PIERCE THE VEIL HAVE SHARED NEW SINGLE “KISS ME NOW”+ DELUXE ALBUM, UK TOUR DATES IN SEPTEMBER.
On Friday, 9th May 2025, platinum-selling band Pierce The Veil released a deluxe version of their hugely successful and chart-topping 2023 album The Jaws of Life. Released originally in 2023, the LP debuted at #14 on the Billboard Top 200, #2 on the Alternative Chart, and claimed the #1 spot on the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart. […]
King Diamond / Paradise Lost / Unto Others – Manchester Academy.
Unto Others First up are gothy/doomy rockers Unto Others, from Portland, USA. I’d not heard their music before but a friend said before the gig that they’d likely be right up my street, so I checked them out. On first impressions they struck me as like a slightly lighter version of Paradise Lost – a […]
Alice Cooper w/ Bobbie Dazzle, Cardiff Utilita Arena
Time for another Alice Cooper Tour, a short one this time with dates in Scotland and Wales and co-headliner slot for the London date with Judas Priest. The London show will give a foretaste to the North American co-headlining tour Judas Priest and Alice Cooper have lined up for September. I’m in South Wales, Cardiff […]
Album review: Nostalgia by Mother Mother
Indie Rock/Alt/Art Pop – Released by Warner Music Canada, June 6th 2025. Why This Release Matters — and Deserves Your Ears: This album is a true anthem to creative and artistic freedom — a full expression of an artistic vision that refuses to be confined by cliques, instead making exploration and cross-genre blending its very […]
Guilfest Celebrates 25th Anniversary in 2025!
Date: 5th & 6th July 2025 Location: Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey Guilfest is excited to celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. They’ve booked one of the biggest bands in the world, The Jacksons, to headline on the Saturday night and are thrilled to announce Razorlight as the Sunday headliner. Also taking to the main stage […]
Imperial Age with support from Grotesco Karma, Eon Gods & Seventh Station at Rebellion, Manchester
It’s April 30th and Manchester’s Rebellion played host to an eclectic and powerful night of metal, headlined by symphonic metal giants Imperial Age. But before the headliners took to the stage, three unique support acts offered up an evening packed with variety, theatricality, and some unforgettable moments—both impressive and surprising. Grotesco Karma opened the night […]
Rootsy Troubadour Connor Selby Announces Summer UK Tour & New Single.
Following the Release of his New Single, Connor Selby Announces Summer UK Tour Dates 06 Jun – Crazy Coqs, London12 Jun – Forest Arts Centre, New Milton13 Jun – The Bear Club, Luton25 Jun – Bourne To Blues, Kent11 Jul – Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival20 Jul – Westival, Aldershot30 Jul – New Haven […]
Only The Poets + Pedro Santos – Wrocław, A2 Club
Long before the main band of the evening appeared, the A2 club was already quite crowded. The fans have been queuing since 7AM in front of the venue. The Polish audience, as always full of energy and hungry for live music, warmly welcomed the support act – Pedro Santos, and rightly so, because this Portuguese […]
RedHook @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester – with supports Eville and Defences.
On the same day that thousands flooded Manchester for the annual Marathon, another kind of endurance event was brewing inside The Deaf Institute — one packed with riffs, chaos, and a hell of a lot of heart. RedHook, all the way from Sydney, Australia, brought their signature genre-blurring madness to a sold-out crowd for their […]
Drown in Sulphur – Satan’s Hollow, Manchester.
This is a big show, 5 bands in total on a Monday night. The last time we attended a deathcore show with this many bands the organisation was terrible and no one had a single clue what was going on and people left early, so this one as a second experience for myself could only […]