{"id":353,"date":"2011-03-07T17:23:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T16:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2011-03-07T17:23:42","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T16:23:42","slug":"with-full-force-2008-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=353","title":{"rendered":"With full force 2008 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

WITH FULL FORCE 2008<\/strong>
\nCongratulations! The With Full Force became 15 years old and celebrated this anniversary with its visitors and fans. The party became very impressing. With one of the best billings ever in the WFF-history still uniting the sub genres of Hardcore, Metal and Punk to a an outstanding crossover of hard music, a good organization and still very fair ticket, merch, food and beverage prices. So it didn\u2019t wonder 30.000 fans wanted to take part in the jubileum festival.<\/p>\n

This time the organization installed a wave breaker in front of the Main Stage which still allowed the visitors to walk in the first rows just forcing you not to choose the direction right through the middle of the crowd. For another time the food variety which is very mentionable on the WFF had been raised.<\/p>\n

To us it was our sixth With Full Force in a row. We started in 2003 when the WFF celebrated its 10th anniversary. Since then we had enjoyed reporting from and about the unique festival, and so we did at the 2nd WFF-appearance we took part in.<\/p>\n

On the airfield of Roitzschjora appeared 64 bands on two stages in three days for about 30000 visitors.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/em>
\nMisery Speaks<\/strong> The WFF-anniversary was opened by the Melodic Death Metal \u2013 hopefuls from M\u00fcnster. The fivepiece introduced its new fronter Przemek Golomb whose collaboration with his new bandmates worked very well. By \u201cSentiment Is Missing\u201d and \u201cLay This Burden Down\u201d they presented material from their new album \u201cCatalogue Of Carnage\u201d. Not all spectators seemed to care about, probably it was too early. Nevertheless the formation did a good job.<\/p>\n

Drone<\/strong> The winner of the WOA-Metal-Battle 2006 showed an aggressive performance. After some Hollywood-intro the four guys from Celle mainly considered tracks from their full-length-debut \u201cHead-On Collision\u201d like the video-single \u201cTheopratical\u201d and the final (unofficial Stihl-hymn) \u201cChainsaw Symphony\u201d. The sympathic fronter Mutz & Co convinced with their Machine Head-inspired Neo-Thrash and earned much more applause bands in such an early billing position usually get. Just the sound got a little disturbed by the wind.<\/p>\n

Meshuggah<\/strong> The Swedes started a bit later into their set. And from the beginning Mathcore ruled the whole festivalsite. The quintet which is probably responseable for the most \u201cFuck, no\u2019\u201ds from musicians as spectators left no doubt about their abilities. New sound-monsters like \u201cBleed\u201d and the title-track of the new masterpiece \u201cObzen\u201d astonished the fans as classics like \u201cThe Mouth Licking What You\u2019ve Bled\u201d and the set-finishing band-anthem \u201cFuture Breed Machine\u201d. Shouter Jens Kidman thanked the crowd \u201c… for listening to us old men from Sweden!\u201d and mugged grimaces while the musicians around guitar-genius Fredrik Thordendal created strange sounds and rocked the stage. We all want to see them much more often!<\/p>\n

Caliban<\/strong> The Ruhrpott-Metalcore-sensation is very familiar with the WFF-visitors. In our six years of being guests in Roitzschjora we watched them appearing for the fourth time. The fivepiece completely suited in black performed a best-of-set consisting of the well-known \u201cForsaken Horion\u201d, \u201cIt\u2019s Our Burden To Bleed\u201d, \u201cMy Time Has Come\u201d, the current single \u201cI Will Never Let You Down\u201d, the hit \u201cThe Beloved And The Hatred\u201d and the final \u201cGoodbye\u201d. The crowd reacted with a wall of death and several circle-pits. I appreciated Caliban\u2019s WFF-appearance the year before a bit more, but that probably depended on me as on the improveable sound. The fans celebrated the show anyway.<\/p>\n

