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ROCKIN’1000 Presents “That’s Live 2018: Saturday, July 21 – Florence, Italy”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 3, 2018
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Over 1000 musicians in concert with 18 iconic songs from Rock history
Applications to participate open until June 30
Early tickets available until March 31

Rockin’1000 is announcing the next big event that will see over 1000 musicians play together in unison Saturday, July 21 at Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence with That’s Live 2018, the format that consecrated the birth of the biggest Rock Band in the world: a true and proper concert where an army of instruments and voices performs 18 iconic songs from Rock history.

ROCKIN’1000 THAT’S LIVE 2018 is the fourth Italian Rockin’1000 event.

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After Rockin’1000 – Romagna calling Foo Fighters, the call that in 2015, brought the famous American band to Cesena thanks to a video that went all around the world, there was That’s Live, the first concert in Cesena Stadium in 2016, and Summer Camp, the two days of immersion in nature and music at the feet of the White Mountain in Courmayeur in 2017.

Today, the biggest Rock Band in the world brings That’s Live to Florence, to start up again with a new, unforgettable show.

With respect to 2016, there are many changes, some of which will make That’s Live rich with fresh elements: for the first time, Rockin’1000 will challenge itself to a charity partnership, donating part of the proceeds to San Patrignano, a non religious community that, in 40 years of activity, has housed and helped thousands of youths to overcome addiction problems completely free of charge. Furthermore, Rockin’1000 is upholding its partnership with Arezzo Wave from last year, the longest living festival and contest dedicated to emerging bands, hosting the 4 finalist bands within the new initiative.

There are two important changes regarding the call to musicians. This time, the number of musicians will be raised to 1,500, rather than 1,000, and two new instrumental sections will be added in: one dedicated to breaths (250), and the other dedicated to percussion (50), which will go side by side with the other 5 sections of the classic rock formation: drums (250), guitars (300), bass (250), keyboards (100), and vocals (300). Every instrumental section is looking for musicians!

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“The times are ripe for a great city like Florence and a great stage like Artemio Franchi stadium. Artists of the calibre of Patti Smith, Clash, David Bowie, or Bruce Springsteen have shown themselves off here, and to think that this summer, our 1000 will show themselves off, it’s a big source of pride for all of us. We’re expecting an unprecedented Italian and foreign participation, and we’ve been working incessantly for months to make sure that July 21, 2018 will be remembered as an unforgettable evening” – says Fabio Zaffagnini, Rockin’1000 General Manager – “This is really a special edition, and for the first time in our history, we will share this milestone of our journey with the community of San Patrignano, donating part of the proceeds to a project that has struck us deeply because of the task, values, and results.”

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CALL TO MUSICIANS: HOW TO PARTICIPATE

The call to musicians is open all year. Starting from the launch of the new project, the musicians that have passed the selection will be able to confirm their availability and enter into all of the effects in the ensemble that will perform July 21, 2018 in Florence.

For those who are newly registered: it is possible to send your own application through the link: https://www.rockin1000.com/it/signup.php

The call will be officially closed June 30, 2018.

After having passed 1,500 participating musicians, a list of attendance will be implemented.

For further information: www.rockin1000.com

TICKETS

The Early Bird campaign rewards those who are quickest. It is possible to purchase the first tickets at very affordable prices until March 31 (until they run out).

Curve: 17€ ($20.90) + pre-sale rights.

Parterre Platform: 25€ ($30.74) + pre-sale rights.

Side Platform: 33€ ($40.57) + pre-sale rights.

Central Platform: 37€ ($45.49) + pre-sale rights.

Tickets are available on the site: http://bit.ly/ThatsLive2018_en

Rockin’1000 That’s Live 2018 is an event created and promoted by Rockin’1000, which the support of ACF Fiorentina and Only The Brave Foundation. Charity Partner: San Patrignano. Media Partner: Radio DEEJAY, Onstage Magazine / Network: Arezzo Wave, Ravenna Festival.

