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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

Andi the Widcked - Metal Colonia Fest 2025

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Eradicator - Metal Colonia Fest 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

Deep Latin Surf Attack.

Sant Anna Bay Coconuts is an Antwerp-based surf band. Photos from their live performance at Kult41, Bonn.

Periotators live at the Gebaude 9, Cologne, Germany opening for the Kumbia Queers (ARG).

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

 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

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

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

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

Empty Bones, a German garage band, is heavily inspired by '60s rock 'n' roll and lo-fi bands, which is reflected in their songs. Caught them live at Kult41, Bonn.

There was absolutely nothing to complain about the Melissa Etheridge concert last night at the Palladium, Cologne. Everything was perfect, the sound quality, the lights quality and of course the music itself. The touring

Daily Havoc is an alternative rock quartet from Germany, which combines melodic sounds as known from classic rock with hard rock-like riffs and the unpolished energy of grunge and stoner rock. Caught them on

Vomito Negro is a Belgian electronic band formed in 1983. The name is Spanish and Portuguese for "black vomit", a phenomenon that arises in the last stage of the disease yellow fever. In February

La Brigade du Kif was born in 2015 and shook up the music scene with their electrifying blend of ska, rock, swing, and punk. If you've never danced like a madman, get ready, because

Marley's Ghost always brings along the good vibes in their live sets. People 'get together and feel all right'.

KOZA MOSTRA was founded in 2012 by Ilias Kozas in Greece. With their unique blend of Ska, Rock, Balkan, Punk, and Rebetiko (a traditional Greek music genre), they quickly captured audiences’ attention. In 2013,

Oier Problem, punk band from Germany live at Kult41.

Null Agenda, punk nad from Bonn, live at Kult41.

Risiko Deluxe punk band from Germany live at Kult41, Bonn

As We Go is a punk band from Cologne. I caught them live at Kult41, Bonn. The band spared no energy to raise the ceiling in front of a decently sold out room

"Fragile Figures like to play with the rhythms, laying anxiety-inducing guitars over dance-inducing beats, without making it comfortable." What you witness at the show is pre-recorded drums and synths playing from laptop and the

According to the band: "Cinematic electronic music. Ruthless drums, intense basslines, soulful synthesizer symphonies." And basically that's what I saw and heard. One band member playing real drums, the other switching back and forth