rock/metal
Live Review: Del Amitri – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 10.06.22
Following the release of their seventh studio album Fatal Mistakes last year, Del Amitri performed the perfect playlist of new material and nostalgia to a grateful Glasgow crowd. Del Amitri’s three-night run of sell-out shows at the iconic Barrowland Ballroom in December, including a night just for NHS workers, had to be postponed due to …
Live Review: Blood Red Shoes / Ciel / Glu – Chalk Venue, Brighton 15.06.2022
Blood Red Shoes finally made it back for a homecoming gig in Brighton after being cancelled at the beginning of the year for a night of guitar riffs and energetic electronic grudge The Duo originally formed in 2004 and consists of band members Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell and have released six studio albums to …
Live Review: Pond – Manchester Academy 2, Manchester 18.06.2022
By Olivia Kenny Manchester’s Academy 2 was flooded with energy on Saturday night when the Australian psych-rock band Pond took to the stage for the last night of their UK and European Tour. The band played a good mix of tracks, going back to their early releases with a medley of Moth Wings, Eye Pattern Blindness and Giant …
Live Review: Download Festival 2022 – Friday
The hallowed ground of Donington Park has been lacking in those who enjoy the heavier side of life for the last few years so when the hoards of emos and metalheads descended to the East Midlands, it finally felt an ounce of normality had returned to the world. FRIDAY Bury Tomorrow were one of earlier …
Track: Bea Burridge – Cigarette Smoke
Scunthorpe’s Burridge has shared her new single ‘Cigarette Smoke’. A track that is a full-throttle angst-heavy number produced by long term collaborator Sean Kennedy (Muzz, Shelly Ravid, Voicians). Burridge states: “I wanted this track to be a nod to Joan Jett and the heavy influence she has had on my music. The song is about …
Meet: Bea Burridge; Making Loud Music For Angry Girls
Give us a potted history of yourself I’ve been writing music since I was at university. I started off writing poetry and it just seemed like a natural progression. I’ve been actually recording music and my own songs for around six years with my amazing producer Sean Kennedy playing every single instrument on my tracks. …
Track: Clutch – We Strive For Excellence
US groove rock masters Clutch have shared their brand new single ‘We Strive For Excellence’. The track is available digitally from all DSPs HERE. A brand new Clutch album is coming soon. The band also announced today that fans can now RSVP to be the first to get notified of the official details and early access to all of the album’s …
Track: Rituals – In Devastation
Rituals are set to release their second EP ‘Show Me The Signs’, due on the 2nd of September. The band have shared the video for their new single ‘In Devastation’. The band return every inch as brutal as they were on their first EP if this track is anything to go by. A growling riff fuelled …
Live Review: Nine Inch Nails – O2 Academy, Glasgow 15.06.2022
Sold Out within minutes of tickets coming on line, they were not cheap, but how do you put a price on a show. How do we value our entertainment? Some things need to be done at any cost and the packed venue in Glasgow was full of expectant fans demanding to extract every ounce of …
Live Review: Download Festival – Castle Donington, Derby 10.06.2022 – 12.06.2022
After what has seemed like an eternity, Download had finally opened its gates once more on the hallowed turf of Donington Park and armed with my trusty homemade grid, complete with various highlighting and tactical notes on my must sees and plans for the days, I completed the monumental hike from the car park to …