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Album review, album released September 2023. Caught off guard again! When you sit and think about it, Reg is definitely a wily old dog! The phone dings, and there’s a message from him, I can’t see the message and therefore bluff it, so I open […]
Album reviewsFirst act of the night Unyielding Love takes to the stage. With no hesitation and no introduction they jump right into their set with a whiny and intense backing track full of electronic growls loud enough to pierce your ear drums. No drummer, just bass, […]
Gig reviews‘SEVERANCE’ OUT NOW via MLVLTD Manchester’s GUILT TRIP have dropped their brand new album, Severance, out today via MALEVOLENCE-run label MLVLTD. In celebration of the release, they’ve also shared new single and video for ‘Eyes Wide Shut’. Watch the music video for ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ HERE. Order […]
NewsI like metal, goth, and everything rock or alternative in between but truth be told, I am not always up to speed with what is out there, sometimes I get stuck in my little bubble, so going out there taking pictures of live events, is […]
Gig reviewsFollowing hot on the heels of their successful 2021 tour, The Dead Daisies returned to the UK in 2022 for eight gigs featuring tracks from the new album ‘Radiance’. This time they storm the home of rock in the Midlands, KK’s Steel Mill, which is […]
Gig reviewsAfter a six year long hiatus, Pierce The Veil have returned and are due to release their fifth studio album The Jaws of Life on 10th February 2023. With a brand new tour starting in spring 2024. The 12 track album comes after their 2016 […]
Album reviewsDepending on your personal perspective you could read this as Tubular Bells Live or Tubular Bells Live (think about it!). Either way your perspective is reasonable for after being in existence for 50 years, Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells is alive and kicking thanks to the […]
Gig reviewsPunk? Mmmmm, perhaps to be more precise Celtic Punk. Whichever punk you choose then the Dropkick Murphys epitomise the word, they are very different from the rest, they are full on, they are unique, and they are fabulous. Formed in 1996 in Quincy Massachusetts USA, […]
Gig reviewsOccasionally you have to come out of your comfort zone, the things you are familiar with and like, to accept new challenges. So this was the case with me going to see a gig of a band I had never heard of before and a […]
Gig reviewsWord on the street is that Kris Barras has gone over to the dark side – gone all ‘ard and ‘eavy – well, let’s see shall we! However, before we hear whether Kris Barras has gone all Darth Vader on us it’s Dea Matrona who […]
Gig reviewsI’d forgotten just how cosy the Bullingdon can be, it’s been a few years since I was here last. I was looking forward to seeing (and hearing) two of the better up & coming bands out there at the moment but there were things to […]
Gig reviewsSKYLAR SOARS INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH AN ODE “TO THE GIRL THAT GEST HIM NEXT” LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE HERE DEBUT EP “I’D STEP ON LEGO FOR YOU” OUT 20/01/23 Entering the new year with a bold sonic statement, newcomer Skylar affirms that it’s’ […]
NewsGUN will be hitting the road in 2023 for a series of special acoustic shows this Spring. Following a benchmark year that saw them release the critically acclaimed new album ‘The Calton Songs’, pick-up multiple awards, headline festivals, and arrive to an electrifying homecoming crowd […]
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