rock/metal live review
Live Review: Reading Festival – Richfield Avenue, Reading 26.08.2022 – 28.08.2022
By Rebecca Bush I hopped on a Big Green Coach to cover this year’s Reading Festival, it was a whole 21 years since I last attended so I knew it was going to be a whole new experience! Reading has expanded over the years and is now attended by over 100,000 festival goers, everywhere you …
Live Review: Leeds Festival – Bramham Park, Wetherby 26.08.2022 – 28.08.2022
The weekend of 26th to 28th Sept saw a trip up the motorway to Leeds for what promised to be a fantastic weekend of live entertainment. I decided to stay on site for this one and as a press guest was thankfully offered guest weekend camping. I’m pleased to say that it was very civil, …
Live Review: Covet / Colossal Squid – The Asylum, Birmingham 22.08.2022
Words and photos by Maxine Adams 1 man band Adam Betts from Colossal squid kicked off the Covet gig on a Sunday evening in Birmingham. A fan yelled ‘the best drummer in the world’ as he walked onto the stage, and after seeing what followed it was easy to see why he was praised so …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 14.08.2022
As the news broke overnight that due to the unfortunate illness of a member of Life Of Agony, the main stage had had a slight change in proceedings, Skarlett Riot had been plucked from the Sophie Stage lineup and were now opening the Main Stage, wow, kudos to Bloodstock for allowing one of the ‘smaller’ …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 13.08.2022
What better way to start a Saturday than with a healthy slab of brutal Death Metal and today’s slab comes in the form of Danish batterers Baest. I was keen to catch these Danes again ever since I reviewed their last offering, ‘Necro Sapiens’, and today my wishes had been answered. Again, a healthy crowd …
Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 12.08.2022
So, with the heatwave well and truly entrenched I made my way to the arena for the first full Bloodstock day and my first main stage band of the weekend, Heart of a coward. As I stood in the pit awaiting their arrival, I looked around and their seemed to be a lot of like-minded …
Live Review: Hivemind / Shallow / To Nowhere – Independent, Sunderland 30.07.2022
By Adam Littlemore The Independant was home to a night of chaos with a lot of sweat and drama which didn’t stop the crowds from having a good time. Opening band To Nowhere kicked the night of amazing music off, playing loud whipping the crowd up with their heavy guitar riffs and very loud drums. …
Live Review: Skinny Milk / The Shakin’ Nightmares / Sly Hand / Werms – Basecamp, Middlesbrough 02.06.2022
Another visit to the ever-brilliant venue, Base Camp, and its new gig room. The place had changed since my last visit with a properly raised stage and a tweak to the lighting. They have created a nice intimate noise pit. Set for a busy night with four bands on the list two of which were …
Live Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Pit Pony / TV Death – Pop Recs, Sunderland 07.07.2022
By Adam Littlemore Tonights PigsX7 gig at Pop Recs in Sunderland opened up the Summer Street Festival which starts this Saturday at Cliffe park, Roker in Sunderland. TV Death were the first of the two support bands to perform. This was my first time seeing them perform and they blew me away with the raw …
Live Review: Thieves Of Liberty / Amongst Liars / Kulpa – Independent, Sunderland 01.07.2022
By Adam Littlemore Blues Rockers Thieves of liberty held their first EP ‘Back Again‘ launch at the Independent bringing another two bands along to entertain the crowd. The first band of the night to perform were Kulpa who gave it their all with fuzzy bass and rock riffs from both the guitarist as the crowd …