Livestreams from Wacken if anyone is interested
https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken/woa-2022
If it's pissing rain this weekend, this might do the trick with some cans. Looks fairly shite but Helloween might be decent
https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken/woa-2023
Nice one. I'll have to check out Amorphis, they're growing on me again after decades away from them.
What a fecking dose the weather's been, and the bank holiday weekend looks a washout particularly in the west. Cans will ne needed!
Great timing, when I've declared dry August. I'll probably last 'til the weekend.
I read earlier this evening that they are telling people not to come to the site in cars as they will be turned back. It's a mud bath already.
It read like they can be refunded etc.
What a dose!
I saw that a while ago. Also getting people to camp 20km away instead, and squeezing campers on site into a smaller area as some areas are not feasible to use.
Saw some photos of tractors pulling cars through muddy fields, ugh.
Re the live streams, is it usually just bands on the main stage? Good few there that I'd like to check out actually now that I've seen the line up. (Anthrax Carnage - start buying cans! ;) )
Beer is on the shopping list, worry not.
Ha looking a clips on twitter of the queues of traffic and mud!.Cans at home the best option!.
I could probably tolerate any fest if the weather is good,but 80k (or whatever Wacken is) in the mud and rain!,fuck that!
I wouldnt be rushing to that festival with that lineup either.
Get yerselves down/up/across to Sligo for Whiplash this weekend instead.
Great line-up, indoors, good people, good craic.
Wacken < Sligo whiplash
Templemore fest is this weekend, too
Sligo Whiplash/Templemore fest > watching Wacken on a computer while drinking cans.
Quote from: son of the Morrigan on August 02, 2023, 09:32:32 PMSligo Whiplash/Templemore fest > watching Wacken on a computer while drinking cans.
That's debatable :laugh:
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Kreator followed by Helloween starting shortly. Grand way to spend a Thuersday evening and don't have to go within 50km of poxy Templemore. Result.
Deicide "Legion" set tomorrow night, and hopefully Solstafir gets shown as well.
Only thought of this now, some metalcore shite on. Feck.
I clicked that link but couldn't find the player .
Hopefully tonight!
Pick which stage you want
https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken/woa-harder-faster-stage-2023-livestream
https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken/woa-louder-stage-plus-bullhead-city-2023-livestream
Maiden on the Faster stage at 8 tonight, that's my evening sorted.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on August 04, 2023, 09:06:22 AMPick which stage you want
https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken/woa-harder-faster-stage-2023-livestream
https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken/woa-louder-stage-plus-bullhead-city-2023-livestream
Thanks!
Thanks for the link, will watch the Maiden set later.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on August 03, 2023, 07:34:39 PMKreator followed by Helloween starting shortly. Grand way to spend a Thuersday evening and don't have to go within 50km of poxy Templemore. Result.
Helloween were fucking brilliant.
Just turned on Megadeth, is that Friedman? Jaysus, the platforms. 😂
Must have had a dose of the oul polio out in Japan
He was nearly 5 feet tall in them!
Decent set from them all the same, was expecting far worse.
Dear god though, the vocals... the vocals!!! :-X :-X :-X
Those platform boots are amazing! Great selection of songs from Megadeth.
I just turned on during (I think it was) Tornado Of Souls, so missed most of it. His voice is fucked, and they're tuned down so far to match it that it doesn't sound great. That's age for you, I suppose.
Looking forward to Maiden. I presume it's the same setlist as the rest of the tour, unless they mix it up a bit for festivals?
I thought Megadeth were great and it was good to see Friedman there. Mustaine still has the intensity that Metallica somewhat lack these days.
"ACES HIGH (2008)" :laugh:
Wouldn't mind getting this one on a BR, I have a boot of the 2016 show and it's mighty.
Switched over to Deicide. Savage stuff.
Deicide on the Louder stage now. I think oul' Glen can probably let the hair go at this stage. Sounds great though.
Maiden must be at 9, I got the time wrong.
I'm watching Maiden here now (I'm on 'German' time too though). They're fairly rockin' it! :abbath:
They're showing some clips of older Maiden Wacken shows. I think there will be highlights of tonight's set streamed at a later date (at least that's the impression I got). I wonder if Maiden have some sort of broadcast rights veto or something.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on August 04, 2023, 08:21:35 PMI'm watching Maiden here now (I'm on 'German' time too though). They're fairly rockin' it! :abbath:
Maybe I have a different stream, but seems the Maiden 'live' stream is stuff from years ago, and not the set happening now!
ah, right ye are, sorry, I've it mainly on in the background. well, they were fairly rockin' it in 2008! :laugh:
Ah shite.
You can hear Maiden in the background inbetween the Deicide songs :laugh:
Deicide were pretty savage, alright.
Watching it here with the brother, sounds great through the oul' soundbar. Raging about Maiden though, I was really looking forward to that. Opened a bottle of wine an' all, so much for dry August. Oh well.
