{"id":2233,"date":"2018-07-27T21:06:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T20:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=2233"},"modified":"2018-07-27T21:08:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T20:08:50","slug":"summer-breeze-2017-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=2233","title":{"rendered":"Summer Breeze 2017 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer Breeze<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ritualized final of each year’s open air festival season culminated in the 20th anniversary. And this became very special as emotional: To honor the passed SB-organizer Michael \u201eT\u201c Trengert the Summer Breeze placed the \u201eT-Party\u201c instead of the former Nuclear Blast label night on wednesday. Six bands having a strong relationship to the SB-visionary as former Metal Blade Europe manager as top secret held surprise acts getting confirmed just one day before appearing on the T-Stage. To celebrate this in appropriate conditions this stage got transformed from a tent into an open stage. Otherwise thousands of the present visitors couldn’t have watched big names like Amon Amarth, In Extremo or Powerwolf. Definitely the right decision!
\nAfter the doors had opened for the program of the two big stages the billing impressed by Megadeth, Children Of Bodom, Korn, Heaven Shall Burn, Kreator, Amon Amarth (with another show), etc.. Those two stages got renamed into Summer Stage and Breeze Stage. But the exclusive novelty about those two biggest stages of the festival was in uniting it to one stage with a twisting backline. So while a band played the crew of the following one built up their stage set. On this stage the Nuclear Blast label celebrated its 25th anniversary on friday by filling the running order exclusively with their acts.
\nThe weather guaranteed the right atmosphere for this jubileum, the organization worked well as usual. At this year\u2019s Summer Breeze 122 bands appeared on four stages (without the Campsite Circus) in four days for about 40000 visitors (Sold out!).<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/strong>
\nT-Stage: T-Party<\/strong>
\nBorn From Pain<\/strong> The T-Party started with red fire works and four guys entering the stage holding torches and a banner with the message \u201eMichael Trengert unvergessen\u201c. After this magic moment the Dutch Hardcore fivepiece which had got discovered by him started the first loud tones on the new open stage by \u201eDeath And The Dead City\u201c, \u201eSons Of A Dying World\u201c, \u201eThe New Hate\u201c as \u201eStop At Nothing\u201c.
\nVomitory <\/strong>This turned out to become a rare live show experiencing the Death Metal institution returning on stage for these 45 minutes (so far) after they had split in 2013. The younger spectators probably didn’t know about that, but many of them headbanged to \u201eEternal Trail Of Corpses\u201c and \u201eChaos Fury\u201c.
\nIn Extremo<\/strong> The sevenpiece from Berlin reminded of Mr Trengert as one of their first important mentors by a very rare setlist consisting of classics from their first three longplayer records. From the opener \u201eWind\u201c, over \u201eHerr Mannelig\u201c, \u201eAi Vis Lo Lop\u201c as \u201ePal\u00e4stinalied\u201c up to \u201eOmnia Sol Temperat\u201c, \u201eSpielmannsfluch\u201c and \u201eFrei Zu Sein\u201c the pretty filled up T-Stage area celebrated the Folk Metal ensemble and this special as unique setlist.
\nPowerwolf <\/strong>The quintet have made it up to one of Germany’s leading Power Metal bands nowadays. Before all of this they got experienced by Mr Trengert publishing their records on his Metal Blade label. After releasing several albums as participating about as many times at the Summer Breeze they populated the T-Stage area. The crowd was ready for partying to \u201eColeus Sanctus\u201c, \u201eAmen And Attack\u201c, \u201eResurrection By Errection\u201c, \u201eWerewolves Of Armenia\u201c, as \u201eKiss Of The Cobra King\u201c which got performed live fot the first time after a few years. \u201eWe Drink Your Blood\u201c marked the end of another successful Metal mass.
\nAmon Amarth <\/strong>The Viking Death Metal fivepiece have been the flagship of the mentioned Metal Blade label for more than a decade. And they enthused the packed festival area by a rare setlist as well containing by \u201eThe Last With Pagan Blood\u201c, \u201eGods Of War Arise\u201c and \u201eVersus The World\u201c tracks the Swedes hadn’t played for a longer time. Their fans filled up the festival area and celebrated their viking heroes headbanging. So the final \u201eVictorious March\u201c summed these 90 minutes up very well.
