Category: Live Reviews

Review and Photography by Damien Harvey Within Temptation’s *Bleed Out Tour* at OVO Wembley Arena, 16th November 2024 The OVO Wembley Arena was ablaze with anticipation as Dutch symphonic metallers Within Temptation brought their *Bleed Out Tour* to the UK capital. With their signature blend of theatrical staging, electrifying vocals, and poignant [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Photos By Scott Anderson Stone Broken are a hard / alternative rock band from Walsall, England who originally formed in 2013 who’s name came from when Robyn stated that the money needed to establish them would leave them ‘Stone Broke’ hence the band name. The band have supported [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Photos By Scott Anderson Delain are a symphonic metal band from Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands who originally formed in 2002, the band have gone through a complete revamp with Martijn the only survivor from the original band. The band have given us Lucidity in 2006, April Rain in 2009, [more…]

Review By Paul McWilliams An Electrifying Night of Rock and Riffs On a cold and damp November evening, what better way to warm up than to experience a night of live music? As I approached Manchester Academy 3, the energy from the queue of eager fans hinted at the electric night ahead. [more…]

Where – Great Yarmouth Day 4 – Saturday 9th November Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott It’s the final day of the Hard Rock Weekend in Great Yarmouth and there are still fifteen great bands to get my ears around and I can’t wait. Bands Hearts and Souls Greyfox Conspiracy MY-HI Lixx [more…]

SGW3, Glasgow 12/11/2024 Review By Paul Taggart Photos By Barry Douglas Is it 2001? No, it’s 2024! Nu-metal nostalgia has bubbled under for a while but suddenly seems in full flow the last few months of this year with Linkin Park sadly resurrecting themselves and Limp Bizkit announcing a big U.K. tour [more…]

Review And Photos By Dave Martin On a dark Friday evening the Penny Theatre in Canterbury was lit up by the high energy crowd that had come ready to enjoy their night in the company of bands covering two of the biggest names in the industry in Nirvana and Metallica. Andrew Kesby [more…]

HRH XVII 2024 When – 6th/7th/8th/9th November Where – Great Yarmouth Day 3 – Friday 8th November Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott If you’ve not been to Hard Rock Hell before, and I haven’t, it is held at a holiday park in Great Yarmouth in November. With a few package deals [more…]

HRH XVII 2024 When – 6th/7th/8th/9th November Where – Great Yarmouth Day 1 – Wednesday 6th/Thursday 7th November Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Hard Rock Hell is now in its seventeenth year, which is no mean feat considering what is happening in the music industry at the moment. With four jam [more…]

Review By Scarlett warner I had the pleasure of seeing South of Salem perform at Kk’s steel mill on the “we are the dead and we are coming for you” tour and it was an experience I won’t forget anytime soon. As a Gothic rock band they brought a unique energy and [more…]

Review and Photos By Paul McWilliams It was the night fans had been waiting for: the album launch show for The Virgin Marys’ latest release, right in their hometown of Macclesfield. The historic Cinemac was packed to the rafters with devoted fans and curious newcomers alike, all drawn together by the raw [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Photos By Scott Anderson Scotland has produced many many great bands in it’s time, Simple Minds, Texas, Del Amitri, Primal Scream, Travis, Big Country, Biffy Clyro to name but a few, the time has come to introduce a new name to that category High Fade – a funk [more…]