The end of January saw a somewhat eclectic line up of Pennsylvania Pop-Punk band The Wonder Years, Pup, Trash Boat and Tiny Moving Parts in Stylus, Leeds. First to take to the stage are Tiny Moving Parts (8). Opening with Sundress, the band deliver an exciting set that sees frontman Dylan Matheisen leap around the…
The end of February saw pop-punk legends Sum 41 kick off their ‘Don’t Call It A Sum-Back’ UK tour with fellow Canadian’s Hollerado. We were there at the Leeds date to bring you this review! Hollerado (6) came onstage welcomed by a packed out O2 Academy. The Ottawa (definitely NOT from America as they clarified…
Pay your fare to Hades and give a nod to Cerberus as you pass, this journey to the Underworld is bound to be a treacherous one as Firewind make their triumphant return to the UK. Humbled Greek dark outfit Scar of the Sun (8) welcome in a night of uncontrollable riffs and blistering speeds with…
A dingy night in Soho is about to get a whole lot rowdier with a secret acoustic show from hair metal’s sleaze leaders Steel Panther (7). The comedy band’s two primary icons Michael Starr and Satchel take to the Crobar stage with every atom of their usual spicy personalities – adult jokes are hurled across…
Following last years’ “small towns” tour that saw Trivium visit the lesser played sights of the UK such as Ipswich and Lincoln, February 2017 saw their return to more familiar locations in Britain. Deciding to finish off their run for Silence In The Snow in the land that broke them to the world seemed a…
Ever since Brexit and the rise of Trump in America, the more hopeful amongst us have been looking forward to one thing: the turbulent rebirth of mainstream punk music. Whilst The King Blues have had something of a rocky few years, the political message they and support act Louise Distras sent out tonight was loud…
With the aptly titled II, Hunter Kill Hunter expand on what was put forward by their debut EP. The London based 5 piece call themselves Alternative Rock, but there is far too much going on here for them to simply fall under such a broad umbrella. II is 7 tracks of differing musical ideas, ranging…
A Day To Remember have easily been one of the best bands to emerge from the Warped Tour scene in the past 10 years. And it’s no surprise that they have risen to the top of the scene. Wrapping up their biggest UK tour show ever at Wembley Arena was guaranteed to be a special night….
BAND-MAID is a J-Rock band that’s been threatening to make waves in the west for a while now. They first gained attention as little more than a gimmick, as the contrast between their hard hitting J-Rock/metal songs and their cutesy French maid imagery became a talking point in the metal community. However, they have the…
Two years ago, Slipknot and KoRn kicked off the big tours of 2015 with one of the great rock and metal arena tours of recent times. Almost two years to the day those bands destroyed Wembley Arena, Avenged Sevenfold arrived in the capital to bring The Stage world tour to London’s grandest stage, The O2…
90s nostalgia has been steadily growing for a few years now, so it came as no surprise when two of the biggest nu metal acts of the era, Korn and Limp Bizkit, announced a joint-headline tour through the UK in late 2016. With hardcore stalwarts Madball joining in on the action, the tour descended on…
Clutch are a band who are decidedly old school – as per the customs of the 1990s US stoner rock scene that facilitated their rise to prominence, the band play modern rock’n’roll with a retro, ‘70s feel that focuses on groove and the power of a simple, repetitive riff. It’s a sound that is stripped…
