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Here you can find Vanden Plas album and concert reviews as well as interviews. If you have written a review or if you see one on the net which is not yet listed here, please let us know!

2010

	RockTimes	"Christo" Musical Bericht	"ein nicht alltäglicher Theaterabend"
	Opernnetz	"Christo" Musical Bericht	"Standing Ovations"
	Rheinpfalz	"Christo" Musical Bericht	"sehenswerte Produktion"

2007

	FFM-Rock	Spritzehaus Gig Live Review	"sensationell"
	Break Out	Abydos DVD Review	"ein Megastreich in der Güteklasse von The Who mit 'Tommy' oder Pink Floyds 'The Wall'"
	Rock Hard	Abydos DVD Review	"eine tolle DVD-Produktion"
	Heavy oder was	Abydos DVD Review	12/12 - "Ausnahmewerk!"
	LEO	Abydos DVD Review	"Gänsehaut garantiert!"
	Rock It!	Abydos DVD Review	"Diese DVD gehört in jede Sammlung."

2006

	adl.at	Christ 0 Review	5/5 - "ein einmaliges Hörerlebnis"
	adl.at	Günter Werno Interview	"Eigentlich böse..."
	All Out Guitar	Christ 0 Review	"this is the metal album of 2006 by a long shot"
	AntithEtik WebZine	Christ 0 Review	10/10 - "parfait de bout en bout"
	Babyblaue Prog-Seiten	Christ 0 Review	10/15 - "ein klassisches Progmetalalbum"
	Burn Your Ears	Christ 0 Review	9/10 - "eines der komplettesten Progmetal-Werke der letzten Jahre"
	Deadfall	Christ 0 Review	"ein ganz gutes Album"
	Delay Magazine	Christ 0 Review	8/10 - "Progressivt men ändå ganska lättlyssnat"
	El Octavo Dia	Christ 0 Review	9.5/10
	Empire	Christ 0 Review	"Meßlatte weit nach oben gelegt"
	EUTK.net	Christ 0 Review	8/10
	Evilized Webzine	Abydos Live Review	"unglaubliche Magie"
	Evilized Webzine	Christ 0 Review	92% - "das bisher spannendste Album von Vanden Plas"
	Evilized Webzine	Günter Werno Interview
	FFM-Rock	Christ 0 Review	"restlos begeistert"
	FFM-Rock	Torsten Reichert Interview	"restlos begeistert"
	Hardrock Haven	Christ 0 Review	9.6/10 - "tons of drama and emotion"
	heavyhardes.de	Christ 0 Review	"Ganz großes Kino!"
	Heavy-Metal.de	Christ 0 Review	"eine Menge Energie getankt"
	Hinternet.de	Christ 0 Review	"Ausgerechnet die Pfalz rettet den Prog-Rock"
	kissthis.com	Christ 0 Review	4/5 - "an album you will want to share with others"
	laut.de	Christ 0 Review	"ein überragendes Album"
	Metal1.info	Christ 0 Review	9/10 - "alles richtig gemacht"
	Metal1.Info	Stephan Lill Interview
	Metal Earth	Torsten Reichert Interview	"Kauf oder Du kriegst gescheuert..."
	Metal Express Radio	Christ 0 Review	"an essential album to any Progressive Metal collection"
	Metal Italia	Christ 0 Review	8.5/10
	metallus.it	Christ 0 Review	8/10
	Metal Review	Christ 0 Review	"this band contributes to the entire genre of modern heavy metal"
	MyRevelations.de	Christ 0 Review	Note 2 - "ein großartiges Werk"
	NecroWeb	Christ 0 Review	"geniale Melodien und Arrangements"
	POWERMETAL.de	Christ 0 Review	"ein Werk für die Ewigkeit"
	POWERMETAL.de	Andy Kuntz Interview
	progressiveworld.net	Christ 0 Review	4.5/5 - "you'll be mesmerized by the melodies"
	QuellicheilPC	Christ 0 Review
	ragazzi	Christ 0 Review	"Raffinesse und komplexe Qualität"
	RockReport.be	Christ 0 Review	"one of this year's highlights"
	Rockstage Netmag	Christ 0 Review	"mon coup de foudre musical..."
	Rockstage Netmag	Christ 0 Review	"musical love at first sight"
	Rock Times	Christ 0 Review	"perfekt in Szene gesetzt"
	Rock Times	Andreas Lill Interview
	Scarred For Life	Christ 0 Review	"zu sehr nach dem Lehrbuch aufgebaut"
	Sea Of Tranquility	Christ 0 Review	"a stunning and mature release"
	sellfish.de	Christ 0 Review	6/10 - "anspruchsvoller Prog-Metal der Oberliga"
	sleaze-metal.com	Christ 0 Review	"ganz nett"
	Squealer.net	Christ 0 Review	"der Song ist hier der Star"
	Tinnitus	Christ 0 Review	9/10 - "ein echtes Hörvergnügen"
	Tinnitus	Andreas Lill Interview
	TrueMetal.it	Christ 0 Review	88/100
	unitedpixel	Christ 0 Review	8.5/10 - "das Warten hat sich gelohnt"
	vampster.com	Christ 0 Review	"ein spannendes Progressive Metal Album"
	Walls Of Fire	Christ 0 Review	4.5/5 - "ein weiteres Meisterwerk einer ambitionierten Band"
	Warrior Rock	Christ 0 Review	9/10 - "atemberaubende Musik"
	Whiskey Soda	Christ 0 Review	"es scheppert und donnert gewaltig"
	ytsejam.com	Christ 0 Review	5/5 - "a great work of art"
	ytsejam.com	Andy Kuntz Interview
	ZicaZic.com	Andreas Lill Interview
	ZicaZic.com	Christ 0 Review	"un grand sens de la mélodie"

