Similarly to Obelix falling into the magic potion, Ad Infinitum’s gig felt like falling into a massive cauldron of energy drinks: all three bands programmed that night delivered an incredible high energy and high quality show. Secret Rule, an Italian symphonic metal band formed in 2014, set the tone. Combining a melodic voice and heavy … Continue reading Gig Review: Ad Infinitum / Skarlett Riot / Secret Rule – Slay, Glasgow (24th April 2026)
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Festival Review: Takedown Festival 2025 (Day 1) – Portsmouth Guildhall (4th April 2025)
Takedown Festival had to be cancelled last year and so I was very pleased to get the green light to attend this year’s festivities instead. Having been brought up in Fareham (a kind of no-mans-land between Pompey and Southampton), I went to some of my earliest gigs at Portsmouth Guildhall, Hawkwind being the very first. … Continue reading Festival Review: Takedown Festival 2025 (Day 1) – Portsmouth Guildhall (4th April 2025)
Lord of the Lost to play two more shows in England later in 2025
Underground stars of the epic Liverpool Eurovision Song Contest, Lord of the Lost, will be returning to the UK in 2025. German hard rock overlords Lord of the Lost are back for dates in Bristol and Manchester across the Halloween weekend, marking their first UK dates in over 2 years. Playing the sizable spaces of … Continue reading Lord of the Lost to play two more shows in England later in 2025
Festival Review: Maid of Stone 2024 Part 2 – Sunday 21st July
And so, on to Sunday’s festivities. I made my way to the Firestarter Stage, hair of the dog in hand, and expected to see Big River cranking up but no… the rumour was that they had to pull out for personal reasons (hope all is ok now guys). Medway trio Gianni Scalera and The Jury … Continue reading Festival Review: Maid of Stone 2024 Part 2 – Sunday 21st July
Festival Review: Hammerdown 2024, Concorde2 Brighton – Day 1
I have been based in Sussex for ten years but had not come across Hammerdown Festival before now. From its small beginnings in Danehill Village Hall (nee ‘Pitch Up Festival’) and then Burgess Hill, the festival has stepped up after an extended post-Covid hiatus, reaching Worthing last year and Brighton’s Concorde2 this year. The mastermind … Continue reading Festival Review: Hammerdown 2024, Concorde2 Brighton – Day 1
Gig Review: Uprising 2023 – O2 Academy, Leicester (29th April 2023)
It is always a special occasion, going to metal festivals, but going to Uprising for the first time is a real highlight of the festival year for me! I started the day as I always do - waiting for Shells, who characteristically runs late. I’ve not been to the O2 Academy in Leicester before and … Continue reading Gig Review: Uprising 2023 – O2 Academy, Leicester (29th April 2023)