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live review: thrash of the titans tour 2026, testament, obituary, destruction, nervosa. manchester academy 10/10/2025
Tonight in Manchester we were witness to something pretty darn special because tonight was the night that the Thrash of the Titans package had steamrolled into town and it was epic beyond belief on all levels. First up on the brutal package were Nervosa and they absolutely crushed the venue with their brief opening slot. …
news: juggernaut tour rolls into town next month and its one not to miss
The Thrash of the Titans tour package hits our shores next month as part or the UK and European tour and this is one not to be missed. Thrash Metal titans Testament will undoubtedly be carving us open in celebration of their new album ‘Para Bellum’ and Death Metal royalty Obituary will be bringing their …
Bloodstock announces even more names for 2025, this time the emp stage
BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to be partnering with premier alternative lifestyle and merchandise brand EMP UK to unveil the next wave of rising metal talent set to storm the EMP STAGE this August! A powerhouse mix of fresh faces and underground favourites, these bands represent the fierce diversity and raw energy of the UK and European …
News: Shane MacGowan dies aged 65
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) Born on a Christmas Day in Kent to Irish parents, MacGowan is synonymous with Irish nationalism, hard drinking and Celtic punk, a genre that his band The Pogues, pretty much invented. Their influence can be traced in many bands lineages, both here and in the US, …
Gallery and Set-list: Obituary / Pest Control – The Academy, Dublin 04.09.2023
On the 4th Obituary brought their Barely Alive in Europe & UK 2023 tour to Dublin. David McEneaney was there to capture the action and by all accounts it was a blistering night and loud as! Opening proceedings were Pest Control from Leeds UK. Pest Control photos: Obituary photos & set-list: Redneck StompSentence DayA Lesson …
News: Terry Hall dies at age 63
We are very sad to report that the legendary Terry Hall has died at the young age of 63. Terence Edward Hall (19 March 1959 – 19 December 2022) was an English musician and the lead singer of the Specials, and formerly of Fun Boy Three, the Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas.[1] He released two solo albums and has also collaborated …
Obituary: Meat Loaf aka Marvin Lee Adey September 27th, 1947- January 20th, 2022
One of Rock’s larger than life characters has passed away at the age of 74. Born Marvin Lee Adey in Dallas, the former high-school football player relocated to New York in the late 60s, and began landing roles in musical theatre, most notably ‘Hair’ and ‘The Rocky Horror Show’. It was in this world that …
Premiere: The Jazz Butcher – ‘Time’: RIP, Pat, but there’s one final album in store and a celebratory gig in Camden this weekend
THE JAZZ BUTCHER is one of those artists who make indiepop kids of a certain generation go misty eyed, and with good reason; Pat Fish, the man behind the jazz despatching curtain, as it were, was an all-round gentleman of the whimsical song, someone you’d definitely find in the kitchen at parties; sometime indie television …
NEWS: The Telescopes guitarist David Fitzgerald dies
A REALLY sad loss to the world of early Nineties British independent guitar music this evening, as news began to circulate on Facebook that David Fitzgerald, the original guitarist with Burton-on-Trent’s psych-noise genii The Telescopes, has died. In a statement on Facebook, Wrong Way Records posted: “Haven’t posted of here for quite a while, but …
NEWS: experimental composer and Cocteaus collaborator Harold Budd reported to have passed, aged 84
SAD NEWS this evening as reports began to circulate across social media that the poet, avant-garde composer and pianist Harold Budd, a progenitor of the modern ambient piano style, has died at the age of 84. Budd was born in May 1936 in Los Angeles, but was raised in Victorville, in the Mojave desert. He …