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Live Review: Fall Out Boy + Support, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 28.03.2018 plus Gallery
Getting to the top wasn’t easy for Fall Out Boy, going on hiatus in 2009 was probably the best thing they could’ve done as a band. Each member got to discover who they were individually, after growing up within the public eye as one unit. They returned to the scene again in 2013 full of …
LIVE: Asking Alexandria, Manchester Academy, 24/1/18
Tonight’s support To The Rats And Wolves are a German six piece electronic metalcore band from Essen. Their individual brand of futuristic tinged heaviness gets the crowd moving early on. Blvckout is a particular highlight that translates perfectly to a live setting. Suburban Romance showcases the band’s infectious energy, which is hard to deny from …
LIVE: Escape The Fate, Manchester Club Academy, 21/01/2018
It’s Sunday night, but down in Manchester’s Club Academy, it does not feel like the end of the weekend. Although their newer material may be slightly on the tamer side, their set tonight is as impassioned and relentless as ever. Opening with setlist staple and all-round leviathan track This War Is Ours, things get off …
Live: Motionless In White, Cane Hill + Ice Nine Kills – Leeds Stylus – 20/01/18
If you’re a fan of bands that have dedication and passion for their art then tonight’s diverse line up is most definitely for you. Packed into the Leeds University Stylus are three American bands who all in their own right are turning heads and making waves in the rock scene. Up first are Ice Nine …
Live Review: Creeper, Manchester Albert Hall, 09/12/17
Creeper are very much a concept band- their dramatic style and aesthetic a joy to watch. Their 2017 has been nothing short of a whirlwind of greatness; having released their debut album, played the Download Festival main stage and then a full stint on the world famous Warped tour in the US their year is …
Live: Kerrang! Tour 2017, Birmingham O2 Institute – 5.12.17
The Kerrang! tour has been a staple in gig goers calendars for years, big names playing smaller venues accompanied by bands you’ve seen flicking through the pages of the magazine all year round. The line-up is, most of the time, so diverse that you’ll have your ears treated to new genres of music. Past line-up’s …
LIVE: Marilyn Manson, O2 Apollo Manchester, 4/12/17
While Marilyn Manson has always enjoyed a spot of drama, tonight’s montage of not one, not two but THREE songs building up to his appearance on Manchester’s O2 Apollo stage makes things just slightly laboured. After his entrance however, Manson somehow manages to ensure the momentum of his show doesn’t drop even once (for the most …
Live: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, O2 Ritz Manchester – 3.12.17
This specific sold out show has had some hype behind it for a while, much like their album; Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes’ live show is acclaimed by most in the genre as being quite the spectacle. So of course support band Basement have a lot to do to warm the crowd. With their …
LIVE: Northlane at The Key Club Leeds 29/11/17
Crammed onto a tiny stage in Leeds around the corner from where the MOBO awards are happening, Northlane are bringing some Australian sunshine to what is a miserable, chilly day in Yorkshire. Colourwave is a great opener for the show, front man Marcus Bridge shows his immense vocal abilities by switching from deep growls to melodic …
ALISON MOYET The Other Tour / HANNAH PEEL. Manchester Bridgewater Hall 22.11.2017
Two of the strongest and most talented women in music got together to showcase their talents in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall this past Wednesday (November 22nd) in front of an appreciative crowd. The Evening started with Hannah Peel. Described as ‘modest yet mesmerising’, Peel stands over her synths and electronics with an unassuming power. Throughout the …