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter<\/strong> After a short violin-intro the weirdos from Weimar opened by \u201cRiders On The Storm\u201d and \u201cEs Wird Schlimmer\u201d which is a song from the forthcoming release \u201cLicht\u201d. Supported by the new female sixstringer Lady Cat-Man the formation performed \u201cFriede Sei Mit Dir\u201d, \u201cRevolution\u201d, \u201cSeemann\u201d, \u201cWe Will Never Die\u201d and \u201cDer Weg\u201d enthused reactions by their fans. Fronter Fuchs whose face was rouged white ordered 4000 litres of beer he wanted to afford. After \u201cDer Kleine Wicht\u201d the group finished with \u201cReitermania\u201d while the spume machine didn\u2019t really work, so it shot its whole content in one direction and hit just one small bunch of people with it.<\/p>\n

Morbid Angel<\/strong> The Death Metal – legend from Florida entered the stage. Besides classics like \u201cBlessed Are The Sick\u201d and \u201cGod Of Emptiness\u201d the band played by \u201cNevermore\u201d a track from the forthcoming release. But just a small crowd seemed to be interested in their appearance. More and more spectators left the stage walking away. Trey Azagthoth & Co played tight, but there was no special stageacting or contact to the crowd.<\/p>\n

Agnostic Front<\/strong> In total contrast to the band before the NYC-Hardcore-icon took care playing for a huge crowd in front of the stage. This one celebrated the new hymn \u201cFor My Family\u201d, like the classic band-anthem \u201cGotta Go\u201d. Cult-shouter Roger Miret got support by his brother Freddy Cricien who\u2019s usually the fronter of Madball. Numerous of fans went wild creating moshpits to smashers like \u201cCrucified\u201d while the band realized they were performing a home match.<\/p>\n

Bullet For My Valentine<\/strong> The Welsh shooting stars appeared in Roitzschjora for the second time after 2006! And it became obvious from the beginning marked by their new hit-single and title-track of the new album \u201cScream Aim Fire\u201d the quartet had won much live routine. Lead by cool fronter Matt Tuck they played very tight and showed more live-action than two years before. The band caught the girls with their harmonies and maybe by more as the tough guys feeling animated to react by circle-pits, a wall of death, etc.. With new songs (\u201cWaking The Demon\u201d, \u201cEye Of The Storm\u201d, \u201cHearts Burst Into Fire\u201d) and debut-tracks (\u201cTears Don\u2019t Fall\u201d, \u201cHand Of Blood\u201d) they left no doubt about they\u2019re Metal as success and that this is no contradiction.<\/p>\n

Machine Head <\/strong> Well, for five years I forecasted each year next year Machine Head would have become next year\u2019s WFF-headliner. Well, finally it\u2019s done. And the Oakland-fourpiece definitely kicked ass! Starting with the opener of the current \u201cThe Blackening\u201d \u2013 milestone \u201cClenching The Fists of Dissent\u201d the band rocked the stage and animated a furious crowd filling up the festivalsite going wild with the following \u201cImperium\u201d, \u201cSilver\u201d, \u201cTen Ton Hammer\u201d, \u201cAesthetics Of Hate\u201d and \u201cOld\u201d representing Neo-Thrash-hits from all band\u2019s eras. before the Bay Area – stars & Co reactivated the Iron Maiden \u2013 classic \u201cHallowed Be Thy Name. Robb Flynn communicated a lot with the fans. In my opinion he could have renounced the game throwing several cans of beer in the crowd. It\u2019s content had definitely left the can before its arrival. What a waste! \uf04a With the new hammer-composition \u201cHalo\u201d, the classic \u201cTake My Scars\u201d and the overwhelming \u201cDescend The Shades Of Night\u201d which got dedicated to the band\u2019s drum tech the band finished an outstanding performance containing a great setlist which rocked all spectators for sure. There were just a few worrying about the sound probably depending where they stood because I didn\u2019t have such problems.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/em>
\nCataract<\/strong> The Hardcore \u2013 fivepiece from Z\u00fcrich is a definite live-institution. From the beginning they ruled the Hardbowl tent. Especially with a \u201cFuck Racism\u201d-statement by shouter Fedi they raised their popularity score enormously, the reactions were positive as loud for sure. Musically the band convinced by \u201cSnake Skin\u201d from the new self-titled album, the \u201cKingdom\u201d-smasher \u201cTongues Spitting Hate\u201d and the final debut-hit \u201cNothing\u2019s Left\u201d.<\/p>\n

