rock/metal live review
Live Review: Opus Kink At Base Camp With Support From Travis Shaw and Undivine Telephone Line
An excitement was built for this gig after having doing some research into Opus Kink. The Brighton band are described as Horn-fueled filth-funk, where punk and jazz combine in grimy circumstance. The night was a packed affair with three bands on the list. The young rockers Undivine Telephone Line and Northern troubadour Travis Shaw. After …
Live Review: Salem – The Parish, Huddersfield 22.10.2021
Words: Chloe Ross / Pictures: Ruubez Media It’s almost surreal to step into the attic-like venue that is The Parish on Friday 22nd October. Live music is finally back in full swing after over a year of silenced stages just like this one, and what better way to embrace this fact by welcoming a band …
Live Review: Slam Dunk North
Post-covid.. we’re getting there. Live music is back in everyone’s lives and what a way to kick off mass gatherings than an absolute riot at the UK’s best rock/pop-punk festival, Slam Dunk. After changing locations a couple of times in the last decade, the festival now boasts 6 stages of good vibes and great bands …
Live Review: Enslaved / Solstafir – The Zoo, Brisbane, Austraila 31.08.18
VENUE: The Zoo, Brisbane, Australia : August 31st When word was out a few months back regarding the return of Enslaved to Australian shores, the local metal collective was beside themselves with joy! It had been five years since the legendary Norwegian Metal horde had last graced us with their presence. The whole visitation was …
Live Review: Destruction – Crowbar, Brisbane 28.4.18, plus gallery
DESTRUCTION LIVE REVIEW APRIL 28TH CROWBAR – BRISBANE SUPPORT: DERAIGN & ASYLUM It has been seven years since the German Thrash metal institution known as Destruction last graced our shores! In that time, we’ve been given another three studio albums – 2012 ‘Spiritual Genocide, 2016’s ‘Under Attack’ and last year’s cover album ‘Thrash Anthems II’. …
LIVE: Asking Alexandria, Manchester Academy, 24/1/18
Tonight’s support To The Rats And Wolves are a German six piece electronic metalcore band from Essen. Their individual brand of futuristic tinged heaviness gets the crowd moving early on. Blvckout is a particular highlight that translates perfectly to a live setting. Suburban Romance showcases the band’s infectious energy, which is hard to deny from …
Live: Machine Gun Kelly – O2 Ritz Manchester – 28/09/17
The days are getting shorter and it’s almost time to turn the clocks back which means only one thing- summer is over and autumn gig season is about to begin. This cold Thursday in Manchester, Machine Gun Kelly (birth name Richard Baker) is bringing some Cleveland swagger to the North of England. With a stage …
Live Review: Linkin Park – London O2, 3.7.17
There’s no denying that at one point Linkin Park were an absolute juggernaut in modern rock. Propelled to stardom with the release of 2000’s Hybrid Theory, they were the darlings of nu metal, rap metal and teenage angst. I’m the first to admit I’ve not kept up with their more recent releases. To be honest …
Live Review: Ian Hunter and The Rant Band – The Plug, Sheffield, 29.10.2017
One of the great joys of music is being unable to introduce your friends to acts they didn’t know they liked. While I have been an Ian Hunter fan for a couple of decades now, ever since I heard “All the Young Dudes” on the radio in college, and have explored his back catalogue and …
Live Review: Counterfeit, Manchester Academy 3, 19.04.17
Counterfeit have only been a band for just under two years. Having released an EP and just recently, their debut full length album, they’re making remarkable progress in their scene. Tonight, it’s the turn of Manchester’s Academy 3 to witness what they have to offer, after the release of their album, in the new phase …