What seemed like a coincidence turned out to be one of the best festivals of the year over the course of the day. Starting with the location on a hiking trail through the rocks and maquis at Le fare Les Oliviers, the quality of the bands, the quality of the sound and the light in the venue and the acquaintances we made during the festival. Click on the button for the report.
Once there was a boat, traveling in dark winter nights on a black water river. The sailors came out from Catalunya and the wanted to found a band. So they start fishing in this dark water and they captured Death Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal. Then they asked the devil what to do with all these fragments. And the devil wanted to throw the dice about the destiny of all these dark musical styles. So the band started to throw the dice and the devil creates a dark blend of harmonic music made out...
Our beloved Backstage presented during one evening two different ways to receive ringing ears. Either you only listen to death metal in the hall, or you only listen to thrash metal in the club, or you listen to both for 5 hours. We decided to do both, which was possible by purchasing a combination ticket. Both venues were well filled, the average age in the hall was between 45 and 55 years old, and in the club it was around 30 years old, because two generations of metalheads were at the concert.
This festival is worth to see and it´s almost free to visit. You just have to donate at least 30€ and reserve your camping place and you get the light version of Roadburn-Festival on the meadow.
Rock in Bourlon is one of the less known festivals in Europe. The line-up looks like a summer edition of the legendary Roadburn-Festival. The difference between the high-priced and high-hyped Roadburn is, you have to donate around at least 30€, better is 50 - 100€ for the festival - the years before it was for free - and pay 20€ for the campsite. On the festival you consume local beers and food, vegan, vegetarian and meat and you can enjoy a line-up far away of the usual mainstream. Check...
It is not only the double-sense name of this festival, it´s also the location and the line-up and the history of the line-ups. Located in the Bavarian Forest (Forest in Bavarian Dialect: Woid), in Upper Palatina, one of the quite isolated regions in Germany. This mentality and attitude is certainly the motivation for one of the finest festivals in Germany, the Void Fest.
One of the biggest and best European festivals for all kinds of extreme music celebrates its 26th edition. And as always in one of the best venues you can imagine. Check out for further informations.