{"id":3467,"date":"2023-07-31T12:47:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T11:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=3467"},"modified":"2024-06-18T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:03:11","slug":"dong-2022-review-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=3467","title":{"rendered":"Dong 2023 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dong Open Air<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was time again for the \u201cCall Of The Mountain\u201d, this year’s slogan of DOA 2023. But after a dozen of Dong-participations we just were able to arrive for the third day due to sickness reasons. Anyway, the saturday offered a strong billing lead by the Scandinavian triple attack. After changing to an open stage as rearranging the whole set-up of the hill moving the stage to its other side there weren’t that many organizational changes in 2023 than they had happened for last year’s comeback after the pandemic break.
The prices for food and drinks pretty much stayed the same (4,50 \u20ac per 0.4 l beer). On the Dong hill 28 bands appeared in three days for about 4500 fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday<\/strong>
Hans Lazer Alien Slam<\/strong> To our complete surprise the festival area was pretty filled for the opening band. Their Synthesizer-Death grooved the hill, their wig wearing fronter entertained well and the audience supported the opener right before noon, so very, very early. Respect!
Disquiet <\/strong>After this pretty much populated as a bit self-ironic beginning the program turned to serious Thrash Metal. The fivepiece from Utrecht returned to the Dong hill after they had appeared on it nine years ago. By \u201cRise Of The Sycophants\u201d and \u201cNo More Dignity\u201d they presented material from their recent output \u201cInstigate To Annihilate\u201d and convinced a couple of headbangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sapiency<\/strong> Another return happened by the following act from Frankfurt. After 2015 the double-frontedsixpack impressed by their variable Melodic Death Metal. The interplay between both very different looking vocalists (age, outfit, seize)in combination by the riffs of the visual guitar-Gandalf-lookalike resulted in one of the highlights of the day as probably of the weekend which attracted several metalheads to come back in front of the stage after they had left because of stormy winds. So all of them could join their cover version of \u201cManiac\u201d.
Contradiction <\/strong>The fourpiece from the close town of Wuppertal didn’t just return to the Dong hill, they performed on it for the fifth time. So it was no surprise numerous headbangers were awaiting them. Their Thrash Metal convinced for another time and earned much jubilation as headbanging action.
From Fall To Spring<\/strong> A complete sound change got performed by the following much younger quintet. Their Crossover reminded a bit of Linkin Park and added a modern sound to this year’s diversified billing. A couple of spectators left, others stayed and watched a show mainly basing on their brandnew longplayer-debut \u201cRise\u201d which the band had released after a few EP’s and singles. \u201cBr4infck\u201d and \u201cSupernova\u201d concinved as the older \u201cHear Me Out\u201d resulting in the audience’s applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Motorjesus <\/strong>Without original sixstringer Andreas Peters the high octane Rockers from the close town of M\u00f6nchengladbach returned for their sixth DOA-show. Lead by front-entertainer Christoph Birx and his cool comments the fivepiece taught another lesson in what Heavy Rock is all about. \u201cKing Of The Dead End Road\u201d, \u201cFist Of The Dragon\u201d as \u201cThe Howling\u201d left no other option than to celebrate this performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kanonenfieber <\/strong>In front of a huge backdrop showing a zeppelin with the band’s name on it the masked formation started into their set. But their Black Metal dealing with war themes bored after a while, so we preferred to take a walk around the marvelous hilltop.
Insomnium <\/strong>The Finnish quartet returned five years after they had enthused the Dong-fans for the first time to start the Scandinavian finale of this saturday night. By several songs from their new concept album \u201c1696\u201d as its title song, \u201cGodforsaken\u201d, \u201cLillian\u201d and \u201cThe Witch Hunter\u201d fronter Niilo Sev\u00e4nen and his bang commando inspired the audience to take part in an hour of pure Melodic Death Metal magic. By the classics \u201cMortal Share\u201d, \u201cAnd Bells They Toll\u201d and \u201cWhile We Sleep\u201d they had everybody on their side.
Hypocrisy <\/strong>Opening by the classic \u201cFractured Millenium\u201d the Swedish Death Metal institution caught the supporters from the first tone on. Animated by bandleader Peter T\u00e4gtgren 60 minutes of complete Metal madness followed uniting band as fans to one unity. The band was performing, the fans were in motion. So after the melancholic \u201cThe Final Chapter\u201d the quartet finished an inspiring show by their hymn \u201cRosswell 47\u201d.
Amorphis <\/strong>After appearing in the smaller long tent in 2009 and in the larger circus tent in 2016 the melodic as melancholic Death Metal sound from the land from the thousand lakes returned to the Dong hill onto its open stage. 14 years ago they were the huge super stars of the billing, this time they still headlined as a part of an even much better billing. And again Helsinki’s finest performed one of the highlight shows of this year’s DOA. After an intro with red flashing lights those ones turned constantly blue to welcome the Finns starting with \u201cNorthwards\u201d. By \u201cThe Moon\u201d, \u201cInto Hiding\u201d, \u201cBlack Winter Day\u201d and \u201cSilver Bride\u201d Tomi Joutsen (with a regular microphone instead of his classic one) & Co got complete support by the whole audience. The vibe between band as crowd worked well, so the Finns finished a jubilated performance by \u201cMy Kantele\u201d, \u201cHouse Of Sleep\u201d and \u201cThe Bee\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conclusion:<\/strong>
Sad enough we couldn’t see all three days for the very first time since 2003. Sick indeed! Anyway, we stillwere happy to enjoy the DOA-saturday and are looking forward to Dong Open Air 2024. Thanks go out to the DOA-team! At the Dong Open Air drank, rocked and partied Tobi Wan Kenobi & Nelestor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dong Open Air It was time again for the \u201cCall Of The Mountain\u201d, this year’s slogan of DOA 2023. But after a dozen of Dong-participations we just were able to arrive for the third day due to sickness reasons. Anyway, the saturday offered a strong billing lead by the Scandinavian triple attack. After changing to … <\/p>\n

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