Photographs of Lamb Of God’s performance in the Limelight 1, Belfast.  TesseracT supporting. Photographs by Marc Leach Photography

Last In Line performing in The Limelight 1, Belfast with support from Sweet Savage. Photographs by Marc Leach Photography

A collection of photographs of Wintersun’s show in the Limelight 2, Belfast. Support from Darkest Era. Wintersun Official Website: http://www.wintersun.fi/ Darkest Era Official Website: http://darkestera.net/ Photographs by Marc Leach Photography: https://www.facebook.com/officialmarcleachphotography %%wppa%% %%cover=623%%

This year the United Kingdom has been blessed with a proper summer, with temperatures escalating to over 20 degrees and people whipping out their BBQs whilst attempting to catch a tan. However, on Saturday night, Belfast venue “The Limelight” saw the local metal crowd forego these leisurely pursuits in favour …

Following the release of their third album “Cultural Dissonance” and a lengthy tour around Europe, it was time for the Northern Irish, melodic metal band; Sandstone to release this fourth release entitled – “Delta Viridian”. After the instrumental introduction, the lads thunder their way into the album the wall shattering …

A collection of photographs of Lordi’s show in the Limelight 1, Belfast. Support from Kaledon. http://www.lordi.fi/ http://www.kaledon.com/ Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.facebook.com/officialmarcleachphotography    %%wppa%% %%cover=600%%

A collection of photographs of Enter Shikari’s show in the Mandela Hall, Belfast. Support from Hacktivist and Wounds. http://www.entershikari.com/ http://hacktivist.uk.com/ http://www.woundsband.com/ Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.facebook.com/officialmarcleachphotography    %%wppa%% %%cover=593%%

A collection of photographs of Audrey Horne’s show in the Limelight 2, Belfast. Support from The Mercy House and Sahg. http://www.audreyhornemusic.com/ http://themercyhouse.wix.com/the-mercy-house http://www.sahg.no/site/ Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.facebook.com/officialmarcleachphotography    %%wppa%% %%cover=588%%

Since the release of their eighth studio album “Murder By Pride” in 2009, Stryper – the kings of Christian metal – have been teasing their fans about bringing out new material.  Their ninth release “The Covering” featured a wide range of classic rock cover songs that inspired the band over …

A collection of photographs of Enslaved’s show in the Limelight 2, Belfast. Support from Winterfylleth and Ancient Ascendant. http://www.facebook.com/enslaved?fref=ts http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winterfylleth/232057463509264?fref=ts http://www.facebook.com/ancientascendant?fref=ts Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.marcleachphotography.com/.     %%wppa%% %%cover=568%%

A collection of photographs of Enthroned’s (Belgium) show in the Voodoo Bar, Belfast. Support from Ceaseless Blight (N.I.) and Mourning Of The Heretic (N.I.). Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.marcleachphotography.com             %%wppa%% %%cover=557%%

A collection of photographs of Grand Magus’ (Sweden) show in the Stiff Kitten, Belfast.  Support from Primitai (U.K.) and Terminus (N.I.). You can read Mark Ashby’s review of the show here. Grand Magus Website: http://www.grandmagus.com/ Primitai Website: http://www.primitai.com/ Terminus Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/terminusni?fref=ts Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.marcleachphotography.com/.     %%wppa%% %%cover=556%%

Over the years rock ‘n’ roll has seen many great acts being born, from Led Zeppelin to AC/DC.  Northern Ireland has helped contribute to this process with home-grown bands such as Sweet Savage, The Answer and many more.  And now, in 2012/13 a new star is rising into the sky …

After numerous YouTube teasers and a 7 year wait since their last album “The Forsaken”, Norwegian “unblack” metal band Antestor release their fourth album “Omen”.  Black metal has never been my cup of tea but over the past couple of years I have grown a soft spot for Antestor and …

Some of the pictures I took at the amazing Vibe For Philo concert at The Button Factory in Dublin on the 4th January. To read my concert review click here Links: Official Vibe for Philo Website: http://www.vibeforphilo.com The Thin Lizzy Experience: http://www.thinlizzyexperience.com/home.cfm The Irish Lizzy Experience (Dubh Linn Boys): http://www.facebook.com/TheLizzyExperience Marc Leach Photography …

It’s that time of the year again where Thin Lizzy fans young and old set out on a pilgrimage to the city of Dublin for the annual Vibe for Philo concert.  Now in its 27th year, this event attracts fans from far and wide as they gather together for a …