Teen Art Out – Blog

In 2023 Metalhead Meeting sarbatoreste 10 ani de la prima editie si revine la formatul de 3 zile si va avea loc intre 26 si 28 mai la Romexpo, in aer liber. Headlinerul festivalului este trupa americana PANTERA, trupa considerata ca fiind una dintre cele mai mari trupe de metal din toate timpurile. Trupa va urca pe scena sambata, pe 27 mai.

Fanii care au cumparat bilete in trecut la Metalhead Meeting vor primi un cod unic cu care au acces la bilete pe 23 noiembrie de la ora 10:00. Acest cod poate fi folosit o singura data. Biletele se pun in vanzare pentru publicul larg, vineri, 25 noiembrie de la ora 10:00. Se pun in vanzare doar 10.500 de abonamente. 

Cvartelul compus din Phillip Anslemo, chitaristul Dimebag Darrell, fratele sau, tobosarul Vinnie Paul si basistul Rex Brown au ajuns rapid la un succes masiv global in anii 90 cu mai multe albume recompensate cu discuri de platina si aur, turnee sold out, reprezentatii live feroce si patru nominalizari la premiile Grammy. Inclusiv astazi piesele lor sunt cosiderate niste capodopere ale muzicii metal si niste adevarate pietre de temelie pentru muzica heavy metal de pe albume precum Cowboys From Hell, Vulgar Display Of Power dar si albumul care a ajuns pe locul 1 in Billboard, Far Beyond Driven. Cei patru texani au continuat sa inspire foarte multe trupe in timp ce au adunat milioane de fani devotati in jurul lumii.

Putini mai speram la o reununine insa acest lucru acum este posibil la METALHEAD Meeting. Trupa s-a reunit si este cap de afis la majoritatea festivalurilor din jurul lumii.

Despre istoria Pantera sunt mult prea multe de spus. Dupa patru albume in stilul clasic al anilor ’80, in 1990, Pantera a revolutionat metalul cu “Cowboys from Hell”. Considerat printre primele materiale de Groove Metal, “Cowboys from HELL” a fost discul care a transformat Pantera intr-o formatie de top. Albumul i-a urcat si pe scena legendarului show de la Moscova, “Monsters Of Rock”, in 1991 alaturi de Metallica, AC/DC, Mötley Crüe, Queensrÿche şi The Black Crowes unde au cantat in fata a 1.6 milioane de spectatori.

Au urmat “Vulgar Display of Power”, considerat de fani dar si critici unul dintre cele mai bune albume metal din istorie, apoi “Far Beyond Driven”, material care a ajuns pe prima pozitie in Billboard 200 si care a atins cel mai rapid borna de 1.000.000 de vanzari din catalogul Pantera. 

Urmatorul, “The Great Southern Trendkill”, album pe care Dimebag isi demonstreaza maestria de chitarist. Solo-ul piesei “Floods” este considerat de multi cel mai bun solo al artistului, Guitar World incluzandu-l pe pozitia 32 in topul celor mai bune solouri din toate timpurile.

“Reinventing the Steel”, este ultimul disc unde aceste 4 genii ai muzicii, Dimebag, Rex, Vinnie si Phil pot fi auziti impreuna. Piesa “Revolution Is My Name” avea sa fie nominalizata si la premiile Grammy pentru Best Metal Performance.

Pantera este sinonim cu legenda, o trupa cult pentru ascultatorii de rock si metal de orice varsta, un nume care poate fi pus oricand alaturi de marile trupe ale genului precum Metallica, Iron Maiden sau AC/DC/. Iar noi ii vom vedea live la Bucuresti la METALHEAD Meeting.

Abonamentele de trei zile se gasesc pe iabilet.ro la urmatoarele preturi:

– VIP –  699 lei
Pe platforma la inaltime, aproape de scena cu bar si acces separat. Doar 500 de bilete.

