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Saxon, Wolfsbane and Fury UK – Nottingham and Manchester 2011

 Saxon, Wolfsbane and Fury UK – Nottingham and Manchester 2011 This is what its all about… One of the stalwarts of British Metal – Saxon running riot through the UK, supported by the awesome battle scarred cheeky reprobates, Wolfsbane, and up-coming challengers to the British Metal throne, Fury UK on their “Call To Arms” world...

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The Chariot, MyChildren MyBride & Galleons at Rock City, Nottingham

 The Chariot, MyChildren MyBride & Galleons at Rock City, Nottingham Two very different tribes descended upon Rock City on Saturday 19th March 2011 with a distinct dividing line keeping to two apart. The hordes of red and black face painted metal warriors frothing at the mouth to feel the wrath of finish battle metallers Turisas...

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My Ruin, Headcharger, Sanctorum – Rock City, Nottingham 17 March 2011

 My Ruin, Headcharger, Sanctorum – Rock City, Nottingham 17 March 2011 St Paddy’s day, neither of the TINAS operatives in action are Irish, so what better way to celebrate than a night out with a few jars of the old falling down water, and some heavy body wrenching tunes provided by three bands from three different...

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Evile, Elimination, Mutant & Impaled Existence at Rock City, Nottingham

 Evile, Elimination, Mutant & Impaled Existence at Rock City, Nottingham There is an evil rumour going around suggesting that rock music is dead, it emanated from established so called music journalists who really should know better! Tonight’s show featuring the immeasurable Thrash talents of Evile, Elimination, Mutant and Impaled Existence has single handedly proven that...

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Periphery, TesseracT and Monuments at Rock City, Nottingham

 Periphery, TesseracT and Monuments at Rock City, Nottingham Fuck Djent… Oh wait, that’s not right! What I meant to say was “Fuck, I love Djent!” Djent, what is it, where did it come from and how the hell do you pronounce it? For years I knew it as Progressive Tech Metal, that was...

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Rock City, Nottingham

 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Rock City, Nottingham It was a cold, snowy December night, a far cry from the balmy April date the postponed Black Rebel Motorcycle Club show should have been. Still, the anticipation and excitement had had another seven months to fester and grow. The journey to Rock City in...

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Alexisonfire, Chickenhawk and The Computers at Rock City, Nottingham

 Alexisonfire, Chickenhawk and The Computers at Rock City, Nottingham The end of the week had finally arrived, one which taken an age as we were really looking forward to Friday night’s show. The show in question was Alexisonfire at Rock City in Nottingham. Having been a huge fan of theirs since hearing a couple...

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Oaf at Rock City, Nottingham

 Oaf at Rock City, Nottingham Rock City, Nottingham was the setting for Oaf’s penultimate show on this leg of the Botheration Word Tour. I say World Tour as Stoke, London, Nottingham and Peterborough were all part of the world the last time I looked at an Atlas. Yes, that Atlas...

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Slayer and The Haunted at Rock City, Nottingham

So we were finally there, after two postponements due to Tom Araya’s bad back and then, ultimately, surgery to rectify his back. The show cancellations haven’t dampened the enthusiasm for, thrash metal veterans, Slayer’s return to these shores, in fact, they seem to have stoked...

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Mastodon and Totimoshi at Rock City, Nottingham

The lights dimmed and we were flying through space...

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Evile, Warbringer and The Fading at Rock City, Nottingham

The show in question was the Infecting Nations Tour bringing a night full of neck snappingly awesome Thrash Metal from Evile, Warbringer and The Fading.

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Alice in Chains at Rock City, Nottingham

They began with a medley of old classics including “Again”, “Them Bones” and “Damn That River” with the crowed singing so loudly they could be heard over the PA system!

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Billy Talent, Cancer bats and Canterbury at Rock City, Nottingham

Both the crowd and the band seemed to be thoroughly enjoying being at Rock City, thriving of the energy of each other!

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Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag, Four Year Strong and The Ghost of a Thousand at Rock City, Nottingham

The anticipation rose as the stage light dimmed and the intro music began to play, the two minutes felt like an hour as the crowd waited..... Then it was show time, Alexisonfire exploded onto the stage with, the crowd went wild!

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