Past Black Stone Cherry concerts in the Midlands have been some of my favourite, so the odds were looking good for Wolverhampton.
Read More »Black Stone Cherry – Southern Hospitality Tour – Concert #3 London
As rock bands go, they don’t come much more hospitable than Black Stone Cherry. These four young men are the humble torch bearers for Southern rock today and have been taken to the hearts of the UK rock fraternity. All 6,144 tickets for the four special shows sold out within …
Read More »Black Stone Cherry – Southern Hospitality Tour – Concert #2 Manchester
Black Stone Cherry - Southern Hospitality Tour - Concert #2 Manchester REVIEWED
Read More »Satyricon @ Limelight 2, Belfast – 11 November
There are times as a music journalist when you want to cast aside the notebook and its pages of extraneous adjectives and hyperbolae and strip a review down to your most basic primal reaction to the event you have just witnessed… in the case of this evening’s debut Belfast performance …
Read More »Satyricon – Interview with Satyr
On the coldest day of the year so far, a black wind blew in from the north as Norwegian black metal legends Satyricon arrived on British shores as part of their European tour to promoted their self-titled eighth album. PM hooked up with front man Satyr before the band’s debut …
Read More »Airbourne + Black Spiders @ Limelight 1, Belfast – October 21, 2013
A little month to go before their official return to the UK, Aussie hellraisers Airbourne picked the best possible place outside their homeland to do what they do best, and that is raise the aforesaid hell… with plenty of merriment thrown in, as they stopped off for almost a full …
Read More »XXX: Three Decades Of Roadrunner Records – Various Artists
Each memory evoking disc is well thought out. Treating the listener to some of the mainstay classics that everyone has and plays, along with tracks that you may have forgotten about or not just heard in years!
Read More »Scar the Martyr – Scar the Martyr
...there are no fillers on this album; the song-craft, musicianship and intensity have all combined perfectly to make a record in which all involved should be incredibly proud.
Read More »Satyricon – Satyricon
On “Satyricon”, Satyr and Frost have realized their own roaring declaration of ambition.
Read More »Airbourne – Black Dog Barking
Love them or hate them Airbourne are here to stay and if they keep making albums as strong as Black Dog Barking then their future is safe. I’ve been a fan since the release of Running Wild in 2008, seen them many times and they have always destroyed whichever indoor …
Read More »Rob Zombie -Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Rob Zombie is the most creative and busiest of all modern day rock stars. Numerous movies, publications, animations and clothing lines abound, yet he still has time to get his ass into the studio and create twelve new anarchic anthems. Excluding White Zombie releases, “Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor” is album …
Read More »Stone Sour – House of Gold and Bones Part 2
After last year’s critically acclaimed return from Stone Stour, the second part to Corey Taylor’s story driven concept album arrives and carries with it a continuing maturity of the band both lyrically and musically. Concept albums are ridiculously difficult things to pull off successfully in the world of music. While …
Read More »Gojira, Mo Club, Southampton review 15/11/12
Walking into the Southampton venue, ‘Mo’Club’ I found myself confused as I approached. The venue is situated in between two car companies and in the middle of an industrial estate. The front of the venue includes a large image of a roller-skating disco venue with ‘Jiving’ and ‘Bollywood’ as themed …
Read More »Gojira Interview with Joe Duplantier
I was lucky enough to catch up with vocalist and guitarist, Joe for Gojira before their gig at Southampton’s Mo’Club. We discuss their current tour in the UK and the new album L’Enfant Sauvage.
Read More »Rush – Clockwork Angels.
After playing this album 3 times this evening, i am at a loss as how to start this review as it is utterly flawless and i kept forgetting to make notes . From a personal point of view, being a Rush fan for over 30 years, this is one of …
Read More »Chimaira/Revoker/Neosis/Dukes of Agares – 25/03/2012 Southampton
Tonight’s blinding show took place at The Joiners, Southampton. I hadn’t been to this venue before and as I stepped inside, the size was a shock. With only a 150 capacity and a sold out show I thought “fuck, this is going to be a tight squeeze.” Dukes of …
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