\nDestruction <\/strong>As expected several spectators had left the festival area after three bands with headliner qualities, but those who had stayed, were able to experience the Teutonic Thrash trio with another special setlist. The headbanging intensity raised during \u201eNailed To The Cross\u201c, \u201eMad Butcher\u201c, \u201eSecond To None\u201c and \u201eThrash Till Death\u201c.<\/p>\n

Thursday<\/strong>
\nSummer Stage<\/strong>
\nThe New Roses<\/strong> After spectating the first turn of the twisting stage the audience welcomed The New Roses instead of the canceled Xandria. Heavy Rock titles like \u201eGimme Your Love\u201c, \u201eIt’s A Long Way\u201c and \u201eWithout A Trace\u201c took care of the party vibe in the crowd.
\nMiss May I The fivepiece from Ohio held the atmospheric Metalcore level high by their inspiring performance. The fans jumped, headbanged and crowdsurfed to the opener \u201eLost In The Grey\u201c, \u201eSwallow Your Teeth\u201c, \u201eUnder Fire\u201c and the title track of their new album as to more familiar songs as \u201eRelentless Chaos\u201c, \u201eCasualties\u201c and \u201eForgive And Forget\u201c.
\nObituary <\/strong>Floriday Death Metal while Florida weather were the conditions for the following hour. Their massive stiring sound animated lots of headbangers to \u201eTurned Inside Out\u201c, \u201eChopped In Death\u201c as to the new tracks \u201eA Lesson In Vengeance\u201c and \u201eTen Thousand Ways To Die\u201c.
\nLife Of Agony<\/strong> The following hour showed the Alternative Hardcore quartet was too old for the mainly younger audience or vice versa. In comparison to the bands before it became pretty empty although the band from New York City had many hits from the past in their setlist. For those ones who had stayed the opening triple \u201eRiver Runs Red\u201c, \u201eThis Time\u201c and \u201eMethod Of Grove\u201c left no doubt about their live power. But it seemed like Mina Caputo wasn’t amused about the attendance. By \u201eWorld Gone Mad\u201c the band considered one track from their new album \u201eA Place Where There’s No Pain\u201c. So \u201eThrough And Through\u201c as \u201eUnderground\u201c finished a show many visitors shouldn’t have missed.
\nMegadeth <\/strong>Supported by huge screens as an impressive stage set the big-4-band opened by \u201eHangar 18\u201c and didn’t hesitate to let follow by \u201eWake Up Dead\u201c, \u201eIn My Darkest Hour\u201c and \u201eSweating Bullets\u201c more jubilated classics. The current \u201eDystopia\u201c album got considered by \u201eThe Threat Is Real\u201c, \u201eConquer Or Die!\u201c, \u201ePoisonous Shadows\u201c and the title track. In between this the wonderful \u201eA Tout Le Monde\u201c as \u201eTrust\u201c from the 90ies band’s phase created an inspiring atmosphere which culminated in \u201eSymphony Of Destruction\u201c as in the topical \u201ePeace Sells\u201c including the guest appearance of the band mascot Vic Rattlehead. \u201eHoly Wars… The Punishment Due\u201c finished a good show, during which Dave Mustaine just could have communicated a bit more.
