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Terra Lightfoot is touring promoting the freshly out ‘Home Front’ album. The audience was treated to a stunning opening set by Terra Lightfoot, who wowed the crowd for 30 minutes alone on stage, with

Ian Hooper, frontman of the indie-folk trio Mighty Oaks, brought his solo 2 AM Rockstars tour to Club Volta in Cologne, offering fans an intimate and heartfelt night of music. Ian Hooper is an

Ektomorf is a groove metal band from Hungary, founded by Zoltan Farkas in 1994. With no less than 18 studio albums to date, they are considered the most important Hungarian music export in their

Brett Young live at a sold out show in Tanzbrunnen, Cologne. Tanzbrunnen is a nice 1,000 capacity venue with very good sounds system and a huge stage. Photos and article for CountryMusicNews.de, read the

Sam Fischer opened with a 30 minutes acoustic set for Brett Young at Tanzbrunnen, Cologne. Photos for CountryMusicNews.de read the article here.

Sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell, who make up Larkin Poe, are touring in support of their seventh album, Bloom (via Tricki-Woo Records).  They had a sold out show in E-Werk, Cologne, Germany. My full

Aaron Earl Livingston, also known by his stage name Son Little, is an American rhythm & blues musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He opened for Larkin Poe in E-Werk, Cologne, Germany. My full review and

49 Winchester live at Sound of Nashville event in Cologne, Germany at Carlswerk-Victoria. Photos shot for CountryMusicNews.de My concert review here.

Wyatt Flores live at Sound of Nashville event in Cologne, Germany at Carlswerk-Victoria. Photos shot for CountryMusicNews.de Concert review here.

Psychlona is a rock band from Bradford, UK. Heavy psychedelic sounds with a stoner/desert rock flavour. They opened for The Obsessed at Club Volta in Cologne, Germany. Photos shot for metal.de

The Obsessed is an American doom metal band from Potomac, Maryland, led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, formed in 1979. I caught them on camera at Club Volta, in Cologne. Photos shot for metal.de.

Brand of Sacrifice is a Canadian deathcore band from Toronto formed in 2018.They opened for We Came As Romans in a sold out show at the Essigfabrik in Cologne. Their set was a mixture of

We Came as Romans is an American metalcore band from Troy, Michigan. They released seven studio albums since 2009. I caught them on camera live at their sold out show at the Essig Fabrik

Mission In Black is a German Melodic Death Metal band from Baden-Württemberg. Photos taken for metal.de during their performance opening for Rage at Kubana, Siegburg.

Kane Allen Brown is an American country music singer and songwriter. By 2025 Kane Brown sits at the 11th position of the most listened country artists on Spotify with just under 13 million monthly

Hungary and rock music Hungary actually has a rich rock tradition going back decades. Many of the bands had a good quality music, they were huge domestically, but language kept them from reaching wider

The Dali Thundering Concept is a progressive metal band from France. Photos shot live at Gebaude 9 in Cologne for metal.de.

"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

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,

The Sixsters is an all female band hauling from Ukraine, living in Germany.

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

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

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

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