Words by Sam Dignon, photos by Fran Dignon. After both While She Sleeps and Cancer Bats had a quiet year in 2014 with only a handful of shows between them, they decided to make their big return this year with a massive co-headline tour. With tonight’s Manchester show being completely sold out it was sure to be a special…
Last Great Dreamers, The Sabres, Doors To Manual The Anvil, Bournemouth Friday 17th April 2015 By Nick Holmes @oldenick666 After disbanding in disastrous circumstances well over a decade a ago, London dandy rockers Last Great Dreamers are back! Nick Holmes went to see what all the fuss was about… Before the headliners’ return to the…
Words by Laura Herbert, photos by Rachael Griffiths. Sometimes you just know you’re in for a great evening of live music. Tonight is one of those nights. The Barfly sets out for a killer line up, with Zoax on top for their first UK headline tour. Leading up to a night full with unpredictable moves…
Words by Matt Hill, photos by Rachael Griffiths. People On Vacation are by my own admission not my usual listening, ones own mp3 collection being far more likely to be blasting Behemoth, Arcturus or Megadeth to name but a few. With that being said, with a Thursday evening in the company of “The Jim” and…
Words by Jack Fermor-Worrell, photos by Katie Needham. As far as career-shifts go, quitting your day job as a world-champion motorbike racer to front a rock band is pretty impressive. That’s what James Toseland did a few years ago – collaborating with Little Angels main man Toby Jepson to create his eponymous debut album ‘Toseland’….
Tonight was always going to be a bit special. Eleven years since they last headlined here, and with a, frankly mammoth three hour show to make their return with it’s a cynical man indeed that would anticipate a failure on the part of System of a Down (8). Of course, it also helps that as…
Words: James Weaver, photos by Katie Needham On a week where Britain basked in the Spring sunshine, Manchester was treated to a host of heavy metal. Skeletonwitch, Goatwhore and Mortals were set to roll Manchester back into a grim feeling of darkness. But would the band’s styles of black metal transcend well in a live…
It may only be March, but the birds are singing, the sun is shining and it is officially the start of festival season. This weekend sees us heading to Southampton for Takedown Festival 2015. One of the best of the younger festivals, Takedown Festival was launched in 2012 and is now in its fourth year. It…
Californian hard rock trio Throw The Goat have slowly been building a reputation. Known for their blend of influences across the rock and metal spectrum the band are back following 2012’s Black Mountain with their second record entitled Blood, Sweat & Beers. Does this new offering by Throw The Goat continue the band’s unique musical…
Words by Jack Fermor-Worrell, photos by Katie Needham. It’s a cold, rainy Tuesday evening, so what could be better than spending the evening with the happiest man in metal, Devin Townsend? The Canadian has been in the UK for the last few days promoting last year’s double-album ‘Z2’ and is finishing up with a night…
