Posted on June 7, 2013 |
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With the shows early start time, I just managed to make it into the Arena in time for the opening chords of ‘Dirty Love’. Like a lot of the crowd, the early start time had slightly caught me out having to get their straight from...
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Posted on May 30, 2013 |
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A last minute call to cover this show left me slightly unaware of what to expect from this evening. Sure, I remembered the Finnish bands success at Eurovision back in 2006, and I remember sitting outside the tent they played in at Donington that year...
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Posted on May 16, 2013 |
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Back in 2011, Fantasist released their astounding debut album “Giggle Juice”, containing some of the catchiest, grooviest, most downright bluesy tracks to come from a UK based rock band. 2 years later, the three suited stooges, the three musketeers, the bearded trio are back with...
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Posted on May 6, 2013 |
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Although the billing on tonight’s poster reads Magnacult as first band on, news travels fast that this is the second time they have failed to show up to a gig at NQ Live and the crowd exchange a few apprehensive whispers as a Latin-American groove...
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Posted on April 24, 2013 |
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Celebrating 20 years of the release of The Wildhearts’ debut album, the classic “Earth vs The Wildhearts”, the band announced a series of dates, and as with almost everything Ginger is involved with these days, the news spread and dates began being moved to bigger...
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Posted on March 31, 2013 |
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ThisIsNotAScene‘s ever intrepid photographer, Sabrina Ramdoyal, fought her way through the flying elbows and lenses of the photo pit to capture these images of Cannibal Corpse, DevilDriver and The Black Dahlia Murder during their show at the Ritz in Manchester on March 9, 2013. Cannibal...
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Posted on February 28, 2013 |
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Over the past several years, the North West have spawned forth some of the UK’s hottest rock and metal bands, a fine example being The Goddamn Electric – a Manchester based fourth piece who although may have been on the scene for a number of...
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Posted on February 14, 2013 |
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First of all, I would like to apologize for the lack of photos with this review – as my camera decided to have a hissy fit after being knocked out of my hands by some idiot crowd surfer! Although this didn’t ruin my night, it...
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Posted on September 28, 2012 |
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Two recently reformed bands came together for two very special shows recently, with NYHC veterans Vision Of Disorder teaming up with the UK’s very own Earthtone9 and RSJ for what could live up to be one of the best lineups of 2012. Owing to a...
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Posted on August 27, 2012 |
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Glastonbury god Michael Eavis recently announced that he wants The Stone Roses on his farm next year. For me, seeing them on the hallowed ground of the Pyramid Stage would be the only thing that could come close to Heaton Park… This was what music...
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Posted on July 28, 2012 |
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The best thing about going to a Ministry concert is that you will definitely fit in. You find all types of people in the queue outside. Punks, metallers, teenagers, balding thirty-somethings, those weird pale androgynous industrial types and even a few normals had found their...
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Posted on July 13, 2012 |
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Oozing through the queues waiting to enter The Moho was a rainbow of black and other vivacious colours of spectators. They were present to sample the grand vision that is the Evolution Tour. Three EBM performances were ready to transform one small room into mass...
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Posted on May 28, 2012 |
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Expectations were high for Team TINAS’ as the visual spectacle of the multi-talented Emilie Autumn and the F.L.A.G Tour [Fight Like A Girl] was about to be witnessed. Before the rampage of feet thumped the ground, it was probable for this to be an all-girls...
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Posted on May 10, 2012 |
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Manchester’s Gone Til Winter are a female fronted band whose “The First Season” is actually not too bad. Female fronted bands have some unique problems that their all male counterparts do not. For one, many see female fronted bands as marketing gimmicks: pretty faces and...
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Posted on March 8, 2012 |
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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...
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Posted on February 26, 2012 |
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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...
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Posted on February 8, 2012 |
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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...
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Posted on December 18, 2011 |
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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...
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Posted on December 13, 2011 |
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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...
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Posted on December 11, 2011 |
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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...
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