The aftermath: Graspop Metal Meeting 2015

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And it’s over again! From thursday the 18th till monday the 22nd of june we had the fantastic Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium. It was one hell of a festival, with multiple highlights and, of course, some disappointments as well. We haven’t seen every single show, but here’s a short summary of what we did see.

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GMM Friday Metaldome: Evergrey

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New names were announced by the Graspop organisation last week. One of the recently introduced performers will be no one less than the Swedish Evergrey. That’s one band that I’m definitely gonna see live. But here’s some reasons why you should go, or stay away.

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Graspop 2015 Mainstage 2: Asking Alexandria

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Influenced by bands like Guns ‘N Roses, Avenged Sevenfold and Slipknot, but also by The Devil Wears Prada and metalcore giants Bring Me The Horizon. Asking Alexandria has been in a major run of form lately and have announced their fourth album to be released this year. 

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Graspop 2015 Mainstage 1: Cavalera Conspiracy

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It was a thing that lot of Sepultura fans claim to be their dreams come true. Not even in their wildest dreams most would expect the Cavalera brothers to come together and make music again. Yet it happened and after their third album ‘Pandemonium’ the Cavalera Conspiracy is live on Graspop 2015.

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GMM Friday Mainstage 2: Body Count

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There are these guys who just can’t sit still. Mike Portnoy, for one, taking on project after project after quitting Dream Theater.  But one of the most busy band-members will probably be Ice-T.

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GMM Friday Jupiler Stage: King 810

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Traditionally, the Jupiler stage hosts the metalcore and related bands. It looks like Graspop hasn’t changed that idea for the 2015 edition, but we do find a slightly out-of-place band. King 810, but they will move crowds like the metalcore bands, maybe that’s why they play the Jupiler stage.

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GMM Friday Metal Dome: Ne Obliviscaris

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There’s one band I really, really want to see on the Graspop Metal Meeting Friday. That band is Ne Obliviscaris. These Australians play the smaller Metal Dome, but they should be able to blow everyone away with their progressive and extreme metal.

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GMM Friday Mainstage 2: In Flames

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This is one of those bands that has changed so much along the way. Last year they released ‘Sirens Charms’. A new direction if compared to the last one ‘Sounds Of A Playground Fading’, which was more of a non-scream metal album.

Back to the nu-metal/melodic death metal!

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GMM Friday Mainstage 1: Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators

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One of the most pleasant surprises of the last couple of years has been the revival of the famous guitarist Slash. After various failed solo projects, such as Slash’s Snakepit and Velvet Revolver, which was the better of the two, he decided to go on as Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators.

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GMM Friday Headliner Two: Marilyn Manson

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Earlier today I have covered the other headliner of the 2015 edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting. Which headliner closes off this first day is still unknown, but it doesn’t really matter does it? Because Marilyn Manson can give you a good time as well.

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