{"id":200,"date":"2011-03-07T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T10:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2011-03-07T11:54:21","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T10:54:21","slug":"with-full-force-2007-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=200","title":{"rendered":"With full force 2007 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

WITH FULL FORCE 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

The With Full Force 2007 was supposed to be a special one to us: It marked our fifth participation in a row with one of our favourites beginning in the year of 2003 when the WFF celebrated its tenth anniversary. Since then we had reported about the unique Open Air-event hosting Hardcore, Metal and Punk as equal partner sub-genres which results in a great mixture of hard music including its fans you can only find in Roitzschjora.
\nThis year the billing impressed even more, but the ticket prices still stayed the same. Thumbs up for that! So it didn\u2019t become a big surprise the festival\u2019s attendance raised in comparison to the year before when the WFF had occurred while the world soccer championship had taken place in Germany.
\nAt the airfield of Roitzschjora played 63 bands in 64 appearances on two stages in three days for about 30000 visitors.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/em>
\nGorilla Monsoon<\/strong> The winners of the Metal Battle-band-contest 2005 started the 2007-edition of With Full Force. And the band from Dresden showed why they won this high acquired competition by a cool Stoner Rock-performance lead by the cool guitar-playing fronter Jack Slater.<\/p>\n

Swallow The Sun<\/strong> I was very curious about one of the best newcomers and how their fantastic Death \/ Doom Metal would work on stage. And I got disappointed. Musically I had nothing to worry about. The Finish performed compositions like \u201cDescending Winters\u201d, \u201cOut Of This Gloomy Light\u201d and the new \u201cHope\u201d-track \u201cThese Hours Of Despair\u201d in a very confident way. But the live appearance was none. While the keyboarder and one sixstringer rocked headbanging on the left side of the stage the rest seemed to play Mikado (Who moves first, loses!). Especially vocalist Pasi Pasanen nearly remained in numbness! Hopefully this sympathic band will improve its live-abilities. Their music deserves it!<\/p>\n

One Man Army & The Undead Quartet<\/strong> The band around ex-The Crown-fronter Johan Lindstrand did a much better live job. Presenting their second longplayer \u201cError In Evolution\u201d the fivepiece from Gothenburg did a better live-job. Combining old (\u201cBulldozer Frenzy\u201d) and new (\u201cMine For The Taking\u201d) 40 minutes of Swedish Death Metal found its end in their hit \u201cSo Grim, So True, So Real\u201d.<\/p>\n

As I Lay Dying<\/strong> So long the Shooting Stars from overseas had let their European fans been waiting to see them live. And what followed had a character of a headliner show, besides its limited length of course. The great killer-songs from the recent album like \u201cShadows Are Security\u201d \u201cReflection\u201d, \u201cThe Darkest Nights\u201d, \u201cThrough Struggle\u201d, \u201cConfined\u201d as the \u201cFrail World\u2019s Collapse\u201d-classics \u201c94 Hours\u201d and \u201cForever\u201d blew me as the huge crowd totally away by its combination of total heaviness and great melodies. The hungry audience celebrated this performance by singing, jumping and several pits. The band itself handled their instruments outstanding and redefined the issue of live-action. Reinforced by the new bassist as backing-vocalist Josh Gilbert the band from San Diego celebrated with their fans a 40 minutes lasting live triumph.<\/p>\n

Ektomorf<\/strong> Same procedure as every (festival) gig: The Soulfly-copy from Hungary didn\u2019t enthuse the writer of these lines at all, but a bunch of fans celebrated them and tracks like \u201cI Know Them\u201d and \u201cOutcast\u201d. Okay, they had fun, I hadn\u2019t. Let\u2019s conclude: Innovation won\u2019t ever be their issue!<\/p>\n

Brujeria<\/strong> The appearance of the Thrash-\/Death-commando was a real exclusive one. Their first European festival-gig motivated many interested visitors on the Main Stage-area watching the two Spanish-shouting frontiers assisted by well-known musicians as guitarist Jeff Walker (ex-Carcass), bassist Shane Embury (Napalm Death) and drummer Adrian Erlandsson (ex-At The Gates). All of them wore Mexican-western-bandido-oldstyle-masks which wouldn\u2019t help Shane a lot doing a bank robbery staying incognito. Somehow the show had a cool attitude, but after a while it became boring. The \u201cMacarena\u201d-cover which became renamed in \u201cMarihuana\u201d was a nice show close.<\/p>\n

