When the Boss sent a message asking for reflections of 2022, I put my thinking cap on and wondered about topics that I could cover. It’s been a cracking year for rock and metal, with resurgences in prog, thrash, death, and classic rock to name but four of the many genres we love. I covered … Continue reading 2022 Year In Review: Paul
Tag: Von Hertzen Brothers
Festival Review: Steelhouse Festival 2022 – Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale (29th – 31st July)
It doesn’t matter how many times you come to this festival, arriving at the top of the mountain is a feeling like nothing else. The pure friendliness of the volunteers and organisers, the camaraderie between the fans and the quality of the line up improves year on year. Once up the ‘road’, parked up and … Continue reading Festival Review: Steelhouse Festival 2022 – Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale (29th – 31st July)
Gig Review: Von Hertzen Brothers / Ethyrfield – Thekla, Bristol (11th May 2022)
The beaming faces of the Finnish band on their social media stream on the morning of this gig as they left Helsinki to travel to the UK indicated that this was going to be a good night. The Von Hertzen Brothers have been regular visitors to the UK “for over 11 years” Mikko Von Hertzen … Continue reading Gig Review: Von Hertzen Brothers / Ethyrfield – Thekla, Bristol (11th May 2022)
Album Review: Von Hertzen Brothers – Red Alert in the Blue Forest
It’s astonishing when you suddenly realise that Von Hertzen Brothers have been in existence for over two decades. Comprising brothers Jonne, Kie and Mikko Von Hertzen, the band’s progressive rock has been a continual journey of excellence right from their 2001 debut Experience through the to classy and sophisticated tones of 2019’s War is Over. … Continue reading Album Review: Von Hertzen Brothers – Red Alert in the Blue Forest
Gig Review: Uriah Heep / Von Hertzen Brothers – SWG3, Glasgow (13th Dec 2018)
Here we are back at the SWG3 and it is becoming one of my favourite venues in Glasgow. We are here to see the legends that are Uriah Heep. We have a support band first though - Von Hertzen Brothers who I have not seen or heard before. As they open with the epic 12-minute title track from … Continue reading Gig Review: Uriah Heep / Von Hertzen Brothers – SWG3, Glasgow (13th Dec 2018)
Live Review – Download Festival Saturday 9th June 2018
You have to love Download Festival, not only does it have a consistently great line up year after year, and it takes place in the spiritual home of rock at Donington, but they are forever striving to make this a better festival with everything from introducing a Co-op shop for the campsite, thinking consciously about … Continue reading Live Review – Download Festival Saturday 9th June 2018