The Bad Flowers + Support- The Ayslum 2, Birmingham, 17/2/2018
Tonight’s the launch party for The Bad Flowers debut album Starting Gun. The Asylum 2 is sold out; we’re packed in like sardines and...
Cometh The Storm… High On Fire Return With A Blast
After five long years since 2018's Electric Messiah, GRAMMY-award winners and all-round heavy metal titans, High On Fire return with Cometh The Storm and in...
Top Deck – Ska Instrumentals
After forming the ‘Top Deck’ sound system with his brother Ivan, ‘Justin’ Yap launched his ‘Top Deck’ label in 1962. The initial releases by...
Katatonia – City Burials
Katatonia have been prominent figures in the gothic rock scene, if you so wish to brand them as such, and their latest album City...
Black Label Society – Sonic Brew 20th Anniversary Blend 5.99 – 5.19
I remember vividly first getting into Black Label Society, it was the days of dial-up internet and CD’s were the go to listening source....
Bad Touch & Broken Witt Rebels – Friday 7th April, 02 Academy Birmingham
Let’s get the sour grapes out the way, I’m in a venue that’s notoriously bad about communicating the times bands are due to appear,...
Review: Powerlord – The Awakening
Powerlord formed in 1984 by the two brothers Tony and Bob Gourley and had only one release ‘The Awakening’ which was originally unleashed in...
Abhorrent Decimation – The Pardoner
Make no mistake, The Pardoner is nothing of an apology, and they have little to apologize for. The links between metal and classical music...
Review: Art of Dying – Nevermore
My first impressions of this EP was that it holds no punches, first track ‘All or Nothing’ jumps straight in with hard hitting riffs,...
Live Review: Feed The Rhino
Above photo by Chris James Ryan Photography
The intimate Underworld venue in Camden town was full to the brim on Friday evening as hardcore band...




























