Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere: Album Review
Blood Incantation return with a genre smashing new album that will go down in history as one of the greatest metal records, ever. It’s a bold statement befitting of Absolute Elsewhere.
Frankie Archer – Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham: Live Review
We head to one of our favourite venues; Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham; to see one of our favourites artists – Frankie Archer.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention – Who We Would Like To See: Opinion
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2024 was a great success. In the face of adversity, the festival saw one of its’ most consistent bills in many a year. We look forward to 2025 and who we would love to see on the bill.
Chat Pile – Cool World: Album Review
Cool World is the second album from Chat Pile and sees them going from strength to strength expanding and furthering their brutal sound into a relentless and distinctive full body of work.
Magnetar – There Will Be No Peace In My Valley: Album Review
Album number one from Magnetar shows the talented trio melding plenty of influences into one humongous beast of a record.
Johnny Foreigner – How to Be Hopeful: Album Review
Ambitious, engaging and utterly unpredictable. Birmingham indie-rock heroes Johnny Foreigner are back again – and they’ve got something to say.
Arch Enemy / In Flames / Soilwork – Eventim Apollo: Live Review
The “Rising From The North” tour rolls into London bringing some of the best in Swedish metal, we checked it out!
Steve Hackett – The Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool: Live Review
We’re in Liverpool for Steve Hackett and his latest Genesis related extravaganza.
Fairport Convention Autumn Tour: Preview
Our heads up for the imminent Fairport 2024 Autumn Tour.
JET – O2 Ritz, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at the O2 Ritz in Manchester as Jet celebrate 20 years of Get Born. Tempesst is in support.
A Night Of Salvation / Damnation Festival 2024 Preview: Opinion
Damnation Festival 2024 is set to be another big one. After the successes of 2022 and 2023, the largest indoor metal festival returns to Manchester on November 1st and 2nd, 2024.
The Lost Notes – Good Luck Shoes: Album Review
Accomplished 3rd album from Brummie Americana hotshots The Lost Notes – ten new songs that tell tales of the wary, the loved, the wild and the lost.
Eric Bibb – In The Real World: Album Review
Into his 50th year of a distinguished musical career Eric Bibb releases his latest studio album, In The Real World, in his own inimitable style.
Goat – Goat: Album Review
And they just keep getting better! Swedish psych-funksters, Goat, mix a monster mash of musical motifs on their eponymous 6th album.
Various Artists – Highlands: Album Review
Bathtime never sounded so good, as Lush launch the latest (and the last) of their Simon Emmerson helmed Celt Soundsystem, featuring Julie Fowlis.