Face Yourself are one of my biggest discoveries of 2025. Even though the band has been going longer than that, they have only just landed on my radar. In a time where Deathcore or whatever label we are giving it this week is considered old hat, Face Yourself have found a way to bring something…
In Ways, the debut album from Brighton based quartet Slung is one of 2025’s biggest surprises. This is an album that covers a lot of ground both musically and thematically. The brilliant thing about this album and Slung as a collective is the deftiness in their songwriting, managing to combine several unique elements to create…
As someone who has been following Ghost for over a decade, it’s been really interesting and gratifying watching their ascension. From watching them headline small undersold venues on multi band bills to seeing them now as arena conquering juggernauts has been something to behold,especially as the band has evolved and changed over time. Tonight’s show…
Since they let freedom ring with a shotgun blast well over two decades ago. Oakland natives, Machine Head have had a tumultuous journey. From the dizzying highs of their debut, through the troubled adolescence of The Burning Red and Supercharger. To their majestic resurgence with Through The Ashes Of Empires and genre defining work on…
This was the package tour the UK had been waiting for, three big hitters from the 00’s – Godsmack performing their biggest UK headline show to date and bringing along the mighty P.O.D and Drowning Pool as support. Sure enough, Hammersmith Apollo is full to the brim by 7pm, giving openers Drowning Pool a headliner…
One of our greatest home grown talents Those Damn Crows have gone from strength to strength, continuously surpassing whatever album or tour they did last and God Shaped Hole is no exception. Opening with a false sense of security of some nice melodic intro melody Dancing With the Enemy doesn’t take long to punch you…
A cursory glance around Southampton’s Joiners indicates a sold out audience of people who have clearly grown up with Beans on Toast. One of the most prolific songwriters of our great nation, the man is a regular Glastonbury fixture and a name synonymous with modern folk without the punk rock background of Frank Turner. With…
For three full decades, Arch Enemy have sat atop the Swedish death metal scene. Like some kind of formidable final boss. With a legacy built on brutality, intensity and zero compromise. They have stood tall among their contemporaries, representing a high watermark for the genre as a whole. Weathering line-up changes and the ever changing…
It has been well over a decade since A Day To Remember burst onto the scene with The downfall of us all. Their brash, anthemic post hardcore meets pop punk clearly spoke to a generation of young people and promptly gained them a huge following. A swift rise and powerful singles, such as All I…
How do I describe Spiritworld in a way that not only makes sense, but does the band justice…? Imagine if you took Ennio Morricone, Volbeat & Slayer and tossed them all in a blender. Nope…Right, Mastodon tripping in the desert while writing a concept album about From Dusk Till Dawn. That one might actually be…
