Presented by Rockfact Music Club & Jaunty Productions

Recently the band Fireborn from Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg signed a world wide deal with Deko Entertainment from the USA. They could perform as another support band of Burning Witches with Voltage Arc  on 12.05.2023 at Concert Factory Z7 in the municipality Pratteln in the canton of Baselland. Their music caught my attention at first listen and I made the decision to join the gig at Rockfact Music Club in Münchenstein. Rizon was announced as headliner. The event was hosted by Jaunty Productions. You got the permission to enter at 7 pm. The banners with the burning bird caught my eye immediately. That aroused the desire for the upcoming audio-visual spectacle. The time had come at 8:30 pm.

Rockfact Music Club, Münchenstein,  Switzerland – 13.05.2023

The power rock group Fireborn entered the stage after an intro and started to perform with „Human“. Singer Jennifer Gruber hit each note with her dirty rock’n’roll voice and convince with stage presence inclusive blowing hair by a ventilator. Lead guitarist Dennis Weber inspired with guitar solos. Rhythm guitarist Florian Bucher accompanied both and had often guitar duels on stage with Dennis. Furthermore Furthermore, there were changes of sides and a lot of passion was shown. This was reflected in the applause from the enthusiastic audience. Jenny used this opportunity to promote their upcoming debut "Reflections". It will be released by Deko Entertainment on June 16, 2023. The mood was great because the spectators integrated themselves into the performance and participated. "Angel in Need" featured hand wave movements in time with the band. Before "Deep Blue Water" sounded, Jenny shared that this song was released as a single on 12.05. Jumping up and down occured during "Malicious Rose" and it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the last song was "Set Off" where the audience clapped along with Jenny and her band mates. Dennis was allowed to perform a cool solo again. After that Jenny Gruber, Christian Lehr, Florian Bucher, Raphael Singh and Dennis Weber said goodbye. They earned a lot of applause for their amazing performance. 45 minutes exciting music from a young band I’ll keep an eye on. Setlist Fireborn Human Minds Without Limits Pack Of Wolves Young Heart Dies Ferryman Angel In Need Done With You Deep Blue Water You Seem So Far Malicious Rose Set Off After that there was a short break. The stage was rebuilt and you could get an overview at the merchandise booth. I was curious to see how the headliner would present himself. The opening band set the bar high. Rizon was on stage at 9:40 pm. After an intro, "Truth or Consequences" rang out. Since 2020 the band has a Greek singer named Anastasia Panagiotou in their ranks besides singer Matt Götz. A total of seven musicians on stage, who despite the tight space perfectly used the room to present an interesting, varied show. It was melodic, catchy music that got into your head and released a load of endorphins. Guitarist Chris was allowed to sing along with Matt and Anastasia in between and had guitar duels with his string colleague Reto. This looked extremely cool under the spotlight. During their performance, fountains of mist kept pouring out of the equipment and enveloped the stage. Matt announced special guest Matthias "Betschi" Betschart from Radio 15, who climbed on stage, sat down on a bar stool and was allowed to present his new single as a premiere. It was more blues rock and a nice contrast. The band members of Rizon returned on stage. Although the music was very cheerful, serious topics like life crisis came up in „Back to the Game“. Matt took an acoustic guitar in when „Time Till Kingdom Come“ was announced and it became more sensitive. "They used to use lighters, but now they're cell phone flashlights" commented Matt, and some audience members waved their phones to the beat. Another premiere followed with "Heaven's Gate". Matt left the stage at "High Noon" because the song was created by Anastasia and she sang it alone with much enthusiasm. The set came to an end soon with "Fuckin' Rock it", which was dedicated to Rockfact Music Club and fans. The audience was still hot and wanted the concert to go on. Loud calls for an encore followed. Drummer Tom sat down and delivered a drum solo with a lot of sweat and elicited emotions from the audience. After that they were complete again and the first encore was "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden. „Nevermore“ was the second encore and the spectators had to sing this word on Matt’s order. Singer Matt Götz, singer Anastasia Panagiotou, guitarist Chris Götz, guitarist Reto Haehnel, bassist Maik Kindermann, keyboader Marco Küderli and drummer Tom Lindegger received a warm applause for their good performance. They lived up to the term "prime time" and managed to thrill for 100 minutes. Setlist Rizon Truth or Consequences Rebel Heart If You Rule The World Love your Life Torn Back to the Game Kingdom Come Heaven’s Gate High Noon In The End Save my Soul Fuckin’ Rock it Run to the Hills Nevermore Conclusion: It was a wonderful evening with a lot of good music at Rockfact Music Club. In my humble opinion both bands were equally good and the musical mix was exciting. Jerry Thomas Ferrat and Tobias Schäublin were responsible for the sound. Thanks to Madeleine Fuhrer of Jaunty Productions for the organization. It was amazing. Livereport by Dominic Latscha