{"id":1813,"date":"2015-08-28T14:47:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T13:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=1813"},"modified":"2015-08-28T14:49:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T13:49:12","slug":"with-full-force-2015-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=1813","title":{"rendered":"With full force 2015 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Full Force<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 2003 we had experienced several WFFs under hot conditions, but this year’s edition topped them all, so you could announce it the \u201eTropical Heat\u201c – edition which ended up in a thunderstorm including a lightning showdown. Before that the organizers showed their responsibillity by stopping the festival right before the sunday headliner In Flames and giving their visitors advices how to save themselves. Those ones behaved calm as responsible themselves, probably the majority knew to well what could happen after the thunderstorm of 2012. A real example by the orga as by the visitors for how to react on those nowadays increasing climatic obstacles. Besides that the billing was hot as well lead by Parkway Drive, Heaven Shall Burn and the mentioned In Flames showing several inspiring shows of Metal, Hardcore and Punk including exclusive appearances like the last one in Europe of Texas In July.
\nThe prices for drinks got raised (e.g. 0,4 l beer for 3,- \u20ac), but still were fair in comparison to other events happening in the same size, the prices for food stayed fair as well. Generally the organization worked well, especially before as while the thunderstorm first stopping as later canceling the sunday headliner as the following Last Supper. On the airfield of Roitzschjora appeared 54 (58 planned) bands on two stages in three days for about 30.000 visitors.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/strong>
\nDestrage <\/strong>The first act on the open air stage was the first attraction to me as well. So I dared myself into the heat to enjoy the innovative Mathcore Crossover sound. The quintet from Milano convinced the little crowd by \u201eJade’s Place\u201c, \u201eDestroy Create Transform Sublimate\u201c and the final \u201ePurania\u201c while the first fan danced completely naked in the first rows.
\nSuicidal Angels<\/strong> Probably it was the atmosphere in their home country motivating the Greeks to this energetic performance, on the other hand their Old School Thrash sounded much too monotonous. Anyway this band was the first one to initiate a wall of death at this year’s WFF.
\nPro-Pain<\/strong> Of course the same criticism of sounding too monotonous could have been made to the following regular WFF-guests. But Gary Meskil and his three comrades showed for another time how to groove by \u201eIn For The Kill\u201c, \u201eUn-American\u201c or \u201eThe Shape Of Things To Come\u201c. The still not that much grown fan crowd celebrated the NYHC by jumping.
\nFear Factory<\/strong> The Industrial Metal icon from LA enthused as disappointed as well. How that? The push of tracks like \u201eShock\u201c, \u201eEdgecrusher\u201c, \u201eLinchpin\u201c, \u201eDemanufacture\u201c or the debut-classic \u201eMartyr\u201c was incomparable and took care about much action in front of the stage, but all clear vocal passages showed it wasn’t Burton C. Bell’s best day. Anyway, the fans celebrated \u201eSoul Hacker\u201c from the forthcoming album \u201eGenexus\u201c and freaked out to the final hit \u201eReplica\u201c.
\nTerror <\/strong>Next band from Los Angeles, but a completely different style: The Hardcore formation is well-known in Roitzschjora, but this time turned out a bit different. Due to problems with his back shouter Scott Vogel couldn’t do this show, so bassist David Wood dealt with the vocals. And he did well during \u201eReturn To Strength\u201c, \u201eShot Of Reality\u201c, \u201eThe Solution\u201c, \u201eYou’re Caught\u201c and the hymn \u201eKeepers Of The Faith\u201c. Nevertheless I’m looking forward to the next time with the original vocalist.
\nCarcass <\/strong>Even the co-headliner couldn’t play for a filled infield. Besides the heated visitors the parallel show of Die Kassierer and the very specific sound of the Death Grind institution from Liverpool might have been the reasons for this. Jeff Walker entertained by his self-ironic statements, the quartet played tight and \u201eCadaver Conveyor Pouch System\u201c, \u201eThe Granulating Dark Satanic Mills\u201c and \u201eHeartwork\u201c caused headbanging action in front of the stage.