THE HISTORY

In 2015, for the first time in the world, 1,000 musicians gathered in a park in Cesena to play Learn to Fly by the Foo Fighters. It was madness and an unexpected success. In a few hours, the video went viral (today it has over 43 million views all over the world) and the American band decided to go to Cesena to answer that invitation with an epic concert. Just a year later, the Thousand reunited with Rockin’1000 That’s Live, the show that marked the official birth of the band, registered an entire stadium being sold out (14,000 spectators), and brought about the homonymous album with Sony Music Italy. In 2017, the team, lead by Fabio Zaffagnini, and composed of Anita Rivaroli, Cisko Ridolfi, Claudia Spadoni, Mariagrazia Canu, and Martina Pieri, left Romagna, the land that they owed their fortune and success to from the beginning, to go up to the roof of Europe with Rockin’1000 Summer Camp, a new format that brought together musicians and the public in a breathtaking location. In 2018, while several activities are in the works overseas, the team is preparing to unload in a Florence Stadium for a new That’s Live format edition. Today, Rockin’1000 is an organization known on a global level, which receives recognition, invitations, and collaboration proposals throughout all of the world.

Awards received: 2017 – Silver Button YouTube / Best Event 2016 at the Coca-Cola Onstage Award // 2016 – Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award / Social Network Award / Teletopi // 2015 – StartupItalia! Open Summit (Social Innovation Award) / TeleTopi (Better Community Award).

Rockin’1000 was born from any idea by Fabio Zaffagnini (General Manager), accomplished with: Anita Rivaroli (Artistic Director Special Events); Claudia Spadoni (Executive Producer); Martina Pieri (Communication Manager); Mariagrazia Canu (Media Relation and PR Manager) and  “Cisko” (Sound Division Manager).

Also check out:

Learn to Fly – Foo Fighters Rockin1000 Official Video:

Smells Like Teen Spirit – Rockin’1000 That’s Live Officia

Rockin’1000 Summer Camp – Power Medley

 

ROCK HARD FESTIVAL ITALY 2013: Official Trailer Released

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 25, 2013
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Eagle Booking Live Promotion has issued as follows:

Check out below the trailer dedicated to the fourth edition of  ROCK HARD FESTIVAL ITALY, where 10 bands from the international and national metal scene will alternate on Live Club’s stage next Milano.

Among that, the festival presents performances as unique as the Teutonic couple SODOM and TANKARD, never seen before on the same stage in Italy, as well as the exclusive ASPHYX show, and  CRIPPLE BASTARDS special set dedicated to their master album “Misantropo a Senso Unico “.

With them you will see: ATTACKER, DEATH MECHANISM (w / Bulldozer), NATIONAL SUICIDE, ASGARD and AGONY FACE

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The additional space outside the venue will allow us to comfortably accommodate the crowd, and will allow more room for the metal market, places to sit and other new additions such as media partners’ stalls, lounge rooms, etc.

Meet & Greet with the bands will also take place during the day.

Ticket Prices:

Advance: €30 + service charge – Door: €35

Saturday, September 14, 2013

ROCK HARD FESTIVAL ITALIA

LIVE CLUB Viale Mazzini 58 Trezzo Sull’Adda (MI)

SODOM, TANKARD, ASPHYX, ATTACKER, CRIPPLE BASTARDS, DEATH MECHANISM, NATIONAL SUICIDE, ASGARD, AGONY FACE

Facebook Event: Click HERE

ROCK HARD ITALY Official Web Site: www.rockharditaly.com

Special Media Partner: Metalitalia.com www.metalitalia.com

Official Event Partner: EMP Mailorder Italia www.emp-online.it

 Supported by:

Yama Tattoo Studio

Primordial Pain tattoo

LIVE MUSIC CLUB

www.liveclub.it

EAGLE BOOKING LIVE PROMOTION

Web: www.eaglebooking.com

MySpace www.myspace.com/eaglebooking

Eagle on Youtube: www.youtube.com/EAGLEBOOKING

Eagle on Facebook: www.facebook.com/eaglebooking.italy

Eagle on Twitter: http://twitter.com/EAGLE_BOOKING

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HATE: Confirmed For MAV Festival In Italy

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 24, 2013
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Polish extreme metallers HATE have issued the following update via their Official Facebook Page:

This is to let you know that extreme metal leviathans HATE have been confirmed on MAV Festival in Padova, Italy. The band will hit the stage on 15-th August ! More good info to come real soon !

http://www.mavfestival.com/
https://www.facebook.com/HATEOFFICIAL

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Live Report: VADER + Guests Aborted, Bonded By Blood On January 27th, At Circolo Colony, Italy

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 19, 2013
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Live Report by Christian Tallone – Photos: Giacomo Cerutti