\nIn Extremo<\/strong> After honoring their early days while the show the day before the sevenpiece celebrated their thousandth show opening by \u201eFeuertaufe\u201c with lots of pyros. The inspired fans celebrated the Folk Rock icon from that start on over the newer \u201eSt\u00f6rtebeker\u201c and \u201eQuid Pro Quo\u201c as classics like \u201eLiam\u201c and \u201eRasend Herz\u201c. Kreator’s mainman Mille Petrozza entered the stage to perform together \u201eUnsichtbar\u201c which was one of the rare moments to see Mille appearing without a guitar. \u201eS\u00e4ngerkrieg\u201c, \u201eSternhagelvoll\u201c, \u201eFrei Zu Sein\u201c and \u201eSpielmannsfluch\u201c turned out to further highlights jubilated as sang along by thousands of fans before during \u201ePikse Palve\u201c the Summer Breeze anniversary fire works started.<\/p>\n

Breeze Stage<\/strong>
\nFirkin <\/strong>It was up to the Hungarian Folk Rock sevenpiece to play the premier gig on the new twisting stage which got pretty impressive with the gargoyle sculptures around. With their pretty Irish influenced \u201eDonnegal Danny\u201c, Drunken Sailor Song\u201c as \u201eJohnny I Hardly Knew Ya\u201c they offered the right soundtrack to start the party.
\nWhile She Sleeps<\/strong> The first loud tones got set by the quintet from Sheffield with \u201eYou Are We\u201c. Their Metalcore caused much more motion on the festival ground than just applause as it had happened while the Rock acts before. Finally this turned out in singalongs for \u201eFour Walls\u201c, the new hit \u201eSilence Speaks\u201c and \u201eHurricane\u201c.
\nWhitechapel <\/strong>The heavyness factor got even erased by the US-sixpack. Their Deathcore as \u201eOur Endles War\u201c, \u201ePossibillities Of An Impossible\u201c or \u201eDiggs Road\u201c wasn’t performed for compromise, and so this resulted in more pit-action.
\nAugust Burns Red<\/strong> As on their tour the quintet from Pennsylvania celebrated the tenth anniversary of their second album \u201eMessengers\u201c by the first seven performed songs like the opener \u201eTruth Of A Liar\u201c, \u201eBack Burner\u201c, \u201eComposure\u201c or \u201eAn American Dream\u201c. After this they presented by \u201eInvisible Enemy\u201c a brandnew composition from the forthcoming release which got advertised while the changeovers. A little best of between those two mentioned outputs finished a convincing Metalcore appearance.
\nDevin Townsend Project<\/strong> Massive Grooves, a sympathic entertainer behind the microphone and simply great art awaited the audience from the opener \u201eRejoice\u201c on. After the new \u201eTranscending\u201c – tracks \u201eStormbending\u201c and \u201eFailure\u201c the older \u201eDeadhead\u201c created an incomparable atmosphere. Before \u201eSupercrush!\u201c Anneke van Giersbergen, especially known from her former band The Gathering as by her guest vocal participations on Devins latest masterpieces, entered the stage and returned for the mighty \u201eKingdom\u201c, \u201eGrace\u201c and \u201eHigher\u201c to perform together which resulted in even more support than the band had got anyway. Between the compositions Devin showed his great sense of humor by ironic comments. A very short hour!
\nAmon Amarth<\/strong> After their old school set the day before the Swedes started with \u201eThe Pursuit Of Vikings\u201c in front of a huge viking helmet into their regular headliner set. And this included a couple of specials as well: While \u201eThe Way Of Vikings\u201c, \u201eDeceiver Of The Gods\u201c and \u201eFather Of The Wolf\u201c viking actors fought on the stage, many pyros set the stage in flames, and after the encore starter \u201eRaise Your Horns\u201c Doro entered the stage to perform \u201eA Dream That Cannot Be\u201c together. The packed festival area jubilated loud, headbanged and sang along nearly all lyrics. So \u201eGuardians Of Asgard\u201c and \u201eTwilight Of The Thunder God\u201c, during which fronter Johan Hegg fought as defeated a dragon, finished the second headliner show within pretty exactly 24 hours.
\nWardruna <\/strong>After the three big shows of Megadeth, Amon Amarth and In Extremo many spectators of course left the festival area. So just a small crowd stayed to support the Norwegian Pagan Folk ensemble from the opener \u201eTyr\u201c up to the final \u201eHelvegen\u201c.<\/p>\n

T-Stage<\/strong>
\nTesseract <\/strong>What followed turned out into an absolute highlight of this weekend. Starting with the new \u201eSmile\u201c from the forthcoming album while hot heat in the afternoon the Djent quintet showed a tight as intensive show. Lead by the great voice of the returned Dan Tompkins \u201eConcealing Fate, Part 2: Deception\u201c caused sweating headbangers celebrating \u201eSurvival\u201c and \u201eOf Mind \u2013 Nocturne\u201c as well. And so did two seemingly very drunk as attractive ladies who entertained me as a few other neighbors dancing as falling. Anyway, outstanding performance!
