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SABATON with BATTLE BEAST and LEAVES EYES The Underground at the Fillmore Charlotte || Charlotte, NC || 21 May 2017…

THE RECORD COMPANY The Velvet Underground || Toronto, Ontario || 21 May 2017 Playing a gig on a May holiday weekend…

Deftones O2 Apollo Manchester – 6 May 2017 I first saw Deftones way back in my home town of Belfast on the…

It’s been seven long years since Danzig has put out a full-length studio album. In 2010, Deth Red Sabaoth was…

Most of the time when I write these reviews of albums, I like to listen to the album once and…

Genres come and go in rock music, but few are as stubbornly unchanging as industrial. For close to thirty years,…

Paul Rodgers Live at the O2 Apollo Manchester 9 May 2017 Review by Mark Dean || Photos by Mark Ellis…

NOTHING MORE The Blue Note – Columbia, MO – 12 May 2017 What began as a rock/funk band has transformed…

Welcome To Rockville Jacksonville, FL || 29-30 April 2017 Review and Photos by NIWY KOVÁČOVÁ When the World’s Loudest Month’s…

Very few acts combine lush, atmospheric soundscapes and unrestrained brutality the way Swedish metal titans Opeth do – or tour…

Record breaking attendance numbers for this year’s Monster Energy’s Carolina Rebellion Since the inception of Monster Energy’s Carolina Rebellion into…

Not many bands from the era of nu-metal are what they once were. Oh sure, a few are still touring…

Incubus is a band that has always managed to bring something new the table, while at the same time staying…

ANTHRAX at the Midland Theatre – 30 April 2017 Review by Mike Kennedy || Photos by Thomas Woroniak When you’re…

STEEL PANTHER with CITIZEN ZERO The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC – 23 April 2017 With a rush of high…

Swedish band Ghost have been performing their unique blend of underground Swedish heavy metal and on-stage theatrics all around the…

Sonata Arctica with Thunderstone and Striker at Club Academy Manchester – 22 March 2017 There is a drawback to having…

Devin Townsend Project with TesseracT and Leprous at Manchester Academy – 13 March 2017 There’s always a particular air of…

MONSTER TRUCK with guests THE PICTUREBOOKS at Club Academy – Manchester / 18 March 2017 Saturday Night in Manchester, and while…

TARJA at the Manchester Academy 2 – 9 March 2017 Tarja is an unique musician with a sense of mystique all…