Hard Rock Laager
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Hard Rock Laager is a two day rock and metal festival held annually in a field in the small Estonia
n village of Vana-Vigala
. It is the largest alternative music festival in Estonia and draws a crowd of approximately 2000 people each year.
black metal band Satyricon
.The festival took place on the 30th of June and the 1st of July, the full line-up for the festival included;
Saku Rock Stage
B Stage
melodic death metal band Soilwork
.The festival took place on the 30th of June and the 1st of July, the full line-up for the festival included;
Saku Rock Stage
Jack Daniels Stage
Rock Stage
Jack Stage
Rock Stage
Pasunamehe Stage
Rock Stage
Jack Stage
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n village of Vana-Vigala
Vana-Vigala
Vana-Vigala is a village in Vigala Parish, Rapla County in western Estonia.Since 2002 a metal festival Hard Rock Laager is held in Vana-Vigala every summer....
. It is the largest alternative music festival in Estonia and draws a crowd of approximately 2000 people each year.
Hard Rock Laager 2002
The first Hard Rock Laager festival took place on 19 and 20 July and involved mainly Estonian bands from the local scene. It had only one stage and the line-up included;- Luciferase
- SkyforgerSkyforgerSkyforger is a heavy metal band from Latvia which was formed in 1995 out of the remains of doom metal band Grindmaster Dead. Most of their songs are about pagan gods and warfare; they also play traditional Latvian folk songs and metal covers. Although Skyforger is known for their folk metal, their...
- SoulgrindSoulgrindSoulgrind is a black metal band from Finland. Its members hail from different black metal musical projects such as Thy Serpent, and Finntroll. Its lyrics deal with paganism, and their latest album "Pakana" is Finnish for "pagan".-Members:...
- Blueprint Human Being
- Bloody Sign
- Tharaphita
- Forgotten SunriseForgotten SunriseForgotten Sunrise is an Estonian industrial rock band founded in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Their sound has been compared to a mixture of Dead Can Dance, David Lynch, Katatonia, Celtic Frost and Clock DVA.-1992–1994:...
- MetsatöllMetsatöllMetsatöll is an Estonian folk metal band.The name "Metsatöll" is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf, which is reflected in the harshness of their lyrics...
- Echosilence
- Zorg
- Solwaig
- Melotrap
- Hellroad Orange
- Vigilia Mortum
Hard Rock Laager 2003
The second annual Hard Rock Laager festival took place on 18 and 19 July. From 2003, the festival took place over two stages, like 2002, The line-up of the second year of the festival was still almost exclusively Estonian, it included;- AntimatterAntimatter (band)Antimatter, a UK Melancholic Rock band, is currently the project of long time member Mick Moss. The project was formed in 1997 by Duncan Patterson and Moss. The pair released three albums together - Saviour, Lights Out and Planetary Confinement. Shortly after the completion of Planetary...
- ObtestObtestObtest is a pagan black metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania. They started playing in 1992 as brutal death metal act, but soon changed the style to black metal. Their lyrics are concerned with Lithuanian mythology and are sung in Lithuanian, though a few of the songs on their demos were in English...
- Siffles-Chopes
- LoitsLoitsLoits is a black metal band from Estonia. They started out with rather straightforward pagan black metal, but have changed into national romantic black metal and militant extreme metal in latter albums. They call their brand of music "flak 'n' roll" because of its war-themed lyrics and rock 'n'...
- Tharaphita
- MetsatöllMetsatöllMetsatöll is an Estonian folk metal band.The name "Metsatöll" is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf, which is reflected in the harshness of their lyrics...
- Zorg
- Herald
- Instigator of Grief
- East Trading Wang
- Monstera
- Loom
- Symbolic State
- Catafalc
- Leech
- Shabash
- Sickbag
- Raud-AntsRaud-AntsRaud-Ants is an Estonian folk metal band from Viljandi that was formed in 2002. Raud-Ants combines Estonian folk music with Heavy metal. The band was raised in Tartu and Tallinn....
