Periphery – Live in London
Washington outfit Periphery are one of those bands that are progressive in so many ways that it is hard to keep on top of...
Incubus introduce Manchester to Softcult at the Apollo
Returning once again to the Manchester Apollo, Incubus bring their unique brand of Nu Metal adjacent/funk/psychedelic rock weirdness as well as Shoegaze newcomers, Softcult.
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The HU and SKÁLD Bring Ancient Sounds and Heavy Rhythms to Manchester
The Mongolian group The HU played the O2 Apollo in Manchester in October 2026, as part of the Warrior Chant Tour. SKÁLD, a French...
Sam Millar serves a Wigan Slappy with More Cheese Please
Sam Millar is a musician, writer and producer from... you guessed... Wigan, and is probably best known for his time in the rock band...
Cats In Space step into their Time Machine
There are plenty of good rock bands out there, quite a few of whom deserve to be better known, but not too many are...
Review: Failure – The Heart Is A Monster
The nineties reunions are almost reaching their end. We have had the bands everybody wanted, the ones no-one wanted and now we’re on to...
Tim Bowness and Giancarlo Erra reflect on Memories Of Machines
Tim Bowness is a musician probably better known for his collaborations with Steven Wilson in No-Man, as well as some delightful solo albums, notably...
Burial Hordes create face-melting metal on ‘Ruin’
Burial Hordes return with their latest album Ruin. It has been five years since the Greek blackened death metal outfit released their last album The Termination...
Thrones, Masks and Smoke: Kamelot Live in Manchester
Kamelot brought their Dark Asylum World Tour to the O2 Ritz in Manchester on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Two support acts travelled with them:...
Holding Absence review: Modern Life Is Lonely
Holding Absence enter a brand new era on Modern Life Is Lonely. The arrival of mascot Y4-BB0 accompanies their most dramatic sonic shift yet,...
