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...
An Afternoon with Helheim – In the Slithering Shadow of Jormundgand
Last week this scribe ran into an old friend of his on a cold and wintry afternoon in Bergen’s Sandviken area, namely bass player...
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...
Arch Enemy: A Blood Dynasty returns to Manchester
Yet another gigantic bill has hit Manchester, but this time it's spooky because it's Halloween. Swedish melodic death metal legends Arch Enemy close out...
Sklitakling Explodes At The Apollon Platebar In The Heart Of Bergen
The ferociously efficient and ever so cool punk rock quartet known as Sklitakling stopped by the Apollon Platebar early Thursday evening (November 6) to...
Igorrr Delivers Unforgettable Night of Avant-Garde Metal
It's a blustery evening in Manchester but the crowd is buzzing for the return of one of the most impressive live acts touring at...
Coheed and Cambria blindside Manchester with prog perfection
Prog is an interesting genre and a prog live is wildly unpredictable at times but one of the few constants in the genre is...
UK Slam Fest: A Decade of Brutality Comes to a Crushing End
Manchester's legendary death metal and slam festival celebrated its 10th and final edition with two days of exclusive performances, ridiculous riffs, and slammy chaos.
After...
Jon Bon Jovi on Recovery, Bruce Springsteen, and the FOREVER TOUR
Rock legends announce FOREVER TOUR following star-studded collaboration album
When Jon Bon Jovi sat down with us at Wembley Stadium recently, he offered an intimate...
