Reviews
Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Album Reviews, Live Show Reviews, DVD and Film Reviews
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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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Concert Review: METAL ALLEGIANCE at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Metal Allegiance show at the House of Blues in Anaheim on January 25, 2024, marked the band’s 10th-anniversary celebration.…
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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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Bloodstock 2023: A Metal Masterpiece with Unforgettable Performances and Rising Stars
Bloodstock 2023 was a roaring success, filled with powerful performances and memorable moments that left fans raving. The festival, held…
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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…
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Concert Review: COHEED AND CAMBRIA with THRICE and Touché Amoré in Manchester, UK
Openers Touché Amoré get a reception normally unheard of for an opening act but having formed in 2007 with 8…