Live Reviews Archives - Page 84 of 96

JOURNEY (Live)

December 5, 2005 Scott Jeslis Leave a comment

It was a frigid December night as “Jack Frost” made an early appearance by “nipping at the noses” of Chicagoan fans at The University Of Illinois Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois, USA. On this evening, …READ MORE

HELLOWEEN (Live)

December 2, 2005 Frode Johnsrud Leave a comment

Helloween are damned if they do, and even more damned if they don’t. If they play their old classic stuff from the eighties, that inspired a few zillion bands out there to pick up guitars …READ MORE

YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN (Live at The Music Mill, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, November 17, 2005)

YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN / ORANGE SKY (Live)

November 18, 2005 Dan Skiba Leave a comment

On an unseasonably cold November 17th evening (+20 degrees Fahrenheit / -7 Celsius), Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force, with special guests Orange Sky, looked to heat up Indianapolis, USA via the Music Mill venue, a …READ MORE

BON JOVI (Live)

November 5, 2005 Scott Jeslis Leave a comment

The United Center, located in Chicago, Illinois, USA, has seating capacity for a maximum 20,500 patrons, and is the home of Chicago’s Professional Basketball and Hockey teams. The arena claims to be the largest in …READ MORE

STRATOVARIUS/ HAMMERFALL (Live)

November 2, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord Leave a comment

Both Stratovarius and Hammerfall have delivered great shows in Oslo prior to Timo Tolkki’s illness, so it was a big and demanding crowd who met the iron-and-leather clad Swedes when they entered the stage as …READ MORE

D-A-D (Live)

October 27, 2005 Per Olav Heimstad Leave a comment

D-A-D, one of Denmark’s most internationally successful Hard Rock bands, has close to twenty years under their belts, and nine studio albums in their suitcase. Two of their releases, No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims …READ MORE

MILLENCOLIN (Live)

October 22, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord Leave a comment

Rockefeller was packed with quite a different crowd from the one usually present at MER-covered concerts on this night, and it was indeed a strange experience to be surrounded by teenagers dancing happily around, wearing …READ MORE

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT (Live)

October 22, 2005 Per Olav Heimstad Leave a comment

Ritchie Blackmore used to be one of Rock’s greatest guitar players. During legendary years in Deep Purple and Rainbow, he took part in writing a huge number of immortal Rock classics, but that’s ages past. …READ MORE

ARCH ENEMY (LIVE)

October 14, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord Leave a comment

ENGELL It was good to see that John Dee was packed already before the first support act, Engell , entered the stage with their halfway Metalcore, halfway Gothenburg Death Metal mix. The sound was pretty …READ MORE

GLUECIFER (Live at Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway, October 14, 2005)

GLUECIFER (Live, Farewell Gig)

October 14, 2005 Per Olav Heimstad Leave a comment

Gluecifer has been one of Norway’s leading Rock bands for quite a few years. They’ve also earned a reputation on shores abroad. Now, at the peak of their career, they’ve decided to call it a …READ MORE