Primus: Here Come the Mancs
Manchester has been without Primus for 9 years and the drought from weird proggy funk music about beef and frogs and whatever the hell...
Hollywood Vampires RISE in Manchester
There are few bands for whom the phrase "rock 'n' roll circus" feels quite as appropriate as Hollywood Vampires. When Alice Cooper, Joe Perry...
Kittie’s Three Decades of Legacy Burns Through Manchester
Often hailed ‘Nu metal legends’, all-female heavy metal titans Kittie returned to Manchester for their ‘Legacy of Fire’ 30th anniversary tour, celebrating the band’s...
Derek Shulman Talks Gentle Giant’s Glass House
Gentle Giant's 1973 album, In A Glass House, became one of the band's most feted works, pushing hard at the boundaries of progressive rock...
Bloodstock Open Air 2026: 25 Years of Heavy Metal – REVIEW
As we make our annual pilgrimage to Catton Hall in Derbyshire for Bloodstock Open Air, the weather is warm and looks set to stay...
Biohazard Bring Divided We Fall to Manchester
They say some things are like wine: the older, the better. That is probably a fair way to describe Biohazard's most recent show, held...
Temples on Mars On Bloodstock, Freese And Fire
London's Temples on Mars have spent the past few years building something ambitious, and it is coming to a head. The alternative prog four-piece,...
Peace, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll: Poland Rock Festival 2026
There are places, and festivals, where the real magic isn't just the music. It's the people: their warmth, their openness, the way strangers turn...
Saxon and Uriah Heep Headline Maid of Stone 2026 – Review
Still held in the gorgeous surrounds of Mote Park, this warm July weekend saw Maidstone become the epicentre of the rock universe with the...
Night Falls on Bergen – Beyond the Gates Kickoff
As has become a wonderful tradition and something to look forward to every year, the friendly chaps behind the Dark Essence Records moniker organised...
