Music News & Reviews from the Rock, Metal, Blues, Prog, Punk & Jazz Genres as well as stage and festival shows
It’s a Friday night in Leeds, at the First Direct Arena and there are two massive queues outside of the arena that travel around the entirety of the building, all Fall Out Boy fans ready for the new tour to promote the band’s latest album […]
Gig reviewsAutarkh Evolve on ‘Emergent’ Autarkh already sounded like the future on their debut. But the Dutch contemporary metal band have pushed their distended view of the digital age to further extremes on their new album. “It is even safe to say that the Autarkh that […]
NewsThe correlative clip follows the album’s first single “Spend the Grace.” When No Birds Sang is out on December 1st. “crushingly beautiful” – Consequence “…a jaw-dropping display of the two bands’ chemistry with a thick ambiance giving way to throat-scratching vocals and stadium-sized riffs.” – GLIDE […]
NewsTHE K’s ANNOUNCE TEENAGE CANCER TRUST SHOW w/ KASABIAN + THE SNUTS @ THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON (25/03) – TICKETS ON SALE NOW HERE ALSO, EXTENSIVE UK TOUR THIS MARCH ALL TICKETS HERENEW SINGLE: “HOPING MAYBE” OUT NOW – WATCH THE VIDEO HERE || […]
NewsAGORA ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘EMPIRE’ – AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER/ADD/SAVE NOW! OUT FEBRUARY 21 Mexican metal rockers Agora have announced the upcoming release of their latest single ‘Empire‘ via Golden Robot Records. This enticing and hard-hitting track is the first for the band under the powerhouse label […]
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 […]
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