Tarja finally arrives in Manchester after years of delays
Despite supporting a record that came out several years ago, Finnish symphonic metal icon, Tarja Turunen, makes her triumphant return after an almost three-year...
TrenchRot – Necronomic Warfare
In the bands own words - "Only formed recently in 2012, TrenchRot make music within the structure of two rules: 1. Play Death Metal...
Review: John Taglieri – True Believer EP
New Jersey born John Taglieri was raised on everything from The Beatles to Black Sabbath. He made his debut with the full length Leap...
Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation
Saxon have been bringing ‘heavy metal thunder’ to the world for well over forty years and in this time have released several classic albums...
Review: Ingested – Architect Of Extinction
Ingested, a Manchester based band who take no prisoners and slaughter your family in front of you before disemboweling you. It's brutal. It's death....
The Winery Dogs – Dog Years: Live in Santiago & Beyond in 2013 –...
The Winery Dogs, a band I knew nothing of around two years ago, but with some members I was all too familiar. Two legendary...
Review: Der Weg Einer – Freiheit Finnisterre
Oh the awesome German accent comes from the speakers along with a strange doomy sound and then simply explodes into a head decapitating savagery!...
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...
Suzi Quatro engages four-wheel drive
It’s Thursday, it’s seven o’clock…it’s Top of the Pops! (Crackerjack was Fridays at five, but seemed like a relevant misuse of their catchphrase).
It was...
Skam – From The Depths
Three albums under their belt already, with the last, The Amazing Memoirs Of Geoffrey Goddard, being a well-received concept record based on the diary...




























