There are some nights in Birmingham where everything just clicks. The room, the bands, the crowd, the history of the city humming under the floorboards. The kind of gig where you walk in expecting a standard Thursday night and leave feeling like the walls have been rewired. This was one of those nights. Asylum 2 […]
Bad Omens release anthemic new single “Dying To Love”
LISTEN TO “DYING TO LOVE” | WATCH “DYING TO LOVE” MUSIC VIDEO “SPECTER” ASCENDS TO #1 ON BILLBOARD MAINSTREAM ROCK CHART & MEDIABASE ACTIVE ROCK CHART UK – Chart-topping rock band Bad Omens are back with their latest single, “Dying To Love,” an anthemic track that blends the band’s heavy roots with forward-thinking production. Out today […]
SOUTH ARCADE ANNOUNCE NEW EP PLAY! AND REVEAL NEW SINGLE ‘DRIVE MYSELF HOME’.
OUT 21ST NOVEMBER – PRE-SAVE HERE NEW SINGLE DRIVE MYSELF HOME OUT NOW – LISTEN HERE Currently winding up their US Tour, South Arcade have announced their brand new EP, PLAY!, which will be released on 21st November, via BKM Artists & LAB Records and is available to pre-save here. As a teaser from the […]
Battle Beast with Dominum & Majestica – 02 Academy Bristol
Thursday October 23rd saw a healthy dose of metal arrive in Bristol as the legendary Finnish power metal band Battle Beast descended on the O2 Academy, accompanied by Swedish symphonic metallers Majestica and German power metallers Dominum. Three bands with their own distinctive styles, perfectly complementing each other to form an epic evening of drama, […]
LORD OF THE LOST release dark new single; UK tour has just commenced
LORD OF THE LOST break out into yet another new direction with ‘One Of Us Will Be Next’, the latest single from their upcoming studio album OPVS NOIR Vol. 2, out 12th December 2025 via Napalm Records. Emotionally carried by gentle piano melodies, this ballad gifts a powerful soundtrack to an aspect of life most […]
Glenn Hughes “Chosen Years” Tour with Sophie Lloyd at KK’s Steelmill.
Glenn Hughes returns to his native West Midlands territory once more to entertain the masses. Tonight the ‘voice of rock’ was joined on stage by Soren Andersen and Ash Sheehan; Bob Fridzema, who was on keyboards, has moved on leaving just a 3-piece band. Although well known for his membership of Deep Purple in the […]
THE PLOT IN YOU -RELEASE “SILENCE” & UK TOUR NEXT MONTH
THE PLOT IN YOU RELEASE NEW SINGLE + OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO; “SILENCE” VIA FEARLESS RECORDSWATCH HERE | STREAM HERE UEUROPEAN TOUR STARTS THIS MONTH with UK DATES NEXT MONTH SUPPORT COMES FROM CURRENTS, SAOSIN AND CANE HILL THE PLOT IN YOU have released their new track “Silence” and the official music video (via Fearless Records). Stream “Silence” here […]
Connor Selby – The Truth Comes Out Eventually (Album Review)
Released: August 29 2025 Publisher: Provogue Blues / Blues Rock If I had to summarise my first impression of this album in a single word, it would be “fresh.” Despite the blues being a timeless genre, there’s always a risk of falling into nostalgia, vintage stylings, or familiar clichés. Yet this album avoids all that—it […]
Kira Mac with Europa Reign and Straight for the Sun – KK’s Steelmill.
Rhi Hill and Kira Mac return to KK’s Steelmill for another night of musical mayhem. Supporting them tonight we have local band & relative newbies, Europa Reign, then Brum-based collective, Straight for the Sun. Europa Reign are first to hit the stage as the crowd start to filter into the venue. It was nice to […]
Gig Review: Thrash of the Titans | Testament, Obituary, Destruction, Nervosa – O₂ Academy Birmingham
Birmingham has always had a certain gravity when it comes to metal. The birthplace of Sabbath still draws riffs like iron filings to a magnet, and tonight the pull is strong, Thrash of the Titans hit the O₂ Academy like a siege engine. Testament and Obituary headlined, flanked by Destruction and Nervosa. Four bands, four […]