Recent content by DrThrash

Well, I just filled out the PPE 2008 feedback form and just before submitting it, I thought: let's post feedback publically here in the forum and discuss it! # What was your overall impression?(required) nice people, great atmosphere, high quality of bands (especially remarkable because...

No. It's in a hall. The location is called Sjiwa (named after the Hindu God which is called Shiva in English). In principle, rain and cold weather would be no big problem. Except for the fact that you have to get to the club and back to Kasteel de Berckt (or whereever you are staying).

28 hours until I get into my car and drive 90 km in northward direction to Baarlo. :)

No problem for Germany. :cool: Among the small festivals, there is (among many others) the Dong Open Air, just a few kilometers east of Baarlo on the German side of the border. 2000 people, a bit focussed on Folk/Pagan Metal. 0.5 litres of beer for 1.5 EUR. But cheap beer prices cannot...

Walking: 20-25 min (don't underestimate it! The castle is a bit outside of Baarlo.) Bicycle: 10 min (the ideal solution!) :) I drive a station wagon which I also use as "garage" for my bike. Last year (-> my first PPE), I was too lazy to unload it before driving to Baarlo. It turned out to...

3 chips instead of 1 chip for 0.5 litres of beer, whereas 3 of those small toy glasses would be 3 * 0.2 = 0.6 litres for the same money. You don't have to be Einstein to find the best solution to maximize your alcohol consumption for a given amount of money. That's a good example for the...

If I remember correctly, the price per liter beer for large glasses was higher than for those small "test tubes". Triple price for 2.5 times the amount of beer. After ordering a real (=large) beer and calculating the price, I felt like a complete idiot and, what was even worse, the large glass...

Oh, I am sure that I am not the only PPE visitor also listening to extreme metal, if it is complex/"progressive" enough. Maybe the only one in this forum, though. :lol: Well, I am speaking of those bands that continue what Atheist, Cynic, (late) Pestilence, Gorguts, or Death started in the...

I currently listen a lot to technical/brutal death metal: Psycroptic, Spawn Of Possession, Decrepit Birth, Necrophagist, Deadborn. Can anyone recommend other similar bands?

This morning: KEEP OF KALESSIN - Kolossus

A note for all those wanting to buy good German beer (or anything else) in Germany on their way to Baarlo: on October 3 (the Friday when PPE starts), you can't do that. That's our national holiday; all shops will be closed.

Some "MySpace band exploration surfing" again: following links to unknown bands and wasting time before the UEFA Champions League starts... Mostly US and Brazilian underground thrash metal. Entry points were the MySpace sites of the two small quality labels Heavy Artillery Records [US] and...

Meeting at 17:00 in the Kasteel sounds good. How long does it take to walk to the restaurant? Perhaps we should define two meeting points, like 17:00 at the caste and 17:30 at the restaurant, for those not staying at Kasteel de Berckt.

NAME: Matthias M. FROM: Aachen, Germany STAYING AT: Kasteel de Berckt Which days will you be there: Friday, Saturday, Sunday THIS WILL BE MY: second ProgPower Europe INTERSTING FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: I love Thrash Metal! And I have a PhD in physics. That's why I'm "DrThrash". :)

Count me in. Friday 3rd is a national holiday in Germany, so I have no problems beings early in Baarlo in this year. Perhaps I missed it in the previous postings, but did we agree on some time for the diner yet? Or is there some meeting point for us before the diner at Casteel de Berckt?