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Roadburn 2013: Friday, April 19th by Kim Kelly

Posted on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

My fearless leader and partner in crime Louise Brown has already done a bang-up job of telling y’all about how awesome Thursday was (though I’ve got to give an extra-robust shout-out to Pallbearer, The Atlas Moth, Royal Thunder, Pilgrim, Primordial, Lord Mantis, and most especially Mournful Congregation!).

Friday started off strong with Dread Sovereign’s first show outside of their native Dublin, and the fact that Het Patronaat was already packed to the gills by the time they came onstage at 2pm gives you an idea of what we were dealing with. While Sol Dubh got to stretch his legs a bit with some more complex drumming than usual and guitarist Bones hurled himself into every slow, deadly stroke, erstwhile Primordial frontman Alan Averill strapped on a bass, wiped off his customary corpsepaint, and loosened up.

Dread Sovereign is a brand-new project but sounds old as the hills thanks to the vintage doom and heavy metal riffs the trio smacked down, and Averill’s soaring vocals paid tribute to Solitude Aeturnus and Candlemass. A little bit of rock’n’roll swagger crept in, too, and you could tell the lads were having a blast. Definitely a highlight – and I hadn’t even had a breakfast beer yet!

Dream Death thundered and thudded on the mainstage – with every moment, it became more and more apparent just why so many bands worship (and rip off) their monolithic riffs. I peeked in at Tombstoned, who were a quintessential Roadburn band (lots of fuzz, long hair, and funky vibes) on my way to see Sabbath Assembly. I’m a massive fan of the project, but have to say that I preferred seeing them with Jex Thoth – the ceremonial aesthetic had been stripped down and cast aside in favor of a looser, more rock-oriented performance, and some of the magic got lost in translation.

Witch Mountain set Het Patronaat ablaze with Rob Wrong’s Hendrix-heavy leads and Uta Plotkin’s dizzying range – they’re always great live, but the clean European air seemed to give them a burst of energy, and you could see how much they were loving it up there. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats packed out the main hall, but for me, it was all about Hexvessel, and fighting my way into the church to soak up their wondrous Finnish freak forest folk was worth every jostled second. They really are a special band; I was unmoved by their performance last year, but this time around, I was entranced (alongside the scores of others who seemed similarly lost in the moment).

As The Pretty Things glided through their flowery, 60’s-style pop tunes on the mainstage, I was on the hunt for something uglier. Moss did the trick quite nicely with a bass, a voice, and a LOT of volume (vocalist Olly’s retina-searing purple vest didn’t hurt). Upstairs in the Bat Cave (“Stage 01” if we’re being formal) where Electric Wizard’s Grindhouse Cinema had been unsettling patrons all day, Attila Csihar as Void Ov Voices twiddled knobs and chanted / groaned / growled along to a strange horror film, creating the sort of atmosphere any director would kill his lead for.

Long lines kept me away from Les Discrets’ airy compositions, but cramming into the beyond-full Green Room to see my old friends in Cough lay it the fuck down was a priority anyway. They’re a main stage band if I ever saw one, and proved their point with one of the best sets I’ve ever seen them play. Pure evil, pure crushing menace, pure fucking riffs. You should’ve been there.

Perennial favorites Electric Wizard did what they do best, delighting longtime fans with some older tunes and paying tribute to their newest black mass as well. Druglust, bloodlust, and acres of long hair filled the hall as the air filled with green smoke and the gods of Roadburn smiled down through bleary eyes. Hail the Wizard.

As tough as it can be to tear yourself away from the friends you only see once a year and kept to a strict schedule, it’s a sacrifice that must be made if you really want to see everything – especially buzz bands like Goat and Amenra. Het Patronaat was already sporting epic lines before Wizard had even finished playing, and to my chagrin, I missed both!

