North African band MYRATH play powerful rock on new album Shehili
In case you were unaware, there is such a thing as North African hard rock. Myrath (pronounced Meer-rath) are a band from Tunisia, a...
Amaranthe declare their “Manifest”
Swedish band Amaranthe's sixth album, Manifest, takes up where 2018’s Helix left off…except with this new one, they have packed every trick into short,...
Review: Donnie Vie – Goodbye Enough Z’nuff
Armed with an acoustic six string, in 2013 former Enuff Z’nuff singer/songwriter Donnie Vie headed out with tongue-firmly-in-cheek for what he called the Magical...
Review: Metal Allegiance – Metal Allegiance
There are many super-groups, concept albums and one off projects out there, ones that spring to mind are 'Annihilator – Metal' and of course,...
Portrayal of Guilt Beginning of the End Review
When I received an exciting email asking if I'd like to review Portrayal of Guilt's latest album, of course I said yes! I had...
Devin Townsend Project – Ocean Machine – Live at the Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv
When Devin Townsend stepped onto the stage in the quite spectacular setting of the Ancient Theatre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, to perform the album Ocean Machine,...
Review: Aversions Crown – Xenocide
From the early days of rock music, Australia has produced some utterly fantastic bands. We all know AC/DC, and on the contemporary end, who...
Nuclear Winter clocks in and turns up the metal on ‘Night Shift’
When you think of emerging metal scenes your mind doesn't immediately go to the African continent, and you'd be forgiven for that. Gary Stautmeister,...
Brix Smith & Marty Willson-Piper – Lost Angeles
Brix Smith is the ex-guitarist in The Fall and ex-muse of Manchester legend, the late Mark E Smith. Lost Angeles is a collaboration between her and guitarist Marty...
Ally Venable brings Texas blues to Manchester
The Deaf Institute is a room where a guitar solo hits differently. Low ceiling, tight crowd, no gap between the stage and the front...
