RUSH 40th Anniversary of Permanent Waves
Rush, the ‘Holy Trinity’ to their legions of fans worldwide have become the latest band to see an album get the 40th-anniversary update; Permanent...
Green Lung takes Manchester back to 1973
Having recently graced the cover of Kerrang magazine, Green Lung are set to become the next big thing in metal which is ironic considering...
Joe Satriani – What Happens Next
This is how it happens. You walk casually across the room, forgetting for a moment where you’ve been and what you’ve done. Then a...
Live Review: Steel Panther, Academy, Newcastle
The story of Steel Panther is an unlikely one: front-man Michael Starr has recorded lead vocals with LA Guns, backing vocals for AFI, and...
Surface Rise Again
Back in the late 70s three former Birmingham school friends formed a
band, deriving their name from one of the guitarist’s former groups called Ocean.
Paul...
Review: Sick of it All – When the Smoke Clears
If you looked up integrity in the dictionary, you wouldn't see a picture of Sick of it All because dictionaries don't have pictures, but...
Review: Krysthla – A War of Soul & Desires
Formed from the ashes of Gutworm, Krysthla are releasing their debut album A War of Souls and Desires in late September 2015.
If there is...
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...
Review: daRKRam – Stone and Death
One person, multi-instrumentalist projects can be tricky. When done right, you can get something as sublime and lifechanging as Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward...
Girlschool, Raven and Alcatrazz start a heavy metal riot in Manchester
Girlschool, Raven and Alcatrazz launched a full scale heavy metal assault on the UK with Manchester as their next victim of a triple headliner...
