Month: November 2026

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Live Reviews

 The Witching Hour at the Harlington ,Fleet .

Review and photos by Ken Jackson The Witching Hour at the Harlington ,Fleet . Alice Armstrong’s Witching Hour turned The Harlington in Fleet into a delightfully spooky celebration of live music, friendship and Halloween fun. Following last year’s success, Alice brought the event back for a second time and it already feels [more…]

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News

LN 2027 TOUR – Into The Further ⛓🌙🔥

Rising UK Pagan/Viking metal force LN have announced their first-ever UK headline tour, ‘Into The Further’, taking place across March and April 2027, alongside the first details of their forthcoming EP, ‘Coven’. Following the release of their acclaimed Völuspá EP, featuring the powerful singles ‘Shield Wall’, ‘Fenrir’ and ‘Draugr’, LN are preparing to [more…]

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Rock

MASON HILL WORLD SO WONDERFUL

ARTIST – MASON HILL ALBUM – WORLD SO WONDERFUL REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT When Scott Taylor left Mason Hill in 2023 for health reasons the band cancelled all engagements and entered a hiatus period. Many of us were worried that this would be it for the band, and it was radio silence [more…]

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Rock

Nicotine Dolls – ‘Nicotine Dolls’

Rock BMG Released – October 23rd 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Never heard of Nicotine Dolls but from what I have read the singer/guitarist Sam Cieri was on America’s Got Talent in 2022 but refused to take to part in the live shows stating that the show’s producers wanted to change the [more…]

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Metal

Last Battle – ‘Heroes Never Die’

Kozak Metal Independent Release Release date – Soon Review By Smudge Smith Well, this is my first exposure of Kozak Metal which is a heady mix of blackened death metal and folk. It is the brainchild of Ukrainian underground metal ‘legend’ Anatoliy Blyashuk and is the first instalment of a series of [more…]

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News

FIREVOLT ROCK FESTIVAL 2O27 

FRIDAY 12 – SUNDAY 15 AUGUST 2027  ***BAND ANNOUNCEMENTS***  The wait is over! Firevolt is pleased to announce the first 15 bands for 2027 to whet the appetites of hard rock fans everywhere.   Now in its sixth year, the festival continues to grow exponentially, and the anticipation is for that trend to continue [more…]

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Live Reviews

Live Review Evil Scarecrow

30th October 2026 – Manchester Rebellion Words and Pictures by Phil Ingham The sizeable crowd shuffling into Rebellion the day before Halloween had come for a line-up that promised plenty of opportunities to go bump in the night this spooky season. They were not to be disappointed. The night opened with Bristolian [more…]