Born From Pain<\/strong> After the old fronter Ch\u00e9 Snelting had quit the band fourstringer Rob switched his bass with the microphone. So at the WFF it made the impression this decision had been a good one. After the \u201cGladiator\u201d \u2013 intro he and his four comrades acted as a unity and achieved by \u201cRise Or Die\u201d, \u201cNew Hate\u201d and the final \u201cStop At Nothing\u201d fans\u2019 chants as other crowd actions like moshpits. Rob took his new option to crowdsurf and the supporters celebrated a strong gig. <\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Kn\u00fcppelnacht<\/em>
\nRotting Christ<\/strong> While Machine Head were playing their last tracks of their Main Stage headliner-slot the Greeks opened this year\u2019s Kn\u00fcppelnacht on the Tent Stage. Sakis and his comrades performed a cool Death Metal \u2013 show by new \u201cTheogonia\u201d \u2013 material like \u201cNemecic\u201d as classics like \u201cIn Domine Sathana\u201d, \u201cAeternatus\u201d and \u201cUnder The Name Of The Legion\u201d earning more and more visitors spending more applause.<\/p>\n

Brutal Truth<\/strong> Grindcore from New York City is not a combination you often meet on festivals. This one worked well. Lead by the barefoot acting grunter Kevin Sharpe and bass-weirdo Danny Lilker (known from Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D., etc.) the group got positive reactions for new \u201cEvolution Through Revolution\u201d – tracks like \u201cTurmoil\u201d as for classics like \u201cThe Birth Of Ignorance\u201d. Just the backing vocals didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

Mayhem<\/strong> The Norwegian Black Metal \u2013 legend sucked. Especially fronter Attila Csihar should go to the doctor healing his mental problems in case of the return of those strong symptoms! Entering the stage reminding with his ridiculous outfit of a mixture between a far-right-political idiot and a clown which might be the same yelled the tracks like an old railway crossing gate and held a noose in his other hand always pretending to hang himself. Good night, and good luck!<\/p>\n

Krisiun<\/strong> Sao Paulo\u2019s finest blasted the fan-crowd away by their technically impressing sound. Meanwhile the three brothers can call a few slower passages between their up-tempo-massacre their own to verify their sound. Presenting their new release \u201cSouthern Storm\u201d by \u201cSlaying Steel\u201d as \u201cTwisting Sights\u201d without ignoring classics like \u201cBloodcraft\u201d and \u201cRefusal\u201d the trio convinced totally and animated masses of headbangers to do their best.<\/p>\n

Belphegor<\/strong> So did the sympathic Austrian fivepiece, they just animated a few headbangers less. Anyway their Black \/ Death Metal was welcomed by the still awake fans banging their heads to the title track and \u201cStigma Diabolicum\u201d of their brandnew output \u201cBondage Got Zombie\u201d as to the classics \u201cBelphegor \u2013 Hell\u2019s Ambassador and \u201cSwarm Of Rats\u201d. Musicians as supporters were motivated and the result was action.<\/p>\n

