Music News & Reviews from the Rock, Metal, Blues, Prog, Punk & Jazz Genres as well as stage and festival shows
We’re in the KK’s Steelmill boxroom tonight, well, not quite a boxroom but the smaller side room away from the main area. Audience tonight was only expected to be around 100 people so quite an intimate gig in prospect. The show kicks off with local […]
Gig reviewsIt’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 […]
NewsPunk? 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 […]
NewsPerris Records is proud to announce the CD release of Torben Enevoldsen’s brand new all instrumental albums entitled “5.1” and “Transition” on February 3rd, 2023. The albums were released earlier digitally worldwide on iTunes, Amazon & more. Torben plays much of the guitars, bass, keyboards […]
NewsHALLOWEEN GATHERING 2023 @ WHITBY PAVILION, WHITBY FRIDAY 27TH & SATURDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2023 MAKES FIRST LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT FEATURING…THE 69 EYES, With Very Special Guests…THEATRE OF HATE || THE MARCH VIOLETS SALVATION – A Whitby Exclusive Performing…‘A Singles & EPs 1983-86’ Set AUGER || WESTENRA, PLUS, […]
NewsSHARE NEW SINGLE ‘METAL KINGDOM’, ALBUM TRAILER, AND TRACK LISTING; CONCEPT RECORD ‘THE OTHER ONE’ DUE 24TH MARCH 2023. BABYMETAL have posted a trailer for their first concept album, THE OTHER ONE, on their official YouTube Channel. The trailer previews snippets of all 10 songs […]
NewsWe are happy to announce that our brand new studio album “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, is officially out! You can listen to our latest singles “Look For The Rose” and “The Tidal Wave”, below! And you can order the album HERE: https://orcd.co/tenwicked UK hard rock […]
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