Review: Crawl – This Sad Cadav’r
Texas sludge/noise metal group Crawl bring us their latest opus, This Sad Cadv’r.
This Sad Cadav’r is made up of three tracks, each simply titled...
Hammerfest 2014 Review
Hammerfest now a long established festival. Which this year took place in Pwhelli, Wales. We have heard rumours of the location changing, but nothing...
Blink 182 ‘Dogs Eating Dogs’ Album Review
Blink 182 are certainly not the band they used to be. Gone are the days of the naked band singing songs about wanting to...
Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse
Whenever discussions occur about who’s the unluckiest man ever in music, the name Pete Best is usually well out in front, evicted as he...
Review: Dreaming Awake – Friction
There is a big surprise waiting for you at the start of this album with its wondrous sound on sequencer that reminds me of...
Korean Guitar Hero Rhy Dongju in the Lions’den III: Arium
It’s not often that you hear the phrase “Korean Guitar Hero”, but that does actually sum up the work of Rhy Dongju as he continues the...
Coheed and Cambria continue their Sci Fi saga in Manchester
In support of the latest instalment of the Amory Wars, Coheed and Cambria return to Manchester with their unique brand of Sci-Fi prog/punk music...
Bonfire reach Higher Ground
Between 2020 and 2025, Bonfire spent time rolling back the years by working on re-recording their first three studio albums and releasing a semi-unplugged...
Swedish hard rockers Thundermother release their self-titled third album
There is a clue on the cover of this album, it is a fist with the wrist showing a leather cuff. The fingernails are...
Alice Cooper: From his signature top hat and cane to jaw-dropping set designs
Alice Cooper hit Manchester with his ‘Too Close For Comfort’ UK tour, taking up residency at the AO arena. With a max capacity of...
