Nirvana ‘In Utero’ 20th Anniversary
Nirvana's In Utero album has been perceived in two drastically different ways since it's original release on September 21st 1993. The first was that...
Billy Idol spits in the face of time at the Manchester Arena
Boasting a line up filled with countless 80s night hits, Billy Idol returned to Manchester with support from industrial legends Killing Joke and quirky...
Deliberations From The Shire with Mike James – B.O.S.C.H
On first listening to the new album by B.O.S.C.H it’s hard not to draw comparison to the fellow German pyro loving stadium-filling counterparts but...
Live Review: Damnation Festival 2015
Finally, the greatest time of the year was upon us. Damnation Festival 2015, based up in Leeds University. A day chocked so full of...
Interview with Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon
The Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon) writes and produces complex “rock operas” with disconcerting and intriguing story-lines. These invariably include a...
Interview with Olli Herman of Reckless Love
Finnish glam-metallers Reckless Love started out on their wild ways as Reckless Life back in 2001 - playing Guns N' Roses covers, before gaining...
Live: Bossk, Vow, OHHMS – “Shrouded in darkness”
Manchester Rebellion, May 12th, 2017.
After only a few months away, Bossk returns to Manchester to deliver their unique brand of atmospheric drone/black metal with...
Deliberations From The Shire with Mike James – Daycare For Jedi
When you open up your inbox and there is a band called Daycare For Jedi sat waiting for you the intrigue in the name...
The Pentangle – The Albums 1968-72
The Pentangle represented the collective brilliance of several exceptionally skilled musicians, and there is no doubt that they hold a pivotal place in the...
Bloodstock 2022 – The Review
There are several inalienable truths within the metal community; If someone goes down in the pit you pick them back up. If you’re using...




























