{"id":1980,"date":"2016-08-12T10:38:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T09:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=1980"},"modified":"2016-08-12T10:38:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T09:38:28","slug":"with-full-force-2016-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=1980","title":{"rendered":"With full force 2016 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

After years of dealing with extreme weather conditions like thunderstorms as lower or very hot temperatures as last year WFF 2016 became pretty moderate at this issue. The most obvious change was done by the organizers adding with the Metal Hammer Stage a third live platform where underground acts as well-known bands who had appeared on the Main Stage years ago like Raunchy could impress the crowd. This stage alternated with the neighbored Main Stage.
\nThe billing turned out to another exciting one anyway. Slayer, Amon Amarth and Five Finger Death Punch lead an attractive billing satisfying all the present fans watching out for special Metal, Hardcore as Punk experiences. Rare appearances as that one of Bad Religion, the pure cover show of Six Feet Under or Legion Of The Damned performing their debut album to its 10th anniversary in its entirety even raised this impression.
\nAs two years before the running order of the participating acts got short-termed fixed due to the quarter final of Germany, so nobody had to play against it. Besides the german match the other quarter finals got shown on a huge video wall as all the years before.
\nOf course the awesome win of Germany over Italy after a dramatic penalty shootout even increased the great atmosphere in the spectatorship which had been guaranteed by the excellent organisation. The fair prices for drinks (e.g. 0,4 l beer for 3,- \u20ac) as food stayed the same. The organization just had to handle one band cancelation of Stray From The Path by replacing them with Virtue Concept.
\nAt the airfield of Roitzschjora 71 bands appeared on three stages in three days for about 30000 visitors.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/strong>
\nDeserted Fear<\/strong> The Death Metal trio from the close town of Jena had the honor to start the open air stage program. \u201eForging Delusions\u201c, \u201eWrath On Your Wounds\u201c, \u201eKingdom Of Worms\u201c as the comments between the songs won the present people by headbanging and applauding.
\nHavok <\/strong>Thrash Metal took over the scepter. The fourpiece from Denver didn’t catch that many attention of the audience by \u201ePoint Of No Return\u201c or \u201eWorse Than War\u201c. To the end marked by \u201eGive Me Liberty \u2026 Or Give Me Death\u201c that had changed which got obvious by much more jubilation than before.
\nFit For An Autopsy<\/strong> The technical high-skilled Deathcore from New Jersey attracted more spectators than expected in front of the stage. From the opener \u201eOut To Sea\u201c the approach of the quintet became clear. While \u201eAbsolute Hope Absolute Hell\u201c the first circle-pit got sighted.
\nStick To Your Guns<\/strong> The Californians were the first band to fill the Main Stage festival area. And from the opener \u201eNobody\u201c on they kept the crowd in motion. Most impressing moment was set by shouter Jesse Barnett’s clear announcement by \u201erefugees welcome, no compromise, refugees welcome!\u201c right before \u201eWhat Choice Did You Give Us?\u201c. \u201eAgainst Them All\u201c marked the end of a stirring as jubilated show.
\nThe Amity<\/strong> Affliction Less spectators wanted to watch the completely in black performing band from Brisbane starting with the current single \u201eI Bring The Weather With Me\u201c. The more melodic orientated Metalcore might have been the reason for. But the present audience enjoyed the gig celebrating \u201eOpen Letter\u201c and \u201eShine On\u201c.
\nSix Feet Under<\/strong> The decision of the fivepiece from Florida around grunter Chris Barnes to perform only cover versions from their four \u201eGraveyard Classics\u201c albums was discussable anyway. From the opener \u201eT.N.T\u201c on the fans celebrated the appearance also considering \u201eSweet Leaf\u201c and \u201eNightcrawler\u201c.
\nWalls Of Jericho<\/strong> With lots of energy the icon of female-fronted Metalcore entered the stage and started into their set. By the opener \u201eIllusion Of Safety\u201c, the title track, \u201eForever Militant\u201c, \u201eReign Supreme\u201c, \u201eRelentless\u201c and \u201eFight The Good Fight\u201c they chose to play an astonishing number of songs from the new release \u201eNo One Can Save You From Yourself\u201c. Anyway, inspired by shouter Candace Kucsulain the crowd celebrated these newcomers as classics in moshpits which culminated in a huge one during the final \u201eThe American Dream\u201c.