\nArchitects <\/strong>The five guys from the UK filled the T-Stage area enormously. Beginning by the newer \u201eAll Our Gods Abandoned Us\u201c – songs \u201eNihilist\u201c and \u201eDeathwish\u201c the crowd got in motion, and this became furious from the following \u201eThese Colors Don’t Run\u201c on. While the increasing darkness this show became kind of epic. Vocalist Sam Carter’s animal rights announcement might have touched nearly everyone. Band as audience were one celebrating \u201eBroken Cross\u201c, \u201eNaysayer\u201c, \u201eA Match Made In Heaven\u201c as \u201eGone With The Wind\u201c.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong>
\nSummer Stage<\/strong>
\nCellar Darling<\/strong> The new band founded by ex-Eluveitie-members welcomed a respectable number of supporters. Of course their set consisted of titles from their debut release. And during the opener \u201eBlack Moon\u201c, \u201eAvalanche\u201c as the final \u201eChallenge\u201c it became clearer and clearer Anna Murphy is made for the lead vocals role.
\nBattle Beast<\/strong> The female-fronted fivepiece from Helsinki mainly considered tracks from their new release \u201eBringer Of Pain\u201c, except for \u201eBlack Ninja\u201c and \u201eTouch In The Night\u201c. Somehow their Melodic Metal didn’t really catch me although vocalist Noora Louhimo showed her entertainer qualities.
\nBetontod <\/strong>The German Punk Rock icon returned to Dinkelsb\u00fchl to perform new \u201eRevolution\u201c tracks like the title track, \u201eK\u00fcss Mich\u201c, \u201eIch Nehme Dich Mit\u201c and \u201eFreunde\u201c as classics like \u201eKeine Popsongs\u201c, \u201eAuf Eine Gute Zeit\u201c and \u201eViva Punk\u201c sung by hundreds of supporters. In a few years they probably appear a bit later on the same stage again.
\nEluveitie <\/strong>Just about six hours their ex-bandmembers had appeared with their new band Cellar Darling on the same stage Switzerland’s Folk Metal institution populated the stage. On this day their SB-participation was special because on this friday they released their brandnew longplayer record \u201eEvocation II \u2013 Pantheon\u201c of which they introduced \u201eLvgvs\u201c and \u201eEpona\u201c. During the show it became obvious how many songs got sung by the new vocalist Fabienne Erni while original member Chrigel had less parts in the line-up before. When they performed the final band anthem \u201eInis Mona\u201c this all didn’t help to hold the crowd because of hard rain just had started.
\nChildren Of Bodom<\/strong> Due to a storm warning the Finnish sixpiece had to shorten their program before opening by \u201eDeadnight Warrior\u201c, \u201eNeedled 24\/7\u201c and \u201eHatebreeder\u201c while intense rain. But the astonishing number of fans who seemingly didn’t care about this followed fronter Alexi Laiho into \u201eFuck the raine\u201c – chants as through \u201eWarheart\u201c, \u201eHate Me!\u201c, \u201eEverytime I Die\u201c as \u201eHatecrew Deathroll\u201c while more and more fans returned in front of the stage as the atmosphere raised. The encores \u201eThe Nail\u201c, \u201eBodom After Midnight\u201c and \u201eTowards Dead End\u201c concluded a jubilated show against any natural obstacles.
