Clik here to view.
Hellfest 2024 / Megadeth Bring Epic Set Plus Ice Nine Kills
Hellfest Festival 2024, Clisson. Thursday, 27 June. Opening with The Sick The Dying… And The Dead!, Megadeth are clearly taking no prisoners at Hellfest this evening. Megadeth, Hellfest Festival 2024....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hellfest 2024 / Artistic Bravery Of Avenged Sevenfold Is Electrifying
Hellfest Festival 2024, Clisson. Thursday, 27 June. As the stage lights start to glow and the Wes Lang grim reaper artwork slowly floods the screens, the sense of excitement for Avenged Sevenfold is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AC/DC And The Pure Rock ‘n’ Roll Magic Of Wembley
There are very few times when truly very few words are needed. But as I gazed up at the Wembley arches one more time before joining the queue that had started to file out of Wembley Stadium, all I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dropout Kings Bring Explosive Trap Metal To The Flapper
It was time to dip my toe into the world of rap-infused Heavy Metal. With elements of Hardcore Metal and Trap Metal, this is something that has been bubbling under the surface for a long while now, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hellfest 2024: Friday With Polyphia, Saint Agnes And Lovebites
Hellfest Festival 2024. Friday 28 June. It’s all go already and a storming set from Brit outfit Saint Agnes starts the day with a roar. No chance of sleep here as the band play like their lives...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hellfest 2024: Fear Factory Thrills, Pain Of Salvation Stuns, and Ice-T...
Hellfest 2024. Friday 28 June. Fear Factory may have had a storied past, but they still take no prisoners in a live setting. Never as staccato as other Industrial Metal bands, there’s a buzz saw swing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mammoth WVH / You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
Following successful UK shows with Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Mammoth WVH returned for their first UK Headline Tour. It’s only two shows, but tonight, Wolfgang Van Halen and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ZZ Top / Wembley, Classic Hits and Timeless Rock ‘n’ Roll Magic
Have mercy! The Top are back in town and have brought along some friends to bring some rock ‘n’ roll to save our souls, the Rev Willy G leading the congregation in the hymns we all know and love. ZZ...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Richie Kotzen / A Virtuosic Masterclass In Dublin
On April 15th 1993, Hair Metal superstars Poison rocked into Dublin to play the now-demolished Tivoli Theatre on Francis Street. Though not the size of venue they had been accustomed to, it still made...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Explosive Heavy Metal Night at The Asylum with Tallah, BVDLVD, and Nameless
The Asylum, Birmingham, provided another rip-roaring evening of blockbusting Heavy Metal that was a real assault on the senses as Tallah, BVDLVD, and Nameless delivered sets that were both loud and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hellfest 2024 / Mammoth WVH, Black Stone Cherry, Brutus And Stratovarius
Hellfest Festival 2024. Saturday. After two days of roasting under the sun, an overcast Saturday brought a little relief from the sunburn and oppressive temperatures whilst still being t-shirt weather....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hellfest 2024: Extreme Are Magnificent, Plus Kvelertak And Yngwie
Hellfest Festival 2024. Saturday. Mammoth WVH are a hard act to follow, and the huge wall of Marshall cabs on one side of the stage announces that Swedish six-stringer Yngwie Malmsteen is due to hit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hellfest 2024: Bruce Dickinson A Highlight, Plus Accept And Metallica
Hellfest Festival 2024. Saturday. Accept are another band well versed at bringing their best to events like this, hitting hard, fast and with an assurance born of decades of being at the leading edge...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rammstein Bring The Heat In Frankfurt
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung said, “The difference between a bad life and a good life is how well you walk through the fire.” In those terms German Metal behemoth Rammstein have been living their best...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Brilliance Of Preacher Stone And Tom Killner At The Patriot
In the heart of the Welsh valleys there appears to be a clash tonight with a certain football match. I am never sure about the overlap between football and rock music, but there was only one winner for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hellfest 2024: Machine Head Show They Deserve The Headline Slot
Hellfest Festival 2024. Friday. Machine Head. Their headline set tonight has simply staggering energy, and tonight Machine Head are on fire, both figuratively and literally. Their stage is surrounded...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hellfest 2024: Frank Carter Shows Massive Crossover Appeal
Hellfest Festival 2024. Sunday. The fourth and final day, and the sun is back to grace the masses at Hellfest with its almost unbearable warmth, the coolness and rain of yesterday’s clouds a distant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Take Part: A Few Things About Hellfest Festival 2024
The 2024 edition of Hellfest Festival was as impressive as ever. Bogdan Bele shares his takeaways from this year’s headbanging extravaganza in Clisson, France. There was much to stand out. You Can’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Greta Van Fleet Make History At Royal Albert Hall
Life is sometimes a full rollercoaster of triumph and tragedy, and whilst thousands of football fans watched England getting defeated in the Euros, Greta Van Fleet were determined that their show in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rival Sons / A Formidable Rock ‘n’ Roll Spectacle At Wembley
Rival Sons may not have been around as long as ZZ Top, but these Californians know how to take any audience and turn them into evangelists for the cause of rock ‘n’ roll. Rival Sons OVO Arena Wembley –...
View Article