All accounts assure me that I missed two amazing performances – next year, I’ll have to be quicker. A quick peek apiece at Psychic TV (100% not my cup of tea, though the Pallbearer dudes swear up and down that it was the most amazing set of the weekend) and Satan’s Satyrs, who piled on the fuzz and left the Green Room awash in stale weed smoke and dirty punk riffs.

And then the real party began…

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Roadburn Festival 2013 On YouTube (Our Unofficial Roadburn Channel)

Posted on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

We have christened Kkpgijsbers Youtube channel as our unofficial home of Roadburn due to its amazing content of fan-filmed, high-quality video footage of Roadburn 2013. If you missed anything at the festival, or if you want to relive your favorite moments, check it out HERE. Watch some teasers below.

Roadburn 2013: Video Report Day Two

Posted on Saturday, April 20th, 2013

Once again, our video crew from Super 208 Productions is out there in the thick of the festival this year. Here is their daily report. Enjoy!

Electric Wizard Proudly Presents The Electric Grindhouse Cinema at Roadburn 2013

Posted on Monday, April 8th, 2013

Electric Wizard proudly presents The Electric Grindhouse Cinema at Roadburn 2013 on Friday, April 19th at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. A 12 hour trawl through the abyss of 70s exploitation cinema… “when cinema was still considered art and art meant tits & ass to the grindhouse cinemas of ...read more

Iron Fist Issue Four Available Now

Posted on Saturday, March 30th, 2013

Edited by Louise Brown (ex-Terrorizer) with an awesome team of heavy metal nerds (meant in the nicest sense of course) behind her, Iron Fist issue four is on sale now! “We’re preparing for Roadburn Festival over at Iron Fist Magazine and to get us in the mood to dedicated a ...read more

Monday song: The Electric Banana (a.k.a. The Pretty Things) – Alexander

Posted on Monday, December 24th, 2012

Every Monday morning we’ll post a kick-ass song to get your week going. “Between 67-70 The Pretty Things recorded a string of acid fried classics that pushed the envelope of guitar music: ‘Defecting Grey’, ‘Balloon Burning’, ‘Mr. Evasion’, ‘Old Man Going’, ‘Eagle’s Son’, ‘Alexander’ etc etc… absolutely blew our minds ...read more

British Psych-Rock Legends The Pretty Things To Bring Their Classic Acid Rock To Jus Oborn’s Curated Roadburn Event

Posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2012

“Electric Wizard and The Electric Acid Orgy are unbelievably proud to present their very special guests, British psych-rock legends The Pretty Things …the 1st debauched rock’n’roll band of the 60s”, says Jus Oborn. “The original bad boys of rock that outpartied the Stones and the Pistols, they had the first drug-pop-hit ...read more

The Pretty Things: Name Checked by Dave Gilmour & The Late Great John Peel Among Others

Posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2012

We’re elated to announce that the legendary The Pretty Things have been confirmed for Jus Oborn‘s curated Roadburn event, The Electric Acid Orgy. On Friday, April 19th, the band will play a full-on psychedelic set at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. The Pretty Things created some of the most ...read more

Satan’s Satyrs, USA’s Premier Purveyors of Scuzz Rock, Confirmed For Jus Oborn’s Curated Roadburn Event

Posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2012

“We have the latest debauched acid rockers drenched in 60s acid… Satan’s Satyrs, says Jus Oborn, “This band is already legendary around here for their ultra-sick demo tape that really pushed the filthy line between 60s punk and doom… Sabbath, Venom, Stooges, Flag.” “Then they did it again with their ...read more

Electric Wizard Is Proud To Present Three More Mindblowing Freakouts For The Electric Acid Orgy: Cough, Sabbath Assembly & Tombstoned

Posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

“Firstly, raise your withered stumps and welcome ye brothers of the bong, Richmond, Virginia bruisers and losers…(cue intro to Sweet Leaf)… Cough… rising through the fog like resin-zombies the appropriately named band are the epitome of evil stoned doom”, says Electric Wizard‘s Jus Oborn. “Violent, bleak and wasted… Ritual Abuse ...read more