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"An hour and three quarters flew by in a heartbeat! Sting's presence is strong enough to win over the crowd and fill it with energy, easily and routinely, riding on a string of hits. The years just don't seem to touch him - may it stay that…

"The foundations of a new era are laid. Now it's up to Mary Rose to pour as much energy as possible into promoting the album, find their place on the airwaves and concert stages, and claim the spot in the music world that the most carefully…

"Clubs, axes, cloaks and masks came and went like on a conveyor belt, the ominous content fitting right in with the motifs of the classics Notorius, Rod of Iron and Eyes of a Stranger."

" After a studio drought of almost a decade, Fates Warning dropped their long-awaited comeback album "Darkness in a Different Light" last year, and promoting it is still the backbone of their current European tour."

Location: Munich / Backstage / GermanyDate: 30.09.2014 If the last Tuesday of September saw a convoy of four-wheeled tin cans streaming from the homeland toward Germany, mostly because of the Champions League match between Germany's…

!Billy's live firepower was on full display as the main set wrapped up with Rebel Yell, when the crowd belting out that anthemic chorus at times drowned out the Tivoli hall's PA, which held up well that night."

"If I may add a personal note: after years of waiting, seeing Tesla again finally made it happen, even though I'd have loved to hear at least a few more songs than the "modest" thirteen. Tesla, Rockline is already looking forward to your…

"Foreigner, Europe and FM are bands that each have their own path and identity, and every one of them managed to add its own little piece to the mosaic of yet another unforgettable concert experience tonight."

"With their Trieste show, Harem Scarem showed off the magic of live AOR perfection, built on top-notch technical chops and real chemistry on stage."

"From a good hour and a half of hanging out, we got exactly what we expected: an outstanding performance of old-school material that Queensrÿche fans, let's be honest, have been craving something fierce in recent years. "

"Fates Warning have once again delivered an extraordinary trip through the depths of their unique formula, which, teamed up with the sonic perfection of Orto Bar, turned into a mecca for prog metal fans near and far for a good hour and a…

"By now night had fallen over the grounds, and Accept used the backdrop to serve up their iron-clad repertoire, which of course included Fast as a Shark, Metal Heart and Balls to the Wall. Experiencing the Accept march in front of a…

"Toto built their career on perfection and creative brilliance, and those were the guiding lights at Saturday's show in Padua."

"“The White Snake” proved itself a well-oiled machine in Zagreb, putting on a show a notch more alive than the one we recently saw in Ljubljana. "

"A two-hour journey through the legacy of one of Britain's most celebrated guitarists satisfied the appetite of a hungry Ljubljana crowd, who gave themselves over to the melancholically mellow yet still majestic musical storytelling of Mark…

"Slash was his usual reserved self, only addressing the packed hall for the first time near the end of the show, and with a handful of thank-yous he threw even more fuel on an already blazing atmosphere."

Location: Seebronn / Baden-Württemberg / Germany Date: 28.07.2012 Europe, Bob Geldof, Fish and the rest of the lineup gave us a cozy welcome on opening day of Germany's Rock of Ages festival and helped us get used to the climate of…

"Outstanding technical chops, pure joy in performing and a laid-back vibe once again added up to an unforgettable night of live music with Toto. These guys were simply born for the stage, born to perform!"

"Though each of the night's headliners came from a completely different school of rock, every one of them managed to carry the crowd off into a trance that only regular gig-goers know and that's impossible to put into plain words. So by the…

"And so the music side of the five-day Otočec came to an end. The festival kept mostly undemanding visitors happy with its music and its side entertainment, but the worrying part is that their numbers stagnate from year to year."

"Almost two hours of wandering through their set convinced me once again that Mary Rose are one of a kind on the Slovenian hard rock map"

Location: Ljubljana / Hala Tivoli / SloveniaDate: 11/30/2011 A good five years after Whitesnake first visited the land on the sunny side of the Alps, David Coverdale and company came back to our capital. Unlike last time, Whitesnake…

"The night was a success in every way: Lizzy Borden's first-ever gig in Slovenia delivered on everything the band has to offer. The only complaint is the small crowd. In my book, a bit under 100 people is just not the turnout a band of…

Location: Ljubljana / Arena Stožice / SloveniaDate: Friday, 11.11.2011 A lot has been written and said about the Elton John concert, which finally went down on Friday, on the catchy date of 11.11.11. When the Greatest Hits Tour 2011…

Location: Seebronn (Rottenbrg a. d. Neckar) / Festivalgelände / GermanyDate: 29.07.2011 After the heavy rain the day before, it took the morning to reveal just how bad the storm had been. Puddles, lakes and mud everywhere, forcing…

Location: Seebronn (Rottenburg a. d. Neckar) / Festivalgelände / GermanyDate: 07/28/2011 In the state of Baden-Württemberg, a few dozen kilometers south of Stuttgart, the Rock of Ages festival goes down every year. As the name of…

Location: Kaufbeuren / All Kart Halle / GermanyDate: 02/11/2011 The day after the Accept show in Munich (report here), another big heavy metal event went down just ninety kilometers away in Kaufbeuren. Helloween rolled into the…

Location: Zagreb / Boogaloo / CroatiaDate: 25.01.2011 Helloween are one of the most important European metal bands, since they were one of the key acts behind the boom of heavy-power metal in Germany and Europe in the late eighties.…

Location: Murska Sobota / MIKK / SloveniaDate: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 This November and December are packed at the Youth Information and Culture Club Murska Sobota (MIKK), which is celebrating 15 years in business. The main hub…

"Even if you squint and look the other way, you still have to admit that despite the merciless ticking of Alice Cooper's biological clock, catching one of his shows remains a real treat, worth the trip for every music gourmet out there."

"It felt like a Patti Smith come fully alive was playing her farewell show! A few times she even slung a guitar over her shoulders, and the beautiful interplay of three acoustic guitars was just one more piece of the puzzle that made this…

"A decent bit of fun from an old tomcat, who served Bratislava an hour and a half of rock'n'roll treats. Only the sound stumbled a little — Pasienky hall, too, suffers from the famous Tivoli syndrome of non-acoustics"

"The sound could probably have been handled a lot better too. It was downright catastrophic, and the biggest fans got shortchanged most of all, since the sound was supposedly worst right under the stage."