- Ugly Ogre
Hard Rock Laager 2004
The third annual Hard Rock Laager festival included slightly more larger international acts than previous years and took place on 16 and 17 July, the line-up included;- DismemberDismember (band)Dismember was a Swedish death metal band that formed in 1988. They are well known in the death metal underground. They split up in October 2011.-History:...
- Swallow the SunSwallow the SunSwallow the Sun is a Finnish melodic death / doom metal band.- Biography :Swallow the Sun was formed in early 2000 by Juha Raivio, joined soon by Pasi Pasanen came along . They rehearsed a couple of songs, one of them being "Through Her Silvery Body" which would end up on their first demo,Out of...
- Neglected Fields
- Ossatorium
- LoitsLoitsLoits is a black metal band from Estonia. They started out with rather straightforward pagan black metal, but have changed into national romantic black metal and militant extreme metal in latter albums. They call their brand of music "flak 'n' roll" because of its war-themed lyrics and rock 'n'...
- Forgotten SunriseForgotten SunriseForgotten Sunrise is an Estonian industrial rock band founded in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Their sound has been compared to a mixture of Dead Can Dance, David Lynch, Katatonia, Celtic Frost and Clock DVA.-1992–1994:...
- Human ground
- Herald
- MetsatöllMetsatöllMetsatöll is an Estonian folk metal band.The name "Metsatöll" is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf, which is reflected in the harshness of their lyrics...
- Must Missa
- Kantor Voy
- Catafalc
- J.M.K.E.J.M.K.E.J.M.K.E. is an Estonian punk rock band, which formed in Tallinn on January 18, 1986.- Biography :The original singer, Mati, left the band soon afterwards, leaving Venno on drums, Tarvo on bass, and Villu Tamme on vocals and guitar, sometimes working together with guest singers...
- Brides in Bloom
- Solwaig
- Zahir
- Paskar Kolgats
- Necro Strike
Hard Rock Laager 2005
Hard Rock Laager 2005 took place on 1 and 2 July, the line-up included;- KatatoniaKatatoniaKatatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....
- Lord BelialLord BelialLord Belial is a Swedish black metal band. The band formed in 1992 and released their debut album in 1995; placing them among the pioneers of Swedish black metal. Their sound has been compared with bands such as Dissection....
- Solitaire
- No-Big-SilenceNo-Big-SilenceNo-Big-Silence , originally known as Aggressor, is an Industrial metal/rock band from Estonia.-Early years as Aggressor :...
- Andaja
- DarzamatDarzamatDarzamat is a Polish symphonic black metal band formed in 1995. Although there is a claim about Darzamat being a name of a Slavonic forest god, it comes from Latvian mythology denoting garden goddess . Their latest album, Solfernus' Path, was released on August 28, 2009...
- Flaying
- MetsatöllMetsatöllMetsatöll is an Estonian folk metal band.The name "Metsatöll" is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf, which is reflected in the harshness of their lyrics...
- Human ground
- Gunnar's Roses
- LoitsLoitsLoits is a black metal band from Estonia. They started out with rather straightforward pagan black metal, but have changed into national romantic black metal and militant extreme metal in latter albums. They call their brand of music "flak 'n' roll" because of its war-themed lyrics and rock 'n'...
- Loom
- Tharaphita
- Raud-AntsRaud-AntsRaud-Ants is an Estonian folk metal band from Viljandi that was formed in 2002. Raud-Ants combines Estonian folk music with Heavy metal. The band was raised in Tartu and Tallinn....
