Last night Budapest's Kék Yuk Klub hosted a very interesting black metal event, with 3 different bands from the genre. 2 were locals, DVVAD and Lidérc, and one was a guest, currently on tour, the rather infamous war black metal machine known as Diocletian. The show was organized by the maniacs from Insane Hellride Entertainment,... Continue Reading →
Unpure and Xalpen: Europe Ablaze Tour 2024 – Bratislava and Vienna Concert Report – April 2024 AB
The moment Europe Ablaze Tour 2024 was announced last December by Goetia Productions, I knew I had to be on 2 of its dates to see the legendary Unpure and the maniacs from Xalpen sharing the stage together. I couldn't believe it that after 33 years of activity Unpure will embark on such a tour.... Continue Reading →
INNER AWAKENING FESTIVAL XI REPORT – Kék Yuk, Budapest – March 2024 AB
Last weekend (22nd-23rd of March), the 11th edition of the infamous Inner Awakening Festival was held in the Kék Yuk Klub in Budapest. One of the reasons which made this edition so special was that after 15 years of hard work and tribulations, the festival has come to an end, but not before celebrating one... Continue Reading →
Whalesong / PÅGÅ / Lukas Häger Live in Budapest (A38 Ship) – 11.03.2024 AB
On the 11th of March I attended on the A38 Ship in Budapest one of the most interesting live events ever organized by Goetia Productions and Planetnoir Industries. Lukas Häger (Reveal!, End All Parties ) opened the evening with his solo performance which left me in total owe. This man is a pure guitar wizard,... Continue Reading →
Stoneblood Live at Fekete Zaj Fesztivál – Dürer Kert Budapest – December 2023 AB – concert review
This concert review was quite a difficult one to write, since the event I'm talking about here is a tribute to a man I once knew. We were not friends in the true sense of the word, but we crossed paths and I respected him and his work he did in Paragon Zero and other... Continue Reading →
The Night Of Darkness and Evil – Xalpen / Lidérc / Ljuska live in Kék Yuk Budapest – November 24th 2023 AB
On a cold November Friday, Budapest's Blue Hell club was the host of a true underground concert, an event for all the true die-hards out there. Xalpen, the Chilean black metal band co-fronted by Alvaro Lillo from Watain was doing a couple of shows in the region and eventually, to my delight, they made it... Continue Reading →
Watain Live in Budapest – Agony and Ecstasy Over Europe Tour 2023 AB
A Watain concert is always an extra sensorial experience that needs to be fully embraced with all your senses. The smell, the visuals and the music all create a portal through which one can travel into unknown dimensions far from this wretched world. On the the 7th of May Watain stopped in Budapest for the... Continue Reading →
Return of the Freezing Winds – Carpathian Forest live in Budapest – 04.03.2023 AB
I don't remember when I wrote my last concert review, so I assume it must have been a long time ago. What better moment to resume this activity than the last minute show of Norway's Carpathian Forest which took place in Budapest last Saturday in Instant-Fogas Komplexum ? Many thanks to Planetnoir Industries for organizing... Continue Reading →
Necrophobic Exclusive Live Stream Report – 21st of March 2020 AB
The review you are about to read below is the most unusual I have ever written so far. It is not for an actual concert I attended in person, but for a performance I witnessed from home, in the sweet confinement of my apartment. The occasion was Necrophobic's live streamed performance from the Harry B... Continue Reading →
Evenfall Winter Tour 2020 – Grift / Wolcensmen – Budapest, March 2nd AB
As the name of this review already mentions it, the Evenfall Winter European Tour stopped in Budapest on March the 2nd. The 2 two bands touring together were Wolcensmen (UK) and Grift (Sweden), both artists presenting a solo acoustic performance. No opening acts, only 2 guys and their guitars. I have to admit that I... Continue Reading →