Live Review
Gallery and set-list: Lorna Shore / Ingested -The Academy, Dublin 14.06.2023
American Deathcore act Lorna Shore tore apart The Academy in Dublin as they played a night for their Pain Remains tour and openers on the night were Death-metal boys from Manchester Ingested. Photos Abigael Paquet. Ingested Photos: Lorna Shore photos & set-list: Sun//EaterCursed to DieOf the AbyssTo the HellfireWelcome Back, O’ Sleeping DreamerSoulless ExistenceInto the …
Live Review: Be Your Own Pet – Moth Club, London 07.06.2023
“Back from the dead!” announces Jemina Pearl as she begins the second consecutive night leading Be Your Own Pet in Hackney. Judging by the ragged band of fans before her the previous night was a suitably raucous resurrection of the Nashville punks who first started their love affair with London some 17 years ago. London …
Live Review: Download Festival 2023 – Castle Donington, Derby 09.06.23
As I entered the arena for day two I decided to take myself to the Dogtooth Stage in preparation for Pupil Slicer and in doing so I managed to catch the last 3 songs of Mancunian outfit, Witch Fever, and their brand of post punk measured chaos, and from the moment the anarchic and frenzied …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival – Sleaford Mods, The Odeon, 09.06.2023
As part of the esteemed, annual Dark Mofo Festival here in Hobart, I came to this gig not really knowing what to expect of a live performance from these champions of the UK working class, and how that may translate to a non-UK audience. Given that they are hard to pigeon-hole due to their genre-defying …
Live Review: Ice Nine Kills – Manchester Academy 04/06/23
After a three month delay due to logistical issues, the time has finally come for the Manchester date for Ice Nine Kills on the Wurst Vacation tour. The Academy is jam packed to the rafters which is no surprise since tonight’s gig has been sold out for a prolonged period. Tonight’s main support slot is …
Live Review: CHVRCHES – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 10.06.23
Chvrches shared chilling visions with a killer synth-pop soundtrack to a reverent Glasgow congregation as their Screen Violence World Tour reached its climax. Barrowlands buzzed with anticipation, as an eerie electro intro with more than a hint of Vangelis rang out from an empty stage. It was sweating room only for the first of a …
Live Review: Download Festival 2023 – Castle Donington, Derby 08.06.23
So, after a ninety-minute journey had morphed into a six-hour journey I hiked the path that was well trodden and finally landed on the hallowed turf of Donington Park, and the truly mammoth extravaganza that was to be a four-day Download Festival. As my feet found their way into the arena, and onto the familiar …
Gallery: Jah Wobble & the Invaders of the Heart – The Grand Social, Dublin 10.06.2023
The Legend that is Jah Wobble brought his band The Invaders of the Heart to Dublin’s The Grand Social as part of his latest tour, known from their blend of Dub/World/Punk & Experimental. Cormac Figgis was there to catch the action. Photos Cormac Figgis:
Live Review & Gallery: Puscifer – 3Olympia, Dublin 10.06.2023
Photos and words David McEneaney I’ve been a fan of Maynard James Keenan’s vocal style and lyrics since a classmate gave me a cassette with ‘Undertow’ and ‘AEnima‘ copied onto it in 1995. I remember being in college in Dublin in 2000 and using my bus ticket money for the week to buy the ‘Mer de Noms’ CD, …
Live Gallery – The Damned w/ Neptune Power Federation, The Metro Sydney, 080623
Hailing from the UK, legendary punk band The Damned hit the stage of The Metro Theatre in Sydney last week. To the delight of loyal fans, Dave Vanian took to the stage with the current line up which includes original members Captain Sensible and Monty Oxymoron, Paul Gray and newcomer drummer Will Taylor. Ably supported …