\nParkway Drive<\/strong> The Metalcore surfer boys showed they’re worth filling a headliner position on such a big festival. From the opener \u201eWild Eyes\u201c on they kept the filled infield as themselves moving in circle-pits, etc. to now moderate temperatures. \u201eIdols And Anchors\u201c, \u201eDeliver Me\u201c and \u201eKarma\u201c held the atmosphere level supported by several special pyro as confetti effects. The Rage Against Racism cover \u201eBulls On Parade\u201c did as well, and the new song \u201eVice Grip\u201c from the forthcoming album \u201eIre\u201c showed its hit potential. So by \u201eRomance Is Dead\u201c, \u201eHome Is For The Heartless\u201c and \u201eCarrion\u201c they finished a jubilated show.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/strong>
\nEnter Shikari<\/strong> Cool to have the UK-quartet back in Roitzschjora. Their Techno Metal Crossover was party-compatible as it had been eight years before. Unfortunately they mainly concentrated on their new release \u201eThe Mindsweep\u201c from the opener \u201eThe Appeal & The Mindsweep I\u201c, \u201eThere’s A Price On Your Head\u201c, \u201eThe Last Garrison\u201c, \u201eTorn Apart\u201c, \u201eInterlude\u201c til the final \u201eAnaesthesist\u201c. But the most reactions earned the classic \u201eMothership\u201c. To pass on the hit \u201eSorry, Your’re Not A Winner\u201c was the wrong decision while the performance of the band and especially fronter Rou rocked.
\nDie Kassierer<\/strong> Every two years it’s time for one hour of complete nonsense in the tent. The Punk heroes from Bochum-Wattenscheid didn’t take themselves for serious and created a mad party. The enthused fans celebrated \u201eBesoffen Sein\u201c, Sex Mit Dem Sozialarbeiter\u201c, \u201eMein Glied Ist Zu Gro\u00df\u201c, \u201eIm Sauerland Kann Man Teleportieren, \u201eMach Die Titten Frei, Ich Will Wichsen\u201c, \u201eBlumenkohl Am Pillemann\u201c as fronter W\u00f6lfi Wendland did by lifting his pants. And so did later on a fan on stage during a whole song. He could have experienced a rude awakening from the next morning on.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Kn\u00fcppelnacht<\/strong>
\nBelphegor <\/strong>The Austrians were able to welcome numerous fans walking over after the headliner-slot of Parkway Drive. But they didn’t stayed that long because the trivial Black Metal and the pseudo-evil performance didn’t convince them as me.
\nMaster <\/strong>So Paul Speckmann and his comrades had to deal with just a smaller audience they deserve. Their Old School Death Metal animated a few fans to headbang to \u201eJudgement Of Will\u201c, \u201eSlaves To Society\u201c and \u201eSmile As You’re Told\u201c.
\nRotten Sound<\/strong> The Death Grind machine from Finland returned to WFF blasting their fans’ heads of. And suddenly the number of supporters had increased before celebrating \u201eTargets\u201c and \u201eSell Your Soul\u201c.
\nAura Noir<\/strong> A bit more calm turned out the following appearance. Despite their ineresting as varied Black Thrash Metal the Norwegians had to fight against the exodus of the tired fans after this hot day had been that exhausting.
\n1349 So their fellow countrymen had the pleasure to perform in front of a few standing as lying spectators. The band did their best, just the fire-breather section of fronter Ravn seemed a bit displaced.<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/strong>
\nDr. Living Dead<\/strong> The saturday Main Stage program started with the Thrash Metal icon from Stockholm and enormous heat. Regarding the last issue it must have been hard for the fourpiece to appear under their masks. Besides their classics \u201eScanners\u201c and \u201eCivilized To Death\u201c from the new release rocked as well.
