Seven years since their last appearance in our fair city, Kiss rumbled into town to prove that even 44 years since their inception, they can still show some of the new kids how to rock. There's no way however, that I can write my first arena concert review since the Manchester incident without passing comment … Continue reading Kiss / The Dives – Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham (28th May 2017)
Category: Reviews
Review: WAVE – Jurassic Parkour
I can't believe it's been eight months already since WAVE released their last EP, The First Wave. Since then the guys have played a plethora of gigs, gained a final position in Coventry's Metal 2 the Masses competition, released a single and produced their own activity/colouring book. Yup, you heard me! This hard rock Birmingham duo … Continue reading Review: WAVE – Jurassic Parkour
Review: Pure – J’aurais Dû
Fancy listening to some happy, melodic, and unintimidating music? Too bad. Sit down, son, it's black metal time. The Swiss raw black metal outfit Pure has returned with a fourth album, J'aurais Dû, and it is absolutely loaded with melancholic, down-tuned guitars, ludicrously fast drums, and raw, guttural vocals, all presented in a heavily-distorted package. Listening to J'aurais … Continue reading Review: Pure – J’aurais Dû
Review: Brutality – Sea of Ignorance
Brutality are a band that I was first introduced to on the Death is just the Beginning VHS tape from Nuclear Blast in '92, I think it was. Brutality once described themselves as a “death metal opera”, and with a demo version of “Cryptorium” playing in the background and having purchased the compilation tape that … Continue reading Review: Brutality – Sea of Ignorance
Review: Nikka Costa – Nikka & Strings
This album is right on the outer edges of our comfort zone here at Moshville Times. It's not rock, it's not metal... it's bluesy but far more soulful than that. On the other hand, it's real music. Incredible, warm, emotional, beautiful music. And on that basis I'm writing this review. We featured the opening track, … Continue reading Review: Nikka Costa – Nikka & Strings
Madina Lake / Lacey / That Lying Bitch – Islington Academy, London (26th May 2017)
Chicago alt-rock four-piece Madina Lake have returned from a four-year hiatus to play six headline shows around the UK to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the release of the band’s debut album From Them, Through Us, To You. The band also playing Slam Dunk Festival over the bank holiday weekend. When the reunion tour … Continue reading Madina Lake / Lacey / That Lying Bitch – Islington Academy, London (26th May 2017)