Download 2017: The Highlights
Another fantastic and historical year of Download Festival has sadly been and gone. It's a bit like the rock and metal Christmas in a...
The Blues: The Artists Who Paved the Way for Rock Music
The thunderous riffs of Led Zeppelin, the raw energy of The Rolling Stones, the psychedelic jams of Cream... would they be the same if...
RAMzine Classic Album: Ministry – Sphinctour
Did you know that Ministry were once a new wave synth pop outfit driven by Al Jourgenson in 1981? The 80’s were a time...
Yellowcard disappointed to learn there’s no Ocean Avenue in Manchester
Yellowcard are one of the more unique bands in the pop-punk scene and their 2004 album, Ocean Avenue, is considered a landmark in the...
RAMzine Classic: Lone Star – Firing on all Six
Lone Star are an underrated band, from Cardiff, forming in 1975 and swapping various members of the band for the line-up they had in...
Opeth – A deep, immersive journey through sound & emotion
Saturday night at Manchester’s Albert Hall saw a killer double bill of Swedish metal, with Grand Magus opening for the mighty Opeth. The venue...
MARILLION very much at the top of their game | London Palladium
Marillion are now almost certainly the Grateful Dead of the prog world, in that they play lots of people around the world, but largely...
Petrified Giant: The latest creation of Evil Comedians
Petrified Giant is the latest project from Internet personalities Lyle Rath (OneyPlays) and Dave McElfatrick (Cyanide and Happiness) Lamestream Lydia sat down with them...
Paleface Swiss Bring the Chaos to Manchester Academy
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...
On A Storyteller’s Night – An Interview With Kingdom Of Madness: Classic Magnum
In 2018, the hugely skilled Mark Stanway (ex-Magnum, ex-Grand Slam) assembled an amazing cast of musicians primarily from past line-ups and eras of the...