\nSlayer <\/strong>The time had come for the return of the most favored band in the WFF-community: Slayer! The Bay Area Thrash Metal legend opened by the current single as title track from the latest output \u201eRepentless\u201c to start in a setlist containing by \u201eWar Ensemble\u201c, \u201eMandatory Suicide\u201c, \u201eDead Skin Mask\u201c, \u201eSeasons In The Abyss\u201c, \u201eSouth Of Heaven\u201c and \u201eRaining Blood\u201c lots of classics which got celebrated by thousands of supporters headbanging as taking part in several moshpits. New material like \u201eWhen The Stillness Comes\u201c and \u201eYou Against You\u201c earned their jubilation as motion, too. So Tom Araya, Kerry King & Co finished another successful WFF-show with \u201eAngel Of Death\u201c.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Kn\u00fcppelnacht<\/strong>
\nInquisition <\/strong>Right by midnight the Black Metal formation around the two Colombian mainmen, fronter Dagon and drummer Incubus, opened this year’s Kn\u00fcppelnacht section. Their ordinary Black Metal enthused just a couple of fans.
\nVader <\/strong>The Polish Death Metal institution left no doubt they would leave the Kn\u00fcppelnacht without another furious performance. Smashers like \u201eCome And See My Sacrifice\u201c and \u201eDecapitated Saints\u201c let lots of heads bang.
\nRagnarok <\/strong>The Norwegians impressed as less as the first Black Metal combo had done in the Kn\u00fcppelnacht. If tracks from the new record \u201ePsychopathology\u201c or from the back catalogue of seven albums, just a few supporters seemed to feel entertained or inspired.
\nGrave <\/strong>The Swedes had no matter to top that musically, but the tent had been played pretty empty. The trio convinced many fans back in front of the stage. Their classic Death Metal caused much headbanging as jubilation.
\nEndstille <\/strong>Third Black Metal band, third live desaster. The fivepiece from Kiel had the problem to enter the stage at 4:00 a.m. after many spectators had decided to sleep or to party somewhere else. And their infernal sound seemed to be no argument to change anything about this development.<\/p>\n

Metal Hammer Stage<\/strong>
\nThe Hirsch Effekt<\/strong> The Industrial Hardcore Crossover in German language was nothing for drunk people. \u201eBezoar\u201c, \u201eAgnosie\u201c as \u201eAgitation\u201c were too complex just to party. But those ones who dealt with the sound had fun with the trio from Hannover.
\nRaunchy <\/strong>After years of performing on the Main Stage the WFF veterans from Danmark had no matter to appear on the neighbored small platform. The new vocalist Mike Semesky earned sympathy by his question if he would be allowed to move to Europe in the case of Trump’s getting president. The jubilation meant a clear ‘Yes’! The quintet convinced musically as well. Hymns like \u201ePhantoms\u201c, \u201eWarriors\u201c or \u201eWatch Out\u201c still belong on bigger stages. Cool show!<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/strong>
\nFallujah <\/strong>The usual procedure is to open the gates to the festival area for the visitors 30 or 60 minutes before the program starts. This saturday noon the security did this right with the first band starting because of the windy weather before. The quintet from San Francisco fascinated by their exciting Prog Death Metal. So \u201eAbandon\u201c, \u201eThe Void Alone\u201c and \u201eScar Queen\u201c from the new masterpiece \u201eDreamless\u201c convinced totally and animated the first moshpit besides headbanging. Especially bassist Rob Morley impressed in a generally high-skilled band. Overwhelming!
\nGoitzsche Front<\/strong> Overwhelming ist not a description to be used for the following combo from the close town of Bitterfeld. Their Hardcore \/ Punk average sound wasn’t even ordinary. Tracks like \u201eSchweinepriester\u201c, \u201eM\u00e4nner Aus Stahl\u201c or \u201eNicht Genug\u201c from the new output \u201eMonument\u201c were as weak as the older ones or the stupid comments between I couldn’t have drunk enough for. Put them back to any mini fest!
