As the name would allude, Hardcore Superstar are experts in hard core rock music. The German outfit have been performing together for over fifteen years and with a wealth of experience and some serious musical prowess, they have gained a reputation that stretches far beyond their native land. Although neighbouring Scandinavia has an affinity with metal and hardcore, the band have travelled further afield to the UK and the States on the global tours promoting their nine studio albums.
The show is as intense as you would imagine and as the cold grey lighting hits the stage, it makes the band members look almost monochrome. The first few tracks are a showcase of what the group can do with huge instrumental breaks in the tracks and an overall manic atmosphere of screeching guitar and heavy vocals. The crowd begins to swirl and jostle as the intensity builds and by the time the group has reached 'Wild Boys' it is complete and utter pandemonium with mass moshing and fans charging towards the stage. After the lights cut to black, the bruised and battered crowd is still ready for more and they urge the quartet back out for a last performance of 'Moonshine' and 'Above the Law'.