- Mortophilia
- Symbolic State
- Dawn of Gehenna
- Hellroad Orange
- Inferno
Hard Rock Laager 2006
This Hard Rock Laager was the biggest yet, the line-up included many international artists and was headlined by the NorwegianNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal band Satyricon
Satyricon (band)
Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
.The festival took place on the 30th of June and the 1st of July, the full line-up for the festival included;
Saku Rock Stage
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Satyricon (band) Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them... Deathstars Deathstars is a Swedish band from Stockholm that perform industrial and gothic metal. Formed in 2000, the group are noted for their dark horror-themed lyrics, pessimistic and misanthropic social commentary, distinctive trademark face paint, dark stage uniforms and physical appearances that... Skyforger Skyforger is a heavy metal band from Latvia which was formed in 1995 out of the remains of doom metal band Grindmaster Dead. Most of their songs are about pagan gods and warfare; they also play traditional Latvian folk songs and metal covers. Although Skyforger is known for their folk metal, their... |
B Stage
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Beseech Beseech was the name of a Gothic metal band from Borås, Sweden. The group has disbanded and have actually formed two other bands, TWDSO and The Mary Major.-This is an official statement from BESEECH:... Mannhai Mannhai is a Finnish stoner rock / stoner metal band from Helsinki. The band was formed in the end of 1999 by bass player Olli-Pekka "Oppu" Laine and guitarist Ilkka "Ile" Laaksomaa. Soon they were accompanied by a young drummer Mikko "Junior" Pietinen and the following year by lead singer Jani... |
Hard Rock Laager 2007
The line-up included many international artists and was headlined by the SwedishSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
melodic death metal band Soilwork
Soilwork
Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name Inferior Breed, the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork .Their sound is a fusion of the classic...
.The festival took place on the 30th of June and the 1st of July, the full line-up for the festival included;
Saku Rock Stage
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Soilwork Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name Inferior Breed, the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork .Their sound is a fusion of the classic... Vader (band) Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, WW2, horror and anti-christian... Preternatural The preternatural or praeternatural is that which appears outside or beyond the natural. In contrast to the supernatural, preternatural phenomena are presumed to have rational explanations that are, as of yet, unknown.... |
Jack Daniels Stage
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Forgotten Sunrise Forgotten Sunrise is an Estonian industrial rock band founded in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Their sound has been compared to a mixture of Dead Can Dance, David Lynch, Katatonia, Celtic Frost and Clock DVA.-1992–1994:... Obtest Obtest is a pagan black metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania. They started playing in 1992 as brutal death metal act, but soon changed the style to black metal. Their lyrics are concerned with Lithuanian mythology and are sung in Lithuanian, though a few of the songs on their demos were in English... |
Hard Rock Laager 2008
Hard Rock Laager 2008 took place on 27 and 28 June. The line-up included;Rock Stage
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Amorphis Amorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres, which include heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal... Metsatöll Metsatöll is an Estonian folk metal band.The name "Metsatöll" is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf, which is reflected in the harshness of their lyrics... Impaled Nazarene Impaled Nazarene is a Finnish black metal band that incorporates elements of grindcore in their sound and punk rock in their aesthetics. The band is currently signed to Osmose Productions of France.... |
Jack Stage
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Watain Watain is a Swedish black metal band from Uppsala, formed in 1998. The band's name is taken from a recording by the American black metal group Von.- History :... Hate (band) Hate is a Polish death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 1990. Their most recent album, Erebos, was released in 2010, under Listenable Records.-Biography:... |
Hard Rock Laager 2009
Took place on 3 and 4 July, the lineup included:- Blood Red ThroneBlood Red ThroneBlood Red Throne is a death metal band from Kristiansand, Norway. They released their fourth full-length album, Come Death, on 27 August 2007...
- Burn Still
- Goresoard
- Heaven's Basement
- Herald
- KosmikudKosmikudKosmikud are Estonian depressive rock group founded in 1999. They released their first album Ei roosid in 2000, after their singer Taavi Pedriks died. The remaining three members of the band – Aleksander Vana , Kristo Rajasaare and Kõmmari – decided to take a time out, rehearse and try new singers...
- LoitsLoitsLoits is a black metal band from Estonia. They started out with rather straightforward pagan black metal, but have changed into national romantic black metal and militant extreme metal in latter albums. They call their brand of music "flak 'n' roll" because of its war-themed lyrics and rock 'n'...
- MetsatöllMetsatöllMetsatöll is an Estonian folk metal band.The name "Metsatöll" is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf, which is reflected in the harshness of their lyrics...
