rock/metal
Live Review: Dream Theater / Arion – O2 Apollo, Manchester 17.02.2023
As the evening drew in and I approached the Apollo I couldn’t help but notice an air of sophistication and maturity surrounding the whole ambience, and as I entered the regal theatre my suspicions were only corroborated even more when I was met with an empty merch area and a floor full of seats with …
News: Carcass Announce ‘Bloody Blighty 2023’ UK Tour Dates
CARCASS have announced a non-stop, two-week run of intimate UK club shows this May and June, dubbed the ‘Bloody Blighty 2023‘ tour, followed by a performance at Download Festival. Support will come from Unto Others (June 1st onwards) and Conjurer (all dates). CARCASS, who will also be playing three shows in Ireland this March, followed by a month-long USA run with Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich and Creeping Death, released …
Live Review: Robert Jon And The Wreck / Bywater Call – Tunnels, Aberdeen 14.02.2023
The uniquely wonderful venue that is the Tunnels in Aberdeen was packed tot he rafters for Robert Jon and the Wreck’s visit to Northern Scotland. A friendly vibe with the odd stetson and cowboy boots as the audience patiently waited for the entertainment to start while country rock played in the background. The band had …
Meet: South Wales Four Piece The Now
After making their presence felt with their 2022 debut EP ‘The Truth Always Comes Out In The End’, Welsh rockers The Now are set to release their debut album this summer after a string of singles. They sat down and answered our questions to tell the world a little bit about themselves. Give us a potted …
Track: The Now – Devil Inside
South Wales four piece The Now have shared the video for their brand new single ‘Devil Inside’ taken from their debut album due this summer via Trew Music. The band comments: “From the big sounding guitars to the delayed vocals in the chorus, you just don’t know what’s going tohappen next, the sounds we used …
Meet: Garage Psychedelic Rockers Sun Q
With the release of the band’s first UK single Dionysus, it’s the perfect time to let the band introduce themselves and tell us a little bit about themselves. Give us a potted history of the band Our first song came out in 2015, which can be considered the beginning of our band. During this time …
Track: Sun Q – Dionysus
Having fled from their home country of Russia once the conflict started and are now currently settled in Istanbul, Sun Q have shared their debut UK single ‘Dionysus’. Founded by Ivan Shalimov and Elena Tiron, the band have had several tours around Russia, performing at major venues, international festivals, radio live-shows and hitting top of …
Live Review: Mogwai / Brainiac – Sage Gateshead, Gateshead 12.02.2023
By Hazel Littlemore What a night it was at the Sage Gateshead, the first band to open up the night were Brainiac and this was the first time I heard them perform. So hard to describe their sound and put into words, with the lead singer vocals running them through old Moogs, modulating and distorting …
Live Review: Revocation / Goatwhore / Alluvial / Creeping Death – Rebellion, Manchester 13.02.2023
After a relatively stress free jaunt across the Pennines, I was met with a winding queue which hugged the perimeter of the Rebellion and even though the doors were advertised as a more traditional 19.00hrs opening, there still seemed to be a lot of back clad warriors piling in as the sounds of crunching death …
EP Review: Children of the Pope – Committed to Cynicism
Much as the more avant-garde, cutting edge section of the alternative UK music scene is giving those who know where to look plenty of satisfaction these days, there is also another way of being experimental, a path less trodden and perhaps somewhat underrated that can nonetheless lead to very exciting results; one that looks back …