\nWintersun <\/strong>The slot after headliners as Kreator, Children Of Bodom and Hatebreed might be one of the hardest, but is always a chance. So the grown Finnish fivepiece, which allowed vocalist Jari M\u00e4enp\u00e4\u00e4 to concentrate on his vocals while new guitarist Asim Searah did a good job on guitar as the substitute drummer Rolf Pilve did himself, tried to hold the left audience on the festival area. And in parts they did when they opened by the brandnew \u201eThe Forest Seasons\u201c – track \u201eAwaken From The Dark Slumber\u201c as by more familiar ones as \u201eWinter Madness\u201c and \u201eBeyond Winter And Sun\u201c. With the live premier of \u201eEternal Darkness (Autumn)\u201c they finished a jubilated gig.<\/p>\n

Breeze Stage<\/strong>
\nAversions <\/strong>Crown Who hadn’t woken up definitely did with the first tones of the Deathcore fivepiece from Brisbane. Besides \u201eThe Glass Sentient\u201c and \u201eHollow Planet\u201c they mainly focused on material of their \u201eXenocide\u201c output. To me this sound similar to Black Dahlia Murder happened a bit too early.
\nMemoriam <\/strong>This collaboration of former Bolt Thrower and Benediction – members attracted an astonishing grown crowd. By \u201eDronestrike V3\u201c and \u201eNothing Remains\u201c, which got dedicated to Karl Willet’s dementia diseased mother, the fourpiece presented two songs of the forthcoming release. Even more special became the performance of the Bolt Thrower classic \u201eSpearhead\u201c causing the most headbangers.
\nSonata Arctica<\/strong> After Battle Beast the next Melodic Metal quintet from Suomi followed. They began by \u201eCloser To An Animal\u201c from the current \u201eThe Ninth Wave\u201c release before playing a best of set containing \u201eFull Moon\u201c, \u201eI Have A Right\u201c, \u201eBlack Sheep\u201c as \u201eDon’t Say A Word\u201c getting much applause and singalongs.
\nEpica <\/strong>Supported by several pyro effects the Dutch leaders in Symphonic Metal played a well-balanced set between material of the new \u201eThe Holographic Principle\u201c release (\u201eEdge Of The Blade\u201c, \u201eA Phantasmic Parade\u201c, \u201eAscension – Dream State Armageddon\u201c, \u201eBeyond The Matrix\u201c) and classics like \u201eThe Essence Of Silence\u201c, \u201eCry For The Moon\u201c as \u201eConsign To Oblivion\u201c which got especially celebrated by the fans. Lead by the charismatic voice of Simone Simons who probably attracted all male views over this hour the show became a success.
\nHatebreed <\/strong>Two as four years ago the leaders of US New School Hardcore appeared on the headliner position. But in the evoluted SB-billing they still had an important schedule role. Jamey Jasta & Co started with \u201eTo The Threshold\u201c motivated anyway. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut \u201eSatisfaction Is The Death Of Desire\u201c they played all its tracks, but not in a row. They mixed it with \u201eLooking Down The Barrel Of Today\u201c and \u201eSeven Enemies\u201c of their recent release \u201eThe Concrete Confessional\u201c as with the classics \u201eLive For This\u201c, \u201eI Will Be Heard\u201c, \u201eThis Is Now\u201c and the final \u201eDestroy Everything\u201c while massive pit-action of their numerous fans celebrated this memorable gig.
\nKreator <\/strong>The German Thrash Metal icon started with \u201eHordes Of Chaos (A Necrologue For The Elite), \u201ePhobia\u201c and lots of pyros. Both was necessary to warm up the fans in the rain. Surrounded by huge screens as an impressive stage set the fourpiece set the crowd in motion by headbanging as mosh-pits while \u201ePeople Of The Lie\u201c, \u201ePhantom Antichrist\u201c, \u201eEnemy Of God\u201c as \u201eExtreme Aggression\u201c. Tracks from the new release \u201eGods Of Violence\u201c like \u201eSatan Is Real\u201c, the title song, \u201eFallen Brother\u201c, \u201eHail To The Hordes\u201c and \u201eWorld War Now\u201c got celebrated as well. Animated by mainman Mille Petrozza being under fire their numerous fans mobilzed the rest of their stamina for the encores \u201eViolent Revolution\u201c and \u201ePleasure To Kill\u201c. And although they didn’t play \u201eFlag Of Hate\u201c every fan got satisfied by this show.
