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Next Sunday, the 2nd of October to be exact, might be an extremely lazy day. Pain in the neck and back, along with a severe headache, could keep me tied to the bed. But it will definitely be worth it. The day before, I'll be selling Metal Decks at a little festival called "Rocktoberfest 2016". Well, 'little' isn't exactly correct. The organization managed to compile a solid line-up with some awesome bands and loads of bands to be discovered. Today, I picked out five acts that I definitely want to see, and you too. But of course, if you can, go see them all...
Bliksem
I'd like to start with Belgian heavy metal act Bliksem. Although they have been touring quite extensively, along with bands like Metal Church and Flotsam & Jetsam, I never had the chance to see them live yet. I did see front woman Peggy perform an awesome version of W.A.S.P.'s 'Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)' with Interstellar Deathroll in a wrestling ring (what? read!). I also reviewed their album 'Gruesome Masterpiece' which is an epic piece of heavy metal, thrash metal and even doom (read). So I think I'm ready to witness them live now. I'm absolutely sure that this will be a stunning performance
Izegrim
Another female fronted band, this time from The Netherlands and a little harsher than Bliksem. I'm talking about death/thrash horde Izegrim. I was quite impressed by their album 'The Ferryman's End' (read review) and thus quite happy that they will play Rocktoberfest. If any of the bands might be responsible for a whiplash afterwards, it's these people. Or like I said in the review: I can easily imagine entire audiences raising their horned fists and screaming along. From the stage, it must look like an ocean of horned fists, creating more noise than a massive horde of berserkers.
Fractured Insanity
Straight to the pit, uncompromising and brutally harsh death metal, that's what you get from these nice youngsters from Belgium. Or, again, as I mentioned in the review for their album 'Man Made Hell': Their weapon of choice is brutal death metal, influenced by bands as Suffocation, Immolation, Dying Fetus and Decapitated. That does indeed mean ill-natured growls, scathing riffs and skullripping drums, often coming up with drilling blastbeats. What else could you possibly want as a death metal fan, right?
Fractured Insanity is going to tear the house down.
Fractured Insanity is going to tear the house down.
Witch Trail
Since 2012, these Antwerp residents have been paving their own path in the world of extreme metal. With elements of black metal, thrash metal and post black metal, Witch Trail gradually gets the attention of the Belgian underground scene where they supported bands like Alkerdeel and Evil Invaders. I, at events like these always in for a decent severing of harsh, bleak and eerie noise, am very looking forward to seeing this trio perform their hellish music.
Muddler
This one is completely new to me but definitely a band I want to check out. Why? Well, their music has something nu-post-stoner metalistic, or as they call it, 'SNØCK', but the most surprising aspect is their language. With Dutch vocals, these guys set themselves, convincingly, within the area of Kleinkunst (Flemish folk music). This is heavy poetry and I like that very much... Muddler might be one of the pleasant surprises on this festival.
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