Posts Tagged ‘Roadburn’

The Unexpected Highlights of Roadburn 2012 Pt 3: Dark Buddha Rising

Posted on Friday, April 20th, 2012

Several performances rank among the unexpected but true highlights of Roadburn 2012. See for yourself why Dark Buddha Rising made such an impact by watching the clips below. (Pic: Niels Vinck)

Shrouded in mystery, with no biographical information available, Dark Buddha Rising are known only by their musical output. Their latest LP, Abyssolute Transfinite is an immense, sprawling dirge of doom metal and myriad cryptic incantations. Their unrelenting riffs underpin a variety of vocal intonements (choral singing, chants, screams, throat singing), luring the listener into a trance of doom-induced sensory depravation.

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Bongripper: Entire Satan Worshipping Doom Performance at Roadburn 2012 Available

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Bongripper’s entire Satan Whorshipping Doom performance at this year’s Roadburn Festival, which took place April 12-15 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland, has been posted on Youtube. Watch the clips below. Bongripper is a four-piece instrumental doom metal band from Chicago. Since 2005, they have self-released six recordings. Known ...read more

YOB Performs Entire Catharsis Album At Roadburn 2012; Video Available

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012

YOB transported fans into Catharsis as part of their Roadburn Afterburner performance on Sunday, April 15 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. (Pic: Stefan Raduta) YOB are in the vanguard of contemporary doom because of the quality and originality ...read more

Ulver: Roadburn 1967 Concert Footage Online

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Ulver‘s heavy psych set at Roadburn 2012 was truly a flashback to the late 60s; don’t take the brown acid, but watch the clips below.

The Unexpected Highlights of Roadburn 2012 Pt 2: Chelsea Wolfe

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Newcomer Chelsea Wolfe made a big splash at Roadburn 2012, see for yourself what the buzz is about. Sacramento-born, downtown L.A.-based guitarist, singer and electronics sampler, Chelsea Wolfe crafts haunting soundtracks for the apocalypse. Wolfe, with her heavy, long locks, black veil and her piercing eyes, embodies a strange mixture of ...read more

Coroner Videos From Roadburn Online Now!

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Swiss legends Coroner brought their amazing brand of technical thrash metal to the 2012 Roadburn Afterburner. Watch the clips below, and see and feel for yourself how they transcended and expanded the boundaries of the genre. (Pic: Niels Vinck)

Saturnalia Temple: Roadburn Concert Footage Availabe

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Fan-filmed video footage of Saturnalia Temple‘s April 12 concert at Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland can be seen below. Sweden’s occult blackened doom metallers Saturnalia Temple are curently gaining a well-deserved buzz from the metal underground by laying down lysergically thick distorted riffs, super hypnotic pulsating grooves, heavily processed vocals, and druggy effects. ...read more

The Unexpected Highlights of Roadburn 2012 Pt 1: GNOD

Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Several performances rank among the unexpected but true highlights of Roadburn 2012. See for yourself why Gnod made such an impact by watching the clip below. It’s really hard to pin down Salford UK’s psych/metal renegades Gnod, as their their distinctive take on psychedelia is not just otherworldly, but also ...read more

Orchid Videos From Roadburn Online Now!

Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Pre-festival buzz bumped Orchid from the originally planned Bat Cave (a.k.a. Stage01) show to the Green Room and finally to Het Patronaat… the line out the door told us we made the right decision! See why the hype was justified in the clips below.

The Obsessed: Roadburn Concert Footage Available

Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Legendary doom stalwarts The Obsessed reunited for this years Roadburn Festival, watch most of their epic performance below.