Cannibal Corpse <\/strong>The Florida-Grind-institution did another good job. Hundreds of hairs were flying in windmill-mode while \u201cMake Them Suffer\u201d or \u201cManiacal\u201d from the current \u201cKill\u201d-release as celebrated classics like \u201cI Cum Blood\u201d, \u201cStripped, Raped And Strangled\u201d and \u201cHammer Smashed Face\u201d. Especially last both mentioned ones were a real pleasure to their supporters after years of censorship. The band completely banged like its fans and brought a tight performance to the airfield.<\/p>\n

Hatebreed<\/strong> Probably the leaders of the new Hardcore-wave from New York City are the second favoured band of the WFF-audience after Slayer. The festivalsite was crowded when Jamey Jasta and Co began their show. The crowd got absolutely mad jumping and creating different moshpits to new \u201cSupremacy\u201d-stuff (\u201cDefeatist\u201d, \u201cTo The Threshold\u201d) as to the old classics (\u201cLive For This\u201d, \u201cI Will Be Heard\u201d). Possibly next time we\u2019ll see Hatebreed in a headliner position.<\/p>\n

Korn<\/strong> After they were forced to cancel their headliner-slot at the WFF 2006 the origin of so-called Nu Metal filled this role one year later. And they did it well. The band started with \u201cHere To Stay\u201d and \u201cGood God\u201d into their set to let follow \u201cComing Undone\u201d, \u201cFalling Away From Me\u201d and \u201cSomebody Someone\u201d. The band filled the whole Main Stage. The focus lay on the original members consisting of the convalesced vocalist Jonthan Davis, guitarist James \u201cMunky\u201d Schaffer and bassist Fieldy which stood in the foreground assisted by Slipknot\u2019s drummer Joey Jordison, a percussionist and a second sixstringer. Those performed a cool medley combining the bagpipe-instrumental \u201cShoots And Ladders\u201d with the Metallica-cover \u201cOne\u201d after which the Californians continued with \u201cDivine\u201d, \u201cGot The Life\u201d, \u201cThrow Me Away\u201d and with \u201cEvolution\u201d a song from the forthcoming \u201cUntitled\u201d-release which marked the end of the regular set. The band returned with the encores \u201cTwisted Transistor\u201d, \u201cFreak On A Leash\u201d and their debut-hit \u201cBlind\u201d. Korn performed an inspiring headliner show which even convinced people who had hated them ten years ago. Just take care you don\u2019t meet guys knowing the setlist and letting all neighbours know which song will be played next right before. Anyway, a cool show which earned a lot of support!<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/em>
\nNeaera<\/strong> The Metalcore-shooting stars from M\u00fcnster with clear Death and even Black Metal-references needed to enter the stage ten minutes before the official time. Their popularity was easy to perceive: The Hardbowl tent was filled up with fans which went wild to smashers like \u201cThe World Devourers\u201d, \u201cScars Of Gray\u201d as some song from the forthcoming \u201cArmamentarium\u201d-album which seemed to be a clacker one. In the beginning of the appearance singer Benny made an announcement to security as fans to take care about each other. Sympathic as exemplary!<\/p>\n

Maroon<\/strong> The popular band which can be counted to the German Metalcore-triumvirat together with Caliban and Heaven Shall Burn played in the early evening in front of a crowded tent. The band rocked, played tight and the supportership went wild to \u201cEndorsed By Hate\u201d, \u201cWatch It All Come Down\u201d, the Schleimkeim-cover \u201cKeine Wut Mehr\u201d and the final punch \u201cWake Up In Hell\u201d. Besides that the guys from Nordhausen performed with \u201cMy Funeral Song\u201d a new track from the forthcoming album \u201cThe Cold Heart Of The Sun\u201d, and it wasn\u2019t just its title sounding pretty Death Metal. Great performance of a sympathic band whose front-madman Andr\u00e9 Moraweck motivated to do chants for Ektomorf who meanwhile appeared on the Main Stage.<\/p>\n

