Tag Archives: London

Reveal the artwork for their forthcoming 25th anniversary shows under the ENSLAVED 25 band banners   Commissioned by Chioreanu Costin who has worked with Roadburn Festival, as well as Ivar Bjornson and Enslaved on various projects, the pieces perfectly capture the essence and imagery of the periods they represent. What’s …

Today, Friday the 13th, Belgian death metallers ABORTED have launched the pre-order for ‘Termination Redux’, the band’s brand new 20th anniversary EP release penned for a 15th January 2016 release via Century Media Records. In celebration of the release, ABORTED posted a brand new live video for the song ‘Necrotic Manifest”’ shot …

As I already had plans to go down to The Big Smoke to see Spike and Tyla’s Hot Knives, and inflict myself upon my brother, I was pleased to see that The Poodles were doing a one off UK gig in Camden the same weekend. I haven’t heard much of their …

BABYMETAL have announced their return to the UK next year. The worldwide phenomenon will headline London SSE Arena Wembley on April 2nd 2016. Tickets go on sale 10am Wednesday 2nd September. The news comes ahead of their main stage performance at Reading & Leeds Festivals this weekend, marking the end …

Popes of Chillitown a Ska/Dub/Punk band from London founded in 2006 have gone through several line-up changes before the six piece line-up we see today. To date they have self released two EPs and pledge funded début album ‘A Word To The Wise‘ in 2013. Their second album ‘To The …

Madball announce surprise Old Blue Last Show on Monday 15th June 2015 NYHC Heavyweight legends Madball have announced a London show at The Old Blue Last for next Monday following their already announced Download Festival set. Frontman Freddy Cricien commented ‘We are very excited to be playing Download for the …

Swedish doom metallers AVATARIUM are to play their first ever UK show on November 22nd at Camden’s Underworld. Front-woman Jennie-Ann Smith commented about the show and the band’s upcoming album plans: ‘We are so very happy to announce that we will celebrate the release of the new Avatarium album with a …

Acclaimed Swedish Dark Metal band Evergrey have announced that they are bringing their latest “Hymns For The Broken” Tour to the UK later this month in an exclusive, one-off show at Camden’s famous Underworld venue in London. This takes place on Saturday June 20th and the band will have One Machine …

Überkill are a five piece London based rock band whose slick riffs and catchy choruses dominate a sound that heralds the second coming of the guitar based music scene.Rolling Stone Russia wrote about the band “the classic rock in their interpretation has a special soulfulness and lust for life”. Überkill’s …

A brilliant 13 song offering released in late 2014, Once, Forever & Again by London-based The See See showcases the band’s latest sonic journeys, and is the subject of this week’s Pop Focus. Once, Forever & Again, The See See’s third full-length studio effort, finally breaks some ground and gains a …

From the ashes of Rise To Remain, Brit metallers As Lions have announced their debut show, and promise to bring nothing but their A-game. The band will rock up and unleash hell on awaiting fans at the Camden Barfly on Wednesday February 11th, with support from Monument, Stellify and Brutai. …

It’s wet in London tonight – very wet. And whilst a number of the fans queuing outside Brixton Academy tonight have brought umbrellas it’s still cold and miserable, especially for this reviewer who managed to take a wrong turn on the way to the venue and ended up running through …

RED FANG have announced a free show in London to round off their summer European tour dates.   The Portland-based heavy rock band – who sold out the 1,100 capacity Electric Ballroom in March – will return to the capital on 24th August to play The Black Heart. The small, …

I first saw the Anti-Nowhere League (ANL) by accident (or divine intervention) at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow back in March 2011. I had to go to Glasgow so had a look to see what was going on, saw ANL were playing, watched ‘So What’ on YouTube, decided it would be …

Scott Stapp, lead singer of Creed, began his short European tour with his only UK date at the Electric Ballroom in London on Wednesday in support of his latest solo album ‘Proof of Life’. Supporting Scott were the amazing Voodoo Six.   Here are the photos from the show.   [flickrapi …

Dutch Metallers EPICA will embark on the first leg of their European Enigma tour this coming November and December. EPICA will be supporting their forthcoming studio album ‘The Quantum Enigma’, set for release on 5th May via Nuclear Blast Records. To pre-order the album click here. Vocalist, Simone Simons states; “After …

Monday night at the Garage in Islington, three incredible bands, all worthy of headlining. But tonight that honour went to the Graveltones for the last of three shows in England before they head of to Germany next month for the ‘Don’t Wait Down’ tour. Supporting the Graveltones were Welsh rockers …

Mia Klose’s acoustic set on Friday at Hard Rock Hell 7 went down a storm even with a bit of a power cut at the end.  After a full day of interviews I dragged them back to the media center on Saturday for another interview to find out what has …

Photos from the Suicidal Tendencies show at the Electric Ballroom, London with Evile and Virus in support on 7th July 2013.   Suicidal Tendencies   Evile     Virus  

Photos from the Joe Satriani show at the IndigO2, London with Matt Schofield in support on 18th June 2013.   Joe Satriani   Matt Schofield