The Wacken Hot Tub (General Chat)

[StrungOut84]

Heey, my godfather and my grandma's brother are taxi drivers.

Well I guess in Finland they are great, here not so much...

 

[TheToecutter]

Wasn't sure where to ask so here seems as good a place as any!

Are there still more bands?

My excitement levels are peaking far too early. I'm going to have to start breathing into a brown paper bag soon.

 

[StrungOut84]

Wasn't sure where to ask so here seems as good a place as any!

Are there still more bands?

My excitement levels are peaking far too early. I'm going to have to start breathing into a brown paper bag soon.

There will be the Metalbattle bands and that's pretty much it

 

[agresionpower]

Where would you go to?
Germany? AfD is there.
Belgium? N-VA and Vlaams Blok/Belang (in Dutch speaking Belgium only)
France? Front National.
Austria? FPÖ. (Jörg Haider's party, even though he's dead)
And I can go on.

Though MAYBE Canada might be an option. But in Québec, there's the Parti Québecois (PQ, which in EU French is toilet paper ) But you're soooo close to Trump..

Well?

japan

 

[agresionpower]

Wasn't sure where to ask so here seems as good a place as any!

Are there still more bands?

My excitement levels are peaking far too early. I'm going to have to start breathing into a brown paper bag soon.

There will be the Metalbattle bands and that's pretty much it

yeah, and maybe some small bands that aren't in the metal battle.
Don't think we'll get any big announcements.

 

[TheToecutter]

Yeah got the feeling the volbeat announcement was the last big one. Was really hoping sodom were going to play this year though :'(

Saw them at Wacken in 2007 for their 25th anniversary show, thought they might have been back for their 35th. Oh well.

 

[Quark]

japan

Actually, Japan is the most xenophobic country in the western world. Afraid to loose its culture.
Suminassen agresionpower-san!

yeah, and maybe some small bands that aren't in the metal battle.
Don't think we'll get any big announcements.

Mambo Kurt and Victims of Madness.

 

[Sepulchral Voice]

Was really hoping sodom were going to play this year though :'(

Saw them at Wacken in 2007 for their 25th anniversary show, thought they might have been back for their 35th. Oh well.

Sodom are one of my favorites, too. Unfortunately, I've
only been able to see them live once in LA back in Aug '06.
Every other time I've tried to see them, the gigs get
cancelled within the last couple days beforehand and the
reason is usually said to be related to visas. I've seen
both Kreator and Destruction each five times or more since
they started touring the US again back in '02. On that tour,
Sodom toured with them through Europe but not the US.
The show in LA that I did go to, they did a free meet & greet
at Dark Realm Records, they were really cool and laid back.

A lot of great bands tend to avoid big tours of the US, and
rightfully so, because a lot of the time there's low attendance.
Most bands can only get a good turnout by playing bigger
cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, New York as opposed to
playing some bar in "Jerk Water, Nowhere." Bay Area does
alright with shows but more tours are booking in Oakland
instead of SF because it's cheaper.

 

[Milkie]

Well I guess in Finland they are great, here not so much...

Ah That's too bad

 

[Milkie]

Friday friday

 

[agresionpower]

Yeah got the feeling the volbeat announcement was the last big one. Was really hoping sodom were going to play this year though :'(

Saw them at Wacken in 2007 for their 25th anniversary show, thought they might have been back for their 35th. Oh well.

I could watch a sodom gig any day if it was possible

 

[agresionpower]

Actually, Japan is the most xenophobic country in the western world. Afraid to loose its culture.
Suminassen agresionpower-san!


Mambo Kurt and Victims of Madness.

Well, I follow a lot of youtube channels of foreigners in japan, they never say anything about any racist encounters. So maybe your assumption about japanese people being xenophobic is, unintentionally, a bit xenophobic by itself? I don't know

Maybe we should aks sipy when she's back.

 

[agresionpower]

Sodom are one of my favorites, too. Unfortunately, I've
only been able to see them live once in LA back in Aug '06.
Every other time I've tried to see them, the gigs get
cancelled within the last couple days beforehand and the
reason is usually said to be related to visas. I've seen
both Kreator and Destruction each five times or more since
they started touring the US again back in '02. On that tour,
Sodom toured with them through Europe but not the US.
The show in LA that I did go to, they did a free meet & greet
at Dark Realm Records, they were really cool and laid back.

A lot of great bands tend to avoid big tours of the US, and
rightfully so, because a lot of the time there's low attendance.
Most bands can only get a good turnout by playing bigger
cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, New York as opposed to
playing some bar in "Jerk Water, Nowhere." Bay Area does
alright with shows but more tours are booking in Oakland
instead of SF because it's cheaper.

how about all the bay area bands? Don't they play a lot?
I know I see a lot of them over here all the time

 

[agresionpower]

Friday friday

are you singing this song?

 

[Quark]

Well, I follow a lot of youtube channels of foreigners in japan, they never say anything about any racist encounters. So maybe your assumption about japanese people being xenophobic is, unintentionally, a bit xenophobic by itself? I don't know

Maybe we should aks sipy when she's back.

Oh, the Japanese are very open for foreigners! As long as they are leaving, and they spend money! But you will find difficulties integrating in the country! You will always be considered a "stranger".
I watched a show once, called "Grenzeloze Liefde" (VRT) and there was a man there, who married a Japanese, and he said the very same thing. Even his wife was looked upon for marrying a foreigner.

And an article in the "Knack" (in Dutch) sais:

Homogene samenleving
Japan staat terughoudend tegenover de opname van vluchtelingen in zijn homogene samenleving. Het ministerie preciseerde dat in 2014 en 2013 respectievelijk elf en zes mensen de vluchtelingenstatus kregen, minder dus dan in 2015.

http://www.knack.be/nieuws/wereld/j...n-vluchtelingen-af/article-normal-649489.html