Avantasia -Here Be Dragons: Album Review
Avantasia welcome us to the creepshow with a cast of many and a musical extravaganza to match.
Within Temptation – First Direct Arena, Leeds: Live Review
We’re at the FD Arena in Leeds for the Bleed Out 2024 tour and Within Temptation.
Delain – Dance With The Devil: EP Review
The latest EP (new – live – instrumental) from Delain confirms their status as a formidable Symphonic Metal force.
Delain / Xandria – Manchester Academy 2: Live Review
A Symphonic Metal tsunami from Delain and Xandria as Manchester gets blown away.
Delain – The Dark Waters interview
We have a chat with Martijn Westerholt of Delain to follow up the release of the band’s excellent new album, Dark Waters.
Amorphis, Eluveitie – O2 Ritz, Manchester: Live Review
Amorphis, Eluveitie and a strong supporting bill create a Eurovision of Metal at Manchester’s O2 Ritz.
Amorphis – Halo: Album Review
Amorphis continue to blaze a trail on the road marked ‘heavy and melodic’. Halo is another exceptional album.
Charlotte Wessels – Tales From Six Feet Under: Album Review
Charlotte Wessels steps out on her own after 15 years in Delain. Tales From Six Feet Under documents her output as she released a song a month over 2020/21.
Mission Jupiter – Talk To Me: Album Review
Mission Jupiter are a Belarusian quintet out of Minsk who have just released their stunning new album, Talk To Me.
Delain – The Ritz, Manchester: Live Review
The Masters Of Destiny tour hits Manchester. It’s album release day too for Delain’s new masterwork, Apocalypse & Chill.