Muzikantenweb – List Of 2012 on Music Credo

Happy New Year from Muzikantenweb team and may 2013 bring you even more festivals & concerts and interesting albums!

2012 was an exciting year in many ways: a year filled with many outstanding concerts, festivals and new music discoveries.  Also new team members were welcomed from all over the globe. Reporters from The Netherlands of course and also from Germany ,Sweden, England and nearby Belgium. It was always a dream to create an international music platform and it is finally happen after 3 years of Muzikantenweb on the new webzine Music Credo!

Without the support of all the readers it wasn’t possible to continue this webzine. Also the huge amount of followers on Facebook totally surprised us. Thank you for finding us!

Most of all  ‘the music business’ deserves a salute and deep bow for their loyalty and trust over the years. All the local venues, PR at festivals (don’t forget the ‘vrijwilligers’), record labels, managements and of course the bands!

From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you all; 2012 wasn’t an easy year for Muzikantenweb. Our team had to deal with some changes. Personally I couldn’t move the whole summer due to a twisted ankle and couldn’t report from all those great festivals. Luckily help is always there and I am very proud with the result!

The magical 1 million views in a month was reached already in February to continue with many new visitors. So let’s make 2013 a better one!

Albums

Silvia PD ( journalist)

1. Beth Hart – Bang Bang Boom Boom
2. Joe Cocker – Fire It Up
3. Tanita Tikaram – Can’t Go Back
4. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
5. Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball

Maarten ter Braak (photographer)
1. Katatonia – Dead End Kings
2. Alcest – Les Voyages De L’Ame
3. Swallow The Sun – Emerald Forest And The Blackbird
4. Arjen Anthony Lucassen – Lost In The New Real
5. Muse – Te 2nd Law

Cristel Brouwer (photographer)

1.  Anathema- Weather Systems
2. Antimatter – Fear Of A Unique Identity
3. Richie Sambora – Aftermath of the Lowdown
4. Tremonti Project – All I Was
5. Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart – Don’t Explain ( 2011 – 2012)

Erwin van Dijk (photographer)
1. Iron Maiden – En Vivo!
2. Steve Harris – British Lion
3. Kontrust – Second Hand Wonderland
4. Heidevolk – Batavi
5. Liv Kristine – Libertine

Monica Duffels (photographer)

1. Dead Can Dance – Anastasis
2. Anathema – Weather Systems
3. The XX – Coexist
4. Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man
5. The Gathering – Disclosure

Henk-Jan Graven (photographer)
1. Anathema – Weather Systems
2. September Mourning – Melancholia
3. Delain – We Are The Others
4. First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar
5. 69 eyes – X

Marc de Jong (photographer)
1. The Cult –  Choice of Weapon
2. The Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania
3. Muse – The 2nd Law
4. Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic
5. Buried In Verona – Notorious

 Gerianne Meijer (journalist)
1. Epica – Requiem For The Indifferent
2. Nightwish – Imaginearum: The Score
3. Kamelot – Silverthorn
4. Alistair Griffin – Albion Sky
5. Secret Sphere – Portrait Of A Dying Heart

Stéphane Odent (photographer) 
1. Lacuna Coil – Dark Adrenaline
2. Epica – Requiem For The Indifferent
3. Moonspell – Alpha Noir
4. Xandria – Neverworld’s End
5. Delain – We Are The Others

Sabrina Smit (journalist)
1. Anathema – Weather Systems
2. Katatonia – Dead End Kings
3. Sins 7 Sings – Carnival Of No Tomorrow
4. Model Depose – Model Depose
5. Kamelot – Silverthorn
6. The 11th hour – Lacrima Mortis

Concerts

Silvia PD (journalist)

1. Paul Simon – ZiggoDome, Amsterdam
2. James Morrison & Imany – Keulen
3. Tanita Tikaram – Songbird festival, Rotterdam
4. Ilse DeLange – Dauwpop festival
5. Beth Hart – Tivoli, Utrecht

Maarten ter Braak (photographer)
My Dying Bride – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
2. Swallow the Sun -Tivoli, Utrecht
3. Euzen – Castlefest
4. Metal For Mara – P60 , Amstelveen
5. Doro – Zwarte Cross festival, Lichtenvoorde

 Cristel Brouwer (photographer)

1. Steel Panther – Melkweg, Amsterdam
2. Richie Sambora – Melkweg, Amsterdam
3. Alternative 4 – Baroeg, Rotterdam
4. Anathema – Paradiso, Amsterdam
5. Tremonti Project – Melkweg, Amsterdam

Erwin van Dijk (photographer)
1. Mayan – Estrado, Harderwijk
2. Bliksem – Waterpop, Wateringen
3. Izegrim – Biebob, Vosselaar
4. The Gathering – W2, Den Bosch
5. Leaves’ Eyes – Biebob, Vosselaar

Monica Duffels (photographer)

1. Triggerfinger – Paaspop
 festival
2. Triggerfinger – Huntenpop festival
3. Arch Enemy – Metal Female Voices Fest, Wieze (BE)
4. Ilse DeLange – Dauwpop festival
5. Moonspell – Dokk’Em Open Air

