Anime-style samurai guitarist with twin-neck guitar in front of a red rising sun, cherry-blossom petals and lightning bolts, with chrome text reading Japanese Power Metal

Japanese Power Metal: 8 Bands You Need on Your Playlist

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From neo-classical fireworks to anime-tinged speed metal, these eight Japanese bands prove the scene is deeper than X Japan. Cue them up and prepare...
Albums of 2020

Alt Albums of 2020

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RAMzine has always been inclusive of all things Rock And Metal, so you may find our end of year round-up starting in rock and...
Airbourne

Airbourne and Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown run wild in Manchester

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G'Day mate, tonight's the night that the mighty Australian rock n roll machine Airbourne  are here for one thing only and that's to have...
Scene Queen

Scene Queen indoctrinates Manchester into a cult

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For one night, Canal Street spread down to the Ritz as Scene Queen took residence and the pinkest audience of queer people got ready...

Interview: Black Star Riders

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It's no secret that Black Star Riders are the phoenix that formed from the ashes of Thin Lizzy, making them an already brilliant band...
The Dead Daisies

The Dead Daisies at Download Festival

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Influenced by 70s and early 80s rock, The Dead Daisies sound is soulful and accessible - equal parts of Aerosmith, Bad Company and Foreigner:...

Live Review: Ugly Kid Joe @ Hard Rock Hell

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Ugly Kid Joe – Stage 1 - Saturday Team RAM went down to Hard Rock Hell in Hafan Y Mor, Pwhelli (Wales) to check out...
Paleface Swiss

Paleface Swiss Bring the Chaos to Manchester Academy

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Paleface Swiss, StaticDress, and Stick To Your Guns played Manchester Academy on 15th January 2026. The energy of the audience is ridiculously high tonight, both...
Matt Pearce @neilmach 2019 ©

Matt Pearce and the Mutiny, Thursday 26th September 2019: Upstairs at The Garage, London

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As a member of the successful hard rock band Voodoo Six, Glasgow-born guitarist Matt Pearce supported Iron Maiden on a concert tour and appeared...
Regimental Records

Through The Cauldron – An Interview With Regimental Records

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The American underground label named Regimental Records is one of those marvelous creations whose releases have inspired me greatly over the past twenty years,...