From the opening notes to the final encore, they were technically excellent and delivered a heady mix of perfect harmonies and soaring guitar solos all rolled into heavy, well crafted songs.
Read More »The Raven Age release a zombie & cowboys video for ‘Forgive And Forget’
Brand new single taken from forthcoming album ‘Blood Omen’ Having established their name as one of the finest in modern British metal thanks to two brilliant albums – 2019 ’s Conspiracy and their 2017 debut, Darkness Will Rise – The Raven Age have garnered critical acclaim around the world, alongside a Billboard Top 40 …
Read More »Iron Maiden are too hot for Chile!
IRON MAIDEN TOO HOT FOR CHILE!! SANTIAGO STADIUM SHOW SELLS OUT SIX AND A HALF MONTHS IN ADVANCE FANS DEMAND ANOTHER SHOW! NEW DATE ADDED ON THE EPIC LEGACY OF THE BEAST WORLD TOUR: MOVISTAR ARENA – MONDAY OCTOBER 14TH Following IRON MAIDEN’S record-breaking sell-out of Santiago’s 63,000 capacity Estadio Nacional, …
Read More »The Raven Age release ‘The Day The World Stood Still’ from upcoming album
SHARE NEW TRACK ‘THE DAY THE WORLD STOOD STILL’ YOUTUBE / SPOTIFY FROM UPCOMING ALBUM CONSPIRACY OUT MARCH 8TH VIA CORVID RECORDS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER HERE UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES IN MARCH INCLUDING DATE AT CAMDEN UNDERWORLD MARCH 28TH SUPPORTING IRON MAIDEN ACROSS NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA THIS SUMMER FULL DATES HERE …
Read More »Iron Maiden Announce 2019 Legacy Of The Beast Tour Dates
Iron Maiden Legacy Of The Beast Tour 2019 Dates Announced Following on from the triumphant European leg of the Legacy Of The Beast tour, we’re now pleased to announce tour dates for 2019. Tickets go on sale from Friday November 16th, with an exclusive pre-sale for Iron Maiden Fan Club members starting …
Read More »The Raven Age interview – Download 2017
I spoke to The Raven Age at Download 2017 to talk about their appearance there, and touring plus the current album., You played the second stage here at Download this year. Download is becoming quite familiar for you isnt it? Third year in a row. You started on the fourth …
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 »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 »Anthrax – O2 Institute, Birmingham – 9th February 2017
Tonight was the first night of Anthrax’s UK “Among the kings” tour. The tour features Anthrax playing two sets, one of which is them playing the entire “Among the living” album in full and in order, with the other set being voted on by fans online. Before Anthrax though it …
Read More »Mastodon – The Limelight 1, Belfast – 14th August 2016
Summer time. To some it’s about sun and holidays, to others it’s heading to festivals, enjoying music and getting muddy. Every year thousands gather to a field in Walton-on-Trent, England for the annual Bloodstock festival. This year the festival attracted acts like Gojira, Slayer and Twisted Sister (for their final U.K. …
Read More »Tremonti – O2 Academy, Bristol, 15/12/15
It’s staggering how different gigs can be from one night to next. On Sunday, people were still queueing round the corner for The Darkness a full 30-45 minutes after doors opened. Fifteen minutes before entry here and there’s barely fifty in line. Interestingly, it’s much the same audience demographic; from the …
Read More »Delain – Glasgow Cathouse – 28th November 2014
Friday the 28th of November 2014 was ‘Black Friday’ for many. Fortunately for me the main black in my Friday was being worn by the line of Delain fans waiting outside The Cathouse in Glasgow for the last date of Dutch symphonic metal band Delain’s short UK tour. The doors opened promptly …
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