On to Maiden now. It's old footage but they're rocking. It'll do.
Aye, fuck Ville Valo. Shocking drop in audio quality between the '08/'10 Maiden stuff and the '16 set though.
Bloodbath at 11:45, I can take or leave them but it should be worth a look. Better than fucking Lord Of The Lost anyway.
This isn't too bad, actually. They cut out a lot of Bruce's between-song rambling.
Aye, enjoyed it. Still would have preferred tonight's set.
Edit: Nice, I missed Kreator yesterday. Amazing, Mille's another lad who never went grey... 🤔
Tis handy being able to watch back the ones you missed, e.g. Immolation https://www.magentamusik.de/immolation-woa-2023-9208205928595409222
Lads thought Megadeth were fantastic. Vocals seem to be low in the mix. Some great guitar work. Anything good tonight?
Tried to rewatch the Decide stream but it was saying I couldn't watch it due to my location. Shame as I quite enjoyed the bits of Pentagram and Immolation I watched last night.
That location thing happened for me on one of them, buf the next day it was fine. It might just be a temporary thing.
I think Possessed are on today at some stage, there's nothing I'm bothered with anyway.
Had no issues watching Deicide. Gotta say for a band with a somewhat suspect live reputation they're on fire these days, great set list. New young lad on guitar seems to have lit a fire under their arses as well.
Just caught last ten minutes of Possessed. For a band that I shamefully know little about, gotta say they were rocking.
Think I posted it in another thread but there's a full show from Florida lately enough of Deicide killing Legion. Unreal. That young fella genuinely makes it look easy.
Quote from: open face surgery on August 05, 2023, 06:52:09 PMThink I posted it in another thread but there's a full show from Florida lately enough of Deicide killing Legion. Unreal. That young fella genuinely makes it look easy.
Must watch that. Have seen a Legion show not long ago from Baltimore - Maryland Death Fest I think. Strong stuff!
Edit: just to add, the triple vocal attack really really works - makes it very like the albums!
Felt the very same about the vocals while watching this. Perfect. Whole thing is fuckin savage.
https://youtu.be/tlnLWvEmbNk
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on August 04, 2023, 06:59:05 PMQuote from: Bürggermeister on August 03, 2023, 07:34:39 PMKreator followed by Helloween starting shortly. Grand way to spend a Thuersday evening and don't have to go within 50km of poxy Templemore. Result.
Helloween were fucking brilliant.
They have added a replay - going to watch it now!
https://www.magentamusik.de/helloween-woa-2023-9208205928595409218
Quote from: open face surgery on August 05, 2023, 07:41:39 PMFelt the very same about the vocals while watching this. Perfect. Whole thing is fuckin savage.
https://youtu.be/tlnLWvEmbNk
This is brilliant.
Quote from: open face surgery on August 05, 2023, 06:52:09 PMThink I posted it in another thread but there's a full show from Florida lately enough of Deicide killing Legion. Unreal. That young fella genuinely makes it look easy.
I posted that show in the awesome gigs or whatever it is called thread on here a while back.
Edit: Just saw it has been reposted again in this thread.
I watched Biohazard on Saturday night. Brilliant. I'd love to see them in a smaller indoor space. I'd say it would be madness.
The footage from the Polish gig they played looks wild as well.
Quote from: Circlepit on August 07, 2023, 11:21:14 AMI watched Biohazard on Saturday night. Brilliant. I'd love to see them in a smaller indoor space. I'd say it would be madness.
The footage from the Polish gig they played looks wild as well.
I did years ago (´90s), and yes, you should see them in a smaller venue.
Scorpions on at the moment
https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken/woa-2024-livestream
Jaysus, Klaus looks older than Joe Biden
He's 76 so not too far off Biden!
Nice one meister. Unto Others at midnight tonight https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken/woa-2024-louder-stage-plus-bullhead-city-livestream
Testament on at the moment doing stuff only from the first two albums. Nice.
They're in good form too.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on August 03, 2024, 05:37:29 PMTestament on at the moment doing stuff only from the first two albums. Nice.
And here is some of it. Not bad at all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHi0toZ0Ne0
It gets worse every year but fuck it
https://www.magentamusik.de/wacken-2025-livestream
Forbidden with Dan Mongrain... that'll do
https://www.magentamusik.de/forbidden-woa-2025-9208205928595529120
Nailbomb set was surprisingly good. Have Obituary on at the moment and they're great craic as usual.
Watching the Obituary set now, it's class. Cause Of Death in full.
I caught the Obituary CoD set at Maryland Deathfest and must say it was a buzz killer live to trudge through 15minutes of a warm up before they played an actual CoD track. Give us the CoD intro, drive on, and play the other shit after if they want, but not the usual Red Neck Stomp etc please as that's not what I was there for.