Having seen 171 performances by 152 bands at 23 concerts and 10 festivals in 2009 I thought it might be a nice idea to keep a tally about the best live bands of the year. So here it is, my very own run-off of the 30 best performances in 2009.
Btw, the guy on the left is the fiddler of #9.
|
1.
|
Enslaved (Wacken Open Air, August 1) |
|
2.
|
Epica (Wacken Open Air, July 31) |
|
3.
|
Moonspell (Summer Breeze Open Air, August 15) |
|
4.
|
Einherjer (Ragnarök Festival, April 18) |
|
5.
|
Amon Amarth (Wacken Open Air, July 31) |
|
6.
|
Amorphis (Summer Breeze Open Air, August 14) |
|
7.
|
Hanzel Und Gretyl (World Fukken Tour, Frankfurt, May 18) |
|
8.
|
Dark Tranquillity (Winterfire Festival, February 21) |
|
9.
|
Dornenreich (Eisenwahn Festival, July 25) |
|
10.
|
Samael (supporting Paradise Lost, Mannheim, November 14) |
|
11.
|
Imperium Dekadenz (Wolfszeit Festival, August 28) |
|
12.
|
Benighted (Summer Breeze Open Air, August 15) |
|
13.
|
Heaven And Hell (Wacken Open Air, July 30) |
|
14.
|
Cryptopsy (Eisenwahn Festival, July 25) |
|
15.
|
Mistress (Damnation Festival, October 24) |
|
16.
|
Bolt Thrower (Rock Area Festival, August 22) |
|
17.
|
Ghost Brigade (supporting Paradise Lost, Mannheim, November 14) |
|
18.
|
Onslaught (Rock Area Festival, August 22) |
|
19.
|
Volbeat (Wacken Open Air, August 1) |
|
20.
|
Borknagar (Wacken Open Air, August 1) |
|
21.
|
Toxic Holocaust (Unholy Trinity Tour, Darmstadt, December 18) |
|
22.
|
Letzte Instanz (UnschuldsTour, Ludwigshafen, March 25) |
|
23.
|
Andras (Ragnarök Festival, April 18) |
|
24.
|
Ahab (supporting Dornenreich, Munich, September 18) |
|
25.
|
Walls Of Jericho (Summer Breeze Open Air, August 13) |
|
26.
|
Parity Boot (supporting Hanzel und Gretyl, Frankfurt, May 18) |
|
27.
|
Fejd (Ragnarök Festival, April 18) |
|
28.
|
Absu (European Tour 2009, Darmstadt, October 16) |
|
29.
|
Bison B.C. (supporting The Ocean, Darmstadt, March 17) |
|
30.
|
Torture Squad (Killfest Tour, Aschaffenburg, February 23) |
