One month away now! This will be my first time; missed out on Immortal a few years back as it was sold out. But got my ticket nice and early this year. Excited particularly about seeing Enthroned, Taake and Satyricon.

Anyone else going this year, or been previously?

http://www.eindhovenmetalmeeting.nl/line-up/

Satyricon (NOR) Exclusive fly-in show
Obituary (USA) Old school setlist from first 3 albums only
Dark Tranquillity (SWE)
Brujeria (MEX) Exclusive NL show
Taake (NOR) Exclusive fly-in show
Macabre (USA)
Ancient Rites (BEL)
Keep Of Kalessin (NOR)
Psycroptic (AUS)
Enthroned (BEL) Exclusive NL Show
Herder (NL)
Warbringer (USA)
Debauchery (GER)
Blacklodge (FRA)
The Amenta (AUS)
Dawn Heist (AUS)
Reign Of The Architect (ISR)
Christ Agony (PL)

My Dying Bride (UK) Exclusive NL Show
Sodom (GER) Exclusive Benelux show
Deathstars (SWE) Exclusive fly-in show
Krux (SWE) Exclusive fly-in show
The Devil’s Blood (NL)
Thyrfing (SWE) Exclusive fly-in show
Haemorrhage (ESP) Exclusive fly-in show
Disharmonic Orchestra (AUT) Exclusive fly-in show
Gospel Of The Horns (AUS) Exclusive NL Show
Totenmond (GER) Exclusive Benelux show
Excrementory Grindfuckers (GER) Exclusive NL Show
Zombie Inc. (AUT) First Benelux show ever
Aborted (B)
Carach Angren (NL)
Gorath (BEL) Farewell show
The 11th Hour (NL)
The New Dominion (NL)
Dust Bolt (GER)
Gama Bomb (IRE)
Deadcell (NL)

small chance, lineup is decent but eindhoven is not really close to me so id have to book an hotel.

and im going to move around that time period aswell.

Well, that would have been better had I not been sick.

Still, the three bands I most wanted to see all delivered. Satyricon, Enthroned and (especially) Taake were fantastic. Satyr takes the award for politest and nicest metal frontman I've ever seen - judge for yourself if that's a good thing or not.

Gorath were also good (reminded me of Deathspell Omega); Christ Agony also very enjoyable. Gospel of the Horns were pretty good too. Herder is a young Dutch band who also impressed.

Less impressed by Psycroptic (Ozzie death metal, maybe just not my thing) and Ancient Rites, who I was quite looking forward to but didn't exactly light the place up. Dark Tranquility nice enough, so far as melodeath goes, but had a rather annoying display as background which kept showing the lyrics - more Muse than metal, if you ask me.

95% sure that I was standing right next to Fenriz for Satyricon's set (looked like him; Scando language). Wanted to thank him for the music but decided against it as he was enjoying himself with his girl and friends. I was touched by his hair as he leaned forward, though, so in a fanboyish way I feel I 've been blessed.