Graspop '07

[Blitzkrieg]

In June 2005, I journeyed to Belgium for one of the biggest heavy metal festivals in history (you can find tales from my travels documented here: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/maiden-downunder/187315-graspop.html ). In 2007, I shall return to Graspop and do it all again.

Here is the bands confirmed so far:

Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Aerosmith
Heaven And Hell
Slayer
Korn
Blind Guardian
Dimmu Borgir
Black Label Society
Children Of Bodom
Amon Amarth
Joe Satriani
Finntroll
Grave Digger
Type O Negative
Celtic Frost
Within Temptation
Velvet Revolver
Chris Cornell
Mastodon
Stone Sour
Thin Lizzy
Lamb Of God
Chimaira
Unearth
Pain Of Salvation
1349
Vader
Static-X
Fastway
Mercenary
As I Lay Dying
Epica
Amorphis
Cannibal Corpse
Therion
Life Of Agony
Brutal Truth
Tiamat
Drowning Pool
Sirenia
Papa Roach
Lauren Harris
Less Than Jake
Hammerfall
Sabaton
Me First & The Gimme Gimme's
Moonsorrow
Devil Driver
Korpiklaani
In This Moment
Turisas
Eluveitie
Athiest
Spiral Arms
Legion Of The Damned
Rose Hill Drive
Scarve
El Guapo Stuntteam
Oceans Of Sadness
Stormrider


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Not only will I be attending Graspop '07, but the following weekend I will be hitting up Rock Werchter. Here is the lineup so far:


Metallica
Muse
Marilyn Manson
Mastodon
Pearl Jam
Beastie Boys
Queens Of The Stone Age
My Chemical Romance
Bjork
Peter Gabriel
Kaiser Chiefs
Tori Amos
Faithless
Keane
Incubus
Bloc Party
Arctic Monkeys
The Chemical Brothers
The Killers
Snow Patrol
LCD Soundsystem
Kings Of Leon
The Kooks
Arno
Damien Rice
Gabriel Ros
The Good The Bad And The Queen
Klaxons
Interpol
Joan As Police Woman
Goose
!!!
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Air
Air Traffic
De Heideroosjes
Razorlight
Blonde Redhead
Frank Black

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This thread will be dedicated to the lead up and wrap up of my travels. ROCK. ON.

 

[mattt]

out of those I would like to see

Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Aerosmith
Korn
Black Label Society
Tiamat

Id love to see Korn purely for the fact that Terry Bozzio is drumming with them.

 

[Spiff]

I saw Maiden twice last year. Good band.

Saw Ozzy back in 1998, excellent show with his best line-up - Wylde/Inez/CASTILLO.

 

[KoichCPA]

I would go for brutal truth and athiest, everything else is just icing.

 

[Dän]

Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Blind Guardian
Children Of Bodom
Amon Amarth
Finntroll
1349
Vader
Cannibal Corpse

 

[Ducks]

That's awesome man!

I'm thinking of going to Grasspop too. Or at least catch Maiden and Metallica (amongst all the other bands) at some festivals in Europe.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Not sure Metallica will be doing the festival circuit this year, as they are entering the studio in March, and I assume they will carry on with recording for a release around November. They will no doubt tour here next year anyway, so it's all good.

Maiden on the other hand...

 

[Ducks]

http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600122

Just put that up yesterday saying that they're going to do about 3 weeks in Europe starting at the end of June!

I've seen 'em 3 times before so it'll be awesome just to see them some more. But Maiden I've never seen so I'm dying to catch them!

 

[Blitzkrieg]

They did an escape from the studio last year! Unexpected, but cool. Also goes to show how long they are spending on this album, I hope it is worth it.

Maiden were great at Graspop last time, so it would be a good place to see them. I can't wait.

 

[Celestial-Todd]

Id love to see Korn purely for the fact that Terry Bozzio is drumming with them.

That is such a weird combination!

 

[Spruce Goose]

hahaha... maybe this will force you to listen to Pain of Salvation!

 

[Bucko]

Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne

interesting who's bringing the Eggs "Sharon"

 

[Blitzkrieg]

hahaha... maybe this will force you to listen to Pain of Salvation!

That was what I thought also lol. I am about 3 years overdue, so I should get to it. What album should I start with again?

Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne

interesting who's bringing the Eggs "Sharon"

Yes, I wondered if this was even perhaps the first gig they will have played together since then. I wonder if that incident will get a mention.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Well the new one Scarsick is still kicking my ass. And they will probably play a few of the songs live so.... might be the best idea. The second last song sounds like This Love (or is it just Love?) from Pantera.

Other than that, you have to get Remedy Lane and The Perfect Elephant. 2 of the best albums ever

 

[Sydo]

me so very sad

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Well I was very wrong about Metallica. They will be headlining the Rock Werchter festival only days after Graspop, and less than 100k's away. We have decided to go to Rock Werchter as well, here is the lineup.

Metallica
Muse
Marilyn Manson
Mastodon
Pearl Jam
Beastie Boys
My Chemical Romance
Bjork
Kaiser Chiefs
Tori Amos
Faithless
Keane
Incubus
Bloc Party
Arctic Monkeys
The Chemical Brothers
The Kooks
Arno
Damien Rice
Gabriel Ros
The Good The Bad And The Queen
Klaxons


More bands for both festivals to be announced soon! I am hoping to get flights booked in the coming couple of weeks. Yeah.

Spruce: Last night I listened to Scarsick, and the vocals were just too much, they turned me off. A little bit in that style wouldn't be such a bad thing, but there was just too much. The music was pretty cool though.

 

[Spruce Goose]

What style?
His voice is fucking awesmome!
Are you talking about the kinda rap style he does on the first 2 songs?
He only does it on the first 2 and not really at all on their previous albums.
He is very influenced by Mike Patton in his vocals

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Indeed sounded very Mike Patton, and altough I Mike Patton is awesome, most of his stuff doesn't do it for me. I will give some of their older stuff a listen as well, though it wasn't as easy to find when downloading...will have another search.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

The latest confirmed bands:

Heaven And Hell
Slayer
Type O Negative
Celtic Frost
Within Temptation
Thin Lizzy
Lamb Of God
Chimaira
Unearth

I am REALLY stoked about Heaven And Hell and Within Temptation being added.

 

[Southy]

On the Metallica thing, the less they spend in the studio the better, they used to make good albums in a matter weeks







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