ZOFO’s first release, Mind Meld (DSL-92151) featured stunning duet works by four highly influential composers of the 20th century who knew each other, learned from each other, sometimes performed together, and embraced the piano-four-hands form-Leonard Bernstein, Harold Shapero, Claude Debussy and Igor Stravinsky. With pieces ranging from waltz to tango to boogie and beyond, ZOFO’s high energy interpretations beg the question: Shall we dance? Unfortunately, the festival was a financial disaster, which led to its cancellation after only two installments.Sono Luminus is excited to release Mosh Pit, the second album from the dynamic ZOFO Duet. Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi put their considerable keyboard skills to the test in an exciting, in-depth exploration of dance-inspired duet compositions by six distinctly American voices of the twentieth century-George Gershwin, Conlon Nancarrow, Allen Shawn, Samuel Barber, John Corigliano and Paul Schoen eld. In 2012, the band announced plans to launch the festival, which took place in Atlantic City and in Detroit in 2013. The Orion Music More was a touring music festival created by American thrash metal/heavy metal band Metallica. Combined they are the largest festival in Germany with almost identical lineups on different days at the two venues and 150,000 people attending. One of two simultaneous rock festivals held in Germany (the other being Rock im Park) Rock am Ring is part of a 3 day annual festival. The programme has featured a variety of heavy metal, hard rock, punk and hardcore acts such as Motorhead, Slayer, Dream Theater, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest etc. Despite the festival grounds perimeter being only about 4km, the festival draws a large number of international spectators, with a total of 152,000 visitors in the course of the 2015 edition.įrench festival Hellfest is held annually in Clisson and billed as an “extreme music festival”. The Graspop Metal Meeting has been held annually since 1996 in Dessel, Belgium. Previous lineups have included metal giants like Megadeth, Kreator, Behemoth, Ensiferum, Legion Of The Damned and many more. Originally held in Austria, the festival has grown and spread all over Europe. Organized and sponsored by the Rockstar Energy Company since its inception in 2008, the Mayhem Festival was one of the largest touring Metal festivals until its discontinuation after the 2015 edition. Started in 1990 as an event for local bands, it has grown to a 3 day festival with roughly 80,000 visitors in 2011. It takes place in the small village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Wacken Open Air is an annual summer open-air heavy metal music festival. With special fluorescent craft added, these wristbands also make the activity reach another climax and can also be used as souvenirs after the events. By wearing the wristbands, they can get their identification during this festival. Every participant will get one when they arrive. In order to avoid excessive confusion and make it easier for participants to find the organization, custom wristbands can be designed in different colors. The atmosphere is always crazy at the spots with such tremendous attendances, not to say the most metal mosh pits. Here are the top festivals playing host to some of the most brutal mosh pits, be it traditional, circle or the infamous wall of death! This results in some pretty epic mosh pits and even if you’re not participating, it’s an incredible sight to see the storm of humans. That doesn’t mean the era of insane mosh pits is dead, as festivals get larger so do the crowds. Though true moshers are generally very respectful and follow safety rules and proper moshing etiquette, the more modern moshpits do not always have such an atmosphere. Seen as an expression of being into the music, moshing has also faced backlash for causing injuries and deaths of several people. \m/Ĭrazy headbanging, running and slamming into live sweaty bodies while swinging your limbs around mosh pits are basically audience reactions to the artistic agression portrayed in genres like Hardcore Punk or Extreme Metal. The Sherp picks out festivals featuring the most metal mosh pits.
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