Sunday afternoon on the May bank holiday seen me heading through to Ivory Blacks in Glasgow for the second day of Rock For Funds. Tonight’s bill was called the ‘Rock Extravaganza’ a mixture of cover/tribute bands along with local bands and headliners Kyrbgrinder who hail from London I had been …
Read More »Blaze Bayley photos from Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 8/5/12
Some of the pictures taken at the Blaze Bayley gig at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow on 8th May 2012 during The King of Metal Tour.
Read More »Rock For Funds at Ivory Blacks and Pivo Pivo, Glasgow on 5th and 6th May
There’s no better way than spending the bank holiday weekend than rocking out to help 4 charities. Yes, you’ve guessed it Rock For Funds is this Saturday and Sunday. Last year’s Rock For Funds was fantastic and a lot of fun. This year’s is set to beat it! Spread over …
Read More »Kickstart May in style with Kyrbgrinder!
Kyrbgrinder head across the border to treat their Scottish fans to not just 1 but 3 shows – Bathgate, Dundee and Glasgow! If you have never seen these guys before then go to a show as you will have a superb time! Kyrbgrinder are one of the most talked about …
Read More »Beholder, Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 9th March 2012
Beholder are currently touring around the UK with The Black Flag Tour. Instead of having a touring support act, Beholder have done things differently, all the supports act are local and different per gig. On tonight’s bill we had Diementia, Kahbela as Zombie Militia had to cancel at the last …
Read More »Diementia Interview Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 9th March 2012
I met up with the guys from Diementia outside Ivory Blacks after their great set. The guys explain the background of the band, a snippet about their new EP that they are working on at the moment, gig dates along with some banter! www.diementia.com www.facebook.com/pages/Diementia/120858197943652 www.reverbnation.com/diementia www.myspace.com/diementia www.twitter.com/diementia I …
Read More »Beholder Interview Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 9th March 2012
I caught up with all the guys from Beholder prior to the set at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow. They give us the background to Beholder, an update about their new album ‘The Black Flag’, Sophie Lancaster Foundation, how the tour has been going, what their plans are for the rest …
Read More »Napalm Death, Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 11/12/11
On a very windy Sunday night I headed through to Glasgow to interview Barney and review the Napalm Death gig at Ivory Blacks. Last time I seen Napalm Death was at Hammerfest 2 back in 2010 when they tore up the main stage so I was looking forward to tonight’s …
Read More »Blaze Bayley interview at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 12/12/11
I caught up with Blaze before the gig at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow. To find out what he’s been up to over the last year or so. He talks about Wolfsbane and his own band, what motivates him, his new Blaze Bayley album ‘The King of Metal’ that will be …
Read More »Barney from Napalm Death interview at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 11/12/11
I interviewed Mark “Barney” Greenway lead singer from Napalm Death just before there gig at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow. Barney answers a few questions including his favorite albums and then some fan questions first before talking about Napalm Death, the new album ‘Utilitarian’ coming out 27th February next year and …
Read More »Gaia Epicus, Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 15/11/11
Tonight gig was a 5 band bill at Ivory Blacks with local band Dana O’Hara kicking off the night with a tight, powerful set unfortunately by the time we arrived we only caught their last 2 songs. Their distinctive blend of melodic death/power metal starts the night off in fine …
Read More »Warrior Soul at Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 23/9/11
Having seen Warrior Soul back in March at Ivory Blacks, I was delighted to hear that they were returning to Glasgow so soon with the Rubicon Tour. The set list was to be a mixture of favourites and rarities from all their albums. I only managed to catch the last …
Read More »Ravenface, Ivory Blacks, Glasgow – 21/8/11 (GIG)
Gigs on a Sunday night towards the end of August after all the main festivals have finished and a few other metal gigs on as well, with local bands and bunch of young lads coming up from Blackpool to play go way past the hard going line and onto the …
Read More »Rock For Funds – Ivory Blacks Glasgow – 01/05/2011 (Gig)
Rock For Funds was set up to raise much needed funds for Glasgow’s Yorkhill Children’s Foundation. There were 2 different venues being used Pivo Pivo and Ivory Blacks. The main event featuring 12 bands was at Ivory Blacks hosted by Rock Radio’s Father Ted. For further information regarding the event …
Read More »15 Times Dead – Ivory Blacks Glasgow – 30/04/2011 (Gig)
15 Times Dead along with Dirty Rose should have been supporting Blaze Bayley tonight however since Blaze postponed the tour both bands went ahead and arranged the gig instead of letting their fans down. The night started off with a local cover band Jamie Barnes and Cochise. Unfortunately we missed …
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