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Support tonight came from US band Night Demon. Their latest album, 2017’s “Darkness remains” is a great album so I was looking forward to seeing them live. A three-piece, they’ve got a real NWOBHM influenced sound although the bands that inspired them had 4 or 5 members, so to have …

We talk to UK Bruisers GUTLOCKER who discuss their background, ahead of their new EP ‘Cry Havoc’, which arrives Friday 20th April.   What is the full band line-up, who plays what? The line up is Ben Rollinson on bass, Dean Walker on Drums, Peter Tucker on Guitar and Craig …

For this leg of their European tour, Arch Enemy have three support acts – Jinjer, Tribulation and Wintersun. Tonight’s gig in Gothenburg is one of the closest they’re playing to their hometown of Halmstad so a good atmosphere was expected. With four bands on the bill, doors opened at 5pm. …

UK Alt-rockers release a new single, Blah on 9th April. We talked to the band about their background and more…..   What is the full band line-up, who plays what? So we’re a typical 5 piece band; drums bass, two guitars and a singer. We’ve got Shannon ‘Shiney’ Lingwood on …

Cancer On The Rocks was a great day out, to say the least, in the normally quiet Cheshire town of Nantwich. Local boy Rick Palin, managing director of Skyfire International and owner of Firebrand Radio handpicked ten fantastic rock and blues bands to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Research after …

VNDTA have just dropped a new track, Martyr – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNvj2vInwxg , which is lifted from their forthcoming EP, Pale Glow, out 13th April. We talked to the band to discuss their background and more….   What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Megan Targett – Vocals, Callan Hughes …

As someone who really doesn’t like tribute bands, going to see Maiden uniteD may seem like an odd choice of gig, but while they only play Iron Maiden covers, unlike most tribute bands, they don’t just try and replicate the originals. Instead, Maiden united rearrange the songs and play them …

Ahead of the release of his new album, The Truth, Laurence Jones played the Borderline in London. It’s not too many months since he last played here, so to see the venue busy on a Monday night was a great result and a good sign of his popularity. The night …

Tonight’s gig was Lacuna Coil’s 20th aniversary show. 119 is a special number for the band, so the date of 01-19-2018 (using the US date format) tied in nicely. Originally due to be at Shepherds Bush Empire, the show sold out so quickly they upgraded to the Forum and that’s …

VEINS are back with a new single, Blood On My Hands, out 23rd Feb. Before then, we have a chat with the rising alt-crew:   What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Stephen Rees – Vocals / Guitar, Scott Warner – Bass / Backing Vocals, Dan Appleyard – …

We caught up with spanking new alternative crew RXPTRS, the South West combo deliver their new single ‘Bound’ on 23rd Feb.   What is the full band line-up, who plays what? Simon Roach – Vocals, Ian Chadderton – Guitars, Harley David Watson – Guitars, Sam Leworthy – Bass, Mat Capper …

‘The First Lady of the Blues’ may be a somewhat overused tagline but in the case of Sari Schorr, and based on this performance at the superb St Helens Citadel Arts Centre, it is extremely difficult to think of a more fitting description. A powerhouse performance saw Schorr bravely air …

I spoke to Alexander Krull and Elina Siirala at the end of 2017 to discuss the upcoming release of the new album, Sign of the dragonhead.  You can listen to the interview below..  

The night kicked off with floodlights on stage sending their rays of light out over the crowd as the PA played sounds of explosions. Gradually these turned into heavy bass and guitar riffs as the band took to the stage and things kicked off with the first song – Sway. …

First up tonight were Fyresky, a fairly new band from Kent/Essex. I’d seen them play in August, and while four months isnt a long time, there was a clear improvement in how they sound and perform in that time. They’ve got a strong visual image and seem very confident, not …

I spoke to Lord Ragnar Wagnar, who performs vocal and guitar duties with The Heretic Order shortly before they went on stage at the Craufurd arms in December. OK The Heretic order formed three years ago. Does it feel that long? Not really. We formed the band at the end …

I spoke to Brittney Slayes, singer from Canadian band Unleash the archers when they played the Craufurd arms in Milton Keynes. You’re on tour with Orden Ogan across the UK and Europe. How has the tour been going? It’s awesome, the shows have been packed, quite a few of them …

Tonight kicked off with the awesome Dan Reed Network. With Extreme having the hit, “Get the funk out”, having Dan Reed Network support them is an inspired choice as there’s plenty of funk in their music. Dan Reed and his band clearly love performing and seem to be having just …

Eight years since they last played Manchester, London based punk rock band Towers of London are back. There was never any official break-up, more of a hiatus, with a single Shake It released in 2015 and a handful of gigs. They have a new (third) album set for release next …

Midway through their feline good current UK tour, NWOBHM legends Tygers Of Pan Tang stopped on by to sharpen their claws at Eleven. Run by Paul Hume, Demon guitarist and lead vocalist for Lawless, the year old venue is going from strength to strength and was near full to capacity …