1349<\/strong> Because of the late or even early time it wasn\u2019t really as dark as a Black Metal \u2013 formation would usually prefer. So the Norwegians didn\u2019t show the same motivation as the two bands had done before and they lost fans minute by minute. So this appearance didn\u2019t become a highlight of the band\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/em>
\nA.O.K.<\/strong> The fun-band from Middle Western Germany opened the second day by a weired show. The two frontiers acted naked most of the time when they didn\u2019t try a new outfit to take it off a few minutes later. Some laughed about \u201cBaguette Attack\u201d, \u201cStromausfall\u201d and \u201cBrombeerhagel\u201d, some didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Illdisposed<\/strong> The Danish dynamite rocked the WFF! Three years after their Kn\u00fcppelnacht-Inferno they prevailed on the Main Stage by the opener \u201cThe Tension\u201d after which front-madman Bo regretted Germany lost the European championship final to conclude in German: \u201cBut who wants to be on second place except for Hatesphere in Denmark. The five guys continued by \u201cWeak Is Your God\u201d, \u201cDark\u201d after which Bo made fun about their new guitarist Franz Hellboss (formerly known from Volbeat) finishing the song by an alternative end, \u201cThere\u2019s Something Rotten …\u201d, \u201cA Child Is Missing\u201d and \u201cThrow Your Bolts\u201d. \u201cIch Bin Verloren In Berlin\u201d Bo announced by a story he lost his way in Germany\u2019s capital after he had eaten a D\u00f6ner Kebap. Before the quintet finished their gig by \u201cLike Cancer\u201d the front-weirdo animated the fans to shout \u201cFlughafen\u201d (= airport) instead of the similar sounding word \u201cZugabe\u201d (= encore). This was the best appearance of the festival with a very tight band interpreting their great songs by a very entertaining performance.<\/p>\n

Job For A Cowboy<\/strong> I can\u2019t follow why this band from Arizona is still called Metalcore by a few confused people. Because of their look or their band name? Come on! This fivepiece plays Death Metal for sure. And so the fans reacted typically by headbanging to the newer \u201cGenesis\u201d – tracks \u201cReduced To Mere Filth\u201d and \u201cBearing The Serpent\u2019s Lamb\u201d as to the debut-products \u201cKnee Deep\u201d and \u201cEntities”.<\/p>\n

Entombed<\/strong> The Swedis institution around fronter LG Petrov and Alex Hellid celebrated their unique Death \u2018n\u2019 Roll like they had done at the same place five years ago. After a piano-intro the band started with their hit \u201cChief Rebel Angel\u201d to let follow \u201cDemon\u201d, the new \u201cWhen In Sodom\u201d, \u201cCrush\u201d and the title track of the current album \u201cSerpent Saints\u201d. Besides the fact a second sixstringer was missed again this appearance rocked especially when LG & Co surprised by the classics \u201cOut Of Hand\u201d, \u201cRevel In Flesh\u201d and \u201cStranger Aeons\u201d. After \u201cDamn Deal Done\u201d and \u201cSupposed To Rot\u201d a rockin\u2019 show found its end with much applause and jubilation.<\/p>\n

Devil Driver<\/strong> The band around ex – Coal Chamber \u2013 fronter Dez Farfara magnetized a lot of fans filling up the festival ground in front of the Main Stage. I just still ask myself why. Sure, the band acted motivated and understood how to animate the crowd creating a wall of death as several moshpits, but the musical performance sucked. Nevertheless tracks like \u201cI Could Care Less\u201d and \u201cClouds Of California\u201d excited their fans.<\/p>\n

Heaven Shall Burn<\/strong> This fivepiece is pretty familiar with the WFF. So each time the band from Th\u00fcringen appears in Roitzschjora numerous of visitors fill up the festivalsite to support Heaven Shall Burn. This time they even created a circle-pit around the wave breaker while \u201cBehind A Wall Of Silence\u201d and probably the biggest wall of death of this year\u2019s WFF while \u201cVoice Of The Voiceless happened while this gig which was started by \u201cFinal Resistance\u201d. It was obviously a home match for the agile shouter Marcus Bischoff and his colleges getting wild support while \u201cForlorn Skies\u201d, \u201cCounterweight\u201d and the hit of the new \u201cIconoclast\u201d \u2013 album \u201cEndzeit\u201d. After the quintet had performed their hymn \u201cThe Weapon They Fear\u201d they dismissed with the Edge Of Sanity – cover \u201cBlack Tears\u201d. Great gig!<\/p>\n