Earth Crisis<\/strong> I was pretty curious for the comeback-show of the reunited Hardcore origin. I don\u2019t share their strict Straight Edge-ideology, but musically they\u2019re still an important band. So shouter Karl Buechner passed on preaching for his ideals and nobody threw meat on the stage. After I had eaten my barbecue steak I went with two bears (It\u2019s not a coincidence we call two hands our own! \uf04a) into the tent and enjoyed a strong show. So did the fans to musical statements like \u201cNew Ethic\u201d or \u201cForced March\u201d. In the end Maroon fronter Andr\u00e9 Moraweck entered the stage to perform one song together with his american idols (No, not from the TV show! ;-)).<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Kn\u00fcppelnacht<\/em>
\nSatyricon<\/strong> I had never been a fan of the Norwegian band, after this gig Satyr, Frost and their live-musicans won one more supporter (Probably much more!). They opened with \u201cHvite Krists Dod\u201d and earned huge support, especially to tracks from their very strong new album \u201cNow Diabolical\u201d like its title track, the video-single \u201cThe Pentagram Burns\u201d and the strong hit \u201cK.I.N.G.\u201d. With the band-hymn \u201cMother North\u201d the Black Metal-icon finished a strong appearance, and the best one of the Kn\u00fcppelnacht.<\/p>\n

Naglfar<\/strong> The Swedish neighbours from Umea weren\u2019t able to hold the high level. Many spectators had left the tent and they probably had known why. The Black Metal-band around its leader Kristoffer W. Olivius introduced the new output \u201cHarvest\u201d to its fanship, but they got bored after a short while.<\/p>\n

Kampfar<\/strong> Back to Norway: The fourpiece from Fredrikstad prefered simple Black Metal with little Folk-ingredients. And it worked, the fans celebrated even new \u201cKvass\u201d-material like \u201cRavenheart\u201d. Just the live-action sucked: Fronter Dolk ran like Forest Gump and his bandmates moved like dead trees.<\/p>\n

Rotten Sound<\/strong> Now it was up to a Finnish band to rock the Kn\u00fcppelnacht. And the Death Metal\/Grindcore-attack definitely did. The band bludgeoned their set very tight, the live-presentation was cool and the crowd went wild to hammers like \u201cBurden\u201d or \u201cTargets\u201d. A cool live-band we hopefully see soon again.<\/p>\n

Vomitory<\/strong> The Swedish Death Metal-band did a good job, too. Otherwise the Tent Stage wouldn\u2019t have been covered with banging heads to the title track from their brandnew album \u201cTerrorize Brutalize Sodomize\u201d and the \u201cBlood Rapture\u201d-classic \u201cChaos Fury\u201d. While that a friend of mine lived the band\u2019s name in its original meaning.<\/p>\n

Pungent Stench<\/strong> On this position should have followed with Mayhem the third Kn\u00fcppelnacht-act from Norway, but they cancelled and got replaced by the Austrian Death Metal-experts around Martin Schirenc. For those few maniacs in front of the stage this performance became like a party organized by a motivated band performing classics like \u201cFuck Bizarre\u201d. With the cool Manowar-cover \u201cGloves of Metal\u201d the band finished its short-term-appearance successfully.<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/em>
\nVolbeat<\/strong> One year ago the Danish Elvis-metalheads rocked the Tent Stage in the Saturday Night Fever. Because of that they returned to Roitschjora to appear on the Main Stage. And their day opener position caused a pretty crowded festival area in the early afternoon. In contrast to last year\u2019s performance the band had a bigger song choice because of their new album \u201cRock The Rebel \/ Metal The Devil\u201d. And its songs like \u201cThe Garden\u2019s Tale\u201d and \u201cSad Man\u2019s Tongue\u201d got the same support like the \u201cThe Strength \/ The Sound \/ The Songs\u201d-hits \u201cAlways Wu\u201d, \u201cPool Of Booze, Booze, Booza\u201d, \u201cSoulweeper\u201d or the Dusty Springfield-cover \u201cI Only Wanna Be With You\u201d to which frontman Michael Poulsen tried to jump into the crowd, but landed painfully on the ground. But he stood up and continued his crowdsurf attempt. Because of the canceled Dagoba-gig which should have started after them Volbeat had the chance to extend their set up to nearly an hour which satisfied their numerous fans.<\/p>\n

