After a weekend of interviews I was very happy to be booted out of the press area and told to go and enjoy watching some bands – and where did I go? Stage 1 to see Skindred of course! Well ok, first I went to have some beer and then I headed over to see [...]
Since forming last year out of the ashes of 2 bands, A Thousand Enemies have attracted outstanding reviews and praise from fans and press alike! How have they managed this, simply by doing what they love and believe in! To say I’ve been looking forward to seeing the guys play is a bit of an [...]
Ravenface is a name that keeps reoccurring in the metal scene and from what I witnessed tonight I know why. These guys may be young but they are as tight and musically skilled as a metal band that has had years of experience. Hitting off their set with ‘Deprogression’ it instantly catches attention from across the room [...]
I was privileged ,way back in 2005 whilst trudging around The Assembly Rooms in Derby during Bloodstock to stumble upon the U.K. debut gig of a then pretty much unknown Amon Amarth. Standing in a crowd of less than 100 people I remember being totally blown away by what I had witnessed and have been [...]
Opening the main stage on Saturday were British metal band Hell. They’ve exploded onto the scene this year and were generally regarded as the best band at Bloodstock 2011 by many people, and their album Human Remains has been impressing a lot of people. Tonight they had a full hour for their set so plenty [...]
Tonights main attraction for many people was the mighty Anthrax. Apart from large festival appearances they havent played much in the UK in recent years so this tour was always going to attract a lot of fans. They came on stage to the sounds of “Worship” from their latest album, Worship Music, before launching into [...]
Here are some pictures taken at the recent Hammerfest 4 festival in Prestatyn Wales, I’m still working through the many pictures taken at the festival so please check back to see what else has been added to the gallery.
Normally after attending festival or a gig I would write a review about the overall experience of the event, what I thought about the venue, the bands, how the crowds reacted, etc, and for those of you that have looked at all of our Hammerfest IV posts, you will see that I have done just [...]
On the Friday night at Hammerfest (well Saturday morning really as it was 1.30am), there was only one band who could follow the awesomely fun set from Evil Scarecrow – that band is the band that first put the fun into metal, Lawnmower Deth. Since reforming a few years ago they’ve limited themselves to a [...]
I caught up with the fabulous Dom Lawson of Oaf to talk about time machines, shit, big Seagulls and where on earth the original idea for Oaf came from..be warned the room was very loud and there’s a lot of background noise…sorry…..there’s also quite a lot of swearing…sorry again! [youtube=”
Taking a rest from my normal role of photographing bands and hot from there very well received set on Stage 2 at Hammerfest Sheila and I caught up with Heitham Al-Sayed and John Morgan from Senser. We talked about what they thought of their set, the challenges the band faces, the Biting Rhymes EP and [...]
I had the pleasure of interviewing the guys from Collapse down at Hammerfest 4 after they had finished their set we had a quick chat and a lot of laughs during it! The guys tell us how they started, what their influences are, about their new album and what their plans are for this year [...]
I had the delight of interviewing the guys from The Sanity Days on the Thursday at Hammerfest. They tell us the back ground for the band, what they have been up to since they started out last year, about the gigs they have played, what’s in store for the Hammerfest crowd, starting work on new [...]
I had a pleasure of catching up with the guys from A Thousand Enemies for a chat and a lot of laughter on the Friday at Hammerfest. They tell us the back ground for the band, what they have been up to since they started last year, about writing their new album that should hopefully [...]
I was lucky enough to get the chance to talk to the guys from Lawnmower Deth before their performance on the second stage at Hammerfest last weekend. As you’d expect they’re a fun bunch and were happy to talk about the band, their relationship with Guitarist (Sabbat & Hell) and Producer (Accept, Arch Enemy etc) [...]
I was very fortunate to catch up with David Bower, Tony Speakman and Tim Bowler of resurrected metal lords HELL to talk about what they have been up to since December (I mistakenly said when they played with Saxon, sorry) future recordings and other interesting stuff so here you go have a little look… [youtube=”
