Dynamo ‘95 Open Air Festival (1995), media coverage; further reading
Biohazard, Machine Head, Type O Negative, Fear Factory, a very rare performance by Nailbomb (Max Cavalera side project)…
The Dynamo ‘95 Open Air Festival was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, June 2 - 4, 1995. It was an important epoch for the hardcore metal genre, with several historic performances preceding the imminent rise of nu metal. The headlining acts were mainly on the Roadrunner Records label.
Several of the links are missing and need to be added back.TV Reports and Video Coverage
Headbangers Ball: A two-part festival report aired, featuring live performances and interviews. YouTube
VIVA "Metalla": Another video report covering the festival, showcasing various bands. YouTube
Rare Performance Videos: A rare 30-minute video of My Dying Bride's performance at the festival is available on Blabbermouth.net (BLABBERMOUTH.NET) .
Written and Online Articles
Concert Archives: Detailed setlists and band performances at the festival. Bands included Machine Head, Fear Factory, Paradise Lost, Type O Negative, Biohazard, and more (Concert Archives) (Concert Archives) .
Last.fm: Provides a summary of the festival, including a list of participating bands and additional event details (Last.fm) (Last.fm) .
Wikipedia: Offers a general overview of the festival's history and its significance in the metal community (Wikipedia) .
Setlist.fm: Extensive setlists of the bands that performed at the festival, documenting the event's musical highlights (Setlist.fm) .
Bootleg and Performance Coverage
Metal Noise: Features a bootleg recording of Machine Head's performance, including their setlist and additional festival details (Metal Noise) .
List of Bands with label and link to coverage
My Dying Bride (Peaceville Records): Blabbermouth - Rare Video of 1995 Dynamo Open Air Performance
Tiamat (Century Media): Setlist.fm - Tiamat Setlist Dynamo Open Air 1995
Snapcase (Victory Records): Concert Archives - Snapcase
Earth Crisis (Victory Records): Concert Archives - Earth Crisis
Overdose (Cogumelo Records): Concert Archives - Overdose
Motorpsycho (Stickman Records): Concert Archives - Motorpsycho
Brotherhood Foundation (DIY/Independent): Last.fm - Brotherhood Foundation
Dog Eat Dog (Roadrunner Records): YouTube - Dynamo Open Air Report
Rich Kids On LSD (Epitaph Records): Concert Archives - Rich Kids On LSD
Undeclinable Ambuscade (Epitaph Records): Concert Archives - Undeclinable Ambuscade
Type O Negative (Roadrunner Records): YouTube - Type O Negative Dynamo Open Air 1995
Madball (Roadrunner Records): Setlist.fm - Madball Setlists
Biohazard (Roadrunner Records): Setlist.fm - Biohazard Dynamo Open Air 1995
Warrior Soul (DGC Records): Concert Archives - Warrior Soul
Fear Factory (Roadrunner Records): YouTube - Fear Factory Dynamo Open Air 1995
Nailbomb (Roadrunner Records): Wikipedia - Dynamo Open Air
Skyclad (Noise Records): Concert Archives - Skyclad
Mental Hippie Blood (GMR Music): Concert Archives - Mental Hippie Blood
Nevermore (Century Media): Concert Archives - Nevermore
Paradise Lost (Music For Nations): Concert Archives - Paradise Lost
Machine Head (Roadrunner Records): Glide Magazine - Machine Head Live at Dynamo Open Air 1995
Life of Agony (Roadrunner Records): YouTube - Life of Agony Dynamo Open Air 1995
Trouble (Century Media): Concert Archives - Trouble
Grip Inc. (Metal Blade Records): Concert Archives - Grip Inc.
Downset (Mercury Records): Setlist.fm - Downset Dynamo Open Air 1995
Eleven Pictures (Independent): Setlist.fm - Eleven Pictures Dynamo Open Air 1995
Dub War (Earache Records): Concert Archives - Dub War
When I watch the videos of the festival, I try to find myself moshing in the sea of 118,000 people but it’s all VHS quality memories.