Six Feet Under<\/strong> Same procedure as every time? Not at all! Usually we know the Death Metal \u2013 machine from Florida rocking their usual set. This time the band mainly concentrated on their first three releases. The fans enjoyed it and celebrated the opener \u201cVictim Of The Paranoid\u201d, \u201cThe Enemy Inside\u201d, \u201cFear Of The Dead\u201d, \u201cNo Warning Shot\u201d, \u201cTorn To The Bone\u201d, \u201cThe Day The Dead Walked\u201d, \u201cHuman Target\u201d, and many other classics. The three newer ones \u201cDeathklaat\u201d, \u201cRevenge Of The Zombie\u201d and the final AC\/DC \u2013 cover \u201cT.N.T.\u201d achieved their celebration, too. But the band acted to motionless and grunter Chris Barnes\u2019 breaks between all songs stuck on my nerves as on many others’.<\/p>\n

Ministry<\/strong> The Industrial gods invited to their last show in Germany which attracted many fans to take part in for \u201cThe Last Sucker\u201d. The stage annoyed by a fence behind which the band acted what meant no fun for the photographs in the pit. The few little gaps being necessary for the monitor boxes gave Tommy Victor and Mike Scaccia the opportunity to rock between the fences and to have a little bit more contact with the fans. Anyway Al Jourgensen & Co played a phenomenal show. Its main part just consisted of their three latest albums. The classic hits \u201cSo What\u201d, \u201cJust One Fix\u201d and \u201cThieves\u201d followed in the encore section in which only \u201cJesus Build My Hotrod\u201d was missed. Supported by a massive as loud sound this farewell show was a special one to all the fans. So good-bye, Al & Ministry!<\/p>\n

In Flames<\/strong> For the second time the founders of the typical Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal sound headlined the WFF. With a gigantic pyro and light show they left no doubt about who the headliner was. Musically they even excelled their visual effects. After opening with the well-known hit \u201cCloud Connected\u201d the band. After the new single \u201cThe Mirror\u2019s Truth\u201d from the masterpiece \u201cA Sense Of Purpose\u201d the band offered familiar material mixed with new compositions by \u201cTrigger\u201d, \u201cDisconnected\u201d, \u201cTransparent\u201d, \u201cDelight And Anger\u201d, \u201cOrdinary Story\u201d, \u201cAlias\u201d, the band-anthem \u201cOnly For The Week\u201d, \u201cI Am The Highway\u201d and \u201cThe Quiet Place\u201d. After this the guitarists played short riffs\u2019 beginnings of The Scorpions and Accept to finish the fabulous performance by \u201cTake This Life\u201d and \u201cMy Sweet Shadow\u201d. When the last tone had been played some kind of mortars shot little pieces of paper into the air. For another time In Flames showed how a real headliner show can look like without being too cheesy. Some people might have disliked the surprising plenty of new songs. It didn\u2019t disturb us at all. The show definitely rocked!<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/em>
\nFall Of Serenity<\/strong> In their home state the Deathcore \u2013 fivepiece had an easy game to convince the early-afternoon-crowd with a wake-up-call consisting of the biggest hits of their current \u201cThe Crossfire\u201d – album like \u201cKnife To Meet You\u201d and \u201cThe Crossfire\u201d as the Slayer-cover \u201cRaining Blood\u201d which caused a circle-pit.<\/p>\n

Destiny Program<\/strong> I had my expectations about this Metalcore \u2013 band from North Germany. On CD like on their newest one \u201cSubversive Blueprint\u201d the guys sound cool, but especially shouter Sebastian Formella didn\u2019t have his best day. Hopefully they\u2019ll do better next time like their new (\u201cThe Frequency\u201d, \u201cEscape The Living Plan”) as older (\u201cReyes\u201d) songs deserve to. <\/p>\n

