Ljubljana

"In the sonic landscape, Koromač are merciless nihilists, sound terrorists, totally unsuited to those 'softer souls' who 'inherited' fragile mechanoreceptor organs."

"Kvelertak stopped by Ljubljana on a day off from their tour with Slayer and Anthrax, and the band once again proved they're in killer live form and simply one of the best live bands around right now."

"Toto's debut show in Ljubljana was a success in every respect, and any fan of top-shelf musical expression, whether rock, pop or jazz, who missed this one-of-a-kind concert event can really kick themselves, because it's a big question when…

" despite the obviously too-early finish, Body Count successfully proved they're not just a "nostalgia act" but a band that still has something to say, and I hope the follow-up to Manslaughter arrives sooner than in eight years."

"The source of true Slavic fire whenever she passionately wields her Fender Stratocaster toy! This time was no different. Another great experience."

Location: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 05/31/2015 Nashville Pussy, the unbridled rock'n' roll troublemakers from Atlanta, with their new album »Up the Dosage» and the freshly released compilation »The Years of…

"»Zlagano sonce« gives the band new wings, new flight, new drive. Plenty of live shows are on the way, a whole bag of club thunder. The fantastic night at CUK Kino Šiška was merely the overture to the hot gig days that this year will write…

"The performance proved the timelessness of this striking Gorica band and their work, and every one of their shows remains a chapter of its own. They're still masters of the perfect sound."

"Overkill served up a fitting cross-section of thirty-five years of making noise, then closed out eight hours of Day of Metal with a classic cover and the perfect send-off for the night: Fuck You!"

"A four-piece outfit with, as of today (and I hope I'm counting right), two studio albums under their belt played a show on March 22, 2014, at Rimska ulica 2 in Ljubljana, in the Salon za Eno glasbo. At the end of this November, that show…

"The two-hour concert experience once again confirmed the firm conviction that Avtomobili remain the Slovenian byword for great artistic brilliance, the kind that only a band with a clearly honed musical vision can develop over time, backed…

"Kvelertak aren't some wimpy little Harry Potter owl, they're an owl that listens to Motörhead, AC/DC and Darkthrone and guzzles beer!"

!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."

"Helstar said goodnight after an hour and a half with the legendary classic Run With the Pack, and even though this gig never came close to the unforgettable madness of Helstar's first visit to Bazen in Kranj, you know you can count on…

" The prog giants keep marching on, come what may, and we're left with one more fond memory and the wait for the next tour. "

" Thrash metal has either said everything there is to say, or the scene just doesn't have enough capable bands to make the genre interesting again. If nothing else, you have to admit the bands on this bill are at least eco-conscious. You…

Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: Tuesday, 03.12.2013 How good is a musician once you strip away the makeup of effects, swap the screaming distortion for nothing but the resonant body of an acoustic guitar, sit…

Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: Friday, October 19, 2013 CUK Kino Šiška hosted a very special celebration last weekend: a glamorous show from the folk art rock outfit Katalena, backed by all of its musical…

"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…

" Suffocation prove again and again that they are and remain an unstoppable death metal force, firmly planted on death metal's bloody throne!"

Location: Ljubljana / Gala Hala (Metelkova) / SloveniaDate: 06.06.2013 The progressive rock scene is in full bloom. So full that it's seriously closing in on its golden years, the seventies of the last century; if nothing else, it's…

"The man keeps his youthful cheek and enthusiasm in approaching his daily artistic pursuits! After another one-of-a-kind experience, let's hope Satriani never loses either trait in the art of the singular, exhibitionist brilliance of his…

"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…

"The banality of the band's own musical legacy is offset by the development of giant stage-production scenery, a plethora of excessive, well-acted theatrical stage sketches that don't let the audience breathe for even a fraction of a…

Location: Ljubljana / Gala hala / SloveniaDate: 25.04.2013 The Puzzled is yet another "off-the-wall" project. It's an alliance of four musicians from home scenes devoted to strict musical experimentation and free-spirited…

"The Pumpkins are no doubt one of Germany's biggest bands and will always be welcome here, but they're capable of way better, and that setlist could really use a serious shake-up. Gamma Ray, on the other hand, blew everyone away."

"Meeting Threshold was unforgettable and one of a kind! We probably saw them in Ljubljana for the first time, the last time, and never again."

