Bang Bang Firecracker have put down a prominent marker with the release of their debut album, Welcome To The Slaughterhouse, out now. Bang Bang Firecracker have also just revealed a video for the album’s namesake, Welcome To The Slaughterhouse. Taking from a glut of influences, ranging from AC/DC and Ozzy [...]

Ah, Tuesdays. How I hate you with your “now you’re definitely into the working week but the end is so far away” attitude. Well, I’m going to cheer myself up with some new music from a band I’ve not heard of before today. You’re welcome…. Simple things first – where [...]

Tonight, must have been a bit of a strange gig for the Man With A Mission wolves. For a band used to selling out arena shows in their Japanese homeland, the tiny Manchester Academy 3 is alien territory. Although for band dipping their toe into the UK touring scene it [...]

If we were to look for an example for the Japanese proverb “Perseverance prevails”, we only need to look into the story of Eluveitie. Founded in Winterthur, Zurich, in Switzerland, by the band’s vocalist Chrigel Glazmann, Eluveitie is about to release their 8th album Ategnatos on April 5th, 2019, which [...]

Very sad news as we report on the passing of a genuine guitar legend. Tormé was admitted to hospital a couple of weeks ago suffering from acute pneumonia in both lungs and had been on life support for a while. His family confirmed that he passed away yesterday. Today would [...]

Tormenta have been featured in these pages quite a lot recently, after we reviewed the first single off the new album and interviewed the band about their plans for 2019. It was then natural that I should review their new album Chapter 2: The Storm is Here even although they [...]