Lagwagon<\/strong> The Goodtime \u2013 West Coast \u2013 Punkrock \u2013 band rocked with their bubblegum-melodies the Hardbowl and found much sympathy. \u201cMemoirs And Landmines\u201d, \u201cChoke\u201d, \u201cOwen Meaney\u201d: This is how I expect a band from Santa Barbara has to sound like. Nice and entertaining!<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Saturday Night Fever<\/em>
\nDanko Jones<\/strong> What followed after the Main Stage \u2013 headliner was pure Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll! Danko Jones left no doubt about his attitude to rock each spectator in the tent. And that worked absolutely enthusing a few thousands by his funny comments as by the stirring song \u2013 hits like \u201cCode Of The Road\u201d, \u201cSticky Situation\u201d, \u201cBaby Hates Me\u201d and \u201cFirst Date\u201d. Well, Canada\u2019s finest definitely rocks!<\/p>\n

Psychopunch<\/strong> The Suebe band had the comfortable chance to rock in front of a still pretty crowded Tent Stage. And they took it by \u201cEverlasting\u201d, \u201cNo One Really Knows\u201d, \u201cAll Over Now\u201d and their hit-single \u201cOverrated\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Turbo AC\u2019s<\/strong> While the Punk Rock \u2013 combo from New York City the tent became emptier. The quartet presented a best of \u2013 program of their career considering \u201cNothing\u2019s Forbidden\u201d and \u201cThe Future\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hardcore Superstar<\/strong> It was about the Swedish Glam Rockers to finish this special Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll \u2013 package presented by a well-known German print-mag. They had to handle the problem the tent had become pretty empty before, but supported by new sixstringer Vic Zine they caught the attraction of the left few hundred people by a strong rocking show including their hit-single \u201cMedicate Me\u201d. Cool!<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong>
\nMain Stage<\/em>
\nMambo Kurt<\/strong> In the meantime everybody in the Rock and Metal scene knows the hammond organ god interpreting Rock-, Pop- and Metal-songs in his very own way. So the audience had the opportunity to listen to very entertaining variations of Slayer\u2019s \u201cSouth Of Heaven, Nirvana\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d or Depeche Mode\u2019s \u201cCan\u2019t Get Enough\u201d.<\/p>\n

Enemy Of The Sun<\/strong> After the funny day opener the serious Main Stage \u2013 program started with a new band from Dortmund with the Finnish vocalist Jules Naveri. Lead by his variable voice and his agile stageacting the fourpiece around the well-known guitarist and producer Waldemar Sorychta rocked with songs from their debut-album \u201cShadows\u201d like \u201cWeak\u201d, \u201cTwenty Three Feet\u201d and \u201cLost In Time\u201d.<\/p>\n

Volbeat<\/strong> For the third time in a row the Danish shooting-stars acted at the WFF. And the organizers know why! The quartet rocked the festivalsite which had become pretty full because of the popularity of the band with \u201cPool Of Booze, Booze, Booza\u201d, a short Morbid Angel \u2013 persiflage, \u201cRadio Girl\u201d, \u201cThe Garden\u2019s Tale\u201d and \u201cSoulweeper\u201d. Very emotional became the announcement of singer Michael Poulsen dedicating \u201cSadman\u2019s Tongue” to his father who had died a week before which earned very much applause. The band which renounced on tracks from the forthcoming album played and succeeded for the third time in a row like they certainly always do!<\/p>\n

The Exploited<\/strong> The indestructable English Punk \u2013 bastion didn\u2019t have nearly as much fans in front of the stage as Volbeat. Anyway fronter Wattie & Co performed an aggressive show by the opener \u201cFight Back\u201d, \u201cBeat The Bastards\u201d and \u201cFuck The USA\u201d. So the smaller audience got entertained as well. Just Wattie\u2019s comments between the songs were incomprehensible like they always are.<\/p>\n

