![Stream Of Passion Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_10_21_Metal_Female_Voices_Fest_IX/2011_10_23_Stream_Of_Passion/Preview/2011_10_23_Stream_Of_Passion_Intro.jpg)
Although it took a little longer now finally the last bands of this years Metal Female Voices Fest are online. These are the bands from Sunday starting with Triosphere who just like on the Wacken Open Air presented a really good show. Afterwards the musicians of System Divide were the ones heating up the crowd in front of the stage before it was getting something more calm with Midnattsol. Also the gigs of Stream Of Passion and Draconian were exciting the audience before it was getting to the main act of the day.
![GEC Ritter Nordhorn - Celle Oilers Intro](/images/phocagallery/eishockey/2011_11_27_GEC-Celle/Preview/2011_11_27_GEC-Celle_Intro.jpg)
Although the Nordhorn team had to play their home game with a heavily restricted number of players against the guests from Celle they did not offer them faintly a chance from beginning to end of the game. In front of 999 visitors they fastened the lead in their division and won the game undoubtfull with 9:1.
![Leaves' Eyes Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_10_21_Metal_Female_Voices_Fest_IX/2011_10_22_Leaves_Eyes/Preview/2011_10_22_Leaves_Eyes_Intro.jpg)
Another five bands are now online. Among them are also the two headliner of Saturday evening: Leaves' Eyes and Doro. Furthermore the first three bands of Sunday: Diary About My Nightmares, Operatika and VelvetSeal.
![Benedictum Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_10_21_Metal_Female_Voices_Fest_IX/2011_10_22_Benedictum/Preview/2011_10_22_Benedictum_Intro.jpg)
On Wednesday it finally was the day that the concert originally planned for March with Within Temptation was caught up on. At the sold-out E-Werk Anneke van Giersbergen with her band was to heat up the audience before at round about 21:00 Sharon den Adel with her guys entered the stage. A great evening also compensating for the disappointing First Challenge.
![Nemhain Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_10_21_Metal_Female_Voices_Fest_IX/2011_10_22_Nemhain/Preview/2011_10_22_Nemhain_Intro.jpg)
As I am currently work-related heavily bound I am not able to make progress as expected but nevertheless I at least was able to finish the first part of Saturday.
![Xandria Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_10_21_Metal_Female_Voices_Fest_IX/2010_10_21_Xandria/Preview/2011_10_21_Xandria_Intro.jpg)
Because of the not very promising line-up I first travelled to Belgium with mixed feelings just to be disabused. The situation on the camping ground had improved compared to the previous years as sanitary installations were much better and also a container where you could take a shower was available. Unfortunately the cow pasture (this year it was again a different one due to the swamp desaster of last year) still was a big mess.
![Danko Jones Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_08_03_Wacken_Open_Air/2011_08_06_Danko_Jones/Preview/2011_08_06_Danko_Jones_Intro.jpg)
On Saturday all hit the home stretch of the festival and there was still a lot to come. It started in the morning for me very quite at the WET Stage tent as well as the Bullhead City tent. After The Murder Of My Sweet and Triosphere I went over to the trash metal guys of Onslaught to take a closer look at them. After they really blew up my mind it was getting more calm again with the Northern Irish NWOBHM band Stormzone. Hämatom wanted to stay in mind especially because of their stage outfits as musically it was not that much they showed.
![Heaven Shall Burn Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_08_03_Wacken_Open_Air/2011_08_05_Heaven_Shall_Burn/Preview/2011_08_05_Heaven_Shall_Burn_Intro.jpg)
During last week I continued processing the tons of pictures and today is the day where the second festival day is completed. It started around noon with Ensiferum after which I went over to Suicidal Tendencies. The first of several highlights of that day was the gig of Van Canto on the enlarged Party Stage. Afterwards as contrast program classical trash metal from the Pott was heard: Sodom showed their skills.
![Frei.Wild Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_08_03_Wacken_Open_Air/2011_08_04_FreiWild/Preview/2011_08_04_FreiWild_Intro.jpg)
Across the weekend I continued leaping at the pictures and so the next pictures and reviews are online. The openers of the so called "Night to Remember" were the guys from South Tyrol Frei.Wild. Afterwards Helloween showed a cross section of their long band history right before Blind Guardian entered the Black Metal Stage as first highlight of the evening. The closure was doyen Ozzy Osbourne performing a quite great show.
![Stier Intro](/images/phocagallery/konzerte/2011_08_03_Wacken_Open_Air/2011_08_04_Stier/Preview/2011_08_04_Stier_Intro.jpg)
Finally the first three bands found their way onto the website and further will follow the next days. As I will do this in chronological order I start with the Belgian Metal Battle winners Powerstroke having had their gig on Wednesday. It continued on Thursday with the German speaking band Stier and the Norwegian guys from Kvelertak.