This is one insane tour from looking at the poster alone. British Power Metal legends from London, Dragon Force merged with Swedish Heavy Metal band, Amaranthe. A sold out tour and thankfully we managed to get in to witness this insane show at Manchester Academy, which I’m surprised was the venue of choosing and not […]
Pendulum – Manchester Victoria Warehouse.
Very different gig this one, and one that I’ve never thought of putting myself forward for. The closest I’ve ever gotten to this type of music is The Prodigy and that was always in small doses. I’m going into this blind. Pendulum are back in the UK after their incredible set at Download Festivals 20 […]
Anyhooooo – this was Lordi with All For Metal and Crimson Veil, O2 Institute 2, Birmingham presenting their Unliving PicTour Show.
An interesting night in prospect, not least because this would be the first time I’d seen Lordi live. I struggled to see how the larger than life figures, in their costumes, would fit on a stage as small as the one given to them tonight. Indeed, Mr. Lordi wasn’t slow in mentioning that tonight’s stage […]
Kira Mac Announces JAYLER as special guests on Spring 2024 Headline UK Tour.
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM PLANETROCK.COM, THEGIGCARTEL.COM & WWW.KIRAMAC.COM Celebrated British rock band Kira Mac are pleased to announce that 4-piece Midlands rock and roll band JAYLER will be their special guests on their their 12-date Spring 2024 UK Tour. Tickets are available from planetrock.com, thegigcartel.com and www.kiramac.com.The 12-date UK tour starts Thursday April 25th at Leeds […]
Skindred w/ P.O.D. and As Everything Unfolds, Manchester Academy.
Skindred, the Welsh legends, are in Manchester on their short UK tour. Skindred for me is a band that should’ve been massively popular way earlier on, before the days of TikTok. I’ve seen these guys before at Download Festival with my shirt in hand whipping it around for the Newport Helicopter and I was ready […]
Dan Patlansky Releases New Album, ‘Movin’ On’, and April 2024 UK Tour which Commences this week.
With a discography of 10 studio albums and more than a decade of being revered as a global blues icon, DAN PATLANSKY has solidified his status as one of the most exceptional blues-based storytellers of his generation, earning legendary recognition worldwide. In 2024, Dan has added to his catalog of music with the release of […]
Elvana / Marisa & The Moths – Y Plas, Cardiff.
“You can’t come in, doors are at 7.30”, says the disinterested security goon, “…says here doors at 7 Fella” I say in reply, showing him the blurb “….it changed today” says he….I try a different tack, “…where do I collect my media pass please?”, a barely audible grunt yields nothing, so I ask again…..“you’ll have […]
Fozzy at Manchester Academy 2.
American heavy metal band Fozzy landed in Manchester for night three of their UK tour. The band formed in 1999 when lead vocalist Chris Jericho was just known as the wrestling superstar that he is. After their huge performance at AEW’s All In Pay Per View at Wembley stadium in August of last year the […]
LORDI – announce ALL FOR METAL and SUPREME UNBEING as support acts for upcoming European tour; »Unliving Pictour Show 2024« to kick off next month.
40 spectacles in 14 countries across the continent: Finnish hard rock / metal group LORDI are about to start haunting Europe with the eerily beautiful with tunes that can be found on their current album »Screem Writers Guild« (released on March 31, 2023). In anticipation of the upcoming shows, the quintet have annonced two support bands: […]
Wings Of Angels: November festival celebrates life of Steve Grimmett, heavy metal star from Swindon.
Currently confirmed to perform is Chris Holmes Mean Man, the very special Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper Tribute, Fury, Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters, Desolation Angels, The Darker My Horizon and Tysondog. TICKETS The life of one of Swindon’s most famous residents will be celebrated later this year – heavy metal style. Steve Grimmett, the […]