\nWe Butter The Bread With Butter<\/strong> Also in German words and not with too much approach, but still entertaining and not dumb presented the next fivepiece from Brandenburg itself. From the opener \u201eIch Mach Was Mit Medien\u201c over their hit \u201eDer Tag An Dem Die Welt Unterging\u201c till \u201eMeine Brille\u201c they animated the supporters to jump and crowdsurf. Good mood was guaranteed.
\nEktomorf <\/strong>The Neo-Thrash Metal fourpiece still sounded like a Soulfly-clone, but it seemed to be the right time for the crowd to celebrate just that sound. Suited in a German national soccer team jersey fronter Zoli Farkas decided for the right live costume hours before the quarter final everyone was waiting for. Besides that new material like \u201eHolocaust\u201c as older stuff like \u201eI Know Them\u201c held the supporters in motion.
\nBehemoth <\/strong>The high billing position showed the evolution Poland’s finest in Death \/ Black Metal had completed yet. Too many WFF-visitors their sound seemed too extreme. Meanwhile their fans celebrated newer \u201eThe Satanist\u201c tracks like \u201eMesse Noir\u201c, \u201eOra Pro Nobis Lucifer\u201c and \u201eO Father O Satan O Sun!\u201c as their classics like \u201eOv Fire And The Void\u201c, \u201eAt The Left Hand Ov God\u201c or the final \u201eChant For Eschaton 2000\u201c.
\nHatebreed <\/strong>The Hardcore formation from Connecticut, probably the second most popular band in the WFF-community right behind Slayer, welcomed by \u201eDestroy Everything\u201c a packed Main Stage area as a motivated audience and let follow by \u201eLooking Down The Barrel Of Today\u201c and \u201eA.D.\u201c the only two new tracks from the new release \u201eThe Concrete Confessional\u201c. The moshpits became bigger while the next one \u201eEveryone Bleeds Now\u201c, \u201eLive For This\u201c, \u201eThis Is Now\u201c and \u201eTo The Threshold\u201c. So the final \u201eI Will Be Heard\u201c was the correct accomodation for the following soccer match.
\nAmon Amarth<\/strong> After the quarter final victory of Germany’s soccer team in an epic shootout thriller the right atmosphere was set for the vikings from Stockholm. Starting with their hit \u201ePursuit Of Vikings\u201c they left no doubt performing from the beginning on a high intensity level. The stage set impressed itself by the drumkit being placed on a ship and the front artists being flanked by two dragonheads spitting fire. \u201eDeath In Fire\u201c, \u201eDeceiver Of The Gods\u201c, \u201eRunes To My Memory\u201c and \u201eFirst Kill\u201c as the only played track from the new \u201eIomsviking\u201c record motivated headbangers as crowdsurfers to act. So \u201eGuardians Of Asgaard\u201c and \u201eTwilight Of The Thunder God\u201c finished a triumphant show.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/strong>
\nAnnisokay <\/strong>The fivepiece from the close city of Halle\/Saale opened saturday’s Hardbowl program taking care of motion as a good mood in the tent. So melodic Metalcore earcatchers as \u201eWolves In The Walls\u201c and \u201eCarry Me Away\u201c earned much applause.
\nMonuments <\/strong>The quintet from London welcomed a filled tent and took their chance. Especially vocalist Chris Barreto knew how to catch the audience by letting it knee down before collective jumping to \u201eRegenerate\u201c or when he stagedived losing his ear plugs for a short while. Besides that his bandmates impressed by their high-skilled performance while the tent freaked out to \u201eOrigin Of Escape\u201c, \u201eAtlas\u201c and the final \u201eI, The Creator\u201c. What a blast!