Benediction<\/strong> The British Death Metal-institution had been struggeling for 19 years, are well-known, but they are a special scene band without that much innovation. That\u2019s why grunter Dave Hunt & Co didn\u2019t count that much supporters on the festival area than the Danish Dynamite had been able to do. But those got their headbanging fuel by \u201cJumping At Shadows\u201d, \u201cNightfear\u201d and the final \u201cThe Dreams You Dread\u201d.<\/p>\n

Lamb Of God<\/strong> The biggest positive surprise should have been marked by the grooving shooting stars from Richmond. 20 minutes later than planned they entered the stage, and from the first tone it became clear they would kill. Despite the bad sound in the beginning of the set the bearded fivepiece around the agile fronter Randy Blythe left no doubt about their live ambition from the opener \u201cLaid To Rest\u201d over \u201cNow You\u2019ve Got Something To Die For\u201d, the \u201cSacrament-single \u201cRedneck\u201d and \u201cRuin\u201d which caused a huge heavy pit. A great gig by an aggressive band I will keep an eye on.<\/p>\n

Zuul FX<\/strong> After Static X had canceled their appearance because their tour-bus had been burned up the French Industrial Metal-band around ex-No Return-fronter Steeve \u201cZuul\u201d Petit replaced them after they had appeared as a Hardbowl-band on the Tent Stage the day before. Anyway, his formation bored by some Fear Factory-sound, but for the rural population. And the Main Stage area became much emptier than before.<\/p>\n

Caliban<\/strong> Germany\u2019s leading Metalcore-band had become a steady guest of the WFF. And this year\u2019s participation became their best one. Very tight as motivated it was easily to determine the fivepiece from Essen, completely suited in red-blooded white shirts, was prepared very well. Guitarist Denis Schmidt seemed to had been training his voice a lot, so his backing vocals weren\u2019t a shink anymore. They opened their set by the \u201cThe Split Program 2\u201d-track \u201cThe Revenge\u201d and the \u201cThe Undying Darkness\u201d-hit \u201cIt\u2019s Our Burden To Bleed\u201d, and the motivated fans started several circle-pits as the wall of death. The massive support didn\u2019t decrease while \u201cI Will Never Let You Down\u201d from their brandnew \u201cThe Awakening\u201d-album and increased while the band-hymn \u201cThe Beloved And The Hatred\u201d. Strong appearance!<\/p>\n

Amon Amarth<\/strong> Too less live-presentation, especially on live-festivals, is a reproach nobody can use against the Viking Death Metal-band. And the Swedes still fascinated numerous supporters by their bombastic pyro-filled live show as by their songs like \u201cValhall Awaits Me\u201d, \u201cRunes To My Memory\u201d, \u201cDeath In Fire\u201d or the final \u201cPursuit Of Vikings\u201d causing headbanging as even moshpit action.<\/p>\n

Sick Of It All<\/strong> After they had been nominated for WFF 2006 short time before where they had performed excellent the New York City Hardcore-legend around the two Koller-brothers returned to Roitzschjora where they ruled again. The crowd went crazy to \u201cUprising Nation\u201d, \u201cOne Step Ahead\u201d, \u201cSanctuary\u201d and of course to the Hardcore-hymn \u201cScratch The Surface\u201d, and the fourpiece showed how live-action works on stage.<\/p>\n

Children Of Bodom<\/strong> I was pretty surprised the Finnish Melodic Death Metal-band got the Saturday\u2019s headliner-slot. It wasn\u2019t only my opinion the WFF is much too big to be headlined by the fivepiece. And after this appearance I felt absolutely right with my opinion. Too much routine, all those ridiculous \u201cFuck\u201d-talks of mainman Alexi Laiho and a setlist with no surprises held my pleasure on a modest level. Of course the die-hard fans celebrated \u201cAre You dead Yet?\u201d, \u201cHate Me!\u201d, \u201cNeedled 24 \/7\u201d, \u201cAngels Don\u2019t Kill\u201d, \u201cSixpounder\u201d, \u201cEvery Time I Die\u201d and \u201cMask Of Sanity\u201d. So did Lamb Of God-fronter Randy Blythe who assisted the band while \u201cIn Your Face\u201d. But Alexi himself didn\u2019t seem to be that lucky with their headliner appearance as he smashed his guitar on the floor while leaving the stage. Or does anybody have another interpretation?<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/em>
\nSworn Enemy<\/strong> The Hardcore-formation from New York City with a Metal-accent in their sound rocked the tent. Shouter Sal Lococo and his bandmates earned a lot of respect as following by the pretty filled-up tent with \u201cOne Way Trip\u201d, \u201cWe Hate\u201d and \u201cAs Real As It Gets\u201d. Cool appearance!<\/p>\n

