Review: Affliction Gate – Dying Alone
AFFLICTION GATE was formed during Spring 2006 taking inspiration from late 80's / early 90's Death Metal classics of UNLEASHED, MASSACRE, MANTAS /DEATH, BOLT...
Shakra’s Mad World
Swiss hard rock band Shakra mark their 25th anniversary together this year, and while it has had its ups and downs, the quintet is...
Live Review: Primal Fear @ Hard Rock Hell
Primal Fear – Stage 1 –Saturday
The first thing you notice about Primal Fear is that front man Ralf Scheepers has one hell of a...
Caravela Escarlate – III
The previous offering by this musically fearless trio from Brazil impressed me greatly and so naturally, I was thrilled when I heard that the...
Coheed and Cambria @ Kashbah, Coventry
Coheed and Cambria are a band that have been around since the early 90s - they have released 7 amazing and different studio albums...
Steve Cropper and the Midnight Hour welcome us to Friendly Town
The term 'legend' is often overused nowadays: in the realm of music, I believe you can't be considered a legend after merely one or...
Health bring the Rat Wars to Manchester
Health are modern day synth mega stars with credits including Cyberpunk 2077, Max Payne 3 and even Grand Theft Auto. It may have taken...
Review: Low Flying Hawks – Kofuku
If you are ever in the unfortunate situation of walking through the dessert, a shimmering on the horizon ahead of you and miles of...
Blackthorne pass into the Afterlife
Blackthorne were a short-lived US-based, hard rock project, featuring top rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group and Alcatrazz) plus several other musicians...
Review: Chelsea – Mission Impossible
Of all the bands who surfaced during year zero, 1976, when the punk wars raged full-on, Chelsea can probably consider themselves to be amongst...


























