Arriving early, I managed to secure a great position just a few rows back from the barrier, with plenty of time to catch the support act. I’d already seen Finn Forster earlier in the year when he opened for Stereophonics on their summer stadium tour, so I knew exactly what to expect – and he […]
Nothing More — O2 Ritz, Manchester
Support: Ankor • Solence • Catch Your Breath Ankor — Opening Fire Ankor opened the night with a confident blaze. Their set arrived crisp and commanding, lighting up the venue with aggressive riffs and punchy rhythms. The crowd, still filtering in, quickly found their focus as the Spanish-born group braided theatricality with heftier metal edges […]
Katatonia, Everygrey and Klogr – Electric Bristol
Monday 8th December saw Swedish melodic/gothic doomers Katatonia arrive in Bristol to grace the Electric, accompanied by fellow Swedish progressive metallers Evergrey and Italian alt-metal band Klogr. The recent departures from Katatonia of co-founding member Anders Nyström and Roger Öjersson led many to wonder if and how Katatonia would continue. The recent release of their […]
CKY / Jools – Sheffield Corporation
Jools The Sheffield Corporation is still filling up when the Leicester 6 piece come on, but they waste no time in grabbing our attention with some high energy, punky electro-indie type vibes. Lead vocals are split 50:50 between Mitch and Kate – each as outgoing as the other, and neither are afraid to get right […]
Bywater Call with Dan Patlansky supporting, Gloucester Guildhall.
Another visit to the popular Gloucester Guildhall, which is gaining ratings with it’s array of live music. Tonight it’s Bywater Call, fronted by the fabulous Meghan Parnell, and there’s support from Pretorian, Dan Patlansky, who last played here nine years ago with King King – and I was there to see that performance too. A […]
Chelsea Grin with Signs of the Swarm, Mugshot and Crown Magnetar at the New Century Hall, Manchester.
A night that had promised musical brutality delivered tenfold when Chelsea Grin rolled through town with one of the heaviest support packages touring today. With Crown Magnetar, Mugshot, and Signs of the Swarm setting the foundation, the show erupted into a display of technical force, crowd-chaos, and uncompromising energy from start to finish. Starting off […]
Pendulum with Alt Blk Era at Manchester Mayfield Depot.
Pendulum have made their return to the city of Manchester for the final date of the Inertia Tour, with support from alternative act Alt Blk Era. Mayfield Depot is a fairly new venue in the city centre with a walking distance from Manchester Piccadilly, recently hosting Turnstile on their recent tour the venue hasn’t been […]
Saxon / Dirkschneider – Civic Halls Wolverhampton
Tonight, Wolverhampton is treated to two heavy metal heavyweights, who will each pay homage to one of their landmark albums. We have Saxon presenting the 1980 classic ‘Wheels of Steel’, and Dirkschneider (Udo, his son Sven, and friends) playing Accept’s equally classic ‘Balls to the Wall’. Tonight feels like more of a joint headline tour […]
Ash with support from Big Image, Oxford O2 Academy.
Tuesday 25th November saw Northern Irish indie rock band Ash make an explosive return to Oxford’s O2 Academy as part of their Ad Astra tour, promoting their latest album of the same name, supported by alternative indie band Big Image. Most well known for their early 2000s hits such as “Burn Baby Burn” and “Shining […]
Kris Barras’ Hollow Souls with support from Troy Redfern – Gloucester Guildhall.
As the Kris Barras Band (KBB) moves into the realms of heavier rock, Kris returns to his more bluesy roots with his ‘side’ project, the Hollow Souls. With Kris on guitar, we had Phoebe Jane on vocals. Well known to Kris, Phoebe Jane appears on several of the KBB releases, so we could expect some […]