Ballroom Blitz And Rampage At Winterstorm Festival – An Evening With Sweet
Arriving at the annual WinterStorm festival in Troon, Scotland, in late November is always a proper treat, and I can think of no better...
Silveroller See Christmas in with These Wicked Rivers, Crobot & Jared James Nichols
Having already performed dates with the likes of Bobbie Dazzle and Reef this year, Silveroller will be seeing the Christmas season in playing dates...
Jan Akkerman Live Album Review: Focus Classics Revisited
When Jan Akkerman left Focus in 1976, after seven years with the band and achieving renown as a stellar guitarist (Melody Maker, in 1972,...
Alfonso Conspiracy Channels NIN, Manson on Industrial Brutal Debut
There's nothing comfortable about Alfonso Conspiracy, the solo project of Hull-born, Birmingham-based multi-instrumentalist Max James. This debut full-length arrives as ten tracks of industrial...
Graham Bonnet Lost In Hollywood Again
Has Graham Bonnet had anything like the career he could have had, had he not been thrown out of or walked out on certain...
Bad Wolves Die About It Deluxe Edition Review
It's been 7 years of non-stop heavy, hard-hitting tracks! It has also been 7 years of me personally listening to Bad Wolves. They rose...
ROCK and ROLE: The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator
Many younger fans, asked to name a Peter Hammill / Van der Graaf Generator (VdGG) song, probably couldn't do so if their mothers' lives...
Spock’s Beard Return with Epic Prog Journey The Archaeoptimist
Spock's Beard are now a firmly established presence in the prog firmament, being one of the most consistent and exciting bands, with a whole...
Hanabie bring the Sweet and Sour to Manchester
Hanabie's Download set from 2023 is a legendary set considering how short it was. The band have slowly garnered a cult following in the...
The Plot In You, Saosin, Cane Hill and Currents bring Metal to Manchester
The Plot In You brought a lineup to Manchester Academy that perfectly captures heavy music in 2025. Saosin's legendary post-hardcore, Cane Hill's vulnerable "sad...