"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: Ljubljana / SiTi Teater / SloveniaDate: 25.01.2013 When the talk turns to musical experimentation that you hurl into the century-old template of recognizable tunes from the Slovenian folk music landscape, you'll struggle…

"You can't miss it when His Excellency, the musical alien and guitar guru of elusive caliber with that one-of-a-kind art charisma, Steve Vai, appears onstage in front of you. All you can do is travel with him. And at the speed of light.…

Location: Ljubljana / RTV Slovenija (Studio 14) / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 13.10.2012 If anyone stands out from the general Slovenian apathy in this gloomy autumn October of 2012, it's without a doubt the sharp-witted Slovenian…

Location: Ljubljana / Channel Zero / SloveniaDate: 06.10.2012 So what is "24 Hour Party People"? 24 hours of non-stop gigging by 24 bands? 24 hours of uninterrupted musical trance? A 24-hour cross-section of the Slovenian…

Location: Ljubljana / Križanke / SloveniaDate: 20.09.2012 Even a year ago, anyone who has to travel abroad to catch their favorite bands would have shot a sarcastic smirk at whoever dared predict that a concert by two legendary…

"The night seemed pretty much perfect for a dose of eighties nostalgia, since besides showcasing hits from their current studio album "All You Need Is Now" (2011), Duran Duran, as they have done in recent years, had a collection of their…

"The first Rock Music Festival served up a wildly mixed, many-colored lineup. The idea was to tap into the generational shift in musical taste, and especially to go after the younger, let's say (still) MTV generation, the one gripped by a…

"We haven't hosted a package of bands this good in a long time. It's genuinely rare for every act to be excellent, from the first opener onward, which makes it all the sadder that there were barely more of us in Gala hala than members of…

Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: Monday, 21.05.2012 Boštjan Narat is a poet, a musician, even a philosopher, known to everyone as the frontman and guitarist of Katalena and, now more than ever, a…

"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, CUK Kino Šiška, SloveniaDate: Saturday, January 22, 2012 The great Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, best known to most as the first and former voice of Finnish symphonic power metallers Nightwish, is diligently…

Performing: Death Destruction, Amaranthe, Vicious Rumors, HammerFallLocation: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: 03.12.2011 HammerFall is that musical outfit that hit the scene at the right time, in the right place. Back…

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…

"Two fired-up alt rock bands on one bill at Orto bar! Bosnian punk rock n' rollers No Rules from Tuzla and local punk rock rowdies Stranci from Celje. "

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: Ljubljana / Cvetličarna Mediapark / SloveniaDate: 12.10.2011 Adi Smolar is a singer-songwriter of remarkable staying power who has carved out a special place for himself on the Slovenian musical "mainstream" scene.…

"In Flames delivered an unforgettable get-together and satisfied a jam-packed Kino Šiška, whose walls were bursting at the seams and buckling under the band's unstoppable alter-metal barrage!"

"Avtomobili don't play all that often, but when they hit the stage, they simply enchant you. Their music and the way they perform it are so strong in substance and character that at a gig Avtomobili build a world of their own, one that can…

Location: Ljubljana, Cvetličarna MediaPark, SloveniaDate: 10.03.2011 The Power of Metal tour brought Finnish power metallers Thaurorod to our shores for the first time, Denmark's Mercenary back once again, and, for the first time…

Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: January 26, 2011 The thirteenth studio album, "7 Sinners" (2010), has finally brought the Hamburg pumpkin-heads to the Slovenian capital! For the second time overall. Almost…

"Helstar remain a powerhouse on stage, one of a kind. Jerry's absence showed, "peeking through" especially in the mid-tempo stretches of the songs, but still. "Glory To Chaos" got a fantastic introduction in Ljubljana, and everyone who…

"Ljubljana succumbed to hordes of corpses and took on a lovely stench of death, and you could feel the thunder of intellectually refined Antichrists and heretics in the air. "

"Billy Idol took the stage with his band 15 minutes before nine in the evening. The spiky blond hair, the tight radiator of abs, the trademark mugging with that curled lip always catching your eye, the fist-pumping!"

Location: Ljubljana / Gospodarsko razstavišče / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 05/27/2010 This year's MARS festival, an event watched over by the keen eye of the Dallas record label, got a repeat of last year's premiere. That's how it's…

Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / SloveniaDate: 04.11.2009 With a live broadcast from Ljubljana's Kino Šiška, Val 202, the second program of Radio Slovenia, presented the live compilation CD "VAL 09 - Imamo dobro glasbo", which…

"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."

"There was also a hilarious moment mid-set when Al suddenly praised a guy in the front row and asked if he was a drummer, since he always claps in such a tight, on-the-beat way."

"Living Colour are poison, you see, especially for metalheads who want to spit out an identical copy on stage of what their studio work sounds like, frozen on tape. It's exactly this disregard for following set templates that sets the band…

"Chimaira have convinced the Slovenes for the second time that, in their musical territory, they recognize no one better than themselves."

"Križanke couldn't handle all that Whitesnake volume. How was Plečnik supposed to know 100 years ago that Whitesnake would play here one day, and build in extra elements for it?"

"I haven't seen Slovenes join in with such unity and just the right amount of immersion at a "rock" concert in a long time, an event that was all about the simple flow of positive energy from the stage to the crowd and back."

"Mark Knopfler showed once again at this gig what passionate, creative guitar playing can be, with no pointless stage kitsch and no flinging himself around the stage (Mark leaves that to others, the younger guitarists), and on Tuesday the…

"Four hours!!! Madness! Satriani + Vai + Fripp = G3 2004!"

"U.D.O. in Ljubljana! Yes, miracles do happen when it comes to the live offering in Slovenia, but sadly the crowd didn't back it up, with only 100 heads showing up at the venue.