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Some photos of Slam Cartel supporting Queensryche at Rock City, Nottingham - 17th October 2013

Almost a quarter of a century after their formation, stoner rock legends Monster Magnet show no sign of letting up. They’ve been releasing a new studio album every three years consistently since 1995 and Last Patrol, their ninth effort which was released on Tuesday, continues the trend. And whilst four …

Some photos of Queensrÿche at Rock City, Nottingham - 17th October 2013

'Stranger Than Love', is a true power rock ballad of epic proportions. Big sounds! big riff's! big beats! big hair? (optional) these days.

Tonight was a gig I’d been looking forward to since tickets first went on sale – three great bands any of who would be worth seeing alone, playing together on one bill. The night kicked off with Halestorm, who despite the early start (they were on stage at 7pm) played …

Some photos of Shinedown at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham supporting Alter Bridge.

Photos of Alter Bridge headlining the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham

Some photos of Halestorm at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham supporting Shinedown and Alter Bridge.

The autumn gigging season is finally here, much to the relief of many, although perhaps not their bank manager. Tonight was a night of one of the best bands of old and one of the best bands of new. Night By Night kicked off the proceedings on this the last …

Tonight started with the support act – Rockbox.  My first reaction was certainly one of surprise as the first member of the band came out with a large Sousaphone, and was closely followed by a singer with a megaphone, a guitarist and two drummers carrying their drums.  Apart from the …

Photos of Deep Purple at the NIA in Birmingham

Photos of Rockbox supporting Deep Purple at the NIA in Birmingham.

Photos of Grace Solero’s album launch at the Water Rats in Kings Cross

Photos of Annihilator at Islington academy in London

Photos of The Generals supporting Annihilator in London.

Photos of Turisas at Islington Academy in London

Photos of Revoker supporting Turisas at Islington Academy in London

Hailing from my native Belfast, Nomadic Rituals play sludgy doom so dark and dense it sounds like it has been buried deep in a peat bog a hundred or so miles south of the city and then dragged, slowly and inexorably, to the surface by a team of unsuspecting musical …

A band who first came together when the two guitarists – Jansen Press and Vincent Martinez – jammed at a music industry event back in 2009, Carousel Vertigo will be well-known to the Status Quo fans among our readers, as they were the support band of choice on the latter’s …

While I’ve often bemoaned poor attendances at gigs on ‘school nights’, it always pleasing to see some shows buck the trend, as it were, and so it is a genuine pleasure to be able to report, right at the outset, that, despite it being a Sunday, there was a very …