Euroblast Festival

Euroblast Festival

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Genre Progressive metal, djent, post-metal, mathcore, avant-garde metal, technical death metal
Location(s) Cologne, Germany
Years active 6
Website
Euroblast.net

Euroblast Festival is a progressive metal music festival, staged in Cologne, Germany since 2008. According to the organizers, the festival is the first of its kind in Central Europe and at the same time the biggest in the world.[1][2]

Background

The first editions from 2008 to 2010 were one-day events held on several dates.[3][4] In 2011 the Euroblast Festival Vol. 7 was held over two days at the club Underground in Cologne.[5] The Euroblast Festival Vol.8 was held over three days at the Live Music Hall and the Underground in Cologne in October, 2012.[6] Since 2013 the festival takes place in the Essigfabrik in Cologne. The Festival features several workshops, a special highlight of the event, where musicians of performing bands reveal their techniques to interested festival visitors. Another notable fact is that concert tickets were sold to over 34 countries.[7] In 2011 and 2012 visitors from Australia, Malaysia, Venezuela, US, Israel, Japan and most European countries travelled to Germany to attend the festival.[8] [9]

History

2008

Euroblast Vol. 1

The bands played at Euorblast Festival Vol. 1 were: Deus.Exe (DE), Ad Astra (DE), Warfield Within (DE), Sayn (DE), Neraia (DE), Evidence Of Fear (DE), Bardoc (DE), Thorns (DE), Begging For Incest (DE), Demise Empire (DE), By Brutal Force (DE) und Debt Of Nature (DE). [10]

Euroblast Vol. 2

The bands played at Euroblast Festival Vol. 2 were: Bloodwork (DE), Devilsick (DE), Nektra (DE), A-Rise (DE), Skum (DE) and Indicator(DE). [11]

2009

Euroblast Vol. 3

The bands played at Euroblast Festival Vol 3. were: Devine Zero (DE), Bloodattack (DE), Obscura (NL/DE), Lot (MEX), Abendland (DE), Decision to Defy (DE), Worldescape (DE), Dew-Scented (DE), Findish Gloom (DE), Damage Source (DE) and Disörder (DE). [12]

Euroblast Vol. 4 - French Edition

The bands played at Euroblast Festival Vol 4. were: Textures (NL), TesseracT (UK), Dagoba (FR), Nightshade (FR), Hacride (FR), Sideblast (FR), Deus.Exe (DE), Kohatred (DE), Project 13-5 (DE), Apron (DE), Nolentia (FR) and Scorches Of Dusk (FR). [13]

Euroblast Vol. 5 - Grind Night

The bands played at Euroblast Festival Vol 5. were: We Butter the Bread With Butter (DE), Jack Slater (DE), Begging for Incest (DE), Hordak (DE), Karras (DE), Fat Mans War Face (DE), Ichor (DE), Guerrilla (DE), Thorn (DE), Badoc (DE), Act of Worship (DE), Centaurus-A (DE) and Decree of Hate (DE). [14]

2010

Euroblast Vol. 6

The bands played at Euroblast Festival Vol 6. were: Monuments (UK), Chimp Spanner (UK), Vildhjarta (SE), Aliases (UK), Uneven Structure (FR), Eryn Non Dae (FR), Nightshade (FR), Divine Temptation (AT) and Syranic (DE).[15]

2011

Euroblast Vol. 7

The bands which performed at Euroblast Festival Vol. 7 were: Mnemic (DK), Textures (NL), Vildhjarta (SE), TesseracT (UK), Sybreed (CH), Monuments (UK), Chimp Spanner (UK), Panzerballett (DE), Aliases (UK), Visions (UK), Uneven Structure (FR), The Algorithm (FR), Devastating Enemy (UK), Subversion (UK), Proghma C (PL), Destiny Potato (RS), Cruentus (PL), Disperse (PL), Afekth (PL), Disconcrete (CZ), Kryn (HR), Illucinoma (NL), Shattered Skies (IE), Syranic (DE), and Xerath (UK).[16]

2012

Euroblast Vol. 8

The Euroblast Vol. 8 took place from 19–21 October over three days at the Live Music Hall and the club Underground in Cologne, Germany. 44 bands appeared on three stages and workshops accompanied the program. The bands which performed in 2012 were: Long Distance Calling (DE), Scar Symmetry (SE), After the Burial (US), Jeff Loomis (US), TesseracT (UK), Skyharbor (IN), War From A Harlots Mouth (DE), Monuments (UK), Vildhjarta (SE), Sybreed (CH), Agent Fresco (IS), Chimp Spanner (UK), Circle Of Contempt (FI), Uneven Structure (FR), Destiny Potato (RS), Red Seas Fire (UK), The Algorithm (FR), Destrage (IT), Neosis (CH), Hacktivist (UK), In-Quest (BE), Shattered Skies (IE), Nightshade (FR), V3ctors (ES), Betraeus (UK), Exivious (NL), The Interbeing (DK), Akeldama (US), Panzerballett (DE), C.B. Murdoc (SE), No Consequence (UK), Stealing Axion (US), Cilice (NL), Means End (SE), Modern Day Babylon (CZ), Humanity's Last Breath (SE), Joncofy (UKR), Eleonore (DE), The Amentia (DE), Halo In Pause (DE), Nexus (ES), Monophonist (DE) and Deus.Exe (DE) [17][18]

