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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 […]
Gig reviewsI’m going to be straight and up front; going into this show I was not a fan of Malev (that’s Malevolence to you commoners), but this is also someone who hasn’t been to one of their headline shows before. It’s a night of hardcore music […]
Gig reviewsToday, Cardiff-based four-piece Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard return with the announcement of their dark new single “Therapy”. The news comes closely on the heels of their recent single “Chew”, which was released earlier this year to widespread critical acclaim. The band have also announced a new […]
NewsManchester Academy 3 plays host tonight to Yours Truly on their headline tour with support from Lizzy Farrell and South Arcade! Lizzy and her band take to the stage and straight away there is a vibe about the group. With regards to group interaction on […]
Gig reviewsIt’s been four long years, but the American hard rock band from Las Vegas, Otherwise have returned with their sixth studio album, their second on Mascot records. With their previous album Defy being released in 2019. I won’t lie, I decided to listen to this […]
Album reviewsIt’s almost 50 years to the day that I last saw Man play live. That was at the Liverpool Stadium venue sometime in 1973 – I suspected the line-up had changed in between! Before Man hit the stage it’s Tri-City Fanfare, a band out of […]
Gig reviewsWatch video for ‘Party’ right here; https://youtu.be/NkcABUdHHvA Jubilee’s Billy Warren and Justine Wilson have a No 1 country album and two No 1 singles in the country chart to their name, so far . . . Dolly Parton’s musical director Kent Wells is a champion […]
NewsThis is probably the first time where I can say I am in my element for a review. Bullet For My Valentine has been in my life for many years, and one thing I’m going to say before jumping into this review is that you […]
Gig reviewsWatch the video here (https://youtu.be/2_FiL67VaIg) The new album ‘Relentless’ set for March 31st release via Kscope Preorder the album here (https://empyre.lnk.to/Relentless ) After unveiling, ‘Relentless’, ‘Parasites’ and the Classic Rock ‘Tracks of The Week’ runaway winner that was ‘Hit & Run’, Empyre continue their trajectory into the stratosphere with a […]
NewsBecko Announces 90s Inspired Album PRESENT DAY // PRESENT TIME Is Now Available For Pre-Order For Fans of Linkin Park, Prodigy, Asking Alexandria. Purchase/Stream: https://link.fixtmusic.com/PD_PT Becko has announced the release of his ‘90s inspired album PRESENT DAY // PRESENT TIME, releasing on April 21, 2023 is now available […]
NewsFLOGGING MOLLY’S NEW EP, ‘TIL THE ANARCHY’S RESTORED, AVAILABLE NOW VIA RISE RECORDS LISTEN NOW WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR “DRUNKEN LULLABIES (LIVE FROM ELECTRICAL AUDIO)” HERE EP FEATURES PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TITLE TRACK AND LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM STEVE ALBINI’S ELECTRICAL AUDIO STUDIO Flogging Molly’s new, three-song, […]
NewsNEW ALBUM: ‘PROTAGONISTS’ – OUT 31 MARCH + UK TOUR DATES + IN-STORES THIS SPRING:TICKETS ON SALE HERE With their upcoming third album fast approaching, IST IST are pleased to unveil the latest track to be cut from the record: “Nothing More Nothing Less”. WATCH THE […]
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