– Cowboys from Hell (A) – 399 lei
Fara loc in fata scenei. Doar 3000 de bilete

– Concrete sledge (B) – 339 lei
Fara loc in spatele Categoriei A. Doar 7000 de bilete

La intrare abonamentele costa 450 de lei la Categoria A si 400 de lei la Categoria B.
La pretul tuturor abonamentelor se adauga comisionul de emitere bilet de 15 lei.
Fiecare comanda poate contine maxim 6 bilete.
Accesul copiilor sub 7 ani este gratuit daca sunt insotiti de un adult posesor de bilet valabil.

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Sonata Arctica canta pe 21 Noiembrie la Quantic Club din Bucuresti iar urmatoarea zi, pe 22 Noiembrie vor urca pe scena /FORM Space din Cluj-Napoca. In deschiderea ambelor concerte va canta Eleine.

Pentru ambele concerte, atat cel din Bucuresti cat si cel din Cluj-Napoca, programul este cel de mai jos.

PROGRAM

OPEN DOORS 19:00

Eleine 20:00-20:45

Sonata Arctica 21:15-…

REGULI DE ACCES SI INFORMATII UTILE

Este interzis in zona de concert:

– sticle, conserve;

– mancare sau bauturi de orice fel;

– artificii, obiecte periculoase;

– arme, bate, cutite, spray-uri, lanturi lungi, selfie stick, glow stick, obiecte ascutite, artificii

– substante interzise cf. legii 143 / 2000

– obiecte cu laser (ex. pointere, brichete cu laser);

– aparate foto/video profesionale sau semi-profesionale (cu obiectiv detasabil);

– aparate de inregistrare audio-video profesionale sau semi-profesionale;

– animale de companie;

– persoanele cu probleme de ordin medical trebuie sa aiba asupra lor dovezi clare pentru a putea intra la concert cu medicamentele necesare.

Biletele se gasesc in format electronic pe www.iabilet.ro si in magazinele Flanco, Metrou Unirii 1, Muzica, IQ BOX si pe terminalele Selfpay. Online, puteti plati cu cardul,Paypal,carduri de tichete culturale Sodexo, pe factura la Vodafone sau Orange sau ramburs prin Fan Courier oriunde in tara.

I have seen many big shows this year, seen my actual favourite bands and yet nothing compared with the joy and warmth Anneke van Giersbergen gives off. She is a master of her craft, but more than anything she is such a sweet person, who truly loves what she is doing and is so honest. She lights up any room she walks in.

The night started with Maru, to whom I have to give a lot of credit. She gave such a nice performance and made us all feel warm and fuzzy and ready to see Anneke. I really want to search more about her and will definitely try to see her again if I get the chance.

The more I like a band or an artist, the more critical I become. And yet I cannot find a single bad thing to say about Anneke’s show. Maybe that I wish she played My Promise. That’s it. In rest I was just lucky to be there. What a voice! What a stage presence! So much warmth and happiness and pure joy.

What a nice setlist! Surely, that is the case because I know and love her latest solo album, “The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest”. If you haven’t listened to it yet, it’s high time you did.
She also brought back classics from her time with The Gathering, such as Strange Machines or Saturnine. And, of course, some Devin Townshend couldn’t be left out, so we got a bit of it with Ih-Ah. But the night was also full of covers. I love when artists don’t let egos get in the way of not just good songs but fun moments of diversity. We got to hear some Kate Bush, some Iron Maiden, even some Leonard Cohen.

An in between all these lovely songs Anneke was telling stories and laughing, reminiscing and simply connecting with the audience. Nothing can beat an acoustic show with a guitar and a great voice and just the warmth of it all.

Overall, what a night! Thank you metalhead/bestmusic for bringing Anneke to Bucharest. It was an amazing evening that I will cherish for a long time.

Anneke Van Giersbergen se reintoarce in Romania cu doua noi concerte memorabile, la Cluj Napoca pe 07 Noiembrie in /FORM Space si pe 08 Noiembrie la Bucuresti in Quantic. In deschidere va urca Maru.

Pentru ambele concerte, atat cel din Cluj Napoca cat si cel din Bucuresti, programul este cel de mai jos.

