rock/metal live review
Live Review: Billy Idol – Wembley Arena, London 19.10.2022
Words by Aidrian Peel Photos by Diego Zuñiga After support from Toyah and Killing Joke (the former I missed and the latter I wasn’t too impressed by, despite two or three good tracks), the stage was set for the return of London-born rock icon Billy Idol, who first made his name as a frontman in the 70s with the punk rock …
Live Review: Dinosaur JR / Garcia Peoples – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 16.10.2022
‘Dinosaur Jr.’ last graced the stage at Kentish Town forum 17 years ago Today they play alongside special guests for the tour from psychedelic rockers ‘Garcia Peoples’ for their long awaited sold out UK shows. Fans are in for a treat with the array of back catalogue of the band’s indie rock fusion. Anybody who …
Live Review: Beyond The Black / Butcher Babies / Ad Infinitum – The Ritz, Manchester 11.10.2022
The Ritz was sold out for this colossal billing and with perfect reason, the bill was stacked with four absolutely mouth-watering prospects for a night of true metal mayhem. Unfortunately, word started to come through mid-afternoon that sadly Amaranthe had to pull out citing a band illness as the eleventh hour upset, regardless of this …
Live Review: Hypocrisy / Septic Flesh / The Agonist / Horizon Ignited – Manchester Academy 2, Manchester 07.10.2022
I was already fighting to make it over the Pennines to reach the Manchester Academy 2 for the advertised doors of 18.30 but when I heard that the doors had actually been moved to an 18.00 start I held my hands up and inevitably went on to miss the opening band, Horizon Ignited. To say …
Live Review: Machine Gun Kelly / Iann Dior / 44phantom – First Direct Arena, Leeds 06.10.2022
Words and photos by Sian Connolly From the depths of Cleveland Ohio, born star Machine Gun Kelly brings his Mainstream Sellout World Tour to Leeds and it was indeed a sell out. Starting off the show with some of his hit songs, rising star 44phantom gets everyone singing along to the likes of “poison”, “hurricane” …
Live Review: Anthrax / Municipal Waste / Sworn Enemy – Leeds Academy, Leeds 03.10.2022
Before Leeds had even opened its doors for tonight’s gig, reports had been flooding over the Pennines about how the Academy in Manchester had been packed to the rafters for this thrash event which only caused anxiety that the Academy in Leeds was likely to be more than uncomfortable given how Leeds is definitely the …
Live Review: The European Siege Featuring Behemoth / Arch Enemy / Carcass / Unto Others – Manchester Apollo, Manchester 30.09.2022
When you have a four-band card, and 3 of those are uber major players in the metal league, then you need an early door time in order to cram in sets of colossal size and nature. That was exactly what we got with the late afternoon time of 17.30 yet the only downfall with an …
Live Review: Trinity Of Terror Tour – Andrew J Brady Music Centre, Cincinnati 18.09.2022
By Tiffany Detzel Fall is here, which means Halloween isn’t far behind. Enter the Trinity Of Terror Tour, featuring Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, and Black Veil Brides (with supporting band We Came as Romans)! I can’t think of a better show to celebrate this seasonal transition. On Sunday September 18, the final show …
Live Review: Terrorvision – Sheffield Corporation, Sheffield 09.09.2022
Wow, just wow, another Terrorvision gig, another absolutely mind numbing, sweat evoking, and downright feel good party. But let’s rewind 90 minutes and break down this colossal event in all of its glory. As the clock struck 9 o’clock, the lights went down and the packed corporation was treated to a blistering ‘Enteralterego’, and from …
Live Review: The Viking And Lionhearts Tour Machine Head / Amon Amarth / The Halo Effect – AO Arena, Manchester 12.09.2022
As the majority of the festivals close their doors on yet another season, what could possibly lift us out of these doldrums and inject a much-needed spark of metal mayhem back into our lives? A colossal co-headlining tour from 2 demigods of the extreme music landscape, Amon Amarth and Machine Head, oh and throw in …