A selection of photos from Zombified’s gig at Belfast’s Limelight 2   Photographs by Paul Verner/LIVE:i photographic agency for PlanetMosh   www.livei.co.uk 

A selection of pictures from the Queens Of The Stone Age gig at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena with support from Little Matador.   All photos by Paul Verner/LIVE:i www.livei.co.uk

A Selection of shots from the Satyricon/Chthonic gig at Belfast’s Limelight 2.   Photographs by Paul Verner /LIVE:i photographic agency for PlanetMosh www.livei.co.uk

....so if you’re in need of a classic sounding metal album that evokes images of ‘olde worlde’ battles and chivalrous knights, this delivers in bucketloads.

A selection of photographs from the Argus/ Rabid Bitch Of The North/ Terminus gig in Belfast’s Voodoo     All photographs by Paul Verner from LIVE:i photographic agency www.livei.co.uk

Belfast’s Voodoo has had some great nights of Metal since its opening and tonight’s line-up promised to dish out yet more metal mastery. Eventually after getting tuned, relatively new local band All The Kings Ashes opened proceedings with an energetic performance with all but the drummer spending some time in the …

...this is a full on metal album, full of huge chugging guitars, great vocals and one which seems to embrace the anarchic spirit of punk...

...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.

Replacing a forming member and vocalist in any band is never an easy task, but to have to replace once during the 2012 Warped Tour seemed an even harder task. One which the remaining members of IWABO were able to complete with some efficiency, managing to find a stand in …

A selection of photographs from The Defiled\Glamour Of The Kill gig in Mandela Hal, Belfast     Photographs by Paul Verner   www.livei.co.uk

A selection of photographs from Gacys Threads launch gig for the brand new 7″ split (w/ Colossus Fall Switzerland). The release is limited to 300 copies, clear yellow vinyl, and will be released by… – Savour Your Scene Records (Ireland) – Left Hand Records (France) – Incredible Noise Records (Germany) – …

A selection of photographs from the recent Torche concert at Voodoo Belfast     Photographs by Paul Verner www.livei.co.uk

Bruce Springsteen returned to Belfast for the 4th time to play in front of a 25,000+ crowd on his current Wrecking Ball Tour. A few of his faithful fans had been camping out in the hot weather to get a top spot in the Kings Hall Arena when it finally …

Having heard a lot of buzz & chatter on various music websites and guitar magazines, I was eager to get a listen to latest release from this 5-piece and find out what all the fuss is about. Although Tesseract have been around with various personnel since 2003 this is only …

  Since forming back in 2005, The Poodles have built a substancial following in their home country of Sweden even going on to represent their nation in the Eurovision Song contest. Through extensive touring throughout mainland Europe and growing record sales on their first 4 studio albums, their brand of …

A selection of photos from the Red Fang gig in the Speakeasy, Belfast.     Photos by Paul Verner. www.livei.co.uk

When Walking Papers were first announced for Voodoo Belfast it seemed like the listing had been an error, given the personnel in the band and the relatively small size of the venue. This coupled with the fact that a week or two later it was announced that thrash giants Slayer were …

A selection of photos from the Belfast date of Scott Ian’s Speaking Words Tour, June 7th 2013. Read the Planetmosh review here     All photos by Paul Verner www.livei.co.uk

A selection of photos from the Helfast ’13 one day festival in Belfast’s Limelight. Photos By Paul Verner. www.livei.co.uk

This is a strong debut from seasoned musicians. The guitar work, backed up nicely by a strong but never overbearing rhythm section, drives everything along at a good speed