“Back To The Black 2013” European Tour, 1st leg:
VADER + Guests Aborted, Bonded By Blood
January 27th, At Circolo Colony, Italy

BONDED BY BLOOD

At 20:00 BONDED BY BLOOD got on to the stage (for me and Tarja this was the first band we heard tonight, as we were interviewing Peter from Vader beforehand). The atmosphere is very intimate due to the venue size (maybe for 200 people in all, but which still needs  to be filled)… but also for the fact that we have been here since the afternoon, so we know all the venue crew at Circolo Colony, musicians, engineers and technical staff of the venue, so it almost has the impression of being at a private party. The stage is small, just enough to allow components to move between the instruments, essential settings, only the blue lights and the banner with the logo of the next band (Aborted).

BONDED BY BLOOD sound good, nothing amazing. In my opinion, they have a sound much more suited to trash than to death and what could be a little out of tune with the rest of the evening. Anyhow the band is very accurate, and the little time they have available they give the maximum of themselves, pounding all the time without getting lost in useless and boring talk, the fact that the public appreciates with the great acclaiming continuously even after the greetings. At 20:30 the band announce the last 2 tracks .. all in all a very good band, only sore point is the singers voice, in my opinion, is anonymous and without any individuality, a shame because the rest of the band runs great! At 20:38 they leave the stage amid demands for encores, which unfortunately aren’t possible because of time limits …. well done, guys!

BONDED BY BLOOD-setlistI Can’t Hear You
Another Disease
Immortal Life
Crawling in the Shadows
The Aftermath
Restless Mind
Left Behind

Bonded By Blood @Colony 27th January

Bonded By Blood @Colony 27th January

Bonded By Blood @Colony 27th January

Bonded By Blood @Colony 27th January

ABORTED

At 21:00 they start with a very bleak intro; smoke invades the stage and a cold light welcome ABORTED on stage… they only nodded “hi” before the violent attack, the genre as you may well guess from the name and the shirts I see around is pure death, style of Cannibal Corpse… with some of the most modern deathcore sound! Honestly it’s not my favorite genre, but the chaos is total, it seems like the bolts are in a washing machine and a pig is to be slaughtered… but one thing I must admit is that they are undoubtedly very good, despite the genre being so extreme whatever they do, they do it good. And fortunately time to time they slow down, making less flat all the unleashing headbanging! At the fifth song the singer incites the circle pit and the request is answered right away!But not yet happy with the mayhem that they are unleashing, at 21.30 with the announcement of the last songs, the singer invites the participants for stage diving … and before he has time to finish saying it, the stage is already filled with people who jumps onto the poor unfortunate ones below the stage, and the band seems to have taken possession of the bodies of all present ! At 21:40 ABORTED leaves the stage .. very professional … and the thing I really liked about them is that the band play with their hearts, having fun, which is quite rare to see! I hope to have the opportunity to see these guys again!

ABORTED -setlist

Omega Mortis
Global Flatline
Coronary Reconstruction
From a Tepid Whiff
Expurgation Euphoria
Fecal Forgery
Vermicular, Obscene, Obese
The Origin of Disease
Sanguine Verses (…of Extirpation)
The Saw and the Carnage Done

Aborted @Colony 27th January

Aborted @Colony 27th January

Aborted @Colony 27th January

Aborted @Colony 27th January

Aborted @Colony 27th January

Aborted @Colony 27th January

VADER

At 22:10  the intro of the highly anticipated VADER begins .. and the venue is now full! All these headbangers are here for them! Low lights and the spooky intro create great atmosphere. The drummer is the first to take the stage and greets the audience, then the other three enter in a row … Peter in the middle, he opens his arms and cries ITALIAAAAA!

VADER attack perfectly, as a disc shot at full volume, and they give right away the best of themselves, showing what they are made of and astounding all the pubic. Without doubt, Peter is the only true frontman today, he is extremely charismatic and is able to muster an incredible anger when he sings and a hypnotic calm when he talks between the songs. Each song starts with  enthusiasm as if it was the first of the set list. The sounds are great, they are precise, the massacre is continuous, the audience responds moshing and stage diving during the whole show. The only flaw is that his voice seems a bit low, but perhaps it is only because i’m on the side of the stage. Like a bolt from the blue VADER announce the last songs, and only now we realize that it’s past 11pm, but it seems that they started only 10 minutes ago!