\nAmorphis <\/strong>After Wintersun the stage stayed Suomi-dominated. With Olli-Pekka Laine back on board, replacing Niclas Et\u00e4levuori after 17 years on bass, the four original members of Amorphis were reunited with keyboarder Santeri Kallio and vocalist Tomi Joutson. This line-up performed a wonderful final of this day’s Nuclear Blast program finishing with the great triple \u201eThe Smoke\u201c, \u201eInto Hiding\u201c and \u201eHouse Of Sleep\u201c. And although it was getting colder after the rain numerous fans perseverefed to celebrate this amazing show.<\/p>\n

T-Stage<\/strong>
\nFallujah <\/strong>After technical problems in its beginning the quintet from San Francisco performed one of the most outstanding shows of the whole weekend. Their high-skilled Prog Death animated by \u201eAbandon\u201c, \u201eScar Queen\u201c as their finisher \u201eThe Void Alone\u201c several spectators to headbang. This art, its tight performance and the cool announcements for sure won many fans in the hot noon. Awesome!
\nSacred Reich<\/strong> For the first time the US-Thrash-Metal-institution appeared on the Summer Breeze. And they had attracted many fans onto the T-Stage-area before they began by \u201eIgnorance\u201c and \u201eAdministrative Decisions\u201c. After this the sympathic Phil Rind did a clear message about \u201esome orange person\u201c to let follow the mighty \u201eOne Nation\u201c.The crowd celebrated \u201eCrimes Against Humanity\u201c, \u201eIndependent\u201c as \u201eThe American Way\u201c headbanging, singing each word along and becoming part of the mosh-pits. The fourpiece seemingly enjoyed these 45 minutes a lot before closing with \u201eSurf Nicaragua\u201c.
\nInsomnium <\/strong>Two hours till midnight on this stage seemed like the perfect slot for the Finns. They ignored their current concept-one-song-album \u201eWinter’s Gate\u201c and decided for a best of set. Motivated as always they performed \u201eWhile We Sleep\u201c, \u201eOnly One Who Waits\u201c, \u201eThe Killjoy\u201c, \u201eMortal Share\u201c and the final \u201eWeighed Down With Sorrow\u201c technical tight and about as much banging as their fans in the first row. Lead by the a bit German speaking fronter Niilo Sev\u00e4nen the sympathy factor didn’t miss. As always a brilliant show by this wonderful band!<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong>
\nSummer Stage<\/strong>
\nExcrementory Grindfuckers<\/strong> After repeatedly filling the former Party Tent the years before the Comedy Grindcore group made it to the big stage. Golden suited they especially entertained by Grindcore transformations of David Hasselhoff’s \u201eLooking For Grindcore\u201c, \u201eEAV’s \u201eVater Morgana\u201c and Europe’s \u201eFinal Grinddown\u201c.
\nDelain <\/strong>Lead by the beautiful as strong voiced Charlotte Wessels in some kind of a multi-coloured short fleece the Dutch Symphonic Metal sixpiece manage(d) the thin line between heaviness and catchy melodies very well, on record as on stage. So they did in Dinkelsb\u00fchl by newer songs (\u201eSuckerpunch\u201c, \u201eFire With Fire\u201c) as classics (\u201eMother Machine\u201c, \u201eWe Are The Others\u201c). Sympathic performance!
\nEmil Bulls<\/strong> The Crossover fivepiece from Munich is a familiar band at the Summer Breeze. No wonder, as each time they filled the festival area with numerous fans jumping, crowdsurfing and singing along with \u201eThe Most Evil Spell\u201c, \u201eThe Way Of The Warrior\u201c, \u201eThe Jaws Of Oblivion\u201c, \u201eNothing In This World\u201c, \u201eWhen God Was Sleeping\u201c as \u201eBetween The Devil And The Deepblue Sea\u201c. A high hit frequency was given, and there was no option to refuse.
