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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ROCKET PENGWIN – DEBUT ALBUM ‘POLAR OPPOSITES’ OUT NOW.
SINGLE FOR TITLE TRACK HERE The debut Rocket Pengwin album ‘Polar Opposites’ from multi-hyphenate singer, songwriter, and visual artist Eddie Sears is out now. The title track, ‘Polar Opposites’ serves as the project’s lead anthem, and anchors what’s sure to become a pop-punk phenomenon. […]
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Anthrax & Municipal Waste – Manchester Academy
Anthrax, the world famous classic rock thrasher band that took over the 1980s have returned to Manchester for their 40th anniversary tour. (Well, 41st Anniversary technically) You can’t walk into Manchester Academy, without seeing a battle jacket. The doors opened at 7pm and the queue […]
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Hypocrisy with Septicflesh, The Agonist and Horizon Ignited @ The Institute 2, Birmingham.
If you don’t like Death Metal, go home now, because tonight the audience was exposed to four Death Metal and Melodic Death Metal bands hailing from Scandinavia, Greece and Canada. Swedish Death Metal merchants HYPOCRISY were touring Europe with several other bands in tow and […]
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The Hunna – O2 Ritz, Manchester
The Hunna join us tonight at The O2 Ritz Manchester for their self-titled album tour! Already, when going into the venue, it’s boiling hot, even within the first act there’s people passing out in the crowd. Taking to the stage first is Manchester’s own Lucy […]
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Billy Idol – The Roadside Tour 2022 – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
For the last 40 odd years Billy Idol has been one of the two musicians that I’ve always wanted to photograph, an opportunity to photograph the other one will never happen, for that was the late great Freddie Mercury. Although the two of them are […]
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Skid Row, Enuff Z’Nuff, Collateral, Y Plas, Cardiff.
What better way to start the weekend than a Friday night spent in the company of a few hundred Skid Row fans wanting confirmation that the band are rejuvenated with the arrival of new frontman Erik Gronwall and their new album ‘The Gangs All Here’. […]
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Reckless Love with Collateral and The Treatment, The Engine Rooms, Southampton.
My phone started pinging just as I left the house, it had been pinging intermittently all afternoon giving updates of history unfolding at Balmoral, but the increase in frequency led me to look at my phone to discover that the only era most of us […]
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October Drift – I Don’t Belong Anywhere – album review.
October Drift have released their second album I Don’t Belong Anywhere ahead of their current 12 day UK tour. The band from Somerset, in south-west England formed in 2015 with members Kiran Roy, Daniel Young, Alex Bipsham and Chris Holmes. They released their first single […]
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Black Aces ‘Show You How to Rock n’ Roll’ – yes they do!
Black Aces celebrate 5 years of Anywhere But Here with new video for Show You How to Rock n RollAs they gear up to head back to the UK, rural Aussie pub rockers Black Aces are also set to celebrate the five-year anniversary of their […]
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Frank Turner at the Manchester Academy.
The night of Frank Turner begins with the man himself taking the stage first, much to the excitement and confusion of the crowd. Dressed down and not in his usual white shirt but instead a black hoodie and jeans, Frank introduces his supporters for the […]
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Troy Redfern “WINGS OF SALVATION” Label: Digital Release.
‘Wings of Salvation’ is Troy Redfern’s fourteenth (yes, 14th!) album and arguably his best to date. Opening with the funky, lively ‘Gasoline’, the hooky riff and slithery pop grab your attention instantly. The drumming gives a loose, scrappy feel but is actually tight and holds […]
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