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Lordi
+ SPECIAL GUESTS
Monday 1st April
Academy 2
LORDI are successfully continuing to give us the creeps in 2023 in their unique way that is as eerily bizarre as it is catchy. Their new studio album, »Screem Writers Guild« will be released on March 31st. As evinced during the past decades, Mr. Lordi has made a name as director for the band's very own horror cinema ever since.
The upcoming album’s title is a reference (and a “LORDIfied” play on words) to the “Screen Writers Guild,” an association of screen writers in Hollywood (1920s to 1950s), yet there is no doubt that »Screem Writers Guild« is much louder and fiercer. “The record itself isn’t a real concept album, but it obviously plays with the overall cinematic theme,” says Mr. Lordi.
The singing boss monster takes us deep down into the dark depths of his creative brain and shows us some gruesomely beautiful locations, especially in musical chapters such as 'Lycantropical Island' and 'In The Castle Of Dracoolove.' Anthemic melodies, Mr. Lordi’s charismatic wit and subtle puns dominate the new release. Both 'Thing In The Cage' and 'Unliving Picture Show' provide hard rocking “spooktainment” while 'The Bride' turns out to be an atmospheric ballad about Frankenstein’s monster singing to its bride, sneaking its way into LORDI’s film festival. The final track, appropriately titled 'End Credits,' is a particularly personal one for Mr. Lordi, in which he sums up his life story so far (also to be found in the band’s biographical book, »Lordiary«) - a song that he wrote for his very own funeral.
Founded in 1992 by singer, songwriter and designer Mr. Lordi, LORDI are one of the major Finnish rock / heavy metal acts of our time. Originally rooted in Rovaniemi (Northern Lapland), the band achieved their international breakthrough after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with their hit song 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' in 2006.
Since then, the unconventional troop has rocked their way into the spotlight of Europe with charm, unforgettable tunes and elaborate monster costumes, and have become an integral part of the line-ups of globally recognized festivals such as Wacken Open Air (DE) and Masters of Rock (CZ) among others.
It’s eventually Mr. Lordi who designs and produces LORDI’s complete wardrobe by hand, and it takes him no less than 3 hours every evening to turn himself into the legendary monster man that once again plays the leading role in this new blockbuster - ahem, album! - coming this spring.
LORDI are successfully continuing to give us the creeps in 2023 in their unique way that is as eerily bizarre as it is catchy. Their new studio album, »Screem Writers Guild« will be released on March 31st. As evinced during the past decades, Mr. Lordi has made a name as director for the band's very own horror cinema ever since.
The upcoming album’s title is a reference (and a “LORDIfied” play on words) to the “Screen Writers Guild,” an association of screen writers in Hollywood (1920s to 1950s), yet there is no doubt that »Screem Writers Guild« is much louder and fiercer. “The record itself isn’t a real concept album, but it obviously plays with the overall cinematic theme,” says Mr. Lordi.
The singing boss monster takes us deep down into the dark depths of his creative brain and shows us some gruesomely beautiful locations, especially in musical chapters such as 'Lycantropical Island' and 'In The Castle Of Dracoolove.' Anthemic melodies, Mr. Lordi’s charismatic wit and subtle puns dominate the new release. Both 'Thing In The Cage' and 'Unliving Picture Show' provide hard rocking “spooktainment” while 'The Bride' turns out to be an atmospheric ballad about Frankenstein’s monster singing to its bride, sneaking its way into LORDI’s film festival. The final track, appropriately titled 'End Credits,' is a particularly personal one for Mr. Lordi, in which he sums up his life story so far (also to be found in the band’s biographical book, »Lordiary«) - a song that he wrote for his very own funeral.
Founded in 1992 by singer, songwriter and designer Mr. Lordi, LORDI are one of the major Finnish rock / heavy metal acts of our time. Originally rooted in Rovaniemi (Northern Lapland), the band achieved their international breakthrough after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with their hit song 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' in 2006.
Since then, the unconventional troop has rocked their way into the spotlight of Europe with charm, unforgettable tunes and elaborate monster costumes, and have become an integral part of the line-ups of globally recognized festivals such as Wacken Open Air (DE) and Masters of Rock (CZ) among others.
It’s eventually Mr. Lordi who designs and produces LORDI’s complete wardrobe by hand, and it takes him no less than 3 hours every evening to turn himself into the legendary monster man that once again plays the leading role in this new blockbuster - ahem, album! - coming this spring.