At 23:15 Vader say goodbye and leave the stage hastily, the lights are low… but it looks more like a classic “fake final”, at least that’s what i hope. The speakers rumble with second intro but the audience don’t fall for it, and continue to call “Vader, Vader, Vader…”! Then, as hoped, VADER came back, attacking with a powerful cover of Slayer, Raining Blood! The audience go crazy and the delirium is total! How better to finish this wonderful evening! Vader greets Italy throwing picks and warm greetings to all! Great show, Vader! Hope to see you again, soon, but with a longer set list, 70 minutes + 10 min of encores aren’t enough! \m/

Check out HERE the interview with Peter, made at Circolo Colony by Tarja Virmakari

VADER -setlist
Intro
Sothis
The Wrath
Fractal Light
Heading for Internal Darkness
The Innermost Ambience
Intermission
Carnal
True Names
Beast Raping
Return to the Morbid Reich
Foetus God
Intermission
The Red Passage
Distant Dream
Come and See My Sacrifice
Black to the Blind
Dark Age
Vision and the Voice
Para Bellum
This Is the War

Encore:
Raining Blood (Slayer cover)
Imperial March (John Williams song)

Vader @Colony on January 27th

Vader @Colony on January 27th

Vader @Colony on January 27th

Vader @Colony on January 27th

Vader @Colony on January 27th

Vader @Colony on January 27th

Vader @Colony on January 27th

Vader @Colony on January 27th

Live Report: TRIVIUM, AS I LAY DYING, CALIBAN, UPON A BURNING BODY, 12 November 2012 At Live Club – Milan (Italy)

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 30, 2012
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Article: Christian Tallone – Photos: Michele Aldeghi

UPON A BURNING BODY:

At 19:30, UPON A BURNING BODY was on stage playing the intro, the band greeted and attacked immediately with full power! The stage setting was very simple, the classic logo on the banner and just the essential lights.The guys were dressed more like for the rehearsal than for a gig, only the singer looked strangely elegant with his suit.The venue was yet to be filled, it was still early, but the sounds were great, and the band played with precision and power! The crowd showed their appreciation with many mosh and circle pits during almost every song! The only flaw is that the songs were monotonous – we seemed to hear the same song all over again. But as it was only a half  hour show, I had no time to get bored, at 20:00 the band left the stage waving “bye-bye.” UPON A BURNING BODY did a great job to open the evening and preparing our ears for what was about to come…

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CALIBAN:

At 20:15 the intro of CALIBAN began.. gloomy as ever, this time the scene was striking in its simplicity .. the most beautiful of this evening .. blue lights made the atmosphere very cold and icy. In particular, in the background there was a banner with dark eyes crying (the cover of the album “I Am Nemesis”) with “CLBN” written and illuminated under the platform of the battery! The band played solid and wild (for me it was the first time I saw the guitarist without a hat .. initially I nearly doubted whether it is him or not), Caliban dedicated the third song to the recently deceased Mitch Lucker, the singer of SUICIDE SILENCE, and immediately was honored the first “wall of death” of the evening! The sound seemed to be less powerful than  the previous ,but Caliban played perfectly in my opinion.The audience went crazy singing every chorus. Unfortunately at 20:51, Caliban had to say goodbye to the audience and leave the stage. The band really deserved to play for longer – promoted with flying colors!

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AS I LAY DYING:

At 21:22 started the intro of a band which was the best performance of the evening: AS I LAY DYING. They also had a simple stage setting ..the same lights and a banner with the logo and a moth.Observing the t-shirts that were around me, I could say that AS I LAY DYING were THE main band that the audience was attending for.They rewarded our expectations by offering a performance which was certainly not only memorable, but that left a mark! Unfortunately they had only 40 minutes on stage, but each minute was maximized and played flawlessly, as powerful as a cannon and as fast as a train, involving the audience screaming and yelling and moshing during every single song. All without wasting time on talking, then at 22:09, a hasty escape to leave the stage to the headliner.

