KK’s Priest prove the steel is still strong in Manchester
Several of the most iconic figures in metal banded together to create what could be one of the best pure heavy metal tours of...
Blink 182 – The O2 Arena, London – The Kings of Pop-Punk
Let's get this out of the way right from the off, Blink 182 were one of those gateway bands for me. I was 16 in...
Trevor Rabin – Rio
To many music fans, the name Trevor Rabin will forever be associated with his admirable stint in Yes. Ever since the legendary Tommy Vance,...
Ozric Tentacles – Lotus Unfolding
Ozric Tentacles (or for short the Ozric’s) have been ploughing their sonic furrow for somewhere around thirty years, surviving many lineup changes, engaging in...
Screaming Eagles deliver High Class Rock ’n’ Roll
There must be something in the water in beautiful County Down, after all, anywhere that birthed The Answer and Screaming Eagles has to have...
Semblant darken the northern skies with a ‘Vermilion Eclipse’
Fresh off the back of their first visit to the UK last year, Semblant went one step further by bringing their extreme gothic metal...
Graveyard dig deep on 6
It is rare I buy a CD by a band I don’t know but in 2011 I was recommended an album called Hisingen Blues...
Cannibal Corpse provide a masterclass in the art of musical brutality!
Cannibal Corpse (the grand behemoths of death metal) have returned with their 16th slab of merciless auditory brutality (more appropriate than just saying album), Chaos Horrific....
Scene Queen: The Patron Saint of Bimbos returns to Leeds
Mere months after her infamous appearances at Slam Dunk, the patron saint of bimbos, Scene Queen, made her triumphant return to Leeds. Joining her...
The Winery Dogs: Unleashed in Manchester
Billy Sheehan (Mr Big, David Lee Roth), Richie Kotzen (Poison, Smith/Kotzen) and Mike Portnoy (the list is endless). Each member is a powerhouse musician...
