Archive for April, 2011

Blogging From Planet Roadburn: Doktor Ross Sewage (Ludicra)

Posted on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

You know what I hate most about Roadburn? The absolute lack of anything to bitch about. My usual default of claiming points in my life with a flag from the Kingdom of Dissapointment does not work here. If I have to deal with one more happy attendee or another smiling and helpful crew member, I’ll fucking puke rainbows and unicorns!

I learned about this festival when I was on my last stint of filling in on bass for Wolves in the Throne Room. They said, “Ross, it’ll blow your mind.” Sure, guys, I’ve been to some metal fests in my time, I think I can handle it. I was wrong. It’s the best. This has been a dream since to get Ludicra here, slay, and share the entire fest with my compatriots. Dream: realized.

The promoters were nice enough to arrange our hotel stay for extra days at the Formule 1 for all the days here, which is kind of like hotel and a hostel, but mostly like a prison. Every morning felt kind of like a Lifetime rape movie and we expected Brian Dennehy to be peering in our window with a sinister grin. We found out later about some cabins available for the same price with more beds at a campground that was actually close to the city center. It would’ve paid to do a better search online for cozier accomodations before arriving here.

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Candlemass Perform Epicus Doomicus Metallicus With Original Singer Johan Längqvist At Roadburn Festival; Footage Available

Posted on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Candlemass‘s performance at the annual Roadburn Festival late last week saw the band perform their seminal debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus in its entirety with original singer Johan Längqvist. Fan-filmed footage of that can be seen below:

Godflesh Perform Streetcleaner At Roadburn Festival, Footage Available (Theprp.com)

Posted on Monday, April 18th, 2011

Godflesh‘s performance at the annual Roadburn Festival late last week saw the band perform their album Streetcleaner in its entirety. Fan-filmed footage of that can be seen below: Continue reading: Godflesh Perform “Streetcleaner” At “Roadburn Festival”, Footage Available : Theprp.com.

Blogging From Planet Roadburn: Jonathan Selzer (Metal Hammer UK)

Posted on Monday, April 18th, 2011

Roaburn 2011 is, once more, a combination of the familiar and the revelatory, both in terms of the music we’ve come to celebrate, and the unique vibe of the festival. There’s the cameraderie and the reconnections made in the cafes outside as you gauge how you’ve fared in the subtle ...read more

Blogging From Planet Roadburn: JJ Koczan (The Obelisk)

Posted on Monday, April 18th, 2011

A little bit ago, I watched Wovenhand lay waste to both the crowd and every other band I’ve seen today. Seriously. Heaviest Roadburn set so far was Wovenhand. David Eugene Edwards put more passion into the song “Your Russia” than I’ve put into anything in my entire life. I was ...read more

Voivod Performs Brand New Song At Roadburn Festival (Video)

Posted on Monday, April 18th, 2011

French/Canadian avantgarde metallers Voivod performed a brand new song during their appearance at the Roadburn Festival appearance on April 15, 2011 in Tilburg, Netherlands. Fan-filmed footage of the performance can be viewed below: Continue reading: BLABBERMOUTH.NET – VOIVOD Performs Brand New Song At ROADBURN FESTIVAL (Video).

Roadburn 2011 In Pics (BrooklynVegan)

Posted on Monday, April 18th, 2011

Roadburn 2011 in pics (Godflesh, Alcest, Pentagram, Soilent Green, Ghost, Wovenhand, Wardruna & more) photos by Stefan Raduta, words by BBG Coachella isn’t the only heavyweight festival going on this weekend… Roadburn 2011 is in full swing over in Holland. It kicked off on Thursday April 14th, and pictures from ...read more

Roadburned: A Voyage Through the Valley of the Shadow of DOOM

Posted on Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Oh, Roadburn. How I’ve missed you. This year will mark my third pilgrimage to your hallowed halls, and the lineup just may be the most awe-inspiring yet. I already know that, in the true spirit of a such a community-focused festival, I’ll end up missing about half the bands I’ve ...read more

Blogging From Planet Roadburn Pt.1

Posted on Friday, April 15th, 2011

This year, we will be transmitting frequencies from Planet Roadburn in the form of blog posts by a variety of festivalgoers, journalists and photographers, including Mira Born. The idea is to capture some of the unique festival vibe and share it with Roadburn readers in words and pictures. photo’s: Mira ...read more

VPRO 3VOOR12 Tilburg reporting live from Roadburn 2011; Hashtag #roadburn

Posted on Thursday, April 14th, 2011

The Tilburg chapter of VPRO’s 3voor12 network will be covering Roadburn 2011. A special site is up and running at http://roadburn2011.vpro.nl/ to provide coverage (in Dutch) and share the Roadburn twitter stream (the hashtag for Roadburn 2011 is #roadburn). Using the site’s Luisterpaal feature, you can check out the Roadburn ...read more