rock/metal live review
Live Review: Spints – O2 Kentish Town Forum, London 13.11.2024
Words and Photos by Henry Groves After an incredible year, SPRINTS were bringing it to a close with a UK tour, including their biggest UK headline show to date at O2 Kentish Town Forum. After releasing their debut album ‘Letter to Self’ earlier this year, there was a lot of excitement in the room. I …
Live Review: Kings Of Thrash / Andry – Sheffield Corporation, Sheffield 01.11.2024
When two thrash legends such as David Ellefson and Jeff Young roll in to town it is too good a proposition to turn down, so I hot footed it down the M1 and made my way to the Corporation just as support band Andry were making their way onto the stage. Andry was a decent …
Live Review: Paul Weller / Liam Bailey – O2 City Hall, Newcastle 24.10.2024
Tonight was the first of two sold-out nights for The Modfather at the O2 City Hall in Newcastle. There was a time he would sell out the bigger arenas, but for now, the perfect place is these medium-sized venues, where he can sell out and pull off a blinder of a show. There are a …
Live Review: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes / Hotwax – Concorde 2, Brighton 15.10.2024
Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes are an English punk rock band formed in 2015 by frontman Frank Carter and guitarist Dean Richardson. They made an impact on the Punk scene with their energetic live shows and powerful music. Their songs are made of more sterner stuff relating to Frank’s youth and releasing the Album Dark Rainbow back in January. The Style is steering more towards ‘The Arctic Monkeys’ with emotionally charged power ballads! The Band have now announced …
Live Review: Marika Hackman / Oyeme / Art School Girlfriend – Sleeping Village, Chicago 05.10.2024
Review and Photos by Victoria Wai 21 packed-out and sold-out venues for a North American tour celebrating the album Big Sigh were all wrapped up for Marika Hackman with a final sold-out date at Chicago’s Sleeping Village. This tour started with half of Marika’s band absent due to visa problems so those dates were stripped back and …
Live Review: Ocean Alley / Hockey Dad – Roundhouse, London 02.09.2024
By Henry Groves Saturday night, sold out Roundhouse, Aussie rock band. I’m not sure there are 3 bigger hints that this was going to be one hell of a gig. This was the first of 2 Roundhouse shows for the psychedelic surf rock band, and despite being the other side of the world from home, …
Live Review: Arch Enemy – Manchester Academy, Manchester 04.10.2024
When it comes to Melodic Death Metal there is a camp of a select few behemoths who lead the way and Swedens Arch Enemy sit firmly rooted at the top of that pile. Since the birth of the band, and the decade that has now passed with Alissa charged with the vocal duties, the trajectory …
Live Review: Cannibal Corpse / Municipal Waste / Immolation / Schizophrenia, O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester 27.09.2024
A colossal billing is a thing of beauty and this was certainly one to tempt me over the Pennines without even a second thought. The venue, the O2 Victoria Warehouse, was one that I had never had the pleasure of patronising before but once the trauma of the parking demographics was navigated and I had …
Live Review: Terrorvision / Bar Stool Preachers – Manchester Academy 2 22.09.2024
With only two days since the release of their latest opus, ‘We Are Not Robots’, I found my way treading the boards of the M62 over the Pennines to the Academy 2 for another evening with the lovely gents from Bradford. Having had the new album pretty much on constant repeat, the new anthems were …
Live Review: Infected Rain / Skarlett Riot – Rebellion, Manchester 30.08.2024
So, it’s been just under three weeks since we caught the charismatic Infected Rain at Bloodstock with their impressive set on the Sophie Stage and this time round we had an appointment with them in the cosy and oppressive surroundings of the Rebellion Club in Manchester. Skarlett Riot were opening up the proceedings and they …