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I’m Billy I’m the bassist/songwriter and backing vocals I’m Jason the vocalist and lyricist for Chaos Reigns. So we actually got the name from the horror movie ‘The Antichrist’ at the moment where William Dafoe’s character looks up and says “Chaos Reigns” in a very […]
Album reviews InterviewsIt’s the height of a storm in Manchester and Alien Ant Farm are headlining the O2 Ritz this evening, with last minute support changes which is a topic the band probably prefers to not get into this is a sold out show regardless. In the […]
Gig reviewsCrawlers are a rock/alt band from Liverpool, after Crawler’s debut album titled ‘The Mess We Seem to Make’ was released earlier this year, crawlers returned to Birmingham at the 02 Institute for their UK headline tour. It was a cold, wet, and windy evening, but […]
Gig reviewsWith a discography of 10 studio albums and more than a decade of being revered as a global blues icon, DAN PATLANSKY has solidified his status as one of the most exceptional blues-based storytellers of his generation, earning legendary recognition worldwide. In 2024, Dan has […]
News“You can’t come in, doors are at 7.30”, says the disinterested security goon, “…says here doors at 7 Fella” I say in reply, showing him the blurb “….it changed today” says he….I try a different tack, “…where do I collect my media pass please?”, a […]
Gig reviewsAmerican heavy metal band Fozzy landed in Manchester for night three of their UK tour. The band formed in 1999 when lead vocalist Chris Jericho was just known as the wrestling superstar that he is. After their huge performance at AEW’s All In Pay Per […]
Gig reviews40 spectacles in 14 countries across the continent: Finnish hard rock / metal group LORDI are about to start haunting Europe with the eerily beautiful with tunes that can be found on their current album »Screem Writers Guild« (released on March 31, 2023). In anticipation of […]
NewsCurrently confirmed to perform is Chris Holmes Mean Man, the very special Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper Tribute, Fury, Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters, Desolation Angels, The Darker My Horizon and Tysondog. TICKETS The life of one of Swindon’s most famous residents will be celebrated […]
NewsPre-Order Now Status Quo release “The Early Years (1966-69)” on 15 March 2024 via BMG on 5CD clamshell boxset [Cat No BMGCAT900BOX]. This collection features songs from the Pre-Status Quo days, as the first iterations of the bands that developed into Status Quo found their feet, […]
NewsStatus Quo’s bass player, John ‘Rhino’ Edwards, will release the album ‘Just Sayin’’ – again produced by long term collaborator Mike Paxman – through Molano Music on 1 March 2024, preceded on 9 February by two new songs from it. The pairing of the songs ‘Never Too Old To Rock And Roll’, featuring a guitar solo […]
NewsTHE EXPANSIVE, INTERNATIONAL TOUR WILL HIT 35 CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE THIS SPRING.TICKET ON SALE TO BEGIN JANUARY 26TH AT 10 A.M. LOCAL TIME; HAPPINESS BASTARDS IS SET FOR GLOBAL RELEASE ON MARCH 15. Fresh off the heels of announcing their first album […]
NewsGrammy-nominated band SUM 41 has shared their newest single “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate”, out now via Rise Records, from their upcoming final album Heaven :x: Hell. The second single from the double album’s pop-punk Heaven side, “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate” harkens back to the earliest days of […]
NewsThe Welsh post-hardcore band from Merthyr Tydfil have returned; they have come back into our older emo hearts after a break that was, in my opinion, WAY TOO LONG. The Blackout for those who aren’t aware, are a staple in the emo / alternative music […]
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