Being a major city on the south coast Portsmouth is a melting pot of cultures and influences so it’s no surprise that here (and rival city Southampton) plays host to a strong and vibrant music scene. Could it be better? Of course it could, but the same could be said about any city in the…
I was all set to review tonight’s Dream Theater show at London’s Hammersmith Apollo (on the 21st of February 2020) in the traditional way. The tour sees them playing their acclaimed concept album, Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From A Memory, in full, along with a selection of other songs. Tonight’s show is the first of…
Over the space of 50 years Ozzy Osbourne has been one of the most iconic, infamous and influential artists in Heavy Music. Whether it’s starting and pioneering the very genre itself with Black Sabbath or taking it to new heights and nurturing the next generation with his solo music and Ozzfest tours. In short, there…
Doo-wop isn’t usually a genre you’d expect metal fans to care about. But after their debut album got all kinds of attention, Twin Temple have become metal fans doo-wop band of choice. Now Twin Temple aren’t exactly your standard doo-wop band, the band describe it themselves as Satanic doo-wop. This isnt just a gimmick to…
Out on the road for one of the final ‘must-see’ and completely sold out tours of 2019 are Knocked Loose, and unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year, you’ll know that they’ve been making waves in the metal and hardcore communites with the release of their sophomore album “A Different Shade…
With Swedish meatballs on the menu in the SSE Arena, multiple fans clad in chequer-plate vests filing their way inside, and enough canisters of pyro fluid to give Guy Fawkes a serious hard on, tonight could only mean one thing – Sabaton had brought their Great Tour to town. After a successful summer that included…
Having worked their collective arses off throughout 2019 – including THREE sets over the weekend at Download Festival – welsh rockers Those Damn Crows have kicked off 2020 with their sophomore album Point of no Return and what a monster it is. Those familiar with the name will know what a rare treat the Bridgend…
Before we being let’s get one thing straight – Green Day are a very important band to me. If it wasn’t for them I never would have picked up a guitar, if I had never picked up a guitar I wouldn’t have discovered MetallicA and if I hadn’t discovered them I wouldn’t be the person…
With just two UK dates announced on the Megadeathpunch Tour, fans made the trek from all corners of the country and beyond, to witness what will surely end up being one of the tour line-ups of the year. With Five Finger Death Punch and their special guests Megadeth and Bad Wolves on the line-up we…
Slipknot headlining The O2 Arena has always felt like a question of when, not if. Having conquered Wembley Arena five years ago, and then playing two nights at Alexandra Palace the year after, the beginning of 2020 finally saw the Iowan masked juggernaut roll into North Greenwich to take over London’s biggest arena. Before Slipknot,…
