Music News & Reviews from the Rock, Metal, Blues, Prog, Punk & Jazz Genres as well as stage and festival shows
The Struts and Barns Courtney have joined forces this year on a co-headline tour, and FRAMEmusic is seeing them at Manchester’s own Albert Hall. A show that brings two fan bases together to make one complete package. Singer / Songwriter James Bruner was born and […]
Gig reviewsThere’s a definite buzz about Chester this Saturday. It’s the day of Chester Races and impeccably dressed racegoers are flooding to the city for a frenzy of fashion, horses and gambling. But that’s not the only reason for a sudden increase in the population; Wishbone […]
Gig reviewsYears ago a 3,000 capacity venue would have been playing host to the likes of more mainstream bands like Korn or Sepultura. Now however, such is the rise in popularity of metal, and the now legendary status of headliners Cannibal Corpse, that it is no […]
Gig reviewsEU/UK Tour On Sale Now “The first taste of Wednesday guitarist/Waxahatchee collaborator’s fourth album portrays a dubious figure sinking into a post-breakup crisis, set to understated sludge.” – The Guardian “MJ Lenderman reliably writes with the wit and hindsight of someone at least double his age. […]
NewsTOUR STARTS 22 SEPTEMBER 2024 – TICKETS ON SALE 10AM FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST HERE THE PERFECT SUMMER’S DAY, BEFORE WE LOST THE LIGHT – DEBUT ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 13THPRE-ORDER HEREAcclaimed musician and actor Sam Palladio has announced his Before We Lost The Light UK headline […]
NewsVIDEO/STREAM/DOWNLOAD In eager anticipation of their forthcoming “We Shall Remain” European headline tour starting on October 3, Swedish symphonic dark metal stalwarts ELEINE have delighted their legion with a new digital 2-track single today: ‘Through The Mist’ (incl. its instrumental version) is now available on […]
NewsElles Bailey Releases New Single & Video ‘1972’ OUT NOW on all digital platforms HERE New Album Beneath The Neon Glow Out Now on Cooking Vinyl Records Watch Video HERE Elles Bailey releases her latest single, “1972,” from her upcoming album, Beneath The Neon Glow, out […]
NewsHEADLINE UK TOUR APRIL 2025 Four-piece hard rock band CATCH YOUR BREATH have released their latest standalone single, ‘Perfect World’, which features a guest appearance from Virginia-born, Los-Angeles-based rapper and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Oakes. Carving out his own hyper-charged hypnotic hybrid with no shortage of energy and attitude, […]
NewsPart One – out now. Listen here An ampersand intimately and magically joins things together. “&” (Ampersand) is also the name of a beautiful new Bastille project from Dan Smith, a collection of story songs that intertwine the lives and wide worlds of startling women and […]
NewsToday, Brighton-based duo WREX have released their new single and music video for ‘Take a Walk’. The nu-metal inspired opening track is the third to be taken from the band’s upcoming EP, This Hell Goes a Long Way Down, due 16th August. This Hell Goes a Long […]
NewsTortured Demon First up are Manchester’s own – Tortured Demon. They’re local and proud, but seasoned enough from the road to know how to put on a good show, having already toured with fellow UK thrashers Evil and Xentrix (who are watching the gig tonight). […]
Gig reviewsSilenzer First up, we have Austrian 5-piece Silenzer. It’s clear from the off that they have high energy, enjoy playing, and have decided to make the most of their support slot on the Mushroomhead tour. Most of the tracks come from their 2022 album ‘X’, […]
Gig reviews“Just to prep you, it will most likely be a departure from the norm in terms of genres” Rob advises me over Messenger, in reference to our upcoming adventure into Manchester. For we’re used to having our ears blasted and senses flattened by extreme metal […]
Gig reviews