2013

Euroblast - The Ninth Coming

In 2013, the Euroblast Festival took place in Cologne, Germany for the ninth time. From 11–13 October the festival was held in the venue Essigfabrik in Cologne. Over 40 bands, from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Brasil, Russia, India and several European countries, performed. Meshuggah (SW) Textures (NL), The Ocean (DE), Skyharbor (IND), Twelve Foot Ninja (AUS), Circles (AUS), The Agonist (CA), Threat Signal (CA), Der Weg Einer Freiheit (DE), Cyclamen (JP), Dawn Heist (AUS), Aliases (UK), Arsis (US), Bear (BE), Benea Reach (NO), Dead Letter Circus (AUS), Deathember (SE), Feared (SE), Hacride (FR), Heights (UK), Hord (FR), Humanity's Last Breath (SE), Kartikeya (RU), Lifeforms (US), Overdown (ES), The Ulex (NL) Tardive Dyskinesia (GR), The Omega Experiment (US), Third Ear (BR), Nexilva (UK) and Xerath (UK) all performed at the ninth edition of the festival. [19]

2014

Euroblast Vol. X

Euroblast Festival 2014 took place from 2-4 October at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany. Over 40 bands performed. Agent Fresco, The Algorithm, Animals as Leaders, Astral Display, Ayahuasca, Benevolent, Brutai, Carcer City, Chaosbay, Chimp Spanner, Cosmiterra, Defrakt, Destiny Potato, Dioramic, Drewif Stalin´s Musical Endeavors, Driven by Entropy, Exivious, Felix Martin, Fuck You And Die, Galaxy Space Man, Geist, Heart Of A Coward, The Heavy Metal Ninjas, Hollow My Eyes, Hypno5e, Inkarna, Kryn, Leprous, The Mars Chronicles, Modern Day Babylon, Monuments, Novelists, Now, Voyager, Ophelias Great Day, Placenta, Red Seas Fire, The Safety Fire, Secret Act, Shattered Skies, SikTh, Suasion, TesseracT, Time Has Come, Under The Pledge Of Secrecy, Uneven Structure, Vildhjarta, Voyager [20]

References

  1. ↑ heavyblogisheavy.com: Euroblast Announces Second Wave Of Bands Retrieved June 26, 2012
  2. ↑ spirit-of-metal.com Nexus has been invited to play one of the most cutting edge metal festivals around Europe Retrieved June 26, 2012
  3. ↑ festivalhopper.de: Euroblast Vol. 3 - Fotos, Berichte, 11 Bands, Tickets Retrieved June 26, 2012
  4. ↑ bloodchamber.de: Euroblast Vol.5 - Köln, Bogen 2 - 22.8.2008 Retrieved June 26, 2012
  5. ↑ powermetal.de: Euroblast Volume 7: Modern Progmetal Festival In Köln Retrieved June 26, 2012
  6. ↑ festivalhopper.de: Euroblast Festival Vol.8 - 19. bis 21. Oktober, 32 Bands, Tickets Retrieved June 26, 2012
  7. ↑ festivalticker.de: Euroblast Festival Retrieved June 26, 2012
  8. ↑ bloodchmaber.de: Euroblast Vol.7 - Köln, Underground - 22.10.2011 Retrieved June 26, 2012
  9. ↑ musicheadquarter.de: "Euroblast Festival 19.10.2012 – 21.10.2012, Köln – Live Music Hall" Retrieved November 28, 2012
  10. ↑ euroblast.net: "Euroblast Vol. 1" Retrieved February 19, 2013
  11. ↑ euroblast.net: "Euroblast Festival Vol. 2" Retrieved February 19, 2013
  12. ↑ festivalhopper.de: "EUROBLAST FESTIVAL VOL.3" Retrieved November 28, 2012
  13. ↑ Last.fm: "Euroblast Vol. 4" Retrieved November 28, 2012
  14. ↑ last.fm: "Euroblast Vol. 5" Retrieved November 28, 2012
  15. ↑ festivalhopper.de: Euroblast Festival Vol.6 - Bilder, Berichte, 8 Bands Retrieved June 26, 2012
  16. ↑ powermetal.de: "Euroblast Volume 7: Modern Progmetal Festival In Köln @ POWERMETAL.DE Retrieved June 26, 2012
  17. ↑ metalsucks.net: Metalsucks presents: Euroblast Volume 8, featuring Scar Symmetry, Jeff Loomis, Animals As Leaders and more Retrieved June 26, 2012
  18. ↑ euroblast.net: Euroblast Festival Retrieved June 26, 2012
  19. ↑ euroblast.net : "Line Up - Euroblast Festival 2013" Retrieved May 28, 2013
  20. ↑ euroblast.net : "Line Up - Euroblast Festival 2014" Retrieved October 9, 2014

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