.: Tour diary - Hellfire Tour 2004 :.

 

2004-05-09

Hi there. The Stockholm show was nothing short of amazing! F*****G brilliant would probably be even more accurate. So - thanks to everyone out there for singing along and making noise througout the whole show!
Just came back from the show in Umeå which also (of course) was absolutely amazing. Umeå always rocks and we all know it. Sleeping at home tonight and hopping on the bus tomorrow morning for the ferry over to Finland. It will be nice to see how the Finnish gigs will go... Never played there...
Ok, talk more soon and remember to play loud - All the time!!! All the best, /NILS

 

2004-05-08

Hi all, finally we're in Sweden. Last show in Gothenburg was amazing and the crowd really went nuts. It was so cool to come to Gothenburg and meet up with all our friends and moved out Umeåans from there. We had a really cool night and after the show we all went to Rockbaren for a huge party. Some people from our record company were there as well as some distributors and it was a totally cool evening! Last night we had a day off here in Stockholm and that was equally amazing. We know a lot of people from here and needless to say we had a good time together. Ok, tonight we'll play the Arena...and we hope to see all you there of course! /NILS

 

2004-05-04

Hi all, today we are in Dortmund, Germany at the Century Media office doing interviews. It's all going really fine so far and later on tonight we'll have a BBQ party with the staff here at the office plus some guys from Rock Hard Magazine. It's all Metal, it's all fun and we're all happy! The last show in Cologne was really cool. The house was packed and we got the crowd singing along pretty damn well! Now we just have two more dates in Germany before we invade Scandinavia. That will be awesome - we all can't wait to eat some REAL Swedish FALUKORV. Ok, talk more soon and till then play loud. /NILS


2004-04-29


Hi there, it's about 11 at night and I am in the Business Corner at the hotel here in Frankfurt, Germany. Last night was really cool, even though it almost ended up being really wierd. Ok, here's the story...

The weather was really fine during the day. Me, Owe and Nils N sat out in the sun drinking coffee pretty much the whole afternoon. But then, around five or something it started thundering and just pouring down rain. I mean it, POURING down. The problem was, though, that the roof just above the stage was leaking (!). Haha, great! On top of that, there was a big metal plate on the whole stage... Hmm, water+ electricity=SHOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! However, by an act of god (or something) it stopped raining and the local crew managed to fix the leak... And thus the show could go on as planned. It ended up being really cool and I think all bands had a nice night.

Today nothing much has happened. We've walked around in town like tourists and that's pretty much it. Oh well, we went out to dinner with Buffo (That stayed on the bus for three shows) from Rock Hard. That was fun. Ok, signing off - talk more soon and hope to see you on some of the shows. /NILS

 

2004-04-28

Hi there, found a computer here in the office at the venue. Today we're in Oberhausen, near Dotmund in Germany. Great, huge venue. Last night in Stuttgart was really cool. Ok, short entry, but hey, better than nothing, right? Talk more later, /NILS

 

2004-04-27

Today nothing has really happened. We left the hotel around 11 am and got here to the venue about 20 minutes later. It's really warm out here in Germany, though, so we've spent some time in the sun... But that's fun for about 10 minutes... Haha, this is the only crappy thing about touring - all the WAITING! Well, looking forward to playing tonight. Nice venue, nice stage and hopefully a packed house! Ok, talk more later, /NILS

 

2004-04-24

We're at some internet café right now in Kaufbeuren, just outside Munich, Germany. Feels great to be back in Germany again. We've always loved playing here and the fans are great in this beutiful metal country! Last night we played in Losheim (also Germany) which was really cool!
Today not much has happened. Some of us just looked around in some shops here in town...and that's prety much it! We're going back soon to soundcheck, though...
Ok, signing off, talk soon and hope to see you at some of the shows. /NILS

 

Day off in Germany
2004-04-22

Day off, Trier, Germany
Just arrived at the hotel. The weather is finally quite nice! Last night in Paris was amasing! The house was packed and we sure as hell had a blast on stage. The crowd went nuts and so did we!
During the day we went to the Eiffel Tower and did some sightseeing. We actually managed to figure out the Parisian subway system all by our selves.
Ok, talk more soon, gotta answer some interviews now... METAL /NILS

 

Valencia, Spain
2004-04-11

Hi people! Today we have a day off in Valencia, Spain. Just outside the hotel there is the biggest shopping mall I´ve ever seen! Must have been a million stores...and I walked out of there with a bottle of water. Hmm... Jonny didn´t buy anything either. Fredrik got some chains (METAL!) though...
We´re still having a blast and the shows are all amazing. Yesterday in Madrid was probably one of the coolest so far. You spanish fans really know how to have a good time! Thanks!
Ok, Fredrik and I are heading into town to see if something is happening...but it just started raining, so... Well, see you all very soon!!! Signing off, /NILS

 

Still metal
2004-04-11

Hi everyone. We're having a blast on tour and the shows are going really well. Right now we're in Strasbourg, France and tonight we will play louder than ever, arrrgh. Ok, have to go have some coffee. Talk soon and play loud, friends. We do, we guarantee you ;)

/Nils 1, Nils 2, Fredrik, Owe and Jonny.

 

Tour has started!
2004-04-06

Hi all you freaks!!! The tour has started and the first shows have been awesome. Awesome, we tell you!!! So, if you still haven't got a hot ticket for one of the forthcoming shows - do it. Ok, we're having a day off in Budapest and right now I'm in the hotel lobby "Business Corner" (ha, ha) writing you all. Well, well, see you soon - and don't forget - the NEW MESSIAH is on the road...