Reviews
Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Album Reviews, Live Show Reviews, DVD and Film Reviews
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Concert Review: The Ocean (Collective) and The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die opened with the bittersweet melodies of…
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Louder Than Life Festival 2024: Get Ready for an Unforgettable Weekend of Music, Food, and Entertainment
Gear up for an electrifying weekend of rock, metal, and culinary delights as Louder Than Life returns to the Highland…
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Hellfest 2024: Prepare for the Ultimate Metal Apocalypse in Clisson, France
The gates of metal Valhalla are set to swing wide open once again as Hellfest returns to Clisson, France, from…
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Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2024: Prepare for a Metal Invasion Like Never Before
Get ready to raise your horns and embrace the darkness, because Bloodstock Festival is back with a vengeance for its…
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Aftershock Festival 2024: A Thunderous Spectacle of Music and Mayhem
Prepare yourselves for another electrifying edition of the Aftershock Festival, set to shake the grounds of Sacramento, California, like never…
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Concert Review: The Blackout – O2 Academy Birmingham
The Blackout – O2 Academy Birmingham – 23rd February 2024 Review by Kristal Barker | Photos by Jack Barker I’ll…
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NAMM 2024 Review: Innovation, Inspiration, and Musical Mastery
As the dust settles on another exhilarating edition of the NAMM Show, the world’s largest gathering of music merchants, professionals,…
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Album Review: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH // F8
The emperors of modern metal have bestowed the world of music lovers with the Gold Vinyl reissue of the acclaimed…
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Concert Review: IGORRR and Melt-Banana in San Francisco, CA
The Great American Music Hall metamorphosed into an echo chamber of avant-garde resonance, celebrating the limitless realms of music. Both…
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Concert Review: ESCAPE THE FATE – Los Angeles, CA
Words by Emmie Ellis | Photos by Mark Ellis Photography Heading to the Belasco theatre is a first for us,…
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Festival Review: Stonedead Festival 2023
Stonedead Festival 2023 was a one-day rock music festival at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire, England, on Saturday, August 26th.…
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Festival Review: Steelhouse Festival 2023
As we trekked up the mountain top of Ebbw Vale, we were ready for an electrifying experience at the Steelhouse…
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Festival Review: Firevolt Festival 2023
The Firevolt Rock Festival held in Stockport, England in 2022 was one of the best small festivals I’ve ever attended.…
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Concert Review: Guns N Roses at BST – British Summertime Festival
My history with these legends of rock extends way back into the midst of my musical origins. From buying their…
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Concert Review: GOO GOO DOLLS and THOSE DAMN CROWS at Manchester Academy
The Goo Goo Dolls have an extensive musical legacy but until now our musical paths have never actually crossed. Promoting…
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Black Sabbath – Still Live and Still Evil – 40 years on!
The ongoing series of Black Sabbath releases continues with the latest edition. This time featuring the live release of Live…
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Concert Review: Lamb of God with Kreator and Municipal Waste
This has been a long time in the making. Covid shenanigans meant that this tour had been rescheduled a grand…
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Concert Review: Black Stone Cherry / The Darkness – Leeds, UK
Black Stone Cherry / The Darkness – First Direct Arena, Leeds – 3rd February 2023 Review by Kristal Harpur |…
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Concert Review: ZEAL AND ARDOR in Manchester, UK
It’s a surprisingly balmy evening in Manchester, despite it being November, and there is a definite air of excitement in…