Henk-Jan Graven (photographer)
1. Zwarte Cross festival – Lichtenvoorde
2. Metal female Voices Fest X – Wieze (BE)
3. Forta Rock festival – Goffertpark,  Nijmegen
4. Kontrust –  Metropool, Hengelo
5. Apocalyptischen Reiter – Atak, Enschede

Marc de Jong (photographer)
1. Ultravox – 013,Tilburg
2. Do or Die – Baroeg Open Air, Rotterdam
3. Heather Nova – Mezz, Breda
4. The Computers – Westerpop,  Delft
5. XMH – Black-Out festival, Dordrecht

Gerianne Meijer (journalist)
1. Epica – 013,Tilburg
2. Epica – Metal Female Voices Fest,Wieze (BE)
3. Within Temptation – Vredenburg, Utrecht
4. Stream of Passion – Metal For Mara, P60 Amstelveen
5. Diabulus in Musica – Metal female Voices Fest, Wieze (BE)

Stéphane Odent (photographer) 
1. Metallica – Werchter Boutique  festival (BE)
2. Within Temptation, The Elements – Sportpaleis, Antwerpen (BE)
3. Metal Female Voices Festival – Oktoberhallen, Wieze (BE)
4. Evanescence – Lotto Arena, Antwerpen (BE)
5. Nightwish – Forest National, Brussels (BE)

Sabrina Smit (journalist)

1. Alternative – Baroeg, Rotterdam
2. Anathema – The Circus, Finland
3. My Favorite Scar – Xinix, Nieuwendijk
4. Antimatter & Anathema – Leipzig, Duitsland
5. The Gathering ’92 – Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht
6. Metal for Mara – P60,  Amstelveen
(met Autumn, Stream of Passion, The Gathering ’92, My Favorite Scar, Kingfisher Sky, Sin7Sins)

Statistics

More than 3 pictures a day and 207 articles in a month, reflects the activity over a year. ‘About’ on the webzine is the most viewed category in 2012. The busiest day was on 29 February 2012 when the Epica album review is published: 1694 views in 4 hours. Most readers are from The Netherlands (49 precent) followed by United States, Belgium and England. That is 125 countries in all. Mostly searching for Amy Macdonald, Unsun, Beth and Wrecking Ball. Muzikantenweb average viewing in a month is 58.000 times.

Top 10 albums on Muzikantenweb
1. Epica – Requiem For The Indifferent https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/epica-requiem-for-the-indifferent/ 
2. Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/bruce-springsteen-wrecking-ball
3. Anathema – Weather Systems https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/anathema-weather-systems/
4. Therion – Les Fleurs Du Mal https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/therion-les-fleurs-du-mal/
5. Sleepthief – Mortal Longing https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/sleepthief-mortal-longing-single/
6. Color Ones – Color Ones https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/color-ones-color-ones/
7. Kreator – Phantom Antichrist https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/kreator-phantom-antichrist/
8. Steven Wilson – Grace For Drowning https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/steven-wilson-grace-for-drowning/
9. Superheavy – Superheavy https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/superheavy-superheavy/
10. Swallow The Sun https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/swallow-the-sun-emerald-forest-and-the-blackbird/

Top 10 concerts on Muzikantenweb:
1. Beth Hart in Tivoli Beth Hart – dwingt Tivoli op de knieën met improvisatie 
2. De Vrienden Van Amstel LIVE! veertiende editie De Vrienden van Amstel LIVE! – technische hoogstandjes en verrassingen op veertiende editie
3.3. Within Temptation theatershow in Vredenburg Within Temptation – theater show in Vredenburg tot in de puntjes verzorgd
4. Heideroosjes afscheid in Bibelot Heideroosjes – uitbundig afscheid in Bibelot
5. Dauwpop festival Dauwpop – optredens achttiende editie van hoog niveau
6. James Morrison James Morrison – met eenvoud een grootse show neerzettend in Amsterdam
7. Zwarte Cross festival Zwarte Cross vr 19 juli 2012 – eerste dag brengt de sfeer er goed in

8. Paaspop Paaspop – pakt groots uit op de zondag
9. Hultsfredsfestival https://musiccredo.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/hultsfredsfestival-day1-2012/
10. Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2012 Eindhoven Metal Meeting – geslaagde vierde editie met vele uitschieters op het program

Top 10 interviews on Muzikantenweb
1. interview Royal Republic Royal Republic – roots and new developments of Adam Grahn
2. interview Liv Kristine Liv Kristine – composed the most emotional ballads on ‘Libertine’
3. interview over Night Of The Proms Night Of The Proms – directeur Jan Vereecke over de editie van 2012
4. interview Diabulus In Musica  Diabulus In Musica – singer Zuberoa about sexism and labeling bands in metal
5. interview Racoon Racoon – De Vrienden van Amstel LIVE! is als een sportwedstrijd
6. interview Epica Epica – gitarist Isaac Delahaye over tien jarig jubileum en nieuw album
7. interview Draconian Draconian- interview on Metal Female Voices Fest

8. interview Color Ones Color Ones – wil een brug slaan tussen illustraties en muziek

9. interview Swallow The Sun Swallow The Sun – lullaby as an inspiration for guitarist Juha Raivio
10. interview Delain Delain – zangeres Charlotte Wessels diepgaand over de nieuwe plaat “zonder wrijving geen glans”

2013 – team Muzikantenweb