It’s my last gig of 2024 and my first time in Edinburgh in a few years. After Disposable kindly sent me their latest album It’s Blood That Trickles Down for review last week, it’s been on constant rotation and getting me super hyped for this gig. The show was originally going to be a smaller … Continue reading Gig Review: Disposable – “It’s Blood That Trickles Down” album launch party – Legends, Edinburgh (30th November 2024)
Category: Gig Reviews
Gig Review: Enter Shikari / Teenage Wrist – Barrowlands, Glasgow (3rd December 2024)
Another gig in the busiest part of the year and our second visit to Barrowlands for a sold-out show within a few days. Would Enter Shikari provide as much entertainment as The Almighty on Saturday night? Their reputation very much precedes them, but preceding even that was the support band, Teenage Wrist, all the way … Continue reading Gig Review: Enter Shikari / Teenage Wrist – Barrowlands, Glasgow (3rd December 2024)
Gig Review: Anthrax + Kreator / Testament – Hydro, Glasgow (27th November 2024)
Glasgow’s Hydro was the place to be for the thrash metal gig of the year. The sheer energy and intensity from the three legendary bands completely took over the venue. It was a night of brutal riffs, chaos, and pure metal mayhem that no one in the crowd will forget anytime soon. As Testament were … Continue reading Gig Review: Anthrax + Kreator / Testament – Hydro, Glasgow (27th November 2024)
Gig Review: The Almighty / Girlschool – Barrowlands, Glasgow (30th November 2024)
When I was at Bloodstock this year it was no surprise to see The Almighty's poster advertising a trio of dates ending in Glasgow on November 30th. They'd pretty much said this would be a regular thing. What did surprise me was seeing 2025's dates on the same poster. That is very much nailing your … Continue reading Gig Review: The Almighty / Girlschool – Barrowlands, Glasgow (30th November 2024)
Gig Review: Baroness / Graveyard / Pallbearer – SWG3, Glasgow (27th November 2024)
Recently I've been circling back to something I did when I was (much) younger and I'm glad I'm doing so. Back in my teens I'd look up the local venues and pick up tickets for bands I'd never / barely heard of and just go for the night out and to see what they were … Continue reading Gig Review: Baroness / Graveyard / Pallbearer – SWG3, Glasgow (27th November 2024)
Gig Review: Fit For An Autopsy / Sylosis / Darkest Hour / Heriot – QMU, Glasgow (24th November 2024)
There's always a particular kind of buzz around metal shows. An eager anticipation, a major dopamine hit which gets the adrenaline pumping. But it's even more so when the gig itself is small and intimate with intense extreme metal bands. The Queen Margaret Union is a university union bar in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland … Continue reading Gig Review: Fit For An Autopsy / Sylosis / Darkest Hour / Heriot – QMU, Glasgow (24th November 2024)