Tucked away behind the hustle and bustle of Birminghams German Markets on a chilly Thursday night. Defects are bringing their Bloodlines tour to a close in an unassuming canal side venue, known simply as The Flapper. With stints on the road alongside the likes of In Flames and Of Mice and Men already under their…
A historic night for Dream Theater at London’s biggest arena. The first night of their 40th anniversary world tour, their first headline show at The O2 Arena, and their first live show with returning original drummer and Dream Theater founding member, Mike Portnoy, in over 14 years. A show with this significance was going to…
A Night with some of the Sex Pistols: Punk’s Enduring Legacy Saturday night erupted with energy as The Molotovs and the legendary Frank Carter took the stage alongside Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols. If you were after a night infused with old-school punk vibes, beer flying through the air, and…
Idles never fail to impress, but their performance at End of the Road festival last month was quite something. Headlined by the likes of Slowdive and Yo La Tengo, End of the Road was noticeably targeted at Shoegaze fans with many of the smaller stages saturated with similar artists. So when the likes of Lambrini…
Seeyouspacecowboy have spent the last few years rising up the metalcore underground through their wild, free spirited creativity and ferocious live show. First grabbing attention with their whole sasscore revival and then moving to a more classic metalcore sound. This year they’ve seen another evolution of their sound on album number 3 and now they’re…
If you found yourself in London on Sunday 11th August surrounded by hordes of black t-shirt wearing folks, all of them eagerly marching towards Ealing and Acton Town, then you’ll have been looking at the crowds on their way to Gunnersbury Park to celebrate thirty glorious years of Korn. The influence that the nu-metal pioneers…
After a wonderful but soggy first day on the hallowed Donington turf, we arrived at the excitement of Middle Saturday for Download Festival 2024. If you’ve not yet seen it, please catch up with our review of all the action from the Friday of Download 2024! Despite the organisers efforts, conditions hadn’t improved any, with…
With doors fully open and a stacked line up from early in the day, 2000trees is well and truly back. The beauty of trees is when you have a gap on your schedule, you’re bound to find something to get stuck into, and even discover your new favourite band. Wandering round different stages to find…
The most glorious weekend in July has once again. 2000trees 2024 is finally here! What’s better than attending a stacked music festival? Getting to join the fun a day before anyone else. Boasting a tiny capacity of 3000 attendees on Wednesday, these tickets are like gold dust and so worth the fight to get them….
Neck Deep, much like SUM 41 or Blink-182, embodies the vibe of a teenager in baggy clothes skateboarding. Thousands of metalheads were transported back to the early 2000s, seeing themselves, acne and all, listening to pop punk. Singer Ben Barlow performed nine high-energy songs to the delight of the crowd-surfers. The accessibility of their music made this concert…