Avatar bring the freakshow back to Manchester
Swedish metal circus, Avatar, returned to Manchester on the very first date of the Dance Devil Dance Tour, this show contained tracks that had...
Could They Grieve be the future kings of Post-Metal?
They Grieve are a duo hailing from Ottawa Canada and they contribute to the beautiful musical cesspit that is the Doom/Drone genre. Their previous...
Robert Jon & The Wreck – Live at KK’s Steel Mill
California-based rock band Robert Jon & The Wreck are fast becoming firm favourites with UK audiences and rock radio. Their current tour had several...
Leprous host a night of ethereal Prog and crushing riffs in Manchester
Leprous are no strangers to the UK and have been making regular trips here for several years and this show sees them with their...
The madcap brilliance of Avatar makes even the (Dance) Devil Dance
Upon hearing Dance Devil Dance for the first time one thing is first immediately clear, this album has swagger. More than any previous album,...
Asia – Fantasia: Live in Tokyo
At first glance, there are some noticeable parallels between the unlikely pairing of Asia and Crosby Stills & Nash (CSN). Both were formed by...
DeWolff address Love Death and In Between
I first got into this band on the recommendation of the legend that is Roger Glover who likened their sound to Purple and then...
Motorhead live on with some Seriously Bad Magic
It’s remarkable to consider, at one point, the NME (then an influential weekly music paper) branded Motorhead ‘the worst band in the world.’ How...
Solstice Light Up on new record
In recent times, Solstice have undergone a renewed burst of creativity and, after a period of downtime, they’re now fully back into the flow...
Tarja finally arrives in Manchester after years of delays
Despite supporting a record that came out several years ago, Finnish symphonic metal icon, Tarja Turunen, makes her triumphant return after an almost three-year...
