Blind Guardian: The Bard’s Song lives on in Manchester
After an eight year wait, the mighty Blind Guardian made their way to our shores, armed with a brand new album, The God Machine,...
Cometh The Storm… High On Fire Return With A Blast
After five long years since 2018's Electric Messiah, GRAMMY-award winners and all-round heavy metal titans, High On Fire return with Cometh The Storm and in...
Oli Brown & The Dead Collective – Epilogue
The fast moving target that is Oli Brown just can’t be pegged down. Initially seen as throwing his hand in with those other young...
Lucifer Was – Ein Fix Ferdig Mann
Leave it to the brilliant minds working at Apollon Records Prog to uncover and sign some of the most rewarding and captivating bands the...
Halo Maude has reason to Celebrate
I often choose music on a whim - it could be the cover (the superb Pathfinder by Beggars Opera for example) or the title...
The Wizards cultivate The Exit Garden
Formed in 2013, Spanish band The Wizards, have now unleashed upon the world, their fourth album of metallic rock The Exit Garden, with roots...
The Hives: Rock n roll exposure at critical mass in Manchester
Arguably one of the most influential rock bands of the 2000s, The Hives make their long-awaited return to Manchester after their iconic set supporting...
Tombstoner Rot, Stink and Rip
Staten Island's Tombstoner are back with a brand new record Rot Stink Rip serving up a feast of slightly groove-tinged, OSDM with a healthy...
Exhorder see nothing but failure
Back in 2019, Exhorder released Mourn the Southern Skies following a 27-year absence from the studio. Fast forward into the future and they’ve followed...
Whom Gods Destroy deliver Insanium
It's another year and therefore another new band for Derek Sherinian. Following stints in Dream Theatre, Black Country Communion (with whom he’s releasing a...