Terror<\/strong> Saturday\u2019s Hardbowl-headliner was the L.A.-Hardcore-machine which killed the tent\u2019s crowd by \u201cSpit My Rage\u201d, \u201cPush It Away\u201d, \u201cAlways The Hard Way\u201d, \u201cLast Of The Die Hards\u201d, \u201cBetter Off Without You\u201d and \u201cOvercome\u201d. The fans went mad in different circlepits, and a few even tried to climb the tent\u2019s pillars and to jump into the fans. What a blasting show by fronter Scott Vogel & Co!<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Saturday Night Fever<\/em>
\nKnorkator<\/strong> After the disappointing headliner the Berlin humor rockers were in the situation to welcome a full tent of unsatisfied and hungry fans. And Stumpen, Alf Ator, Buzz Dee and their two rhythm-section-sidekicks took their chance. Beginning with the \u201cSchlechtst Of Knorkator\u201d-debut-intro \u201cAbsolution\u201d and the following \u201cDing Inne Schnauze\u201d the band rocked the tent with one of the best performances of this weekend. Suited completely in white, except for guitarist Buzz Dee who wore a red bath robe, the very tight band continued with the new \u201cAlter Mann\u201d, \u201cEs Kotzt Mich An\u201d and the also new \u201cF\u00fcr Meine Fans\u201d and the single \u201cWir Werden Alle Sterben\u201d from the recent \u201cDas N\u00e4chste Album Aller Zeiten\u201d-masterpiece. After \u201cGeschlechtsverkehr\u201d and \u201cKurz Und Klein\u201d. The band chose cool show elements like a vegetable sling shot (\u201cDoes anybody want a bit radish?\u201d) or a big dimensioned balloon which got destroyed by the fans. After their first hit \u201cB\u00f6se\u201d (including some spark-spreading effects) and \u201cWeg Nach Unten\u201d performed with a World Trade Center-metapher this gig ruled.<\/p>\n

Neville Staple\u2019s Center<\/strong> The band around ex-The Specials-vocalist Neville Staple took care about the variety in the Saturday Night Fever-program with their Ska. The tent got much emptier, but a respectable crowd partied to this sound alternative.<\/p>\n

Peter Pan Speedrock<\/strong> The Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll-formation from Eindhoven raised the speed in comparison to the act before. Rocking through their own Rock-history by \u201cRocketfuel\u201d or \u201cHosed\u201d they also introduced material from their forthcoming release \u201cPursuit Until Capture\u201d and the motivated crowd felt well-entertained.<\/p>\n

Moonsorrow<\/strong> I was pretty curious about the Viking Death Metal-band which had become praised a lot for their new \u201cH\u00e4vitetty\u201d-album. And so the Finish around the outstanding fronter Ville Sorvali earned much support from the audience for the new songs \u201cJ\u00e4\u00e4stta Syntynyt \/ Varjojen Virta\u201d and \u201cTuulen Ajettu Ma\u201d as for classics like the \u201cVoimasta Ja Kunniasta\u201d-hymn \u201cKyl\u00e4n P\u00e4ss\u00e4\u201d. Probably the band who has been more suitable in The Last Supper-program than to appear after three non-Metal-acts. To me it was a great highlight to conclude Saturday night musically.<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/em>
\nManos<\/strong> While the sun was shining hot the Eastern German Comedy Grind-band started the last day. While his two colleges in nonsense looked serious at least, bassist Eule wore a bandana and had fixed a toilet flush and a bird cage on his bass with tape. Their fifth WFF-appearance began by \u201cGenocide\u201d, and it was pretty easy to notice the trio has a big fanbase in their region celebrating \u201cBockwurst\u201d (including according giveaways), \u201cSeniora\u201d, \u201cFuchslied\u201d, the Karel Gott-cover \u201cBiene Maja\u201d known from a German animated series about a bee called Maya from the 80ies. Before that song the band organised the change between band and spectators. The band performed from the photo pit and around 30 fans ran with umbrellas imitating the bee\u2019s fly over the stage. After using some tree as another weired show element the band passed by \u201cWer Hat An Der Uhr Gedreht?\u201d<\/p>\n

