The last time I heard of a genre starting with The New Wave Of would have been in the late 70’s when the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) came to be. It was a very exciting period as bands sprung up from nowhere to give it a go, …
Read More »NWOCR The Official New Wave Of Classic Rock – Volume 1
NWOCR announce ‘The Official New Wave Of Classic Rock – Volume 1’ compilation CD One of the fastest-growing movements in rock music has confirmed they will be releasing a 2CD compilation album in July. This exclusive release is accompanied by special merchandise and is available to pre-order now. Featuring 42 hot …
Read More »Ramblin Man 2017 – Sunday
First up opening the rising stage we were pleasantly introduced to KillIT; a rock band influenced by the greats such as Slash and Davey Rimmer. From start to finish they force fed the audience their high energy performance of which the audience loved. Their engagement with the crowd were incredible …
Read More »Download 2017 – Friday
After negotiating the queues and thorough security checks and finally making it into the arena, I headed straight over to stage 2, just in time to catch Blackwater Conspiracy. I reviewed their new album recently and was blown away by how good it was, so I had high expectations for …
Read More »Blackwater conspiracy – Shootin’ the breeze
Northern Irish band Blackwater Conspiracy formed from the ashes of two other bands – Swanee river, and Million dollar reload. Based in County Tyrone they’ve already got slots at Download festival and Ramblin’ Man Fair confirmed for this summer ahead of the release of the album. Listening to the album …
Read More »Download Festival adds another 20 bands across all stages!
Well, isn’t this lovely from Download Festival? They decided to round off the end of last month with a big, fat announcement of bands across all four stages! We’re a bit lucky aren’t we? The biggest names announced are metal’s mad hatter Devin Townsend, paying below Rob Zombie on the …
Read More »Million Dollar Reload / Blackwater Conspiracy – Belfast, Empire Music Hall, 8 August 2015
Have you ever gone to gig where one band started the headline set and another finished it? Well, that’s what happened – more or less – this past Saturday evening, when Million Dollar Reload played their last ever gig (coincidentally at one of their favourite venues), and midset transmogrified into …
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