REPORTING. Metalhead Lotti during his home match in Ghent: “Do you know how long it has been since the average age of my audience was lower than mine?”

Hellmut Goes Metal is on a triumphal procession. Sold out halls, packed atmosphere and a Lotti who beams as if he is twenty years younger again. Hard rock may have seemed like an odd choice for the third-age favorite singer, but Lotti calls it “a bit of a homecoming.” Our reporter was allowed to follow him on Thursday before, during and after his concert in his hometown of Ghent. “I’ve always enjoyed myself, but this is something different”

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