Unearth<\/strong> Can anyone explain me why the Boston shooting stars had such an early billing position. I have always said Unearth are a definite WFF-band and they should devastate the airfield. The killers from the current \u201cIII \u2013 In The Eyes Of Fire\u201d \u2013 album like the opener \u201cGiles\u201d, \u201cThis Glorious Nightmare\u201d and \u201cSanctity Of Brothers\u201d caused a huge circle-pit and the smashers from their breakthrough masterpiece \u201cThe Oncoming Storm\u201d as \u201cThis Lying World\u201d, \u201cZombie Autopilot\u201d, \u201cEndless\u201d, \u201cBlack Hearts Now Reign\u201d (including the best poser-gesture I\u2019ver ever seen by guitarist Buz McGrath) were supported even wilder while the band including new drummer Derek Kerswill gave their physically best on stage. This was the best appearance of the weekend!<\/p>\n

Sonic Syndicate<\/strong> The very much promoted newcomers from Falkenberg had their first big international festival appearance. And in spite of the high expectations and pressure, the sixpiece around the three Sjunesson-brothers astonished by their live-performance which looked like much routine. The Swedes convinced by their debut-songs, whereof many have hit-character like \u201cAftermath\u201d, the single \u201cDenied\u201d, \u201cDouble Agent 616\u201d, \u201cEnclave\u201d, \u201cBlue Eyed Fiend\u201d and \u201cPsychic Suicide\u201d. The vocals were sung great and the instrumental section played tight. A hard day for all the grudgers. More of that!<\/p>\n

Chimaria<\/strong> The US-groove-machine returned to show they\u2019re still hot. This was easy to notice by their numerous supporters celebrating songs from the new release \u201cResurrection\u201d like \u201cThe Flame\u201d, \u201cNeedle\u201d and the title track as older classics 1ike \u201cPure Hatred\u201d, \u201cPower Trip\u201d or \u201cSevered\u201d (performed by the voice-assistance of Unearth-sixstringer Ken Susi. After some sound problems in the beginning of the set Mark Hunter & Co can consider this appearance as an absolute success!<\/p>\n

The Bones<\/strong> The Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll-band from Sweden performed another cool Rock-party nobody could worry about. But probably their sound which is pretty familiar to Social Distortion would have made more sense on the Tent Stage. Anyway, a cool show by the quartet from Karlskrona who had published another cool record by \u201cBurnout Boulevard\u201d.<\/p>\n

Pro-Pain<\/strong> When the NYHC-institution appear in Roitzschjora you can be sure to experience a hammer-show by an agile band. Both sixstringers had fun jumping and moving like many fans had to \u201cFoul Taste Of Freedom\u201d, \u201cIn For The Kill\u201d, \u201cAll For King George\u201d, \u201cState Of Mind\u201d, \u201cFOAD\u201d, \u201cFuck It\u201d, \u201cUnamerican\u201d and the final B\u00f6hse Onkelz-cover \u201cTerpentin\u201d sung by hundreds. So a huge audience about 20000 spectators saw another live triumph of Gary Meskil & Co.<\/p>\n

Ill Nino<\/strong> The South American sixpiece settled in New Jersey had a top billing position, this fact counts a lot for a band that doesn\u2019t have a current label contract running. Their Latino-Crossover seemed to be still popular. The fans moshed and partied to \u201cGod Save Us All\u201d, \u201cWhat Comes Around\u201d, \u201cCoraz\u00f3n Of Mine\u201d, a drum-intermezzo after which a new track from their forthcoming album \u201cEnigma\u201d followed, \u201cThis Is War\u201d, \u201cHow Can I Live\u201d, \u201cLiar\u201d, \u201cWhat You Deserve\u201d. The charismatic vocalist Christian Machado praised the festival\u2019s attitude to unite Metal, Hardcore as Punk and added they consider themselves right between in the middle. The band bringing the most dreadlocks on stage played the last gig of their summer tour and succeeded at all!<\/p>\n

