Releasedate: 15-08-2008; Label:Silverdust Records
By: Nina Mende

End of Green is a German band founded in Stuttgart in 1992. The color in the band name relates to hope, so it basically means end of hope. According to the singer this describes the style of music quite well, which he would also describe as “Depressed Subcore”. However, they have five albums released so far and their sixth just came out: “The Sick’s Sense”. The limited version of it includes a bonus CD with five acoustic tracks.
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Location: Eindhoven (Netherlands)
By: Elvira Visser

A new festival that is taking place in the city of Eindhoven, maybe formerly known from the Dynamo festival (DOA). Now it is time for a new metal festival in this town! A festival organise for one day, in way that the visitor does not have the choose between bands. Although there are two stages, the bands do not overlap each other so it is possible to see them all.
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Venue: 013, Tilburg (Netherlands)
By: Elvira Visser

Doom and Doom-related Festival, organised by 013 Tilburg in the Netherlands. A small festival with 6 bands. The concept was getting bigger and bigger with using all rooms in the venue but this year they decided to focus on the main room. In this way the audience can fully enjoy.
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Location: Hildesheim (Germany)
By: Ann-Kristin Gebhardt

It was raining, as it so often does on festivals, as we entered the former British Army airbase in Hildesheim on Friday, where the M´Era Luna festival of dark music is located. Despite the rain we had to spend some time looking for a free space for our immense marquee. Finally we made it through the tent city of nearly 17 000 other visitors and established our little palace. Our first evening was spent drinking and talking and calming down from the journey – but mostly drinking. A few hours later, we went to the “Hangar” and joined the disco there. With the music of VNV Nation came a thrill of anticipation for the next two days and the fantastic acts we were going to see on the two stages, of which one was inside and the other outdoor.

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Releasedate: 29-08-2008; Label: Napalm Records
By: Elvira Visser

KATRA is a gothic metal band from Finland. The beginnings date back to 2006 when several musicians clinched hands together and created KATRA. The musicians come from different known Finnish bands such as Lovex, Nocturn, Minerva and Sonicmind. Bass player Johannes Tolonen and guitarist Kristian Kangasniemi known from the dark metal band Nocturn started with the idea to form a new band as they had played different genres since they left Nocturn. The band needed a classical schooled vocalist and found her in Katra Solopuro, who began her singing career as a background vocalist for Essentia.
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Releasedate: 29-08-2008; Label: Napalm Records
By: Elvira Visser

Serenity formed back in 2001 as a melodic metal band with the right amount of progressive influences. After establishing themselves with their first demo three of the founding members left the band. Since 2004 the line up of Serenity consists of Georg Neuhauser, Thomas Buchberger, Simon Holzknecht, Mario Hirzinger and Andreas Schipflinger.
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Supports: Cherry Lips; Venue: Dreikönigskeller, Frankfurt (Germany)
By: Nina Mende
It’s Friday night in August and I am not at a festival for several reasons. But at least I am at a concert.

Dreikönigskeller in Frankfurt is a really tiny bar in a cellar with a tiny stage, dimmed lights and an Elvis altar. I had been there once before for an acoustic set of Betty Ford, tonight I was there for Sister Dew, a German rock band. I would say a female rock band, but the drummer is male…
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