First order of the day was buying a hat! It was significantly cooler up in Leeuwarden than in Amsterdam on Saturday but the sun was out in full force and felt much hotter than the predicted 24 degrees.
Into the Grave Festival – Day 1
Leeuwarden, Netherlands | Friday 9 June 2023 Personally I was off to a bit of a slow start, having been quite ill earlier in the morning from some off-food but we (my fiancé and I) managed the train trip from Utrecht to Leeuwarden without too much fuss. We’d decided to leave much earlier in the … Continue reading Into the Grave Festival – Day 1
The easiest European metal festivals to get to
We're all likely feeling well overdue for a holiday, especially now that travel is back on the cards. In no specific order here's a few festivals that I've personally been to that you should totally check out one day if you can!
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016
I attended my very first Graspop Metal Meeting back in 2016. This blog was originally written on 22 June 2016, check out my review of the festival. It was definitely the most organised festival that I have attended, and I was quite impressed at how easy everything was to navigate. In the lead up to … Continue reading Graspop Metal Meeting 2016
Jinjer | The Manning Bar
The first time I’d ever heard of Jinjer, I was in Melbourne and having a chat with Nik from Twelve Foot Ninja. He was telling me about their time touring through Europe with them and how amazing they were. That conversation would have been in March 2018, I was in town to see Queen, and … Continue reading Jinjer | The Manning Bar
Tool | Qudos Bank Arena
In some ways I think it's better to walk into a gig with zero expectations, and that's exactly what I did when I went to see Tool at Qudos Bank Arena. My original plan was to wait and see if any nosebleed seats went on sale because I'd just bought my tickets to Graspop and … Continue reading Tool | Qudos Bank Arena
Alice Cooper | Qudos Bank Arena
Flash back to 2010, it was Sunday 8th August and I was sharing a tent with a friend in Pori, Finland eager for day two of Sonisphere. My memory of the morning is a little hazy now but it had been overcast the day before, and it was well before the time of iphones or … Continue reading Alice Cooper | Qudos Bank Arena
Q&A with Caligula’s Horse – Turntail film clip
I was lucky enough to speak with Jim Grey, vocalist of Caligula's Horse about the quality and concepts of their video clips and how it has contributed to their success. Annelise: Congratulations on the release of your new video for Turntail, it's sitting at nearly 23,200 views after just a few weeks. What was the … Continue reading Q&A with Caligula’s Horse – Turntail film clip
The Heavy Corner 