Review: Dream Theater – The Astonishing
The Astonishing is a two hour long concept album and is the brain child of guitarist John Petrucci, and its musical foundation is a...
Paleface Swiss Bring the Chaos to Manchester Academy
Paleface Swiss, StaticDress, and Stick To Your Guns played Manchester Academy on 15th January 2026.
The energy of the audience is ridiculously high tonight, both...
Avatar: In The Airwaves Tour with Witch Club Satan and Alien Weaponry
Avatar's In The Airwaves tour with Witch Club Satan and Alien Weaponry is one of the best and most entertaining heavy metal tours to...
Hypocrisy continue their invasion in Manchester
Lit by ominous light, Manchester became the latest sight to be visited by mysterious creatures that brought a bizarre gift that has been documented...
Dune Rats Triumph on Tour De Force ‘Hurry Up and Wait’
There’s a lot to be said about a band that has an electric sense of joy binding their discography together. In order for that...
Nickelback: A redemption arc in Manchester
This may be an absurd statement for younger readers but at one point in time Nickelback wasn't the coolest band in music despite having...
Review: Diet Cig — Swear I’m Good At This
The New York pop-punk duo DIET CIG have announced their debut album Swear I’m Good At This will be released via Frenchkiss Records on April...
Review: Terminal Nation – Absolute Control
From the beginning, I have felt the buzz from 'Assembly Line's' horrific and toxic vibes that just want to latch on to you like some...
Walter Trout is Broken but unbowed
The prodigious and prolific talent that is Walter Trout needs no introduction to any self-respecting blues fan: he has always released quality albums either...
What we learnt from Jaret Reddick’s ‘Heartache and Hilarity’ tour
You know Bowling For Soup, the pop-punk band who rose to fame in the early '00s, with hits like '1985' and 'Girl All The...
