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 →
Abysmal Grief / SVOID / Devil Seed Live report – Dürer Kert, Budapest – April 2024 AB
Back in 2016 (seems like in another life, really) I finally got to see SVOID live. At the time, they had just released their sophomore studio album S.V.O.I.D. and were doing a mini tour in Romania supporting the Italian masters of horror Abysmal Grief. 8 years later, on the 2nd of April, Svoid were celebrating... 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 →
UNLEASHED ON THE EAST – WITCHCRAFT, WARLOCKS AND WEREWOLVES TOUR 2019 AB
Last Saturday, on the 23rd of November, 14 metalheads from 4 bands in league with Satan attacked and desecrated the little Supersonic Blue Hell Club in Budapest's 3rd district. No bodies were discovered at the venue, but those who managed to get home on their feet are still marked by what happened that night. But... Continue Reading →
Antichrist Pantocrator European Tour review – Hellgoat and Kill live in Budapest 22.05.2019 AB
Last Thursday, a very interesting black metal package came to town, under the moniker Antichrist Pantocrator European Tour 2019. The 3 bands on the bill - Hellgoat and Manticore from the US and Kill from Sweden - joined forces and decided to haunt the already haunted central/eastern parts of Europe. Finally being able to see... Continue Reading →
Abysmal Grief – Chapter I Tour – Live in Budapest – May 2018 AB
In January the Italian horror doom metal masters Abysmal Grief have released their 5th full length album Blasphema Secta via Terror From Hell/Sun and Moon Records and now, 4 months later, they have embarked on an Eastern European tour to support this beautiful release. The tour was supposed to start in Germany on the 4th... Continue Reading →
March of Blood and Iron Tour: Marduk live in Budapest – May 2018 AB
The third leg of the March of Blood and Iron Tour 2018 stopped in Budapest Friday,the 4th of May. Having already seen the 3 bands present on the bill before - Infernal War, Ragnarok and Marduk - I decided to go to the venue (Supersonic Blue Hell) out of curiosity and why not, for a... Continue Reading →