When one thinks of ‘PlanetMosh’, Reading Festival is not always the pinnacle event that may spring to mind – but surprisingly, Reading and Leeds have diversified more and more into our alternative subculture, making the idea of spending August bank holiday weekend in a field surrounded by citizens of the …
Read More »Reckless Love with The Treatment – Rock City Nottingham 18/11/2016
The problem with gigs at Rock City on a Friday these days is that because they have a club night afterwards they are on an early-finish curfew so they tend to start early too. Reckless Love apparently had doors at 6pm. I don’t know, I was still facing the torture …
Read More »Danny Core, Broken Witt Rebels – November 2016 – Interview
2016 has been a pretty big year for Birmingham based Blues Rock band Broken Witt Rebels. The release of their second EP Georgia Pine has received some pretty amazing critical feedback. Their live status has been enhanced by becoming an award winning live act and the band have supported some …
Read More »Delain – Koko, London – 13th November 2016
Kobra and the Lotus had the job of opening tonight’s strong lineup. The Canadian band played their first every UK show almost exactly seven years ago playing to a dozen or so people, and have toured a lot since then, building up a support base the old fashioned way – …
Read More »Valensole talk to us about their history – interview
UK Punks VALENSOLE release their breathtaking new EP ‘Where We Should Be’, on Friday 3rd March. Elliott, Nick, and Dave from the band filled us in on their background: What is the full band line-up, who plays what? We operate as a 3-piece, but we play live with varying session …
Read More »Sinsaenum Interview, Nov 2016
Brand new extreme metal band Sinsaenum has a knack for high speed creep. In yet another musical mixing of creative forces, this act is made possible through the ideas of veteran artists who know sonically exactly what they want, when it comes to death metal. The band is the brainchild …
Read More »The Graham Bonnet Band – The Limelight 2, Belfast – 19-11-2016
“Since you’ve been gone, since you’ve been gone; I’m outta my head…” Who? What? Where? Sorry! Got a little distracted there for a minute. What can I say? When you’ve grown up listening to the iconic British rock band Rainbow then you were probably excited when the news of the …
Read More »Europe – Roundhouse, London – 12th November 2016
Electric boys opened the night. Formed in 1988, they’re the first of three 80s bands playing tonight. They play great music which mixes hard rock with a funk sound and are a great live band. It’s no surprise to see they go down well with the crowd – they’re not …
Read More »MFVF 2016 – Sunday
First up today were Mercy Isle, a band with a mix of European and American members. They play a mix of rock and symphonic metal – which sounds like a slightly odd mix, but it works very well. Keyboard player Joop de Rooij is no stranger to MFVF having played …
Read More »MFVF 2016 – Saturday
An early start means it’s always a struggle to get up and out for the first full day of MFVF, but it’s one of those festivals where you don’t want to miss a band even if you haven’t heard many of the bands before as I’ve never left disappointed. Evig …
Read More »MFVF 2016 – Friday
Fridays at MFVF are normally more a social affair than anything else. Yes there are usually some bands on, but it’s a chance for people who havent seen each other recently to catch up. With no MFVF in 2015 then it was two years since I’d seen some people, and …
Read More »Lilium fill us in on their background…
Newcomers ‘Lilium’ arrive on the scene with their new single ‘Disappear’, out 28th November via Deathly Records. The band cite Pearl Jam and Jeff Buckley as their influences. We sat down to ask them a few questions about their history and background. What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Emma …
Read More »Lacuna Coil -The Garage, Glasgow. 15/11/16.
On a chilly November Tuesday, warmed by burritos from the best rock bar in Glasgow, Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, we headed across the road to The Garage to see Lacuna Coil and their two support bands on the Delirium World Tour. With doors at seven and a ten pm curfew I …
Read More »The Cadillac Three with Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown – O2 Academy, Birmingham – 10th November 2016
There is nothing we like better than music and whiskey and who better to deliver that special recipe than Tennessee’s The Cadillac Three. On this occasion they have brought along fellow Nashville residents Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. This band have already played stadiums across Europe with AC/DC and have …
Read More »Redemption Festival 2016, Warehouse 23, Wakefield
Following a successful one day Festival in 2015. (Reviewed here). The second Redemption Festival returned on a bigger scale, with sixteen bands over two days at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield on Saturday and Sunday 10th-11th September. With different ticket options if you were canny and bought in advance you could …
Read More »Gravves fill us in on their background – interview
UK noisy newcomers Gravves are set to break out to the nation with their blistering new EP Rattle, which hits stores on Friday 10th February, through Loner Noise Records. We chatted with the band about their background: What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Adam Hughes – Bass, vocals, …
Read More »Lordi, The Button Factory, Dublin, 09/11/2016
It’s a strange Wednesday night in Dublin, with the entire Internet in seeming meltdown over events that are taking place in the USA, that Finnish rock legends Lordi are here to prove to us that the only monsters we need care about are in town and ready to rock The …
Read More »Beth Hart – Symphony Hall, Birmingham – 11th November 2016
Tonight’s opening act is Canadian musician Colin James. He’s not playing with a full band – instead he’s joined by Chris Caddell performing as a duo. Both spend the set seated playing acoustic guitar while Colin James sings. As well as some of his own material, he plays a Muddy …
Read More »KING COLOBUS – INTERVIEW
Ascending Heavy Blues Rockers ‘King Colobus’ re-release their self-titled EP this February. We had a quick talk with the guys about their background….. What is the full band line-up? Stewart MacPherson (lead vocals & guitars), James Bailes (bass), Gavin Huck (guitars) and Simon Marsh (drums). How and when …
Read More »The American Way: Songs Inspired by Political Unrest
Politics can be a breeding ground of anger, discontent, fear, hatred, and lies: tangents and emotions that punk rock and heavy metal channel oh so well. As we’re aware of by now, the USA just held an election for its 45th President. While the candidate who won was voted into …
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