The Devil Always Collects – Brian Setzer.
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 […]
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Full of Hell – Manchester Rebellion.
First 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, […]
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GUILT TRIP drop new album and single ‘Eyes Wide Shut’.
‘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 […]
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The Tygers of Pan Tang with Mystiek & Raider – The Robin 2.
The Tygers of Pan Tang return to the Midlands after a (forced) absence of a few years with local band, Mystiek, and Welsh rockers, Raider in tow. It’s only been a week since Raider were last here at the Robin supporting BACK:N:BLACK and I was […]
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THE HU + KING NUN – The Roundhouse, London.
Being 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 […]
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Planet Rock presents . . . Winter’s End 2023!
Winter’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 […]
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Fields Of The Nephilim / The Membranes, O2 Ritz, Manchester.
It’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 […]
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BLACK VEIL BRIDES RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DEVIL” FROM THEIR RECENTLY RELEASED EP “THE MOURNING”
https://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 […]
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Pierce The Veil at Manchester Academy.
Pierce 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 […]
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Lenmania in Manchester approaches . . .
Legendary 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 […]
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MOTHER MOTHER + DEAD PONY @ the O2 FORUM , Kentish Town.
Indie-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 […]
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The Black Aces – The Takeaway Thieves – Fiefdom @ Gulliver’s, Manchester.
The 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 […]
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The Cruel Knives and The Pretty Reckless – Southampton Guildhall.
The 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’ […]
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