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Tonight’s bill is a typically eclectic one – ranging from classic thrash through dark sludge to ambient black metal – ensuring a healthy crowd drawn from a wide spectrum of Belfast’s metal community, with the added advantage of it being the beginning of (for many) a long holiday weekend helping …

Jeff ‘Oly’ Olson is best known as the original drummer with Trouble, one of the groups which shaped the sound of modern doom metal. Having left the band in 2008, he recently has re-united with his former bandmates, this time contributing keyboards to their forthcoming new album, ‘The Dark Riff’. …

After apparently calling it quits two years ago, German power metal maestro Tobias Sammett delivered a pleasant surprise to his legions of fans when it was revealed that there would, in fact, be a new Avantasia studio album, ‘The Mystery Of Time’, which is being released at the end of …

Falling Red are back with a short 6 date UK tour, after a rock style lifestyle of opening for Steel Panther and playing at some renowned venues. Since they last played a headline show in Manchester they have definitely upped their game in terms of performance and presence. They have …

First up tonight are a fairly small British band – Sacred Mother Tongue.  If you’ve never listened to them then you really should – as an indication of what to expect, their guitarist Andy James has been nominated for the Dimebag Darell Shredder award in this year’s Metal Hammer Golden …

First up tonight was Mia Klose. I’d purchased her album before Christmas and enjoyed her 80’s rock sound so was looking forward to seeing how she’d be live.   clearly a lot of other fans were keen to see her too as there was already a good crowd by the …

We asked British Rockers Voodoo Vegas some questions about the band and their new album…. For anyone who isn’t familiar with Voodoo Vegas, can you tell us a bit about the band? We’ve got Nick and the lovely Meryl on guitar, Ash on bass and Matt on drums. I do …

Due to my having to work tonight, I approached the venue a mere 5 minutes before the doors open, so the line is stretching away from the door, around the corner and up the hill clearly this show is highly anticipated by the locals. Unfortunately by the time I’ve interviewed Devildriver …

Tonight at the forum was the last night of the UK leg of UFO’s tour.  The British rock legends have Greek band 4Bitten supporting them on the whole of the European tour.  While I’ve seen UFO several times before and always enjoyed them, 4Bitten were a new band for me, …

Swedish rock band Sister have been supporting Wednesday 13 on his current UK tour.  I spoke to the band just after they finished sound checking before their gig at Rock City in Nottingham.  Listen to what they had to say about touring and their planned second album, using the player …

I spoke to Chris, guitarist with In this moment in the band’s dressing room at Nottingham’s Rock City to talk about their latest album, tours, their live show and more.  Listen to what he had to say using the player below.

I spoke to Halestorm drummer, Arejay Hale at Rock City in Nottingham a couple of hours before their sold-out headline show.  Listen to what he had to say about their live shows, touring, their forthcoming second covers EP and more.

Before storming the stage at Glasgow’s O2 ABC I caught up with Devildriver’s guitarist Jeff Kendrick, who took time out to discuss recording the new album, touring and amongst other things how the band has evolved and survived over the last 10 + years.            

I had the pleasure of catching up with Cannibal Corpse’s drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz before their crushing set at the o2 ABC in Glasgow. We discussed their latest album Torture, Dead Human Collection: 25 Years of Death Metal, touring, how they have survived 25 years in the business, why they have …

I had the pleasure of catching up with Ryan Knight, guitarist from The Black Dahlia Murder before their brutal set at the o2 ABC in Glasgow. We discussed last years appearance at Wacken and Bloodstock, touring, Metal Blade Records, their new album, what their plans are and so on.   …

Being a Saturday the venue had a club night planned for after the gig, so, tonight’s gig started early – doors at 6.30 and the first band on stage just 15 minutes later. First up tonight were Skarlett Riot, a young band who had been due to play the after …

I was lucky enough to get to speak to Wednesday 13 a couple of hours before he went on stage at Nottingham’s Rock City.  Click the player below to listen to what he had to say about his music, plans to make a movie, and much more..  

With the eleventh edition looming and bands being announced as we speak, we decided to grab festival co-founder Val, to ask her about the festivals origins and how it has now developed into quite a unique event in the Metal calender.                .   First of all, many thanks …

I spoke to Fofi, lead singer of Greek band 4Bitten shortly before they played the HMV Forum in London as part of their European tour supporting rock legends UFO.  Listen to what she had to say about their live dates, the Greek music scene and more..

Canadian thrashers Mortillery recently released their second album – Origin of Extinction on Napalm records.  We took the opportunity to ask them a few questions…   OK first of all, for the benefit of anyone who isn’t familiar with Mortillery, can you tell us a little bit about the band? …