\nOverkill <\/strong>\u201eMean, Green, Killing Machine\u201c was the opener and introduced the US-Thrash-veterans for their Summer Breeze debut quite well. After this only track from their new output \u201eThe Grinding Whell\u201c Blitz, D.D. Verni & Co let follow a best of program contaning \u201eRotten To The Core\u201c, \u201eHello From The Gutter\u201c, \u201eIn Union We Stand\u201c, \u201eIronbound\u201c and the final The Subhumans cover \u201eFuck You\u201c.
\nHeaven Shall Burn<\/strong> HSB-appearances in Dinkelsb\u00fchl have always been outstanding as magic shows with huge pits. Surrounded by some kind of a post-industrial as eco-pre-apocalyptic stage set the atmosphere got strengthened by \u201eVoice Of The Voiceless\u201c, \u201eLand Of The Upright Ones\u201c, \u201eForlorn Skies\u201c, the new \u201eWanderer\u201c-single \u201eCorium\u201c and \u201eCombat\u201c. Light show, pyro-effects as especially shouter Marcus Bischoff motivated the crowd to invest the last reserves. And they did headbanging, crowdsurfing as creating for another time the largest pits of the weekend. After the phenomenal triple \u201eHunters Will Be Hunted\u201c, \u201eCounterweight\u201c and \u201eEndzeit\u201c the quintet returned to perform the also massive \u201eThey Shall Not Pass\u201c and \u201eGodiva\u201c. The band bid farewell with the Edge Of Sanity – cover \u201eBlack Tears\u201c and a special surprise by the support of original EOS-fronter Dan Swan\u00f6. Tremendous!
\nCantus Buranus<\/strong> The Folk Classic collaboration became for another time pompous as somehow impressive. From \u201eCustodes Sunt Raptores\u201c to \u201eFortuna\u201c I wasn’t quite sure if the audience was enthused, astonished, shocked or bored.<\/p>\n

Breeze Stage<\/strong>
\nMr Hurley & Die Pulveraffen<\/strong> Who appears successfully as the wake-up-call on the Party San Open Air can achieve the same goal on the Summer Breeze the organizer might have thought. Their Pirate Folk didn’t catch me at all, but many others populating the \u201eTortuga\u201c area at 11:00 a.m..
\nPrimal Fear<\/strong> Usually Power Metal isn’t the most popular subgenre in the Summer Breeze community, but the Swabian formation around its founder Mat Sinner and Metal siren Ralf Scheepers from the close Esslingen attracted numerous fans headbanging with \u201eIn Metal We Trust\u201c, \u201eChainbreaker\u201c and the final \u201eMetal Is Forever\u201c.
\nMono Inc.<\/strong> To me it’s still a riddle why combos like the German Gothic group attract that many spectators in front of the stage, but somehow it works. The fourpiece from Hamburg opened by their new \u201eTogether Till The End\u201c by its title track as \u201eThe Banks Of Eden\u201c. The first highlight was set by the guest appearance of Major Voice singing \u201ePotter’s Field\u201c as the Black-cover \u201eWonderful Life\u201c. Not to forget about the second cover of Gary Moore’s \u201eAfter The War\u201c earning much applause as well.
\nKnorkator <\/strong>First of all front-weirdo Stumpen invited all press photographers. The concert started with \u201eAlter Mann\u201c, \u201eIch Lass Mich Klonen\u201c and \u201eIch Bin Der Boss\u201c. After this prelude the all-girl-band On The Rocks entered the stage to interpret together with Knorkator their classics \u201eDer Ultimative Mann\u201c, \u201eGeld\u201c and \u201eIch Hasse Musik\u201c in big-band-sound. The fans celebrated this exclusive intermezzo as the usual performance of their classics \u201eDu Nich\u201c, \u201eB\u00f6se\u201c and the final \u201eWir Werden Alle Sterben\u201c.
