sábado, 31 de octubre de 2009

Fotos concierto Subterranean Kids en Estraperlo 2009

Subterranean Kids y Micronun en su concierto de la sala Estraperlo de Badalona el pasado 17 de octubre, tras presenciar las excelencias de Y&T.

Subterranean Kids, con nueva formación, mucho más sólida que la anterior, buen show.
Micronun, los teloneros, con dos Ex-Afraid To Speak In Public, buenas intenciones para un grupo destinado al Underground.

lunes, 19 de octubre de 2009

Foto de Yesterday And Today en Barcelona 2009

Fallé a Saxon por motivos externos, mi venganza tuvo un nombre, Y&T el pasado sábado en la Sala Bikini de Barcelona. Un concierto IMPRESIONANTE de más de 120 minutos , como si fueran unos jovencitos...En tres dias el Firefest VI!


Y&T en Barcelona 2009

sábado, 10 de octubre de 2009

Fotos del concierto de L.A. Guns en Four Seasons 2009

Todo un gustazo presenciar conciertos en la pequeña sala castellonense, podrían eso sí mejorar un equipo de sonido flojo que afectó a las primeras canciones de los Angelinos.

Los L.A. Guns de Tracii Guns en la Sala Four Seasons de Castellón el pasado 25 de septiembre, sin duda lo mejor fué cuando tocaron "Blackout in the red room" y pertenece a la antígua banda de su vocalista...


Nasty Tendency, los teloneros, unos Italianos flojos

viernes, 9 de octubre de 2009

Foto del concierto de Mr.big en Barcelona 2009

Mr. Big durante su actuación en la Sala Bikini de Barcelona el pasado lunes 21 de septiembre, mi comentario sobre el concierto en el próximo número de Metal Hammer.


Mr.Big

domingo, 4 de octubre de 2009

Apuntes del Obscene Extreme festival 2009

El meu amic i periodista Jordi Marsal va ser qui va anar al festival Obscene Extreme 2009 a la República Txeca el passat juliol, durant tres dies va disfrutar del lloc referència del Grindcore i Crustie, tot i que també hi caben d'altres estils, és un cop més l'Underground del Metall on hi trobem l'essència de la música. Les fotos les va fer també Jordi Marsal així que les properes paraules reflecteixen molt bé un sentiment únic.

Lividity

A GLIMPSE INTO OBSCENE-ITY


Welcome to world’s freakiest and dirtiest event in the extreme metal underground scene. As the name shows, Obscene Extreme is not for fainted hearts neither for moralist punks. Expect blood, shit, rain, piss, rubbish, semen all and vaginal fluids spread all over there, everyday. The most extravagant off European freaky gallery in extreme metal and hardcore scenes comes there for a weekend, in a lovely and green place lost the Czech countryside, where most people hardly understand the basic English words…
It’s easy to realize why it has become the most crazy and extreme metal fest in Europe. Just ask Brutal Truth’s Kevin Sharp or Dan Lilker, who were hanging out during all the weekend there and showed up in some gigs just for fun and play with some local bands. But the fact is you can not hold a festival like this, with hundreds of crazy people coming from everywhere, without a strong bill. Curby, the mastermind behind this, has managed to offer an amazing selection of bands each year: from crust to grindcore, from thrash to death metal (a bit of variety within extreme music is the key for a well balanced bill…)


Just look this edition: Napalm Death, Blood Duster, Hail of Bullets, Machetazo, dead Infection, Municipal Waste, Venomous Concept, Disfear, Lividity and so on… Shit your pants, my friends. The most extreme and underground bands play there: there is no way you can find them in regular rotation in Wacken, Graspop or even Hellefest. Ok, not everything is so perfect there. I still can not understand how Napalm Death (it was their first appearance in the festival) set was fucked up by an atrocious sound. The same goes for Machetazo. A shame, really.

Besides the usual great performances of these big names, bands like Mumakil or Wormrot delivered unrelenting doses of grind and made people crazy: mosh and stage diving attempts didn’t stop during all the weekend long. Taking advantage of the hyperactive Czech extreme scene, the festival bill adds to the most known underground acts young, relatively unknown but proficient bands. So Jig-Ai and Spasm, became both of these local highlights of furious grind. Remember their names.
If you add to this monstrous bill quite good and cheep beer, the chance to meet and drink with old friends and a friendly but extreme to the limit ambience (lots of freaking pretty girls but also nearly real human zombies, Mexican fighters with their scary masks and even some people wearing menstruation compresses as a suit, all them walking randomly through the festival site), the big party is done.




Don’t forget to arrive quite early the first day: besides you may miss the first bands, you can also miss one of the most extreme gore-sexual performances you may ever see, the so called Freak Cabaret made by Hell: people on stage slitching cunts, hooked human bodies from the skin, withstanding another beings with hooks crossing their knees… bloody shocking!!!


The thieves were the main downside of the festival, really. Trying advantage of exhausted people sleeping in their tents last night, they stole cameras, wallets and bags from all around the campsite. And this has not been the first time… (take note Curby).

Anyway: amazing festival, great gigs and fantastic ambience. You must experience it. I promised myself to attend there at least once in my life… and I survived!!! Try if you dare…


By JORDI MARSAL

sábado, 3 de octubre de 2009

Fotos del concierto de Napalm Death en Badalona 2009

-Ya ha salido publicado mi reportaje de cuatro páginas sobre el Hole In The Sky 2009 en la revista Metal Hammer.-
El pasado 12 de septiembre tuvimos una nueva visita a nuestras tierras de los reyes del Grindcore, sin técnicos y con el equipo de los grupos teloneros, Napalm Death ofrecieron de nuevo una excelente lección de Grind. Mi comentario en el próximo número de Rockzone.


Napalm Death en acción!

Nashgul, gran banda

Moksha, buenísimos a pesar de los problemas técnicos.

Fall Of Mankind, abriendo la velada