Setlist:
Condemned
94 Hours
Anodyne Sea
Paralyzed
Cauterize
Through Struggle
Nothing Left
Confined
A Greater Foundation
Within Destruction
The Sound of Truth

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TRIVIUM:

The atmosphere was burning, the two huge TRIVIUM logos were on both sides of the drumkit and behind there was a banner with a mushroom cloud. At 22:30 started the intro with a dark stage to hide the entry of the band.This was the fourth time I had seen TRIVIUM live. After the intro, people were shouting and the band launched into IN WAVES! But unfortunately, it could be immediately perceived that  something wasn’t working as it should. The sounds were confused, and the band was not in great shape, Matt was subtoned and the rest of the band was lacking in precision and cleanliness, perhaps the fault of the earphones? (I’ve always said that the monitors are the best friends of the musicians). But the band continued to falter. However the audience was cheering with enthusiasm and warmth, probably due to the fact that many young fans were fascinated by the context, without being able to give an objective assessment. I’m sorry to say, even though I really like Trivium, they were playing bad that night! Between the songs, the band overdid things with long and boring speeches, and then they performed the songs in a hasty way as if they were eager to leave the stage. When Trivium dusted off some wonderful songs from “ASCENDACY” I hoped to see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel… but this hope vanished when Trivium attacked with DYING IN YOUR ARMS, which is one of the most beautiful songs they have written so far, but honestly it seemed to be played by a cover band of average skills. So, after this punch in the stomach, and the 4 hours drive back home ahead of us, we decided to leave the Live Club shortly before the end of the show. After seeing hundreds of concerts in last 13 years, to leave before the end of a show had never happened to me.

Reflections: This exhibition of Trivium could have been judged very positively if they were an emerging band .. but from a band like them, and as I know what they can do, I expected a lot more! The evening began in a great way, with the bands that did well on their part, but when it was the turn of those who supposed to be the icing on the cake … hmmm, let’s hope this was only a single case and caused by some tech issues. I’m hoping that next time I will see Trivium as we all know, professional and full of pure blasting energy!

Setlist:
Capsizing the Sea
In Waves
Like Light to the Flies
Rain
Into the Mouth of Hell We March
Down From the Sky
Entrance of the Conflagration
Black
The Deceived
Watch the World Burn
A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation
Ember to Inferno
(Corey on lead vocals)
Built to Fall
Dying in Your Arms
Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr
Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis
Throes of Perdition
Leaving This World Behind

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Fan Live Report: Metalfest Italy 2012 – Hypocrisy

Posted by metalshockfinland on June 10, 2012
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by Elsa Piazzini
(translated by Sylvi Taürie)

Metalfest 5 june 2012 at Alcatraz, Milan (Italy)


This is Elsa Piazzini‘s fan live report of the first stage of the Metalfest:

I was arrived to the Alcatraz very early, shortly after 4 and a half am, and I started my long waiting. Before 8 am we were more or less in four or five and the security has delimited the entrance with very advance, to understand better how to channel the people during the course of the morning and to permit the passage to the employees with the equipment. I waited until one pm when I could finally go inside with the long line of people that had arisen during the morning. Result: Front row, quite rightly with a good dose of curiosity!

To summarize quickly:

First band: Skull Fist
Explosive performance! With a sparkling, powerful and contagious Rock. A little bomb!

Second band: Fueled By Fire
American thrash metal band that has continued to warm up the audience, giving the start the first mosh pit and wall of death.

Third band: Tryptikon
The most “dark” band of the evening, able to let fans get into the atmosphere of the songs. The lyrics with special attention to black melodies.

Fourth band: Alestorm
Right ones to turn the audience with their piratical and revelers songs, always of course in metal style, creating choruses and pure fun.

Fifth band: Legion Of The Damned
Powerful riffs and scratchy voice, a heavy live at the right point the end of which the singer also gave to me and to another guy as a gift the t-shirt of the band.

After more than 5 hours of music, it was time for me more important: HYPOCRISY performance that I had waited for almost 14 hours! A short but intense set list full of famous songs such as Fire in the Sky, The Eraser, Valley Of The Damned and of course Roswell 47 that has closed a very powerful show and felt, both by band’s members and the public. A suffered front row with so much headbanging and bruises because of the moshpit, but I guess it’s needless to say that every time it’s worth it.. it’s just passion, a healthy madness..

After this little struggle, I quietly left the space for the elated fans of Blind Guardian and Anthrax (the headliners) that, by veterans, have had the opportunity to attract attention and to blow up the adrenaline of all the fans in there. While I was near the exit with some other metalheads, I met again the singer of Hypocrisy, after seeing him perform last March with the Pain in Västerås (Sweden) and a month and a half ago with both of his bands in Karmøygeddon Festival in Haugesund (Norway).

An Italian Metalfest really to remember.
Elsa