Blind Channel
+ GHOSTKID + Rock Band From Hell
Tuesday 2nd April
Club Academy
James Arthur
INTIMATE ALBUM LAUNCH SHOW
Wednesday 3rd April
Club Academy
Hawkwind
STORIES FROM TIME AND SPACE 2024
Thursday 4th April
Academy
Cassyette
+ SPECIAL GUESTS
Thursday 4th April
Academy 2
Hell Is For Heroes
+ James And The Cold Gun + Templeton Pek
Friday 5th April
Academy 2
Tragedy: All Metal Tribute To The Bee Gees & Beyond + Ward Xvi
+ Ward Xvi
Friday 5th April
Academy 3
Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees, has changed the face of music forever. Tragedy takes your favorite Bee Gees, disco and soft-rock classics and reinvents them in a Heavy Metal fashion. The result is aural ecstasy. You may enter the Tragedy experience unaware of your latent appreciation for gooey soft rock or flamboyant metal, but you shall emerge forever humbled by the greatness of Tragedy (and covered in glitter!).
Tragedy has sold out venues like Bowery Ballroom, Brooklyn Bowl and Terminal 5 in their hometown of NYC, as well as those in far-away lands such as London, Glasgow, Disneyland, Austin, Boston, DC, Tampa and Guilfest (with Motorhead).
"Tragedy manage to dwell in the realm of novelty while far exceeding their worth as a concept ... the aesthetic is somewhere in between the flamboyance of the disco-era Bee Gees and the flamboyance of mid-eighties hair metal, with some extra flamboyance thrown in for the sake of flamboyance." - Tiny Mix Tapes
“Back in the dark days of disco, the Bee Gees were the shit, despite having massive teeth, bigger hair and a falsetto only dogs could hear…with the righteous power of heavy metal, We Rock Sweet Balls and Can Do No Wrong mixes Guns ‘N’ Roses swagger, the Scorpions’ sense of pomp and Judas Priest-esque vocals to create a sound that is exactly like The Darkness!” - Kerrang
Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees, has changed the face of music forever. Tragedy takes your favorite Bee Gees, disco and soft-rock classics and reinvents them in a Heavy Metal fashion. The result is aural ecstasy. You may enter the Tragedy experience unaware of your latent appreciation for gooey soft rock or flamboyant metal, but you shall emerge forever humbled by the greatness of Tragedy (and covered in glitter!).
Tragedy has sold out venues like Bowery Ballroom, Brooklyn Bowl and Terminal 5 in their hometown of NYC, as well as those in far-away lands such as London, Glasgow, Disneyland, Austin, Boston, DC, Tampa and Guilfest (with Motorhead).
"Tragedy manage to dwell in the realm of novelty while far exceeding their worth as a concept ... the aesthetic is somewhere in between the flamboyance of the disco-era Bee Gees and the flamboyance of mid-eighties hair metal, with some extra flamboyance thrown in for the sake of flamboyance." - Tiny Mix Tapes
“Back in the dark days of disco, the Bee Gees were the shit, despite having massive teeth, bigger hair and a falsetto only dogs could hear…with the righteous power of heavy metal, We Rock Sweet Balls and Can Do No Wrong mixes Guns ‘N’ Roses swagger, the Scorpions’ sense of pomp and Judas Priest-esque vocals to create a sound that is exactly like The Darkness!” - Kerrang
Nosowska
Saturday 6th April
Academy 2
The Hives
+ Bad Nerves
Saturday 6th April
Academy
The Libertines
ACOUSTIC SHOW
Saturday 6th April
Club Academy
Ruff Trade
+ DJ LIGHTA + MATT HOY
Saturday 6th April
Academy 3
Myrkur
+ Jonathan Hulten
Tuesday 9th April
Academy 2
Trophy Eyes
+ Happy Daze + Out of Love
Tuesday 9th April
Club Academy
Jordan
Thursday 11th April
Academy 2
Joker Out
+ Kerr Mercer
Friday 12th April
Academy 2
KOSHEEN - Live with Orchestra - Celebrating 25 Years of Kosheen
+ Special Guests
Friday 12th April
Club Academy
Blind Guardian
+ The Night Eternal
Saturday 13th April
Academy
Cam Cole
+ The Gulls
Saturday 13th April
Academy 3
Kris Barras Band
+ South of Salem + The Nocturnal Affair
Sunday 14th April
Academy 2
Nocny Kochanek
+ SUPPORT
Sunday 14th April
Club Academy
Marduk
+ Origin + Doodswens + Skaphos
Tuesday 16th April
Club Academy
Marduk was formed by Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson in order to form the "most blasphemous band in the world". Their musical style was that of a straightforward death metal influenced take on black metal music, but as the years progressed their style and imagery became more of a fast and intense form of black metal. Their latest album Frontschwein is released early 2015
Marduk was formed by Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson in order to form the "most blasphemous band in the world". Their musical style was that of a straightforward death metal influenced take on black metal music, but as the years progressed their style and imagery became more of a fast and intense form of black metal. Their latest album Frontschwein is released early 2015