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Groan – Twitrfest 2 Live Review
Posted on March 10, 2012 | No Comments
This was a little trip down memory lane. The crowd might as well have made daisy halos and built little teepees. The twist is, this is not your everyday walk in the blissful park. Four piece Groan was an excellent addition to the set of...
Dakesis – Twitrfest 2 Live Review
Posted on March 9, 2012 | No Comments
Everyone loves a little bit of power metal and leather, right? What about a keytar and blistering riffs? Then you can’t go far wrong with the awesome Dakesis. The magic in the Dakesis camp was on full display at Twitrfest 2. The vocals from vocalist/guitarist...
Bleeding Oath – Twitrfest 2 Live Review
Posted on March 9, 2012 | No Comments
Success at a young age is something to take notice of, especially when voted as the best unsigned band in the Terrorizer Readers Poll last year. The young progressive metal outfit Bleeding Oath made it clear that their early success will not affect them and...
Decapitated, Aborted & Betraeus @ Moho Live, Manchester
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No Comments
Decapitated, Aborted & Betraeus At Moho Live, Manchester – February 27th 2012 I love the Moho as a venue. I love any venue that you have to go downstairs to enter. This particular basement is unique to most as it has a staircase in the...
Theory Of A Deadman @ Koko, Camden
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No Comments
Theory Of A Deadman get a hard time and unnecessarily so, yes they are a rock band from Canada but they aren’t clones of you know who, but obviously that doesn’t stop lazy people making the comparison. I will admit that generally speaking Theory Of...
Evile, Cerebral Bore & Savage Messiah – HMV Next Big Thing
Posted on February 26, 2012 | No Comments
Evile, Cerebral Bore & Savage Messiah HMV Next Big Thing – The Ritz, Manchester 11th February 2012 A lot has happened in twenty five years. For one record label this has included unleashing early extreme metal on the world, including many recognisable names like Napalm...
Biohazard, Heights, Lionheart & Dripback @ Club Academy, Manchester
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No Comments
Biohazard, Heights, Lionheart & Dripback Club Academy, Manchester – Tuesday January 31st 2012 The long awaited return of Biohazard was one of the first big tours I had marked down for the year. A new singer, new fire on the back the excellent “Reborn In...
Spires, Incassum & Sworn To Oath At Manchester Alter Ego
Posted on December 18, 2011 | No Comments
There is something in the Manchester Metal scene that it is becoming something quite special. This tour has been gaining impressive reviews and slowly building their reputations from separate ends of the metal spectrum, the Manchester duo Incassum and Spires were set and rearing to...
Machine Head, Bring Me The Horizon, DevilDriver and Darkest Hour At Manchester Central 06/12/11
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No Comments
It was the night to sate all metal desires. A time for spreading the disease in Manchester. Carnage was about to tear up the floors as the massively anticipated The Eighth Plague Tour arrived… The onslaught of Darkest Hour, DevilDriver, Bring Me The Horizon and...
Shades of Avalon at Manchester Academy 5/12/11 and Roadhouse 10/12/11
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No Comments
Taking to the stage like a longboat to frozen water, Manchester’s melodeath brutes Shades of Avalon played two well known Manchester venues in the same week. Citing honourable influences such as metal and beer among bands like Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom and Immortal, although...
Defenders Of The Faith III Tour – Manchester 03/12/11
Posted on December 11, 2011 | No Comments
Five bands from across the world join forces to bring the third instalment of Metal Hammer‘s Defenders Of The Faith tour in full heavy metal mode. A nearly-full room in the Manchester Academy was locked and loaded for the battle. Consisting of members Tommy Helmet...
Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry & Theory Of A Deadman – Manchester MEN Arena 24/11/11
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No Comments
Hearing names like Theory Of A Deadman, Black Stone Cherry and Alter Bridge appearing on a bill like this, one can wonder that it will a night to remember. With distinctive styles and reputations under each band’s respective belts, it was a night of good...
Xerath – Live Photos Damnation Festival 2011
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No Comments
Live photos from Xerath‘s immense show at Damnation Festival 2011.
Grand Magus – Live Photos Damnation Festival 2011
Posted on November 29, 2011 | No Comments
Live photos of Grand Magus‘ face-meltingly good set at Damnation Festival 2011.
Chthonic – Live Photos Damnation Festival 2011
Posted on November 29, 2011 | No Comments
Live photos of Chthonic‘s mind-blowing show at Damnation Festival 2011
A Man Called Catten – Damnation Festival Live Review 2011
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No Comments
One of the highlights for me this year was the chance to see Paul Catten perform some Medulla Nocte classics from back in the day. There seemed to be a sudden change in the average age of the fans gathering at the front waiting to...
Devin Townsend Project – Damnation Festival Live Review 2011
Posted on November 26, 2011 | No Comments
After one of the strangest intros I have ever seen at a metal show, it was left to Canadian legend Devin Townsend and his band to round off the day in a way that only Devin can. Led by the eponymous character from the album...
Turisas – Damnation Festival Live Review 2011
Posted on November 26, 2011 | No Comments
Turisas are a band that I was pretty late getting into, but for me was worth the wait. A short set but packed with some of the favourites that have made them a hit on the touring circuit. Always ensuring an entertaining set, they started...
Within Temptation And Anneke Van Giersbergen At Manchester Academy 09/11/11
Posted on November 26, 2011 | No Comments
The Manchester Academy floor was filled with the lucky spectators who were able to get their tickets for this sold out show for the power symphony that is Within Temptation. The only space that could only be seen was the small space of either left...
Godflesh – Damnation Festival Live Review 2011
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No Comments
One of the best sets of the day for me was always going to be Godflesh, and when Justin Broadrick and GC Green took to the stage, it wasn’t going to be anything other than spectacular. The sheer noise the two of them produced with...