Slaughter to Prevail in Manchester: the wokest show of January 2026?
Every single article written about Slaughter to Prevail starts the same: an awkward fence-sitting diatribe wherein the writer tries to circumvent whatever hostility that's...
Elles Bailey dazzles on Shining In The Half Light
In RAMZine Issue 28, I reviewed Elles Bailey and her ‘lockdown’ album called Ain’t Nothing But and summed up her vocal prowess with...
Live: Soulfly at Manchester Academy
It’s been another epic metal filled night! I have had pleasure of watching four fantastic bands; Soulfly supported by King Parrot, Incite and Lody...
Pazuzu watches over Possessed in Manchester
Before Cannibal Corpse… before Morbid Angel… before death there was Possessed. Influencing thousands of bands in extreme metal and helping kick-start death metal itself....
Review: Eshtadur – Cornered at the Earth
I was a little bewildered to find out that there is just one track to review on what looks like an album, as the...
Download 2018: Sunday Highlights
The last day of Download is usually the best, and the worst. Best - for obvious reasons. Like a great meal, the best is...
The Boneshakers have One Foot In The Groove
The Boneshakers celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first album Book of Spells with the release of a new album, One Foot In The...
Joanne Shaw Taylor & Dan Patlansky – Birmingham Symphony Hall, 20th November 2017
As I stroll up New Street, avoiding transfixed shoppers perusing stalls at Birmingham’s German Christmas Market here in the rain, I’m reminded of the...
Nuclear Winter clocks in and turns up the metal on ‘Night Shift’
When you think of emerging metal scenes your mind doesn't immediately go to the African continent, and you'd be forgiven for that. Gary Stautmeister,...
Kansas – Point of Know Return Live & Beyond
Kansas made their name as one of the mainstays of 1970’s/80’s US rock. They’re usually bracketed as being classic rock but what they play...
