DESTRUCTION release aftermovie for their Pratteln Gig, NUCLEAR BLAST announces Comic Con @Home Specials, KORPIKLAANI – premiere their Masters of Rock live video 2016.
Almost two weeks ago, German thrash titans DESTRUCTION set their mark and ended the concert break due to Covid-19 with two impressive liveshows in front of 300 people each in legendary Z7 with a capacity of 1600 people in Pratteln. Both shows were sold-out and highly lauded by audience and the whole music business. The band captured the moment and decided to release this testimony of a memorable step on the music business’ path back to normality as aftermovie.
Schmier states: “I am very glad that our film-team could capture those moments, the first shows after the loosening of the rules in Switzerland for concerts, were for sure a special moment for all of us.
The fans did a very good job and the social distancing worked pretty well. For sure much better than in the supermarket or on public transport these days. We all felt safe & sound and sure you can not completely avoid contact but you can use your common sense.
The precautions and government rules have been implemented well and that was important for everybody involved!
It will still be very challenging to bring concerts back into our lives. If masks will be a part of that future or other precautions, will the next weeks show. It is important to take the new challenges and try – instead of doing nothing and just accepting the situation of no shows!
DESTRUCTION will continue this path and play a social distancing Open Air close to Berlin in August. A concept that works for a while in Germany and now this now the first METAL show in that format.
Thanks for all the support & stay healthy and aware!”
For the first time in its 50-year history San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC), the annual pop-culture celebration, announced that there will be no Comic-Con in 2020. In light of this gut-wrenching news, SDCC is keeping the tradition alive and presents Comic-Con@Home 2020! For the first time ever, people around the globe will get free access to prestigious exclusives and panels that bring over 130,000 people to San Diego, California every July.
This being our 15th year as exhibitors at Comic-Con, Nuclear Blast is pleased to announce our participation in Comic-Con@Home 2020!
Join them at https://www.nuclearblast.com/comicconathome for exclusive products, live streams, and more! Products will go live on Wednesday, July 22. Sign up to the Nuclear Blast Newsletter to be the first to be notified when exclusives are live!
Nuclear Blast’s Comic-Con@Home 2020 exclusives include T-shirts from SLAYER and GHOST, a new Nuclear Blast T-shirt and mesh shorts with pockets to stay-at-home in, and the IN FLAMES Clayman 2020 picture disc featuring custom artwork by Dirty Donny, one of the most influential artists to invade the pop culture scenes of the punk, rock n roll and heavy metal underground! Joining in on the fun are Swedish modern metal heroes AMARANTHE with their “Manifest Comic Book” T-shirt brought to you by merchandising partner Rebellion Republic.
Nuclear Blast takes great pride in bringing heavy metal signings to Comic-Con attendees each year, known for hosting the likes of SLAYER, Kirk Hammett, TESTAMENT, and El Hijo del Santo. This year will be no different. We are happy to announce live Q&As with SUICIDE SILENCE and members of SEPULTURA, EPICA, AGNOSTIC FRONT, TESTAMENT, and AMARANTHE scheduled to stream on the Nuclear Blast Twitch channel!
Long-time partner Stern Pinball, the oldest and largest pinball designer and manufacturer, brings the hottest new pinball machines to the Nuclear Blast booth every Comic-Con. To ensure you’re not missing out on the latest & greatest from Stern Pinball there will be a live demo of the recently announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball machines on Twitch. Learn about the game here: https://sternpinball.com/game/tmnt/
The folk metal superstars KORPIKLAANI will premiere their new Masters of Rock live video. This special show was recorded in 2016 and proves once again the live power and energy of KORPIKLAANI.
The band comments: “Ever since Sami joined us, we would often joke how we could have Sami run offstage after the first song on one side, then his identical twin brother run onstage from the other side, in different clothes. So when we were asked to do a special show for Masters of Rock, this of course was our first idea! A few drinks later, we thought what not add Tero Hyväluoma to join Tuomas and double the folk department. Many will know Tero over the years who has often replaced Tuomas, though sadly for some reason this is not the case for Toni (Sami’s brother). We never managed to get our cunning plan to work, nevertheless this was indeed a very special & unique show. We had lot of fun as did the audience, as did our good friends, the promoters of Master of Rock, who invited us again for another special show for 2018! Once again, Jonne mixed this. We hope you enjoy as much as we did.”
