Those Damn Crows / One Of Our Brightest Hopes Play Wembley
Those Damn Crows have proven they are worthy to grace the big stages. Joining Rival Sons and ZZ Top in Wembley, they ably demonstrated that it is just a matter of time before they are headlining halls...
View ArticleAlkaline Trio Return To The UK With An Eruption Of Energy
After two years, Alkaline Trio returned to the UK for a string of shows, the first of which is an added date at the O2 Forum in London due to popular demand. Growing up, these guys were one of my...
View ArticleWargasm / Live And Loud With Ballistic Intent
Wargasm, the electro-punk duo of Milkie Way and Sam Matlock, flirted with dreams of disaster in Heavily Armoured Venom, a performance live-streamed from a tank graveyard in the middle of England....
View ArticleHalestorm and I Prevail Lead Explosive Summer Tour In Bridgeport
Chart-topping hard rockers Halestorm joined forces with Metalcore force I Prevail for a country-wide, co-headlining summer tour. With support from Fit For A King and Hollywood Undead, this tour is...
View ArticleMaid Of Stone Festival 2024 / Friday With Gun, Blaze Bayley And White Raven Down
Maid of Stone Festival – Friday. Following the success of the inaugural event last year, Maid Of Stone festival returned to the rolling hills of Kent, bringing five thousand rock devotees and a...
View ArticleMr. Big / When It’s Your Last Tour You Have To Lean Into It
When Mr. Big announced the UK leg of their farewell tour, there was much moaning and groaning at the lack of a Scottish date in these parts. It was to great delight that one was finally added and that...
View ArticleThe Warning / Mexican Family Affair Rocks Dublin To Its Foundations
We don’t get many all-girl Mexican rock bands stopping by these parts very much. In fact I’m pretty sure the appearance tonight of Monterrey trio The Warning is the first. The Warning The Academy...
View ArticleLiving Colour Returns to Barrowlands Ballroom After 33 Years
While Mr. Big had not played Barrowlands Ballroom since May 1992, for New York’s Living Colour, this was a longer gap as you had to go back to 27 May 1991 for the last time they played this stage. But...
View ArticleWinger Returns Hungry To Jergel’s In A Sold-out Show
Fresh from their shows in Europe, Winger, who for years have been a mainstay at the popular Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, just outside of Pittsburgh, returned on Monday night in front of a full house...
View ArticleKarnataka Bring Pure Magic To Trading Boundaries
Halfway through a UK tour and with a successful appearance at the Night Of The Prog festival behind them, Karnataka resumed their UK dates at a sold-out Trading Boundaries. In a hot venue, the band put...
View ArticleThe Asylum / Humanity’s Last Breath – Heart Of A Coward – Future Static –...
A wonderfully eclectic night of rock at a blisteringly hot evening at The Asylum. With music ranging from Hard Prog through to Deathcore, Humanity’s Last Breath, Heart Of A Coward, Future Static and...
View ArticleDef Leppard Bring Arena Rock Magic to Toronto’s Rogers Centre
The Def Leppard summer stadium tour rolled into Canada for a Friday night show in the electric city of Toronto. Transforming the home of the Toronto Blue Jays into a venue for a rock show, thousands of...
View ArticleJourney / Spectacular Toronto Concert Leaves UK Fans Disappointed
Joining Def Leppard and Cheap Trick at the home of the Toronto Blue Jays, Journey lit up the venue with a stunning set that would leave the UK and Ireland fans gutted that their 11-date tour would be...
View ArticleCheap Trick Rocks The Rogers Centre In Toronto
Kicking off the night with Def Leppard and Journey at Rogers Centre, Toronto, were rock legends Cheap Trick. Celebrating 50 years last year, Cheap Trick still knows how to deliver a kickass rock ‘n’...
View ArticleKorn / Live And Unleashed In London
I have so many magical Metal memories of working with Bakersfield quintet Korn. From epic USA tours back in the ’90s, filming for Headbangers Ball, to when the dudes popped into the Kerrang TV offices...
View ArticleKris Barras Band Bring Grit And Emotion To Chepstow Castle
“Every time I play in Wales, it’s fucking raining,” laughs Kris Barras. Tonight, his band headline a four-act bill with Stone Broken, Dan Byrne and The Hot Damn! at this famous Chepstow venue. Kris...
View ArticleH.E.A.T Brings the Fire to Chepstow Castle
Another excellent evening’s entertainment beckons in the magnificent setting of Chepstow Castle. The Town is buzzing as it continues with the Castell Rocs month, and after the downpour that briefly...
View ArticleTyketto And Dare Bring Classic Rock To Life At Chepstow Castle
Arriving at Chepstow Castle a couple of hours before doors, there is a plentiful supply of t-shirts proudly worn for H.E.A.T, Tyketto and Dare, the bands on today’s bill. Tyketto – Dare Chepstow...
View ArticleKK’s Priest Serve Dublin A Metal Feast
Back in March, Judas Priest took to the stage in Dublin’s 3Arena alongside fellow Englishmen Saxon for a barnstorming night of authentic British Heavy Metal. And although Halford and co put in a lively...
View ArticleFozzy / Rock And Rap Collide With Chris Jericho And Swerve Strickland
Fozzy returned to the UK for an evening of rock and rap, celebrating 25 years with a sold-out London show. Fronted by eight-time World Champion Chris Jericho, Fozzy brought support from current AEW...
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