Dark Angel descends upon Manchester
Celebrating almost 40 years of Darkness Descends as well as the life of Jim Durkin, who passed away earlier this year, Dark Angel has...
The SATCHVAI Band Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Some sizeable queues have been queuing outside the Wolverhampton Civic Hall from an early hour I’m told. Entering the venue a good percentage have...
Download Festival Review: Sleep Token, Korn, Green Day
Were Sleep Token worthy? Korn waited 30 years & Green Day brought the rain!
Download Festival, an absolute giant in the alternative music scene, landed...
Slam Dunk Festival: Mime Crowdsurfing, Metalcore Violins & Inflatable Pizza
There are fewer places more sacred to the UK emo scene than Slam Dunk Festival. A staple in the British alternative scene and a...
Vader shows Manchester the true power of the force
Vader are one of the bigger and more consistent pure death metal bands to come out of Europe in the mid-90s. Since their debut,...
Vio-lence takes over Preston
There are many places closely associated with heavy metal in the UK and Preston is not one of them. It's a rarity that metal...
Rivers of Nihil lead an Aggressive Progressive assault on Manchester
Progressive death metal is a niche genre in the grand scheme of things but its effect on the greater pantheon of music is undeniable...
Sykofant transformed Kulturhuset in Bergen into something otherworldly
A relatively warm yet windswept evening in Bergen saw three exceptionally good prog rock outfits pay the venue appropriately named Kulturhuset in the heart...
Vukovi triple in strength with biggest sold-out venue in Manchester to date
Scottish duo Vukovi headlined the O2 Ritz for the third date on their UK tour, celebrating the release of their fourth album ‘MY GOD...
Green Lung: a journey through this heathen land of Manchester
Having played virtually every small venue in Manchester, it was time for Green Lung to expand to their biggest venue yet: The Ritz. With...
