For Glaswegian doom mongers Headless Kross, their annual trips to the island of Ireland have become something of a pilgrimage. This evening their latest visit is well-rewarded, as, despite the gig’s early hour, Voodoo’s intimate upstairs club is rammed almost to capacity with those who enjoy their rock at the …
Read More »Rabid Bitch Of The North/Risen Prophecy – Belfast, Voodoo – 28 July 2016
The first leg of the ‘Rabies Is Rising’ tour, featuring Northern Ireland’s Rabid Bitch Of The North and Sunderland classic metallers Risen Prophecy, had battered its way through Scotland and the north of England at the beginning of the month. Now, as July prepares to fade into oblivion, the English …
Read More »Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Northern Ireland Heat Five – Belfast, Limelight 2 18/04/2015
And so, here we are, at the fifth and final heat of the first ever Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition ever to be held here in Northern Ireland. After all four previous heats had been incredibly close – the last squeakily tight, with just four percentage points between the quartet …
Read More »Desecration – Belfast, Voodoo 19/02/2014
School night gigs in Belfast – possibly in common with most other locales – are notoriously difficult to fill, unless of course they involve a “big name” touring band. But, increasingly, Thursday nights seem to be becoming the “new Friday” and so a healthy crowd of 70 or so grinders …
Read More »Portrait – Belfast, Voodoo 01/02/2015
I suppose, in the interests of journalistic impartiality, we better start this review with a declaration of interest, and that is that Terminus bassist David McCallum is a PlanetMosh contributor. The band play with a dark, thumping groove that has a ball-shaking intensity and equally dense and brooding vocals, delivered …
Read More »Hornets + Slomatics + Zlatanera – Belfast, Voodoo 30/1/2015
As the last remnants of what laughingly passed for “Snowmageddon” melted, turning Belfast’s streets to slush and ice, the city’s metallians and assorted other freaks braved the nevertheless freezing temperatures to head to the venue that is fast becoming the local mecca for same, the now iconic upstairs club room …
Read More »Bloodshot Dawn – Belfast, Voodoo, 27/10/2014
I’m a great believer that when you go to a gig you should make every effort to see and support every band on the bill… but, sometimes circumstances conspire against you. And so it was that, due to a scheduling conflict, as Belfast’s own Overoth (pictured left) took to the …
Read More »Maverick – Belfast, Voodoo 05/09/2014
Sometimes it is those things that are relatively unplanned – such as that impromptu meet up after work for “a couple of pints” – which turn out to be the most enjoyable. And so it proved with this evening, which originally was scheduled to headlined by a “tribute” band, only …
Read More »Safe Ships – Belfast, Voodoo – 21/08/2014
It was William Shakespeare (and how many times would you expect to see The Bard quoted on PlanetMosh?) who penned that immortal line about parting being such sweet sorrow… tonight, marked a parting of the ways for Belfast-based Safe Ships, as half of the band members prepare to return to …
Read More »Baleful Creed – Belfast, Voodoo 13/06/2014
For those of a superstitious mien, Friday the 13th is not exactly a lucky talisman – and so it proves, at least partially, for the organizers of this charity fundraiser gig (in aid of the hugely-underfunded Belfast Rape Crisis Centre) as, despite huge advance marketing and PR campaigns, other mitigating …
Read More »Bullibymon + Jackalfeud + Defyed – Voodoo, Belfast – 17 January 2014
.@PlanetMosh reviews @Bullibymon, @jackalfeud and #Defyed at @Voodoo_Belfast With the Belfast metal scene having burst back into life after its winter hiatus the previous evening, with the triple assault of Kataklysm, Krisiun and Fleshgod Apocalypse down the street at the Limelight, it was turn of the local lads to turn …
Read More »Bullibymon/Jackalfeud/Defyed – Voodoo, Belfast – 17-01-14
@Planetmosh releases gallery of .@Bullibymon .@jackalfeud show in .@Voodoo_Belfast Photographs by Paul Verner/LIVE:i photographic agency
Read More »Altus – Exclusive PlanetMosh interview
Having appeared from apparently out of nowhere less than six months ago, Altus have taken the Northern Ireland scene by the scruff of the neck and given it a jolly good old-fashioned seeing to! They’ve certainly made some waves in that short period time – with threats of legal action …
Read More »Argus at Voodoo, Belfast – Sunday 13 October 2013
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 …
Read More »Argus/Rabid Bitch Of The North/ Terminus – Voodoo, Belfast – 13-10-13
A selection of photographs from the Argus/ Rabid Bitch Of The North/ Terminus gig in Belfast’s Voodoo All photographs by Paul Verner from LIVE:i photographic agency www.livei.co.uk
Read More »Sworn Amongst/Awaken Dominion/Katabolisis/By Conquest Or Consent/All The Kings Ashes – Voodoo, Belfast – 10/10/13
Belfast’s Voodoo has had some great nights of Metal since its opening and tonight’s line-up promised to dish out yet more metal mastery. Eventually after getting tuned, relatively new local band All The Kings Ashes opened proceedings with an energetic performance with all but the drummer spending some time in the …
Read More »Astralnaut + Bad Boat + Crafty Fuzz + Altus – Voodoo, Belfast – Friday September 6
Despite having been formed less than two years, stoned doomsters Astralnaut have become on of the most popular – and accomplished – acts on the Northern Irish metal scene: a fact evinced by the fact that, although this is their second headline show in the city in just under a …
Read More »Torche + Axis Of + Dott – Voodoo, Belfast – 22 August 2013
Over the past couple of years, Voodoo – a converted restaurant just off Belfast’s main shopping thoroughfare – has become one of my favourite venues in my home city. Having rapidly established itself as the hangout of choice for a large proportion of the local rock and metal fraternity, it’s …
Read More »TORCHE, AxisOf, Dot – Voodoo Belfast 22/08/13
A selection of photographs from the recent Torche concert at Voodoo Belfast Photographs by Paul Verner www.livei.co.uk
Read More »Walking Papers with Buffalo Summer – Voodoo Belfast, 12th June 2013
When Walking Papers were first announced for Voodoo Belfast it seemed like the listing had been an error, given the personnel in the band and the relatively small size of the venue. This coupled with the fact that a week or two later it was announced that thrash giants Slayer were …
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