J.B.O.<\/strong> The Erlangen \u2013 humor \u2013 commando attracted a lot of fans. The steady WFF-guest combined in their setlist new material (\u201cG\u00e4nsebl\u00fcmchen\u201d, \u201cKuschelmetal\u201d, \u201cKeine Lust\u201d) with popular classics (\u201cRoots, Bloody Roots\u201d, \u201cEin Guter Tag Zum Sterben\u201d, a medley consisting of \u201cBounty\u201d and \u201cAutobahn\u201d). The fans enjoyed it. To me watching the tight Bavarian band too often on festivals it was nothing special or even funny.<\/p>\n

Life Of Agony<\/strong> The innovative NYC-hardcore-heroes are back! And this time much stronger than before. Besides newer tracks like \u201cLove To let You Down\u201d the fourpiece rocked the festival ground by classics like the opener \u201cRiver Runs Red\u201d, \u201cThis Time\u201d, the almighty \u201cMethod Of Groove\u201d, \u201cOther Side Of The River\u201d, \u201cWeeds\u201d, the biggest hit \u201cThrough And Through\u201d announced by a \u2018Live Free, Live Proud\u2019-statement of the voice Keith Caputo and \u201cUnderground\u201d. Although he didn\u2019t really look well Keith showed an outstanding lead singer\u2019s performance. Joey Z. and Alan Robert rocked the stage always pushing the crowd and Sal Abruscato turned out to the tight rhythm machine. Despite the bad sound in the beginning of the gig and the emptier festivalsite because of visitors leaving the WFF the band prevailed!<\/p>\n

Avenged Sevenfold<\/strong> Was the billing position too high for the Californian Glam Rockers? Probably they could have been switched with LOA. But anyway, musically the fivepiece convinced absolutely by songs from their breakthrough \u2013 album \u201cCity Of Evil\u201d like \u201cBeast And The Harlot\u201d and \u201cBat Country\u201d or newer tracks from the current self-titled \u201cAvenged Sevenfold\u201d \u2013 release like \u201cScream\u201d, \u201cAlmost Easy\u201d and \u201cAfterlife\u201d. Vocalist M. Shadows impressed by his variable voice as lead guitarist Synyster Gates did by his excellent guitar playing. The band also had to fight with sound problems in the beginning of its set as against rainy weather. Anyway the five massively tattooed guys showed they\u2019re a live-band!<\/p>\n

Biohazard<\/strong> Reunited in its original-line-up with guitarist Bobby Hambel the NYC-fourpiece presented themselves much stronger than the latest few years. Performing very agile \u201cBlack And White And Red All Over\u201d, \u201cDown For Life\u201d and \u201cWorld On Fire\u201d got celebrated by the fans enormously. The atmosphere raised when Keith Caputo and Joey Z. from Life Of Agony entered the stage to shout together with their NYC-Hardcore-companions \u201cTales From The Hard Side\u201d while a rainbow had built itself in the sky. Billy crowdsurfed and the whole crowd went wild to \u201cShades Of Grey\u201d, \u201cFive Blocks To The Highway\u201d and the Bad Religion \u2013 cover \u201cWe\u2019re Only Gonna Die (From Our Own Arrogance\u201d) before leaving with the hit \u201cPunishment\u201d sung by thousands and \u201cHold My Own\u201d. Strong show!<\/p>\n