\nSylosis <\/strong>As many acts at this year’s WFF-edition appearing in the afternoon the UK-quartet just welcomed a couple of supporters due to the heat. Anyway, their Neo-Trash like \u201eMercy\u201c or \u201eLeech\u201c from the new album \u201eDormant Heart\u201c convinced as the classics \u201eEmpyreal\u201c, \u201eAltered States Of Consciousness\u201c and \u201eTeras\u201c did.
\nDeez Nuts<\/strong> The infield got populated by the following act. To the fourpiece from Melbourne a show at WFF is like a home game. Their Old School Hardcore was that the fans had been waiting for somewhere in the shadow. So they celebrated new \u201eWorld Is Bond\u201c – material (\u201eDon’t Wanna Talk About It\u201c) as by \u201eStay True\u201c and \u201eBand Of Brothers\u201c more familiar party hits.
\nEskimo Callboy<\/strong> Party music for the younger visitors got offered by the Emocore formation. And from the first tone on they got their crowd dancing, jumping and singing. The \u201eBest Day\u201c and the title track of the new output \u201eCrystals\u201c found the same acceptance as \u201eIs Anyone Up\u201c and \u201eWe Are The Mess\u201c.
\nAgnostic Front<\/strong> The Hardcore institution returned with NYHC at its best: The scene originals around Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma took care about good mood as about moshpit action by the new \u201eThe American Dream Died\u201c – tracks \u201eOld New York\u201c and \u201eOnly In America\u201c. The Ramones cover \u201eBlitzkrieg Bop\u201c, \u201eFor My Family\u201c, \u201eFriend Or Foe\u201c as probably the definite Old School Hardcore hymn \u201eGotta Go\u201c inspired thousands to sing as jump along.
\nKreator <\/strong>For another time nowadays it seemed like Germany’s leading Thrash Metal band is stronger than ever. Supported by LED-walls, confetti shots and pyros they started with \u201eEnemy Of God\u201c animating a huge crowd of fans to headbang as to take part in moshpits. This continued while \u201eHordes Of Chaos\u201c, \u201ePhobia\u201c, \u201eWar Call\u201c, \u201eEndless Pain\u201c, \u201ePhantom Antichrist\u201c, \u201ePleasure To Kill\u201c and \u201eCivilization Collapse\u201c. So a thrashing hour found its jubilated end in \u201eExtreme Aggressions\u201c.
\nHeaven Shall Burn<\/strong> There was just one band left to top this: The local heroes played their second WFF headliner show after their first one had ended with \u201eEndzeit\u201c followed by an infernal thunderstorm. But first of all the confetti snakes got shot too early minutes before entering the stage. And by the wind they flew back and covered the stage what held several stagehands busy delaying the showtime a bit. From the beginning set by \u201eCounterweight\u201c the atmosphere increased song by song, especially while \u201eCombat\u201c, \u201eHunters Will Be Hunted\u201c, \u201eForlorn Skies\u201c, \u201eThe Weapon They Fear\u201c, \u201eGodiva\u201c and the Edge Of Sanity cover \u201eBlack Tears\u201c while the quintet performed inside a stage set imitating a battle field. Further circle-pits got formed when the band returned for the encores \u201eEndzeit\u201c, \u201eOf No Avail\u201c and \u201eBehind A Wall Of Silence\u201c. Amazing!<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/strong>
\nMore Than A Thousand<\/strong> After I had discovered this band from Portugal on the same stage four years ago I had been looking forward to this show. And the Metalcore quintet shouldn’t disappoint me. Hundreds of supporters jumped and sang along with \u201eHeist\u201c, \u201eCross My Heart\u201c and the final hit \u201eNo Bad Blood\u201c.
\nTexas In July<\/strong> The next event was a little sad one: The fourpiece from Pennsylvania appeared for the very last time in Europe only having a few shows in the States left. Accordingly motivated band as fans rocked the tent to \u201eSweetest Poison\u201c, \u201eBed Of Nails\u201c and \u201eHook, Line And Sinner\u201c before they bid farewell. Thank you for the music!
