Swans, 17th November 2025, Store Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark 9/10 Swans - 9/10 Photo: Jens Wassmuth for Swans There is no one out there quite like Swans. And that has been a fact for the major […]

Helloween, 8th November 2025, Partille Arena, Gothenburg, Sweden 7/10 Helloween - 7/10 Archive photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography Trying to figure out what Helloween has been through over the course of their 40-year-long career is somewhat of […]

Sodom, 21st June 2025, Pandæmonium, Copenhell Festival, Denmark 6/10 Sodom - 6/10 Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com It was a good year for classic thrash metal fans at this edition of Copenhell, with Exodus and Kreator delivering […]

In Flames, 21st June 2025, Heviti, Copenhell Festival 8/10 In Flames - 8/10 Photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography In Flames are one of those bands whose main achievement is often cited as co-creating the Gothenburg sound – […]

Billy Idol, 20th June 2025, Heviti, Copenhell Festival 8/10 Billy Idol - 8/10 Photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography Of all the possible names to headline Copenhell, Billy Idol isn’t one that would come to mind – if […]

Kreator, 20th June 2025, Heviti, Copenhell Festival 8/10 Kreator - 8/10 Photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography Kreator are frequent visitors to both the Copenhell festival and Copenhagen itself. The band has just announced a new documentary, and […]

Dream Theater, 20th June 2025, Heviti, Copenhell Festival 8/10 Dream Theater - 8/10 Photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography About half a year ago, Dream Theater played at Poolen, a venue located on the Copenhell grounds. The venue, […]

The Cult, 19th June 2025, Heviti, Copenhell Festival 5/10 The Cult - 5/10 Photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography The Cult’s turbulent career checks just about all the boxes. The band rose to fame at a steady pace […]

Walls Of Jericho, 19th June 2025, Pandæmonium, Copenhell Festival, Denmark, 9/10 Walls Of Jericho - 9/10 Photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography A broader metal audience first took notice of Walls of Jericho back in 2008, when the […]

Exodus, 19th June 2025, Pandæmonium, Copenhell Festival, Denmark, 9/10 Exodus - 9/10 Photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography Following an utterly blistering performance by Walls of Jericho on the same stage, Bay Area thrash metal legends Exodus took […]

Kittie, 18th June 2025, Pandæmonium, Copenhell Festival, Denmark 4/10 Kittie - 4/10 Photo: Goran www.facebook.com/UrbanMescaleroPhotography The influential Canadian alternative metal quartet Kittie marked their return in 2021 after a lengthy hiatus. Since then, they have […]

Employed To Serve, 18th June 2025, Pandæmonium, Copenhell Festival, Denmark 6/10 Employed To Serve - 6/10 Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com With the last-minute cancellation of Cattle Decapitation, the festival announced Employed To Serve as the replacement. […]