Muskelrock 2013

MassOfKthulu · Post by **MassOfKthulu** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:08 pm

if muskelrock can afford aria then maybe also KIT can afford aria? it would be a dream to listen to tracks from geroi asfalt, krov sa krov and igra s ogniem live..i thought they would only play before tens of thousands of people, but if not, all the better

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:15 pm

Aria has done the occasional club gig in Germany these past few years. I don't think it's impossible to afford them but they surely don't play for free and maybe they won't play a 45 minute set in the afternoon on a bill headlined by Leatherwolf and Fifth Angel.

nabel · Post by **nabel** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:08 pm

They also play club gigs at baltic states every few year.
When I saw them in Estonia there were basicly only russian speaking people in audience and only people who had long hair or even remotely looked like metalheads were finns.

Because of that I suppose they play those small places (compared to what they play in Russia) because of large population of russian speaking citizens.

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:29 pm

Oliver, could you please enquire (again?) about Aria for KIT? Can't go to Muskelrock, but would dearly love to see them perform, especially the 80s songs.

Oliver/KIT · Post by **Oliver/KIT** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:05 am

great_knuthulhu wrote:Oliver, could you please enquire (again?) about Aria for KIT? Can't go to Muskelrock, but would dearly love to see them perform, especially the 80s songs.

I already tried but its VERY difficult in Germany...since they would have to tour here and their last tour here was not very successful...plus their management is very slow in answering.

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:59 pm

Oliver/KIT wrote:
great_knuthulhu wrote:Oliver, could you please enquire (again?) about Aria for KIT? Can't go to Muskelrock, but would dearly love to see them perform, especially the 80s songs.
I already tried but its VERY difficult in Germany...since they would have to tour here and their last tour here was not very successful...plus their management is very slow in answering.

I see. Well, I'll probably have to polish up my Russian and visit our gigantic eastern neighbours to ever see Aria perform.

snaps666 · Post by **snaps666** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:58 am

Worst thing about this IDIOTIC idea about a secret line-up, is that it will influence the attendance to the small more unknown bands that plays in the afternoon.

Many people, like myself, check out the unknown bands on the bill beforehand, but if you sit by the tent drinking beers saturday afternoon looking in the program, and you don't recognise any names the chances are high that you'll just stick to beer and good company . Fact for if not all, then at least LOTS of people.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:12 pm

Could people who weren't going anyway perhaps stop moaning?

Khnud · Post by **Khnud** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:32 pm

He's got a point though. It'd be detrimental for the lesser known acts if the festival program just mentioned the names of the bands playing, and nothing about styles, influences etc. I hope the organizers are aware of this.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:00 pm

Everybody that ever attended Muskelrock knows beer and good company by the tent vs hanging around the stage area is not an issue since you can bring as much of your own beer as you want into the stage area which is a lot more cozy than a tent. Because of this I have watched more "small" bands on Muskelrock than I've done at any other festival.

I don't know if this secret lineup thing has been done before. It probably has but not on an underground metal festival. Let's see how it plays out shall we. We'll know afterwards if the smallest bands will have to play in front of nobody at all. I think not.

Personally I don't think I ever checked out a band because I saw their name on a festival bill. I usually check out something because I want to hear it.

snaps666 · Post by **snaps666** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:51 pm

mordred wrote:Could people who weren't going anyway perhaps stop moaning?

And how do you know if I am going or not ?

... I've been there the last 3 years , and will most likely go there again this year. But I will keep "moaning", because it is a stupid idea with a secret line-up, and I still havn't seen one single good reason to have a totaly secret line-up. Maybe you can give me that?

And I am very well aware of the fact you can bring your own beers etc. But fact is, that I (and many people I know) like to check out bands beforehand to get an idea what to attend and not. I am not going to see every single concert on a festival anyway, so it would be most logical to skip stuff you don't know anyting about at all.

Dark Stranger · Post by **Dark Stranger** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:09 am

It's a fair point - I'd never have bothered to check out Screamer (as I assumed they were just some crappy thrash band) until seeing them announced for Muskelrock last year - absolutely love them now.

GJ · Post by GJ » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:18 am

I've stopped moaning, but I totally agree with snaps666.

Ironhead · Post by **Ironhead** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:18 am

Well at least I would prefer reading all the whine and moaning AFTER the festival and its weird/stupid arrangements.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:09 pm

I know it's a fair point, but maybe we all just need to man up, grab a drink and go watch a few songs from a band we've never heard of instead of just being negative in advance.