\nHeart Of A Coward<\/strong> The quintet from London participated for the first time at the WFF. And after I had asked myself if this Metalcore combined with their Progressive Djent influences would work in Roitzschjora the band got the support of the clear majority in the tent. The crowd supported \u201eShade\u201c, \u201eDeadweight\u201c, the previously unreleased \u201eHollow\u201c (from the forthcoming album) and \u201eNauseam\u201c by moshpit-action.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Saturday Night Fever<\/strong>
\nKnorkator <\/strong>The Comedy Metal weirdoes from Berlin are always a live attraction, especially at the WFF. Beginning by \u201eAbsolution\u201c and \u201eDing Inne Schnauze\u201c they first amused by their strange costumes. Fronter Stumpen jokead about moving to Roitzschjora experiencing this event each year. After a while the whole tent audience sang along to \u201eDu Bist Schuld\u201c, \u201eAlter Mann\u201c, \u201eDer Ultimative Mann\u201c and \u201eWir Werden Alle Sterben\u201c. During \u201eB\u00f6se\u201c fronter Stumpen had crowdsurfed inside a gum ball over the crowd before he finally interpreted with his anarcho colleges a very own version of Boney M’s \u201eMa Baker\u201c and playing with keyboarder Alf Ator Badminton on stage.
\nDiablo Blvd.<\/strong> The fivepiece from Belgium can be described as one of the big surprises of this weekend. They rocked the tent by \u201eRise Like Lions\u201c, \u201eSaint Of Killers\u201c, \u201eBuilders Of Empires\u201c, as \u201eFollow The Deadlights\u201c, and the audience didn’t took long returning from the beer stations celebrating this kind of Rock ‘n’ Roll version meets Danzig.
\nRed City Radio<\/strong> The fourpiece from Oklahoma City attracted the fewest number of spectators. No wonder, their Punk Rock was nice, but let miss something special. So just the die-hard-fans supported \u201eTwo Notes Shy Of An Octave\u201c and \u201eTwo For Flinching\u201c.
\nRed Fang<\/strong> Same color in the band name, different sound as result: Their Stoner Rock was that what several hundreds of fans had been waiting for. So the quartet from Portland celebrated with them \u201ePrehistoric Dog\u201c, \u201eBlood Like Cream\u201c, \u201eMalverde\u201c as \u201eWired\u201c before letting them go to party or to sleep.<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/strong>
\nMantar <\/strong>Who had thought the temperatures had reached its maximum for this weekend was wrong: More than 40 degrees combined nearly every move with sweat. The often praised Mantar disappointed meanwhile. The duo played a much too monotonous set. Why was this a secret hint? No idea!
\nKontrust <\/strong>Not less bizarre was the following sixpack from Vienna. Their sound could be described with female fronted Crossover. But somehow this all seemed like an average band not knowing where to go or to sound as \u201eOn The Run\u201c, \u201eHey DJ!\u201c and \u201eBomba\u201c showed.
\nBorn From Pain<\/strong> For about the fifth or the sixth time I watched the Dutch Hardcore machine from 2003 on, and they never disappointed. Under these hard climatic conditions they weren’t welcomed by thousands of supporters, but song by song they returned out of the shadows in front of the stage celebrating \u201eSons Of A Dying World\u201c, \u201eStop At Nothing\u201c and \u201eThe New Hate\u201c.
\nObituary <\/strong>Starting with \u201eCenturies Of Lies\u201c from the recent release \u201eInked In Blood\u201c the fivepiece from Florida taught the according to the heat still pretty small audience a lesson in Death Metal. The band didn’t care about all that performing \u201eViolence\u201c, \u201eBack To One\u201c and the final smasher \u201eSlowly We Rot\u201c tight, but with no real contact to the audience, so as usual.