PROGRAM

OPEN DOORS19:00

Maru 20:00-20:30

ANNEKE 20:50-…

REGULI DE ACCES SI INFORMATII UTILE

Este interzis in zona de concert:

– sticle, conserve;

– mancare sau bauturi de orice fel;

– artificii, obiecte periculoase;

– arme, bate, cutite, spray-uri, lanturi lungi, selfie stick, glow stick, obiecte ascutite, artificii

– substante interzise cf. legii 143 / 2000

– obiecte cu laser (ex. pointere, brichete cu laser);

– aparate foto/video profesionale sau semi-profesionale (cu obiectiv detasabil);

– aparate de inregistrare audio-video profesionale sau semi-profesionale;

– animale de companie;

– persoanele cu probleme de ordin medical trebuie sa aiba asupra lor dovezi clare pentru a putea intra la concert cu medicamentele necesare.

Biletele se gasesc in format electronic pe www.iabilet.ro si in magazinele Flanco, Metrou Unirii 1, Muzica, IQ BOX si pe terminalele Selfpay. Online, puteti plati cu cardul,Paypal,carduri de tichete culturale Sodexo, pe factura la Vodafone sau Orange sau ramburs prin Fan Courier oriunde in tara.

Bucharest, October 18th, Arenele Romane. Tarja descends upon Bucharest with her “In The Raw Touri”. This has to be one of the best Tarja shows I have seen. And I have seen 14 of them.
First of all, big thank you to Metalhead for bringing her to Arenele Romane. It felt weird after all these years to be at a Tarja show and not be seated, but freaking finally!!
I cannot say it was my favourite show of hers, but it was certainly different. 2 years of pandemic gave her time to rediscover her love for the stage and let her fine tune her show.

She re-orchestrated most of her song to give them all a bit of a common sound, making the show very homogenous and just flowing. There are songs where I would have preferred the studio version, such as Undertaker or Diva. However, I do appreciate the effort. It’s worth noting that now songs just went one into the other without dead times in between, making the show feel much smoother. And yet, nothing was lost in the public interaction. Tarja is always the artist who tried the most to speak some of the local language and always gives some of her best tries at Romanian.

Big props to Tarja’s band and crew as well. Just because she is the big name on the door doesn’t take away from how good they are. This time they also had a band solo, or as my boyfriend called it “my favourite moment of the show”. I am super happy to see Alex and Doug do more singing, Alex especially. Brings something extra to the live experience.

The setlist was quite good. After all, this is the tour that should have been before the pandemic, to promote her “new” album. So of course, things are missing, but we got a few new ones (Serene, Silent Masquerade), a few older ones (Anteroom of Death), and a few throwback ones that we really enjoy (My Little Phoenix, Until My Last Breath, I Walk Alone). We even had a Nightwish classic (Wishmaster) and an acoustic moment. I absolutely love it when shows have acoustic parts, however, this one needed some more well known songs as well.

Overall, Tarja was just different, for the better This amount of energy and just happiness clearly shows her passion for it all. Even at the very end, she spent a few good minutes on stage after the band left to just take in the public and say thank you, which is rarely seen. So if you still get to see heron this tour, enjoy that!

On the not as wow side of the evening, I have to wonder why it was so hot in the heated tent. We have an energy crisis after all :)) and it wasn’t that cold outside. More than that, opening bands… I already said I have seen a few Tarja shows so I just know that the bands she brings on tour to open for her… Well they paid to be there. And that’s the kindest thing I can say. It’s never anything remarkable, which is a shame.

Last but not least, on a personal note, as I mentioned before this wasn’t my favourite show and something was missing I guess. I didn’t get the Ohmagad it is Tarja in front of me butterflies. Which is normal as I am getting older and I have seen not just many shows of hers, but a lot of shows in general. But it’s a bit of a bittersweet grief for all the passion and love I had for her, heading the fanclub, spending countless hours debating everything about her with other fans. Felt like the chapter of fangirling in my life ended, but I am glad we had a good show for that.