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  • Ayreon – Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s Best Albums of 2013

    Metal Obsession is pleased to have Arjen Anthony Lucassen share his top albums for 2013. Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist and the mastermind behind Ayreon, Star One, Guilt Machine and Lost in the New Real, featuring movie...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Patrick Emmett’s Best of 2013 List(s)

    All I can say is; what a year of quality albums. I’ve enjoyed most releases that I’ve heard this year so much that this list has been written, rewritten and expanded many times since I started it. What was...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Summer Breeze Open Air @ Dinkelsbühl, Germany 15 – 17/08/2013

    Summer Breeze Open Air is fast becoming one of the biggest and best metal festivals in Bavaria. The festival takes place annually in Dinkelsbühl, a small town 100km from Nuremberg. The festival is easily accessible via various major cities...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • The 2013 Festival Review

    So, after months of procrastinating – don’t worry, I’m a professional – here’s my review of the four European metal festivals I attended in 2013. Masters of Rock: The Smokey Festival Metal Days: The Pretty Festival Wacken: The Largest...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Wacken Open Air 2013 @ Wacken, Germany 01 – 03/08/2013

    Click here to view Wacken’s full 2013 gallery. Wacken Open Air, the mecca of heavy metal celebrates its 24th anniversary this year on the holy grounds of Wacken, a small town nestled in the northern regions of Hamburg, Germany....

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Five fantastic free local releases you should have; Part IV.

    The first three of these posts (here, here, and here, although we can’t promise the links are still active) have been some of the most popular articles ever run on Metal Obsession, so some fifteen months after part III,...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • Metal Obsession in Europe 2013

    Whilst the number of international metal tours to Australia has increased significantly, it seems your insatiable lust for real metal festivals is as strong as ours. And whilst there are no official figures, simply browsing social media and metal...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • The best of 2012 according to Samuel Maher

    Dear the metal world of 2012: I hate you. Too many good albums have performed some dangerous liposuction on my bank account, too many brilliant local shows have caused me to spend every other weekend at The Bald Faced...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • Gary Carson’s 2012 Shit and Hit List

    It’s that time of year for a progressive and power metal top ten list, which invariably turns into a list that’s longer than ten because one shouldn’t restrict one’s self due to conformity (is that even grammatically correct? –...

    • Posted 12 years ago
  • Anwar Rizk’s best of 2012 list

    Before the world ends I may as well do the noble thing and let everyone know my favorite releases of the past year. Lets face it, music is a lot more important than some outdated, superstitious belief system which...

    • Posted 12 years ago