- Morigan
- Nevesis
- No-Big-SilenceNo-Big-SilenceNo-Big-Silence , originally known as Aggressor, is an Industrial metal/rock band from Estonia.-Early years as Aggressor :...
- Omnium GatherumOmnium GatherumOmnium Gatherum is a six-piece melodic death metal band from Finland, founded in the autumn of 1996. Although the band mainly follows the path of melodic death metal genre, the music created by the band, especially the later albums, has a strong feel/presence of other sub-genres, such as black...
- PoisonblackPoisonblackPoisonblack is a Finnish heavy/gothic metal band led by singer/guitarist Ville Laihiala, known for his vocals with the band Sentenced from 1996 - 2005...
- Revolver
- Rock Crime
- Rotten SoundRotten SoundRotten Sound is a grindcore band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 1993. The band comprises vocalist Keijo Niinimaa, guitarist Mika Aalto, bassist Kristian Toivainen and drummer Sami Latva...
- Septic FleshSeptic FleshSeptic Flesh is a death metal band from Athens, Greece, which was founded in 1990.- History :Septic Flesh was formed in March 1990 by Sotiris Vayenas , Spiros Antoniou , and Christos Antoniou , and quickly released a debut EP, Temple of the Lost Race in December 1991...
- Steel Scream
- Tharaphita
- These Broken Remains
- Trail of TearsTrail of Tears (band)Trail of Tears is a Norwegian gothic/symphonic black metal band originally formed in 1994 by vocalist Ronny Thorsen, under the name of Natt...
- Urt
Hard Rock Laager 2010
Took place on 2 and 3 July, the lineup included:Rock Stage
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Mayhem (band) Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway and regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene... Metsatöll Metsatöll is an Estonian folk metal band.The name "Metsatöll" is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf, which is reflected in the harshness of their lyrics... Throes of Dawn Throes of Dawn is a Black metal band from Finland, formed in 1994 by Henri Koivula and Jani Heinola . Throes Of Dawn's Music and lyrics has been known as emotional and progressive Dark Metal .... Crionics Crionics is a Polish blackened death metal band from Kraków, formed in 1997 by Michał Skotniczny, Dariusz Styczeń, "Marcotic" and Maciej Zięba. In their early years they played fast and melodic music under the strong influence of Norwegian black metal band Emperor.-Band history:A year after the... |
Pasunamehe Stage
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Mad Sin Mad Sin is a German psychobilly group that began in 1987.-Style:Mad Sin, formed in 1987, have been inspired by horror punk and B-movie, with a theatrical style. Without abandoning the psycho-horror lyrical content, their musical arrangements have widened to incorporate other variables... Cantilena Il Cantilena is the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language. It dates from the 15th century but was not found until 1966 or 1968 by Prof. Godfrey Wettinger and Fr. M. Fsadni . The poem is attributed to Pietru Caxaro, and was recorded by Caxaro's nephew, Brandano, in his notarial... |
Hard Rock Laager 2011
The festival took place on 1 and 2 July, the full line-up for the festival included:Rock Stage
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My Dying Bride My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in 1990. To date, My Dying Bride have released eleven full-length studio albums, three EPs, one demo, one box set, four compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release. The band released their tenth studio album, For Lies I Sire,... Metsatöll Metsatöll is an Estonian folk metal band.The name "Metsatöll" is an ancient Estonian euphemism for wolf, which is reflected in the harshness of their lyrics... Rotting Christ Rotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene.- Line-up :... |
Jack Stage
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Forgotten Sunrise Forgotten Sunrise is an Estonian industrial rock band founded in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Their sound has been compared to a mixture of Dead Can Dance, David Lynch, Katatonia, Celtic Frost and Clock DVA.-1992–1994:... Zorg Zorg may refer to:*Zorg, Algeria*A character in the film Betty Blue, 37°2 le matin*A character in the film The Fifth Element*An opensource implementation of secure telephony protocol ZRTP... |