\nBreakdown Of Sanity<\/strong> The five guys from Berne performed in front of an even more packed tent which celebrated their in comparison pretty ordinary Metalcore enormously. \u201eBlind\u201c, \u201eInfest\u201c and \u201eThe Writer\u201c kept as held the crowd jumping, shouting and crowdsurfing.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Saturday Night Fever<\/strong>
\nThe Browning<\/strong> With much soccer-caused delay the four Texans returned to the Saturday Night Fever to take care of another one by their electronic Metalcore. In contrast to the latest appearances the surprise effect was gone, but they enthused anyway by \u201eDragon\u201c, \u201ePathologic\u201c, \u201eVortex\u201c and \u201eGravedigger\u201c. The final freakout happened when they performed their club hit \u201eBloodlust\u201c.
\nCypecore <\/strong>Seven years ago I discovered this fivepiece from southwest Germany replacing another band on a small festival and a few months later in a newcomer competition at the Summer Breeze festival. With the strong new album \u201eIdentity\u201c and new members behind the microphone as the drumkit they were back. By its title track, \u201eSaint Of Zion\u201c, \u201eMy Confession\u201c and \u201eThe Hills Have Eyes\u201c their Melodic Death Metal convinced the present audience.
\nDrescher <\/strong>Deep in the night the Folk Metal ensemble from Austria tried to keep the crowd continuing the party. But there was no crowd left than just about hundred people. And \u201eFirst Blood\u201c as \u201eDresch Quetschn\u201c didn’t really change anything about that.<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/strong>
\nGutalax <\/strong>The WFF-organizers decided to to book the Porn Grind combo from the Czech Republic to reawake the crowd for the last time, and that plan worked. A few thousand supporters wanted to party to \u201eFart Fart Away\u201c, \u201eBrothers In Ass\u201c and \u201eAsshole Ghost Wishmaster\u201c while a lot of toilet paper got thrown around.
\nThe Real McKenzies<\/strong> And the party continued. The sixpack from Vancouver played by their Folk Punk the right sound to reload the visitors’ stamina reserves on the last day of this year’s WFF. From the opener \u201ePour Decisions\u201c over \u201eWhite Knuckle Ride\u201c up to \u201eBugger Off\u201c good mood was all around.
\nLegion Of The Damned<\/strong> Usually good Thrash Metal works well in Roitzschjora, so there was the question if the Dutch fulfill the quality standards of the WFF-spectators. Anyway, the couple of fans celebrated this exclusive performance considering the debut \u201eMalevolent Rapture\u201c in its entirety to its 10th anniversary from the self-named opener to \u201eKilling For Recreation\u201c.
\nAugust Burns Red<\/strong> Over the years the quintet from Pennsylvania evolved from the Hardbowl tent to this Main Stage position. And from \u201eIdentity\u201c on they made clear why. After the temperatures had become more moderate they attracted numerous fans supporting \u201eComposure\u201c, \u201eSpirit Breaker\u201c, \u201eBack Burner\u201c and the finishing \u201eWhite Washed\u201c.
\nBad Religion<\/strong> One of the rarest highlights we had been looking forward to was the Punk Rock legend from Los Angeles. Singer Greg Graffin, looking like a father in family vacation, welcomed the smaller than expected audience that everywhere they go to they proclaim these are the \u201eNew Dark Ages\u201c to start with the so-called song. In contrast to this introduction the following hour became a mentionable positive one. The old Punkrock idols rocked like many newcomers would do like. The present crowd celebrated \u201eSocial Suicide\u201c, \u201eSupersonic\u201c, \u201eSanity\u201c, \u201eGenerator\u201c, \u201e21st Century (Digital Boy)\u201c and \u201eFuck Armageddon \u2026 This Is Hell\u201c before rain let many spectators flee from the festival area. Those ones who stayed chose the opportunity to rock with their hit \u201ePunk Rock Song\u201c.
