live review: motionless in white, dayseeker and make them suffer, nottingham motorpoint arena 06/02/2026
On a night where the weather seemed to mirror the intensity of the bands on stage, the Nottingham Motorpoint Arena was rocked by an unforgettable, full-throttle night of Metalcore mayhem featuring Motionless In White, Dayseeker, and Make Them Suffer. The experience would’ve been memorable regardless, but let’s just say the chaos outside added an extra …
incineration festival add some more stellar names to the line up including a huge sub headliner
Swedish Death Metal legends GRAVE will sub headline the Roundhouse at Incineration Festival 2026, bringing an ‘Old School Corpse & Grave’ set to London, England. They also welcome an onslaught of other bands in the form of Mutagenic Host, Believe In Nothing, Negative Frame, Overpower, Aggressive Perfector and Plague Pit. Tickets are running extremely low …
album review: megadeth, megadeth
Megadeth’s latest album arrives carrying a sense of gravity that’s impossible to ignore. Decades into a career defined by volatility, reinvention, and sheer stubborn survival, the band sounds acutely aware of its own history. Whether or not this record ultimately stands as a final statement, it feels deliberate and self-conscious in a way few Megadeth …
amaranthe, epica, charlotte wessels. o2 apollo, manchester. 23/01/2026
The O2 Apollo in Manchester has long been a proving ground for metal bands, a venue whose intimate yet expansive layout allows both technical virtuosity and emotional resonance to shine. Tonight it hosted an evening that proved both ambitious and carefully curated: the Arcane Dimensions Tour, featuring Charlotte Wessels, Epica, and Amaranthe. On paper, such …
live review: beyond the black, setyøursails & seraina tellis. o2 ritz, manchester 15/01/2026
The O2 Ritz has long been one of Manchester’s most dependable venues for heavy music, and tonight it once again proved why it holds such a special place in the city’s live scene. With its no-nonsense atmosphere, it was an ideal setting for a diverse and carefully balanced bill featuring Seraina Telli, Setyøursails and headliners …
album review: alter bridge ‘alter bridge’
Alter Bridge’s self-titled eighth studio album feels deliberately chosen, not just as a name but as a mission statement. More than two decades into their career, Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips present a record that distills everything the band has built over the years while reaffirming their place in modern hard …
album review: senser ‘sonic dissidence’
Senser’s ‘Sonic Dissidence‘ arrives not as a cautious reintroduction, but as a bold and confident reaffirmation of everything the band represent. After more than a decade without a full-length album, Senser sound revitalised, using the time away not to soften their stance but to sharpen it. Rather than chasing contemporary trends or attempting to reframe …
live review: chelsea grin, signs of the swarm, mugshot & crown magnetar. leeds project house 03/12/2025
There are nights when Leeds seems to thrum with a very specific electricity, when the air itself feels preloaded with expectation, vibrating long before the first note hits. On this night, that hum for many began as they threaded themselves through the industrial outskirts toward Project House—a venue that feels like it was excavated from …
live review: lacuna coil and nonpoint. the stylus, leeds. 25/11/2025
There are nights when a venue feels restless before anything even happens, humming with a kind of low-voltage anticipation that seeps into the walls. Leeds Stylus had that charge the moment the first bodies filtered through the doors, the kind of energy that a bill comprising of Nonpoint and Lacuna Coil can conjure. With the …
live review: levellers and grace petrie. manchester academy 16/11/2025
Some gigs feel like routine stops on a tour. Others feel like communal events with their own emotional gravity. Tonight falls undeniably into the second category. Long before the first chord, you could sense the anticipation in the Academy: a mix of political passion, nostalgia, and genuine excitement that has always followed the Levellers, now …