First we have to say thank you SOL and Mona for the invitation. It was SOL´s Champions League Festival and of course it was sold out with, I guess 2500 spectators. The two venues were big enough for a lot of Stoner- and Krautheads from all over Europe. The parking situation was a bit crucial, because there were only private parkings or forbidden parking around the Club Volta and the Victoriawerk. The large number of security personnel was surprising, as we have only a third of the staff at a comparable festival at the Backstage in Munich. If these are the requirements due to the current security situation in Germany, I find it worrying, especially since the audience is among the most peaceful and chilled-out people anywhere. Both venues had good, powerful sound, and the lighting was, as always, very playful or monochrome blue, red, or green. They could have done more. What I found a shame was that only Ben Bardous from Slomosa personally thanked Matte and Sound of Liberation. The other bands played, and somehow they seemed unaware of the large and international scene that Matte Vandeven and his Sound of Liberation team have created in 20 years. Considering that in 2007, Matte booked "Die Apokalyptischen Reiter" for a medieval festival at Veldenstein Castle.
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