Dropkick Murphys<\/strong> The Boston Folk Rock-band as the Sunday\u2019s co-headliner? Well, I had lost my doubts even before the first tone was played. Masses of fans wearing the band\u2019s merchandise pilgrimaged to the Main Stage to support their heros. This support began minutes before the show by \u201cLet\u2019s Go Murphys\u201d-chants what reminded me on soccer- or hockey-matches. The sevenpiece had the easy mission to satisfy the hungry crowd by \u201cCitizen C.I.A.\u201d, \u201cThe Warrior\u2019s Code\u201d, the singalong \u201cThe Wild Rover\u201d, the ballad \u201cForever\u201d and the finishing hit \u201cShipping Up To Boston\u201d. What a show of the bagpipe-band!<\/p>\n

Slayer<\/strong> The favourite band no. 1 of the WFF-visitors performed a much better show than they had done in 2005. Opening by \u201cGod Hates Us All\u201d and \u201cWar Ensemble\u201d the four guys started into a mighty set. After \u201cDisciple\u201d they played by \u201cJihad\u201d a track from the new output \u201cChrist Illusion\u201d from which they also performed the single \u201cEyes Of The Insane\u201d. The crowd became even more wild in several moshpits while \u201cSeasons In The Abyss\u201d, \u201cDie By The Sword\u201d, \u201cSilent Scream\u201d and the finishing trio consisting of \u201cRaining Blood\u201d, \u201cSouth Of Heaven\u201d and \u201cAngel Of Death\u201d were played. A good show lead by the fronter Tom Arraya who grinned from the first song and who took care of strengthening the conversation with the audience. But: What about the recent fitness of drummer Dave Lombardo who showed timing as speed problems? What about Tom Arraya renouncing the songs off different voice parts? What about Kerry King and Jeff Hannemann playing the solos totally wrong. And why did the last named one chose his guitar with the strange symbols? The best gig I\u2019ve seen of them, yet. But there\u2019s still a lot to approve.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/em>
\nBarcode<\/strong> The Danish Hardcore-institution had the disadvantage to play against Unearth who meanwhile appeared on the Main Stage. The band around shouter SS Graveyard and Jacob Bredahl (also known as the Hatesphere-fronter) played a best-of-set combining the band\u2019s four full-length-albums by \u201cRise Of Dignity\u201d, \u201cSnowsoaker\u201d and \u201cAll Out War\u201d which inspired the Tent Stage-audience to move.<\/p>\n

Fear My Thoughts<\/strong> Freiburg\u2019s finest had evolved from metalcore to Melodic Death Metal without ignoring their roots. The fivepiece performed a brilliant live-show which entertained a lot by the cool statements of fronter Matthias who pointed out right after \u201cIn The Hourglass\u201d that headbanging is much better than the circle-pits and walls of death because of the circulated air as a contribution against global warming. The fans eco-headbanged and moved in little pits to new \u201cVulcanus\u201d-killers like \u201cAccompanied By Death\u201d and \u201cSurvival Scars\u201d as to \u201cSweetest Hell\u201d or the \u201cThe Greatest Collapse\u201d-classic \u201cReign\u201d. A great show of a very talented band whose well-entertaining vocalist Matthias announced this had been one of his last performances for the band.<\/p>\n

