well, i've been to the Live Music Hall a few times, saw Paradise Lost there last year. Then i have been to the E-Werk more often, even saw Black Sabbath and Tiamat there in 1995!
It's quite good to live near cologne, it's only a 45 min. from here!
Well, i dunno, i don't hate germany, i don't love it either, i don't really care about it to be honest, just livin here. But still there are worse places, though people here can be sometime strange and unfriendly, i admit, but there are many fine people here as well. But i guess there are idiots all over the world, just ignore em.