Concert Reviews

Europe – Salamanca, 2025 – Concert Review

September 14, 2025 Plaza Mayor Salamanca     The Band   Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in 1979 with many hits made mostly in the 80s. Since their formation, they’ve released eleven studio albums.   Band Members Joey Tempest – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano John Norum – guitar John Levén – bass Mic Michaeli – keyboards, piano, keytar Ian Haugland – drums   Continuing their current tour, Europe came to Salamanca to…

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Visual Kei – Aesthetics are as Important as Music

What is Visual Kei?   Visual Kei (in Japanese: visual style) is a Japanese musical movement that focuses not only on the music but on a specific aesthetic and identity proposal. Hairstyles, makeup, and colorful outfits combined to create intricate and extravagant looks, with a generally androgynous style. This genre emerged in the late 80s, so we could say it has a lot of influence from the 80s western musical types like glam and new…

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Album Reviews

Loud Chaos, No Compromise with The Hives – Forever Forever The Hives – Album Review

The Band   The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band formed in 1993.   Band Members Pelle Almqvist – vocals Niklas Almqvist – guitar Vigilante Carlstroem – guitar The Johan and Only – bass guitar Chris Dangerous – drums     The Album   The Hives Forever Forever the Hives is the seventh studio album by The Hives, released on August 29, 2025. Mike D from the Beastie Boys was one of the producers…

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A Dual-Vocalist Band with Three Days Grace – Alienation – Album Review

The Band    Three Days Grace is a Canadian post-grunge/alternative rock band, formed in 1992. The band’s original singer, Adam Gontier, left in 2013 and was replaced by the bassist’s brother, Matt Walst. In 2024, Adam officially rejoined the band with Matt also remaining as a singer, making them a dual-vocalist band, similar to the Helloween situation.   Band Members Adam Gontier – vocals, guitar Matt Walst – vocals, guitar, keyboards Barry Stock – guitar…

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Raw Nostalgia, Modern Edge with Chevelle – Bright as Blasphemy – Album Review

The Band   Chevelle is an American rock band formed in 1995. The band is composed of the Loeffler brothers.     Band members Pete Loeffler – vocals, guitar, bass Sam Loeffler – drums       The Album   Bright as Blasphemy is the tenth studio album by Chevelle, released on August 15, 2025. Last week, while researching and watching Rise Against videos to write a post, I came across comments mentioning that Chevelle was…

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We’re all connected. Rise Against – Ricochet – Album Review

The Band   Rise Against is an American punk rock, melodic hardcore band formed in 1999. They are known for their advocacy of causes such as human and animal rights, environmentalism, and progressive politics, as well as supporting organizations like Amnesty International and PETA. Most of their members are vegetarians or vegans and follow the straight-edge lifestyle.   Band Members Tim McIlrath – vocals, guitar Zach Blair – guitar,  Joe Principe – bass guitar Brandon…

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Dark Elegance with Lord of the Lost – OPVS NOIR Vol. 1 – Album Review

The Band   Lord of the Lost is a German dark rock band formed by singer Chris Harms in 2007 as a solo project, then added other musicians to play live, and that’s how the band started.   Band Members Chris Harms – vocals, guitars, cello  Pi Stoffers – guitars  Benjamin Mundigler – guitars, keyboards  Class Grenayde – bass  Gared Dirge – piano, keyboards, percussion, guitars, theremin Niklas Kahl – drums     The Album…

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Raw Intensity with To The Grave – Everyone’s STILL a Murderer – Album Review

The Band   To The Grave is an Australian deathcore band formed in 2010.  They have released five studio albums. Their latest album was Everyone’s A Murderer (2024). Here you can read my review … https://metalbere.com/vegan-deathcore-with-to-the-grave-everyones-a-murderer-album-review/ Their lyrics typically address veganism, animal rights, and environmentalism.   Band Members Dane Evans – vocals Jack Simoni – guitars Nic Webb – guitars Matt Clarke – bass Raymond Martin – drums       The Album   To…

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Iron Maiden – Vienna, 2025 – Concert Review

Vienna, July 17, 2025  Ernst Happel Stadium Run For Your Lives Tour  Opening band: Avatar      I arrived at the stadium at almost 19:00. The First thing that got my attention was that there were heavily armed police in the venue, but then I remembered that a while ago, there was some terrorist threat before a Taylor Swift concert in this same venue. The security was robust, even Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden’s singer) mentioned…

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AC/DC – Madrid, 2025 – Concert Review 

Madrid, July 16, 2025 Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano Power Up Tour Opening band: The Pretty Reckless     For those about to rock!     AC/DC   AC/DC is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. They are an iconic and influential hard rock band that is also known for playing blues and heavy metal. The band has been mainly composed of the Young brothers, Angus (lead guitarist) and Malcolm (rhythm guitarist, deceased). After…

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