Alice Cooper at the AO Arena, Manchester with The Meffs and Primal Scream.
A bit of an unusual line-up on the night with the supports being supplied by Essex punk outfit The Meffs alongside vintage alt-rockers Primal Scream. While fully intending to review the entire show that was made impossible by the security measures put in place for […]
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Lacuna Coil with Blind Channel at KK’s Steelmill, Wolverhampton.
It’s been 8 years since I last saw Lacuna Coil; that was at the White Trash Ballroom, Berlin with Genus Ordinis Dei and Forever Still. The Genus Ordinis Dei link continues as Lacuna Coil recruited the GOD founding member and drummer Richard Meiz in 2019. […]
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Deathcore Showcase with Osiah – Manchester Rebellion.
This is a new one for me, not deathcore bands in general but a UK Deathcore Showcase. Tonight’s line up for Oshia isn’t like any other gig that you might go to on a Tuesday. Osiah brings along four other deathcore bands for fans which […]
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FILTER have announced new UK & EU tour dates in March, new album ‘The Algorithm’ is out now.
Stream/buy: https://orcd.co/filter-the-algorithm / https://linktr.ee/officialfilter Alternative Industrial rockers Filter have announced a series of headline dates across mainland Europe and the U.K. celebrating the release of new music and the band’s formation 30 years ago. It is Filter’s first tour in the region in 8 years. “It’s been […]
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Helmet at Club Academy, Manchester.
Alternative Metal band Helmet from New York City have hit Manchester on their Look Left World Tour. Helmet had had numerous lineup changes with Hamilton as the only constant member; since 2010, the band has consisted of Hamilton, Drummer Kyle Stevenson, Guitarist Dan Beeman and […]
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Rowsie – I (Ivy RecRods), an album review by Lauren Allard.
ROWSIE, in their own words, are a unique blend of noise, rock, alternative, and Americana. They formed in 2021 making them insanely fresh onto the scene from a studio on London’s Kings Road. Rowsie, despite being American born, captured the attention of people around the […]
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Atreyu s/b North Atlas at the Academy 2, Manchester.
California based metalcore legends Atreyu are back in the UK for their own headline tour! Originally booked for Club Academy, they take the stage at the upgraded Academy 2 for an insane Sold Out show! The entire room is packed and there is barely room […]
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Xandria with Phantom Elite and Skarlett Riot – Club Academy, Manchester
Xandria, the incredible symphonic metal band from Bielefeld, Germany are back in Manchester on their own headline tour. Last year the band toured on a joint tour with Visions of Atlantis but they’re back again with support from Phantom Elite and Skarlett Riot. Tonight is […]
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KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD – DIRT ON MY DIAMONDS vol. 1 – ProVogue
Released November 17 2023 I have a theory about the evolution of our musical taste, we grow up listening to the music our parents love, it’s what we emulate; as teenagers we find our tribes and are influenced by our contemporaries, but there also the […]
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Bryan Adams Live from the Royal Albert Hall – Triple Box Set released by BMG (Dec 8th).
Bryan Adams is an artist that you can easily put into the legends category; he’s a man who has tracks that everyone has listened to even if they think that they haven’t. I’ve personally had this man’s music in my life since as long as […]
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Europe at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester.
This is the Time Capsule, 40th Anniversary Tour or An Evening with Europe to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the band’s self-titled, first album. The current line-up of Joey Tempest, John Norum, Mic Michaeli, John Levin and Ian Haugland has remained unchanged sine the band […]
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DeWolff Take On First Ever UK Headline Tour – March 2024.
Tickets are available HERE New Album Love, Death & In Between out now Via Mascot Records “Super retro mesh of guitars, organ, brass blasts and gospelly harmonies. Tasty.” Classic Rock“An outstanding release, something for any music lover.” Blues Matters“They take you on musical adventures that is majestic […]
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The Raven Age ‘Blood Omen Tour’ with Disconnected; Manchester Academy 3.
It’s a Tuesday night in Manchester at the Academy 3, the queue is starting to pile up despite the horrific rain even inside the venue the queue is at the bottom of the stairs. The room quickly fills up with a mix of generations as […]
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