\nTrivium <\/strong>The rain had stopped right before the quartet entered the stage. First of all the the stage set impressed, the band played between two huge devilish masks known from the recent album cover of \u201eSilence In The Snow\u201c whose eyes shined each color of the alternating stage light. The perfection of Florida’s finest’s performance of their hard as catchy Modern Metal was their biggest handycap as well. The action on stage seemed to be planned and Matt Heafy’s attempts to motivate the audience was way much too American. Anyway, new material of the mentioned latest release like the title track, \u201eDead And Gone\u201c and \u201eUntil The World Goes Cold as well-known songs like \u201eStrife\u201c, \u201eThe Deceived\u201c, \u201eLike Light To The Flies\u201c, \u201eBuilt To Fall\u201c, \u201eWatch The World Burn\u201c, \u201eDown From The Sky\u201c and \u201ePull Harder The Strings On Your Martyr\u201c definitely rocked and caused moshpits, headbanging as crowdsurfing action. So \u201eIn Waves\u201c finished an amazing show.
\nFive Finger Death Punch<\/strong> Everyone of us was curious about the headliner appearance of 5FDP. And that one began furious by \u201eLift Me Up\u201c, the hymn \u201eHard To See\u201c and \u201eNever Enough\u201c leaving no doubt this live experience was supposed to become a special one. The current album got considered by the title song as \u201eJekyll And Hyde\u201c. In between they played the cover \u201eBad Company\u201c sung by thousands of fans. Vocalist Ivan Moody knew how to conduct the masses. Supported by a clear powerful sound his voice as the tight musicians convinced absolutely. Another highlight was the acoustic section consisting of \u201eWrong Side Of Heaven\u201c and \u201eBattle Born\u201c supported by many spectators’ lighters. Besides that the crowd supported the quintet jubilating as producing circle-pits. Just the guy with the Bengal light should have stayed away from the circle-pit. So \u201eThe Bleeding\u201c marked the end of an awesome headliner performance that also worked well without any pyros or special effects. Great! <\/p>\n

Tent Stage: The Last Supper<\/strong>
\nParadise Lost<\/strong> The British inventors of Gothic Metal opened by \u201eNo End In Sight\u201c to let follow the classics \u201ePity The Sadness\u201c and \u201eAs I Die\u201c in front of a smaller crowd while as because 5FDP still headlined on the Main Stage. After this vocalist Nick Holmes commented the arriving masses by a little Brexit-joke. Besides that the band was obviously motivated to rock, so the live performance of \u201eFaith Divides Us – Death Unites Us\u201c, \u201eEmbers Fire\u201c and \u201eThe Enemy\u201c became a real pleasure.
\nBeyond The Black<\/strong> The female-fronted Symphonic Power Metal youngsters, musically an exot in the WFF-billing for sure, proved all the negative critics they’re just a Wacken-raised clone wrong. The opener \u201eIn The Shadows\u201c, \u201eLost In Forever\u201c and \u201eWhen Angels Fall\u201c as the clear voice of singer Jennifer Haben convinced and won new fans as the strong applause showed.
\nBorknagar <\/strong>When one of the best Black Metal bands entered the stage just about hundred fans experienced a real live jewel. Letting the vocals alternate between three artists classics like \u201eIcon Dreams\u201c, \u201eOceans Rise\u201c and \u201eColossus\u201c developped even more effect. The Norwegians obviously had as much fun as their little fan colony and finished by the title track of the new masterpiece \u201eWinter Thrice\u201c. Cool show!<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong>:
\nAs mentioned so far the organization worked well again. The new Metal Hammer Stage alternating with the Main Stage program got acceppted by the visitors, so several newcomers had the opportunity to appear in front of an interested audience. The history of dramatic German quarter finals seen at the WFF got added by the penalty shootout drama vs. Italy happening at the European Championship. The biggest public viewing in Saxony and the result even raised the positive atmosphere. Besides that we need to mention the statement the WFF-organization does each year by the anti-racism-banner just next to the Main Stage is a remarkable one, especially nowadays! Our special thanks go out to Madeline Friedemann and the WFF-team!!!!! At the airfield of Roitzschjora rocked, drank and partied Tobi Wan Kenobi & Densen!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With Full Force After years of dealing with extreme weather conditions like thunderstorms as lower or very hot temperatures as last year WFF 2016 became pretty moderate at this issue. The most obvious change was done by the organizers adding with the Metal Hammer Stage a third live platform where underground acts as well-known bands … <\/p>\n

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