Rick Wakeman, Solihull Arts Complex, Thursday 11th February 2016
“Am I looking through rose-tinted glasses, or are we the youngest people here?” whispered my better half looking out among the greying flock being...
Danny Worsnops venture into Outlaw Country has matured effortlessly
From Hardcore to Rock 'n' Roll and now Blues, Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot frontman Danny Worsnop has taken to his new musical...
MARK DEUTROM’S blend of blues rock, Southern boogie and psychedelia
Mark Deutrom is a guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. Most of his energies went into producing until he joined The Melvins as bass player...
Reading Metal To The Masses – Heat 1!
First band of the night is The Freudian Session, a 4 piece punk band from Reading. The first thing that stand outs is that one...
Bokassa set Manchester ablaze with Molotov Rocktail
Returning to Manchester for the first time since their epic set opening for Metallica in 2019, Norwegian stoner rock outfit Bokassa take residence at...
Gravehuffer keep kicking ass on new record, NecroEclosion
I've not long discovered the crust-laden, sludge-fueled doom machine that is Gravehuffer but I'm glad I did as they have a new release on...
Tyketto Closer To The Sun Album Review
Tyketto have been in existence since 1987, when singer Danny Vaughn formed the band after his previous outfit Waysted, with Pete Way, had fallen...
RUSH – Portraits Edition (Rufus Publications)
By the end of the period covered by this book, the early eighties, Rush (the ‘Holy Trinity’ to their global fanbase) were probably the...
Jethro Tull – RökFlöte
After no new studio albums from Jethro Tull between 2004-2022, we now get two inside one year. Hot on the heels of 2022’s The...
King King with The Damn Truth, Birmingham Town Hall, Tuesday 22nd February 2022.
Warm applause greets Canadian rock band The Dam Truth as they walk on stage and tool up. With a solid heavy band groove established,...
