September 18, 2025
"Over the years, CABAL has established itself as one of the heaviest and most uncompromising metal bands from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band's sound is visceral and destructive, aiming to unleash absolute chaos by drawing
September 18, 2025
VCTMS, a metal group from Streamwood, USA opening for Ten56 ay Gebaude9, Cologne. Shot for metal.de.
September 18, 2025
ten56. is a French death-core band formed in 2020. The name ten56., taken from the US police code "10-56" which typically signifies a suicide or suicide attempt. Photos taken live at Gebaude 9 Cologne,
September 16, 2025
Kill Your Boyfriend is a psych/post-punk/dark wave/ shoegaze band formed in 2011 in Venice, Italy.
September 12, 2025
The Sixsters is an all female band hauling from Ukraine, living in Germany.
September 12, 2025
The SoapGirls are an alternative rock band consisting of French-born, South African-raised sisters Noemie Debray ("Mie") (guitar, vocals) and Camille Debray ("Mille") (bass guitar, vocals). Camille is the elder by 11 months. The sisters
September 9, 2025
While waiting quietly near the merchandise table in Valhalla Metal Pub, I struck up a small conversation with Humiliation, a band hailing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their presence immediately caught my curiosity. Since forming
September 9, 2025
Having lived five years in Ecuador, I had the chance to witness and photograph many concerts, including several heavy metal festivals. It felt almost like fate, that I encountered a band from Ecuador after
September 6, 2025
Metal Colonia Fest – A Newcomer’s Experience When the organizers of Metal Colonia Fest say “underground,” they mean: bands that aren’t mainstream, but deliver music of real quality. Most acts come from Cologne and
September 5, 2025
Sant Anna Bay Coconuts is an Antwerp-based surf band. Photos from their live performance at Kult41, Bonn.
August 29, 2025
Periotators live at the Gebaude 9, Cologne, Germany opening for the Kumbia Queers (ARG).
August 29, 2025
Kumbia Queers (Buenos Aires, AR) lit up Gebäude 9 in Cologne. The band’s cumbia inspired tropi-punk rhythms filled the packed room and carried everyone into motion. Now here's a technical observation: how much stage
August 15, 2025
Junkyard Drive (DK) pulled off a solid show opening for The Lazys at Gebäude 9, with good energy and sound what I would call something like 'heavy rock' and roll', balancing somewhere on the
August 15, 2025
The Lazys (AUS) threw me back in time for a moment. I was 14 when The Angels converted me to rock music with their album Face to Face (1978). The connection? Both bands hail
July 15, 2025
TOTAL CHAOS was formed in 1989 in California, in their words 'to save the dying genre of punk and to express their social and political view'. Over the years the band stuck to their
July 15, 2025
The hardcore punk band Agrotóxico emerged from the outskirts of the city of São Paulo. In the 7 albums released, the band deals with topics such as anarchy, violence, self-management, wars and political issues
July 13, 2025
Musicum Theatrum is a band from Mannheim that plays Gothic Rock combined with musicals. In this combination they call it GOTHICAL. It is staged musical theater. The lyrics and the music are original. The
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