Music News & Reviews from the Rock, Metal, Blues, Prog, Punk & Jazz Genres as well as stage and festival shows
As they barrel towards their upcoming tour dates, Canadian melodic metal outfit LUTHARO are excited to announce they have joined new label home, Atomic Fire Records! We are incredibly excited to announce that we have officially joined the Atomic Fire Records family!” say the band […]
NewsIt’s a Saturday night in Manchester, and Hot Mulligan are kicking off this show at a sold out New Century Hall. With a room full of alternative people in their 30s, they’re ready to belt their hearts out to sad emo music that their inner […]
Gig reviewsIt’s a warm Thursday night in Manchester, and this crowd of metalheads are ready for an insane night of crowd surfing and mosh pits for tonight’s sold out show at Rebellion! First up on the line up to get this crowd warmed up is London […]
Gig reviewsBeing brought up in the South of Italy, two things always fascinated me, listening to imported music I did not understand the lyrics of and local folk music. So said, being also a metal fan, it was only a matter of time before I stumbled […]
Gig reviewsWinter’s End has come round again with the 2023 event taking place at Trecco Bay Holiday Park, Porthcawl between February 3rd-5th. The headline bands will be Elles Bailey (Friday), The Von Hertzen Brothers (Saturday) and The Kris Barras Band (Sunday); a brilliant trio of performers […]
NewsIt’s one of the coldest days of the year tonight at Manchester’s O2 Ritz, but regardless Fields Of The Nephilim are on their major UK tour promoting their landmark 1988 album The Nephilim In full! Inside the venue it’s absolutely freezing, if you’ve never been […]
Gig reviewshttps://youtu.be/l0cRT1ehiSM Limited-Edition “Devil” Inspired Holiday Merch Now Available Here: https://shop.blackveilbrides.net (New York, NY) On the heels of the recent release of their digital EP The Mourning last month, Black Veil Brides have released a music video for opener “Devil.” The high energy track has become […]
NewsPierce The Veil have returned after a six year hiatus and have taken over Manchester Academy tonight, on their sold out return tour. The emos are flooding in and the energy is wild, some of us may be in our late 20s now but the […]
Gig reviewsLegendary alt-rock/indie-pop songwriter Jamie Lenman is delighted to announce the details of ‘Lenmania III: LenManchester’—ten acts across two stages over seven hours of heaven! Specially curated by Lenman himself, the annual all-day festival is set to return on 18th December 2022 for a very special […]
NewsIndie-rock band Mother Mother recently played two days sold out gig in London, O2 Kentish Town – after rescheduling during Covid season – and I was there to review and record the event with my photo camera. Mother Mother is a band I had not […]
Gig reviewsThe Australian Rock band Black Aces have finally landed in the UK on their eight day tour, stopping tonight at Gulliver’sManchester. Fiefdom Kicking off the start of the night are Manchester’s own, Fiefdom. The first thing to say about these guys is that they don’t […]
Gig reviewsThe Guildhall is unusually full, but when I realise that The Cruel Knives is Sid Glover and Rob Ellershaw‘s latest band (it had somehow escaped me) and given the huge following Heavens Basement had in Southampton it all falls into place. They open with ‘Overdose’ […]
Gig reviewsDamnation Festival kicked off in full swing in Manchester, at the BEC Arena the first time the festival has taken place in 17 years outside of Leeds. With a jam packed line up of 24 bands, three stages and your typical clashes this was a […]
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