Psychonaut 4 “BeautyFall” Recording and Rehearsal

Photographs © Onnik James Krikorian 2020

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Neo-Nazis Attack Punk Festival in Tbilisi

Neo-Nazis Attack Punk Festival in Tbilisi

It should have just been a fun afternoon in Tbilisi’s Old Hippodrome, but the planned punk festival, the first in ages because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, took a violent turn when a group of neo-Nazis decided to disrupt it apparently because of one track, გერჩი – ყარს (Georgien über allen), by Georgian punk band, Gerchi.

Post-Soviet Suicidal Black Metal album review

Post-Soviet Suicidal Black Metal album review

I’ll be quite honest. Five years ago, in 2015, when I was told that Psychonaut 4 would be performing in Tbilisi, I really wasn’t interested in going to see them live. I hadn’t heard of the band until then and I really had no idea where they were coming from musically.

Tbilisi Jam! Fest 2015

Tbilisi Jam! Fest 2015

Two weeks ago saw Tbilisi Jam! Fest 2015 held close to Lisi Lake. Featuring metal bands from the U.S., Europe, and Israel, the event also saw another instalment of the Wacken Open Air (W.O.A) Metal Battle Caucasus in which groups from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia competed to represent the region in the German music festival.