Die Kassierer<\/strong> The undisputed kings of Comedy Nonsense Punk achieved the most filled-up tent of the whole weekend. After the usual Star Wars-intro the band entered the stage to the sound of their song \u201cMein Sch\u00f6ner Hodensack\u201d. In contrast to other shows vocalist W\u00f6lfi came on stage purely naked and began to dress himself. But because of the fan protests he took of his shirt and continued performing just with pants. The fourpiece from Wattenscheid began with \u201cBesoffen Sein\u201d, \u201cSex Mit Dem Sozialarbeiter\u201d, \u201cMein Gehirn, Dein Gehirn\u201d, \u201eMein Vater War Ein Hurenbock\u201c and earned fanatic reactions. This setting continued while \u201cBlumenkohl Am Pillemann\u201d, \u201cStinkm\u00f6senpolka\u201d and similar hits. So this was a primitive as very well-entertaining set of the steady WFF-guests. Don\u2019t miss them the next time!<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: The Last Supper<\/em>
\nOnkel Tom Angelripper<\/strong> The first WFF-appearance of Onkel Tom who usually is the mainman of Sodom was one of the best I have seen of him and his sidekicks in the latest years. They performed their metal-interpretations of old German drinking songs as \u201cTrink, Br\u00fcderlein Trink\u201d, \u201eKaramba, Karacho, Ein Whiskey\u201c \u201cIn M\u00fcnchen Steht Ein Hofbr\u00e4uhaus\u201d, \u201cSchnaps, Das War Sein Letztes Wort\u201d or \u201cEs Gibt Kein Bier Auf Hawaii\u201d. Onkel Tom regretted the WFF-organization had advised him not to invite fans on stage as usually and emphasized how important the fans are and that they come from stage after the show to party with them. Even while the show Onkel Tom came from stage to sing from between the spectators. Cool appearance as attitude!<\/p>\n

Turisas<\/strong> The Finnish Viking Folk Metal-group just entertained a small crowd which enjoyed \u201cTo Holmgard And Beyond\u201d, One More\u201d, \u201cIn The Court Of Jarisleif\u201d and the final band-hymn \u201cMetal Battle\u201d, but no one else. Most people tried to flee as fast as they could. Just me needed to stay to write how horrible these 40 minutes had been.
\nThe Vision Bleak And the horror continued. After the cancelation of Crematory I had hoped to see something more interesting, but it even became worse. After they had stuck on my nerves on the WFF 2004 the Germans showed no mercy and did it again with \u201cThe Lone Night Rider\u201d and \u201cThe Deathship Symphony\u201d. This was the kind of Gothic Metal I don\u2019t need at all!<\/p>\n

Pain<\/strong> A dignified closure the WFF found by the Swedish Industrial Metal-band of Hypocrisy-leader Peter T\u00e4gtgren whose band acted very motivated while the tent got refilled again. The formation presented by \u201cNailed To The Ground\u201d and \u201cZombie Slam\u201d tracks from their new \u201cPsalms Of Extinction\u201d-album and earned applause. But of course they caused more dancing as headbanging action while the more familiar songs like \u201cIt\u2019s Only Them\u201d, \u201cOn And On\u201d, \u201cSame Old Song\u201d, \u201cOn Your Knees\u201d, \u201cEnd Of The Line\u201d, \u201cJust Hate Me\u201d, \u201cShut Your Mouth\u201d, the Beatles-cover \u201cEleanor Rigby\u201d and the hit \u201cShut Your Mouth\u201d. The band got celebrated a lot and fulfilled their mission to play as the last one. A wonderful gig!<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong>
\nThis was our personal five-years-WFF-anniversary! For another time the With Full Force 2007 became a great well-organised festival. We had our fun with a high-class-billing. Nobody worried about the two short-term-cancelations of the smaller bands Dagoba (Probably the millennium falk had technical problems!) and Crematory! By the way we had luck with the sunny weather for another time. In all those five years we\u2019ve never made a bigger rain-experience in Roitzschjora! We hope this rainless story will be continued!
\nThe prices for food and beverages had been for another time as fair as the WFF is well-known for it (e.g. 2,40 Euro for a 0,4l beer or softdrink).
\nWe appreciated the WFF for another time and we are looking forward to With Full Force 2008!!!
\nSpecial thanks go out to Wolf, Sure Shot Worx and the WFF-team!!!!!
\nAt the With Full Force 2007 rocked, drank and partied Tobi Wan Kenobi, Issel and Linda!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WITH FULL FORCE 2007 The With Full Force 2007 was supposed to be a special one to us: It marked our fifth participation in a row with one of our favourites beginning in the year of 2003 when the WFF celebrated its tenth anniversary. Since then we had reported about the unique Open Air-event hosting … <\/p>\n

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