2005

vampster.com

Christ 0 Listening Session

2004

	adl.at	Far Off Grace (Special Edition) Review	4.5/5 - "Schwer empfehlenswertes Teil!"
	adl.at	The God Thing (Special Edition) Review	4/5 - "ein großartiges Album"
	Empire	Special Editions Review	"gehören in jede gut sortierte Prog-Sammlung"
	Empire	Abydos Album Review	"ein Meisterwerk ohne Makel"
	Evilized Webzine	Abydos Album Review	10/10 - "eins der Referenzwerke des Jahres"
	Evilized Webzine	Andy Kuntz Interview	"Abydos im Interview"
	myrevelations.de	The God Thing (Special Edition) Review	"VP lassen die Konkurrenz blass aussehen"
	progressiveworld.net	Abydos Album Review	"a worthwile effort"
	progressiveworld.net	Andy Kuntz Interview	"Inside The Walls Of Abydos"
	vampster.com	Abydos Album Review	"ein emotionales Werk"

2002

	Digital Metal	Beyond Daylight Review	"one of the best releases in the genre"
	Empire	Beyond Daylight Review	"Beschaffen, Reinziehen und Repeat-Taste drücken..."
	Empire	Colour Temple (Special Edition) Review	"Absolut lohnenswert dieses Teil!"
	guitarheroes.com	Beyond Daylight Review	"A must have!"
	metallus.it	Beyond Daylight Review	6.5/10
	POWERMETAL.de	Beyond Daylight Review	"das bislang stärkste Album aus dem Hause VP"
	POWERMETAL.de	Andy Kuntz Interview
	progressiveworld.net	Beyond Daylight Review	"100% progressive metal at its apex"
	progressiveworld.net	Günter Werno Interview	"What Lies Beyond Daylight"
	vampster.com	Beyond Daylight Review	"Saustark!"
	vampster.com	Torsten Reichert Interview

2001

guitar-heroes.com

Stephan Lill Interview

2000

	Detritus	Spirit Of Live Review	"a great live album"
	DPRP	Spirit Of Live Review	9/10 - "splendid"
	DPRP	I Don't Miss You (Single) Review	7/10 - "my advice is to buy the album instead"
	Empire	Spirit Of Live Review	"zu dieser Veröffentlichung gratulieren"
	Hard Roxx	Spirit Of Live Review	9/10 - "sheer brilliance!"
	metallus.it	Spirit Of Live Review	7.5/10
	Music Scene	Spirit Of Live Review	"läßt nur wenig Wünsche offen"
	progressiveworld.net	Spirit Of Live Review	"this band cooks!"
	vampster.com	Spirit Of Live Review	"makellose Produktion"

1999

	DPRP	Far Off Grace Review	9.5/10 - "in the race for best album of the year"
	Le Secret de l'Acier	Far Off Grace Review	4,5/5
	Prog Reviews	Far Off Grace Review	"high above the average"
	Hard Roxx	Far Off Grace Review	"yet another masterpiece"
	Hard Roxx	Andy Kuntz Interview
	progressiveworld.net	Far Off Grace Review	"the music and playing is first rate"

1998

	Charlie Farrell	Bourges Festival Live Review	"excellent show"
	Charlie Farrell	"Carolina IV" Live Review	"this sort of thing happens very rarely"

1997

	Adam Cook	The God Thing Review	9/10 - "I was not dissapointed"
	Andreas Kasper	The God Thing Review	"one of the best releases of 1997"
	Graham Boyle	The God Thing Review	4/5 - "an essential purchase for any prog fan"
	Stormbringer Webzine	The God Thing Review	"All I can say is BUY NOW!!"
	Larry Daglieri	The God Thing Review	"every single song is a killer"
	DPRP	The God Thing Review	9/10 - "strong melodies and technical quality"
	Rock Hard	The God Thing Review	9/10
	foxmetal.com	The God Thing Review	9/10 - "indispensable"
	MusicScene	The God Thing Review	"progressive Rockmusik auf hohem Niveau"

1996

	DPRP	AcCult Review	8/10 - "excellently performed"
	progressiveworld.net	AcCult Review	"I have the utmost respect for this band"
	progressiveworld.net	AcCult Review	4.5/5 - "rich and warm, inviting and occasionally intimate"

1994

DPRP

Colour Temple Review

8/10 - "an excellent first album"