouTube- Dio - don't talk to strangers.[/ame]
Die Young is my favorite song. I honestly can't say how many live versions of the song I know... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4pfNDJzQ1U"]YouTube- Dio - All the Fools Sailed Away[/ame] And as we drift along I never fail to be astounded By the things we'll do for promises And a song
Ah, well, just one more before I go to bed. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfMJNornkCk"]YouTube- Black Sabbath - Over and Over[/ame] Too many flames, with too much to burn And life's only made of paper
The last song Dio ever recorded has been leaked - it's an unfinsihed rough mix, and it seems it has been confirmed that it's the real deal. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUqaFyPI9ZQ"]YouTube- Metal Will Never Die..Dio Last Song Ever 5.17.10.MOV[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ8y04G4XH8"]YouTube- Helloween - Judas[/ame] You promise us a bright golden future You say you will save the world That there will be no more hunger and pain But we only see your golden hands You say you take care of our survival Sending us missiles instead But you just betray us, deny us and lie And you always say you would Fight for freedom, fight for rights I see treason in your eyes. Judas - rulin' with an iron hand Judas - sittin' in the government Judas - I am not a Jesus Christ Judas - you will be the one who's crucified Your worship money and economy There's nothing that you wouldn't do If the payment is right you don't care about life 'Cause economy is your truth You are the one selling terror and pain In all the parts of the world You are preparing the final grand slam But you keep on tellin' you'll Fight for freedom, fight for rights I see treason in your eyes. Judas - rulin' with an iron hand Judas - sittin' in the government Judas - I am not a Jesus Christ Judas - you will be the one who's crucified Judas, Judas - are you still human? Judas, Judas - I can't believe it Judas, Judas - dealing with evil Judas, Judas You'll keep on telling you'll Fight for freedom, fight for rights I see treason in your eyes. Judas - rulin' with an iron hand Judas - sittin' in the government Judas - I am not a Jesus Christ Judas - you will be the one who's crucified Judas - rulin' with an iron hand Judas - sittin' in the government Judas - I am not a Jesus Christ Judas - you will be the one who's crucified I love the anti government song Kai has written here! EPIC!
How about some 80s for a change [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGf-5SO4JQQ"]YouTube- DEAD OR ALIVE - YOU SPIN ME ROUND[/ame]