\nArch Enemy<\/strong> The Melodic Death Metal quintet seemed stronger than before although front beauty Alissa White-Gluz had to fight with a cold, all her shouts worked well. Supported by the new guitar force consisting of Michael Amott and ex-Nevermore-sixstringer Jeff Loomis newer songs like \u201eWar Eternal\u201c, \u201eAs The Pages Burn\u201c or \u201eAvalanche\u201c animated the fans to move as classics like \u201eRavenous\u201c, \u201eNemesis\u201c, \u201eMy Apocalypse\u201c, \u201eDead Eyes See No Future\u201c and \u201eWe Will Rise\u201c did.
\nLamb Of God<\/strong> The last time the quintet was supposed to play in Roitzschjora shouter Randy Blythe had got arrested in Prag right before flying to the WFF. The rest of his odyssey is known. Even stronger they returned to Roitzschjora opening by \u201eDesolation\u201c and \u201eGhost Walking\u201c. \u201e512\u201c and \u201eStill Echoes\u201c from the brand new album \u201eVII: Sturm Und Drang\u201c being sung by an astonishing number of fans worked as well as the classic \u201eWalk With Me In Hell\u201c. Randy Blythe obviously was very motivated running the stage up and down. When the camera man on stage followed a female crowdsurfer Randy had the humor to shock him from behind showing where the attraction was. My personal show highlight of this weekend got finished by \u201eRedneck\u201c and \u201eBlack Label\u201c.
\nSick Of It All<\/strong> The WFF-veterans had no matter to activate the audience’s reserves and should have been the last band of this year’s WFF-edition having the opportunity to do this. Their NYHC can call Roitzschjora its second home, so the fans celebrated \u201eGet Bronx\u201c and \u201eDNC\u201c from the current \u201eThe Last Act Of Defiance\u201c record as \u201eWorld Full Of Hate\u201c or \u201eMy Life\u201c. Especially in the end of the show \u201eStep Down\u201c and the band hymn \u201eScratch The Surface\u201c caused a huge wall of death as several moshpits right before the mentioned thunderstorm with impressing lightnings.
\n(In Flames) <\/strong>\u2192 Canceled due to the weather conditions!<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/strong>
\nAny Given Day<\/strong> The Metalcore shooting stars from Gelsenkirchen got welcomed by numerous fans. Their variable sound between heaviness and atmospheric parts followed by grunts as clean vocals was the right soundtrack to the heat over 40 degrees. Their sympathy bonus even raised when fronter Dennis Diehl told about all the years before as usual WFF-visitors handing out their demos and now appearing on stage. \u201eThe Beginning Of The End\u201c, \u201eNever Say Die\u201c as \u201eHome Is Where The Heart Is\u201c got much support, but of course the well-known Rihanna cover \u201eDiamonds\u201c caused the most support in singalongs.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Last Supper<\/strong>
\n(Eisbrecher)<\/strong> \u2192 Canceled due to the weather conditions!
\n(Rotting Christ) <\/strong>\u2192 Canceled due to the weather conditions!
\n(The Ruins Of Beverast)<\/strong> \u2192 Canceled due to the weather conditions!<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong>
\nIn the end we send thanks and respect to the WFF.organizers for this hard, but one and only right decision to stop the festival due to those weather circumstances as to communicate to the visitors how to save theirselves! Safety first, bands can return! It probably wasn’t the last opportunity to watch In Flames or the Last Supper bands in Roitzschjora. And the visitors reacted as responsible showing festival organisation and fans deserve each other in its best way! Our special thanks go out to Madeline Friedemann and the WFF-team!!!!!
\nOn the airfield of Roitzschjora rocked, drank and partied Tobi Wan Kenobi, Ailuj and Moelle!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With Full Force Since 2003 we had experienced several WFFs under hot conditions, but this year’s edition topped them all, so you could announce it the \u201eTropical Heat\u201c – edition which ended up in a thunderstorm including a lightning showdown. Before that the organizers showed their responsibillity by stopping the festival right before the sunday … <\/p>\n

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