Gig Review: Ginger Wildheart and Maggie / Carol Hodge and Ben Marsden / Baz Francis – Hard Rock Café, Glasgow (25th January 2024)

This was my first trip to the Hard Rock Café in Glasgow, which is fair enough given that it's only been open since 2013. After a quick drink downstairs we headed up to the intimate music area (capacity 200). Shortly after I hit two highlights before the show had even begun. I bumped into Carol … Continue reading Gig Review: Ginger Wildheart and Maggie / Carol Hodge and Ben Marsden / Baz Francis – Hard Rock Café, Glasgow (25th January 2024)

Gig Review: Wayward Sons / MuddiBrooke – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton (20th January 2024)

Wayward Sons have been on a bit of an unofficial hiatus for a while now but to kick off 2024, they’ve dusted off the instruments and treated England to a handful of dates over a couple of weekends. And by the time we hit the final night at KK’s Steel Mill, we’re not even three … Continue reading Gig Review: Wayward Sons / MuddiBrooke – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton (20th January 2024)

Gig Review: Urne / Mountain Caller / Tribe Of Ghosts – O2 Institute, Birmingham (12th December 2023)

Into the festive season, what's not to love about a chilly walk towards Digbeth in Birmingham straight into a heaving crowd of metalheads at the o2 Academy? Placed in the upstairs stage, about halfway through the "A Feast on Sorrow" tour of Urne which followed from the release of their sludge and sombre induced album … Continue reading Gig Review: Urne / Mountain Caller / Tribe Of Ghosts – O2 Institute, Birmingham (12th December 2023)

Gig Review: DMA’s / Stone – O2 Academy, Glasgow (14th December 2023)

It’s a cold Thursday night in Glasgow but it doesn’t stop there being a sizeable queue right down the street an hour before tonights gig. This is the second visit to the venue this year for Sydney’s DMA’s who have put in no end of work across Europe leading them to play major festivals and … Continue reading Gig Review: DMA’s / Stone – O2 Academy, Glasgow (14th December 2023)

Gig Review: While She Sleeps / Holding Absence / Guilt Trip / Mouth Culture – Octagon, Sheffield (22nd December 2023)

Crack open the mulled wine and roast some chestnuts on the pyro- tonight may be the oddest line up I've seen this year. We have melodic giants of the UK scene, Holding Absence, supporting Sheffield's own heavy scene creations, While She Sleeps. We then have further support coming from Guilt Trip and Mouth Culture. Mouth … Continue reading Gig Review: While She Sleeps / Holding Absence / Guilt Trip / Mouth Culture – Octagon, Sheffield (22nd December 2023)

Gig Review: The Bar Stool Preachers / UltraBomb – Manchester Academy 3 (21st December 2023)

I previously caught the Bar Stool Preachers at North West Calling earlier on this year, when they played with mighty bands such as Millie Manders and the Shutup, Sham 69, and The Anti-Nowhere League and they had a lot to keep up with but did so flawlessly. For those who've not heard them before, they … Continue reading Gig Review: The Bar Stool Preachers / UltraBomb – Manchester Academy 3 (21st December 2023)