Cavalera Conspiracy<\/strong> The reunion of the Cavalera-brothers without the conjunction with Sepultura was special enough to catch a headliner-role on the WFF-billing. They offered a set consisting of tracks from the Cavalera Conspiracy \u2013 debut \u2013 release \u201cInflikted\u201d like its opening title track, \u201cSanctuary\u201d, \u201cBlack Ark\u201d and \u201cMust Kill\u201d, Sepultura-classics like \u201cTerritory\u201d, \u201cDesperate Cry\u201d. \u201cPropaganda\u201d, \u201cInner Self\u201d, Troops Of Doom\u201d, \u201cArise\u201d, \u201cBiotech Is Godzilla\u201d, \u201cRefuse \/ Resist\u201d and \u201cRoots Bloody Roots\u201d which got assistance by Biohazard\u2019s Evan Seinfeld and with the Nailbomb-track \u201cWasting Away\u201d. The crowd of course celebrated the Sepultura-hymns the most. The Cavalera Conspiracy showed a motivated and tight show, caused a huge wall of death as several moshpits and left most spectators very happy.<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: Hardbowl<\/em>
\nDeath By Stereo<\/strong> The quartet from California convinced by their Melodic Punk Rock. The clean voice of singer Efrem Schulz and the catchy melodies created by the band inspired me as the whole festival crowd to rock the tent. A few moshpits were the reaction to songs like \u201cVoice Of The Voiceless\u201d. One of the big surprises of WFF 2009!<\/p>\n

Tent Stage: The Last Supper<\/em>
\nPrimordial<\/strong> The current shooting stars of the Metal \u2013 scene opened the last chapter of this year\u2019s WFF in front of a pretty big crowd waiting to watch the Irish band live. And this one performed probably one of their best shows. From the opener of the new masterpiece \u201cTo The Nameless Dead\u201d \u201cEmpire Falls\u201d over \u201cAs Rome Burns\u201d, the \u201cThe Gathering Wilderness\u201d \u2013 hit \u201cThe Coffin Ships\u201d and the classic \u201cGods To The Godless\u201d the quintet around the charismatic vocalist Alan A. Nemtheanga left no doubt about their live qualities by an intense show. One of the big WFF 2009 \u2013 winners!<\/p>\n

Moonspell<\/strong> Beginning with new material from the new album \u201cNight Eternal\u201d (\u201cAt Tragic Heights\u201d, the title track) the Portuguese Gothic \/ Black Metal \u2013 institution started in a 40 minutes lasting thrilling gig continued by the \u201cMemorial\u201d \u2013 song \u201cFinisterra\u201d, the hit \u201cOpium\u201d and another new track (\u201cScorpion Flower\u201d). This also very intense appearance found its terrific end in the classics \u201cVampiria\u201d, \u201cAlma Mater\u201d and \u201cFull Moon Madness\u201d. One of the best shows of Fernando Ribeiro & Co I\u2019ve seen!<\/p>\n

Ensiferum<\/strong> After these two overwhelming performances it was supposed to become worse. And the Finish Viking Metal \u2013 band around Petri Lindroos realized it. The two bands before caught the whole tent crowd, this combo just their fans. So they stuck on my nerves for another time by \u201cAhti\u201d, \u201cIron and \u201cBattle Song\u201d.<\/p>\n

Subway To Sally<\/strong> The Folk Rock \/ Metal \u2013 sevenpiece from Potsdam had shown too much presence in the last few years. So again just their fans and a few drunk guys had waited to see their show containing tracks from their current output \u201cBastard\u201d as classics like \u201cFeuerland\u201d, \u201cHenkersbraut\u201d and \u201cSieben\u201d. The light and pyro show impressed a bit, but the musical show didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong>
\nThe 15th anniversary of the With Full Force became a great success! The high-class-billing fulfilled our expectations absolutely! By the way this year no short-term-cancelation happened. And the weather god must be a With Full Force \u2013 fan. Besides little rain we have never experienced bad weather in Roitzschjora over the six times we reported from their. So we did this time.
\nFor another time the organization worked well. So the WFF 2008 rocked!
\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 2009!!!
\nSpecial thanks go out to Bogo Ritter, the production-office and the WFF-team!!!!!
\nAt the With Full Force 2008 rocked, drank and partied Tobi Wan Kenobi and Sebi Sebericks!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WITH FULL FORCE 2008 Congratulations! The With Full Force became 15 years old and celebrated this anniversary with its visitors and fans. The party became very impressing. With one of the best billings ever in the WFF-history still uniting the sub genres of Hardcore, Metal and Punk to a an outstanding crossover of hard music, … <\/p>\n

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