Franz Ferdinand – Scotland´s finest – were part of the mid-2000s Post-Punk Revival along with The Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs. Their debut, went straight on No.#3 on the UK Charts – and the band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act, and NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. The band’s second album was platinum-selling in the UK, gold-selling in the US and the album topped the UK Charts, and made the top ten in the Billboard 200 and so the story continued. In August 2013 – shortly after their amazing live performance at RNH Festival – their fourth studio album ‘Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action’ saw the light of day – again with Top Chart Positions stating the next successful chapter of the bands career.
Sabaton at Wacken Open Air 2013
Sabaton are one of the most successful uprising bands of the Heavy Metal Scene. They are the first metal act achieving platinum record sales in their home territory Sweden – becoming one of the leading Scandinavian acts. Currently they are touring the world headlining as well as with Iron Maiden and had their biggest live success headlining Poland’s Woodstock Festival in front of 600.000 people. They didn´t had a headline spot at Wacken 2013, but they definitely were one of the secret headliners for the 75.000 Metalheads.
Alice Cooper at Wacken Open Air 2013
Famous for his outstanding performances featuring guillotines electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors and baby dolls, ‘The Godfather of Shock Rock’, Alice Cooper, is delivering a live show you have to see at least once in life!
Nine Inch Nails at Rock ‘n’ Heim Festival
Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) – is the outstanding industrial rock project by Trent Reznor. Founded in 1988 in Ohio, Reznor produced several highly influential records in the 90s that achieved widespread popularity: many NIN songs became radio hits, two NIN recordings have won Grammy Awards and their entire catalog has reached record sales exceeding over 30 million albums worldwide, with 11 million sales certified in the United States alone. The in September 2013 released album ‘Hesitation Marks’ proved once more that Raznor is back at his old strength – reaching Top#5 Chart Positions all over Europe as well as entering the UK Charts at #2 and the US Charts on #3.
System Of A Down at Rock ‘n’ Heim Festival
System Of A Down from the US, also known by the acronym SOAD, are undoubtedly one of the best live acts in Alternative Metal. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, of which three debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and brought them several Gold- and Platinum-Albums. Moreover, SOAD were nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song ‘B.Y.O.B.’ was awarded for the Best Hard Rock Performance.
The Best of Rock ‘n’ Heim Festival
The Rock´n´Heim Festival is Germany’s new Rock & Electro Festival by the promoter of Rock Am Ring. It’s a unique mixture combining the best of both worlds. With 50.000 visitors at the premier at Hockenheim Ring, the festival has been a big success and laid the path for 2014 to return to establish the festival as an every year event. Rock´n´Heim 2013 was headlined by System Of A Down, Nine Inch Nails and Franz Ferdinand and C Major Entertainment is proud to present you all three as part of the “Best of Rock´n´Heim” 60 min TV package.
Wacken Open Air 2011
With 80,000 festival visitors, and including personnel a total of roughly 86,000 attendees in 2011, the Wacken Open Air Festival attracts all kinds of metal music fans and hard rock from around the world. The festival, first held in 1990 as a small event for local bands, is now one of the biggest festivals worldwide. C Major Entertainment is proud to present the highlights of Wacken 2011 in two 60’ min ‘BEST OF’ compilations. —– Part 1: Trivium: In Waves + Intro / Black / Throes // As I lay Dying: Within destruction // Iced Earth: The Hunter / Sepultura: Relentless / Territory // Blind Guardian: Time stands still // Children of Bodom: Follow the reaper // Airborne: Black Jack / No Way but the hard way / Too much, too young, too fast —– Part 2: As I lay Dying: Anodyne Sea / Confined // Iced Earth: I died for you / Iced Earth // Heaven Shall Burn: Behind a wall of silence / Return to sanity // Sepultura: Roots // Avantasia: Lost in Space / Farwell // Blind Guardian: Bards Song / Blind Guardian / Mirror Mirror // Kreator: Hordes of chaos // Children of Bodom: Are you dead yet? / Hate Crew Death Roll
The Hives at Hurricane Festival
The Hives are a Swedish rock who´s mainstream success came with the release of the album Veni Vidi Vicious, featuring their most well-known song “Hate to Say I Told You So”. They are known for performing in ever-changing, matching black-and-white suits. The band puts emphasis on their energetic live shows, notably with lead vocalist Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist’s engaging onstage banter and his guitarist brother Nicholaus Arson’s crazy stage antics. They have been acclaimed by music critics and fans as one of the best live rock bands in current music.
Wacken Open Air 2012
The two 60’ min ‘BEST OF’ compilations of Wacken Opem Air 2012 include the following acts: Part 1: Edguy: LAVATORY LOVE MACHINE / MINISTRY OF SAINTS / SUPERHEROES / D.A.D. MONSTER PHILOSOPHY / SLEEPING MY DAY AWAY // Hammerfall: LAST MAN STANDING / ONE MORE TIME / HEARTS ON FIRE // Dimmu Borgir: DIMMU BORGIR // Amon Amarth: DEATH IN FIRE / TWILIGHT OF THE THUNDER GOD / GUARDIANS OF ASGAARD — Part 2: Sepultura: TERRITOR / RATAMAHATTA / ROOTS // Testament: TRUE AMERICAN HATE / MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE / DARK ROOTS OF EARTH // Overkill: ELECTRIC RATTLESNAKE / IRONBOUND // Ministry RELAPSE / N.W.O. / JUST ONE FIX
Motörhead at Wacken Open Air
With 80.000 festival visitors the Wacken Open Air Festival attracts all kinds of metal music fans and hard rock from around the world. The festival, first held in 1990 as a small event for local bands, is now one of the biggest festivals worldwide. Top Act in 2011, Motörhead, with an exclusive 60 minute Headline Show “The Wörld is Ours – Anyplace crazy as anywhere else”.