As the nights draw ever colder what the people of London need is some good old fashioned rock to warm them up – the sort of rock that comes with poses and open shirts, the sort of rock that’s too high to maintain a singalong too, the sort of rock that allows you to simply…
Supergroups eh? If ROADRUNNER UNITED taught us anything, it’s that a band is the sum of its parts. There is no Robb Flynn helmed track on that album that’s as good as any MACHINE HEAD song (except maybe The Dagger), there’s no Matt Heafy put together track as good as any TRIVIUM tune (except maybe…
It’s a mildly concerning sign when the main fact about a band’s singer is he is the first to record 3 albums with them, but consistent line up issues aside (including a tragedy), Drowning Pool did manage to churn out 6 albums between 2001 and 2016. Now Strike A Nerve marks their 7th full length…
ELECTRIC CALLBOY may not be a band on everyone’s lips, but this looks set to change as there is no doubt that this is a band on the cusp of exploding into the mainstream. Having dropped their first EP in 2010, this German six-piece sound like the bastard child of RAMMSTEIN and LMFAO if SCOOTER…
Bob Vylan have quickly ascended through the ranks in the last 12 months, from opening the second stage at Standon Calling, supporting Biffy Clyro on their UK tour, to achieving a Top 20 album all off their own backs is pretty astounding, and when you see the band live, it’s very easy to see why….
CANCER BATS have been causing a stir amongst fans of heavier, punk-inspired music since their inception in 2004. Their live shows have always been an absolute treat to be present for, but things looked shaky during the pandemic, when founding guitarist Scott Middleton announced he was leaving the band to focus more on the studio…
Back in the 90’s Reef were the band with “that song” and “that voice”, bothering the UK Top 40 and music venues and festivals around the country to boot, then essentially took a 6 year break in the 00’s. Having reconvened for a few shows, it was clear the magic was still there and so…
After their last two albums, the new release from Papa Roach, is greeted with a certain amount of trepidation. So it’s a relief when Kill The Noise opens the album all swagger and rage, a theme that continues with Stand Up. Papa Roach matured and grew their sound gradually since debuting with Infest (2000), which…
Therapy?. Not many bands can say they’ve pissed off journalists trying to write about them around the world because they decided to keep a silly typo, but Therapy? are that band and here they are celebrating their 30th, I mean, 32nd anniversary with a string of dates long delayed by that bastard Covid. The delay…
Placebo. Not a name we hear much these days, but maybe that’s about to change. Having not released an album since 2013’s Loud Like Love, the band have done some extensive touring both in support of that and a greatest hits record. When that finished, singer/guitarist Brian Molko and bassist Stefan Olsdal decided to hit…
Vio-lence. The name says it all. You want neck-breaking thrash metal about the darker sides of life? To feel like Slayer never went away? Then this is your band. Originally formed in 1985, this Bay Area quintet has established a solid reputation for peeling faces. After lead singer Sean Killian recovered from a rather severe…
Summer may still seem a long way away as the dark February nights make the winds of Storm Eunice even more miserable, but inside the iconic Portsmouth venue, The Wedgewood Rooms, there is a warmth and happiness while Kitty Liv plays her own brand of blues tinged music armed with just her trusty electric guitar,…