\nDark Tranquillity<\/strong> On an optimal billing position the Swedes got welcomed by thousands of fans. Those ones freaked out while \u201eThe Lesser Faith\u201c, \u201eThe Treason Wall\u201c, the new \u201eAtoma\u201c-single \u201eForward Momentum\u201c, \u201eTerminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)\u201c, \u201eMonochromatic Stains\u201c, \u201eThe Wonders At Your Feet\u201c as \u201eThereIn\u201c and probably set a new record for lots of crowdsurfers. The band which got supported by the well-known Christopher Amott (ex-Arch Enemy) and Anders Iwers (Tiamat, Cemetary, etc.) played tight. Vocalist Mikael Stanne was agile as his known for, and this time even more: During the final \u201eMisery’s Crown he crowdsurfed from the stage to the sound tower and back still performing his lyrics. World class!
\nKorn <\/strong>To appear as the second headliner of the evening right after Heaven Shall Burn might not be the most wished billing position on a German festival. And the reactions while the opener \u201eRotting In Vain\u201c from their current album \u201eThe Serenity Of Suffering\u201c were pretty low. This changed with the following \u201eFalling Away From Me\u201c, \u201eHere To Stay\u201c and \u201eY’ All Want A Single\u201c which motivated the masses to get in motion for one last time. Especially classics like \u201eGot The Life\u201c and \u201eComing Undone\u201c, in which they installed a short interlude of Queen’s \u201eWe Will Rock You\u201c, earned the loudest reactions by the audience. With the encores \u201e4 U\u201c, their first hit \u201eBlind\u201c and the all-time-fave \u201eFreak On A Leash\u201c the Bakersfield-band concluded a completely convincing concert. Cool!
\nFinntroll <\/strong>In lack of any new or just current release the Pagan Metal icon from Helsinki played a well-balanced best of set regarding all their albums. \u201eJaktens Tid\u201c, \u201eTrollhammeren\u201c as \u201eSkogsdotter\u201c got celebrated by their fans for the show final on the big stage of this year’s SB-jubileum-edition.<\/p>\n

T-Stage<\/strong>
\nTiamat <\/strong>It followed the most magic as strange hour. The special \u201eWildhoney\u201c-set playing their most successful as famous album in its entirety. Magic as expected sounded the opening by \u201eWhatever That Hurts\u201c and \u201eThe Ar\u201c. As special became the participation with original member Anders Iwers for \u201eGaia\u201c. On the other hand mainman Johan Edlund seemed to be drunk or under drug influence acting that lethargic. Anyway he thanked as praised the supporters a lot. Nevertheless \u201eVisionaire\u201c as \u201ePocket Size Sun\u201c didn’t lose anything of its quality. For the encore Edlund let the fans decide between \u201eVote For Love\u201c or \u201eThe Sleeping Beauty\u201c, and of course they voted for the latest named classic which marked a worthy end of the show.
\nThe food mile offered the well-known variety with solid prices. Those ones increased a bit for the drinks (e.g. 4 \u20ac for 0,4 l can of beer or softdrink).<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong>
\nYears ago the Summer Breeze had developped by 40000 visitors to the second biggest Metal festival right after Wacken, and it still has raised. But while this it hasn’t lost anything of its relaxed atmosphere because it has evolved slowly as planned, so the organization has raised as much each time. The weather offered nearly everything this year: Mostly sunny as usual, but some rain including a storm warning responsible. But the SB was prepared and reacted professional saving the people on the infield for the necessary time, etc.. The food mile offered the well-known variety while most of the prices stayed constant while those ones for the drinks increased a bit (e.g. 4 \u20ac for 0,4 l can of beer or softdrink).
\nSo we are looking forward to Summer Breeze 2018!!! Special thanks go out to David Gregori and the SB-team!!!!! On the airfield of Dinkelsb\u00fchl \/ Sinnbronn rocked, drank and partied Tobi Wan Kenobi, Dennis The Menace, Flamenco-Ines, Yell-Midge, Marco & Nicole!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer Breeze The ritualized final of each year’s open air festival season culminated in the 20th anniversary. And this became very special as emotional: To honor the passed SB-organizer Michael \u201eT\u201c Trengert the Summer Breeze placed the \u201eT-Party\u201c instead of the former Nuclear Blast label night on wednesday. Six bands having a strong relationship to … <\/p>\n

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