A new live album from Halestorm is frankly long overdue after 2010’s Live in Philly so they’re finally righting that wrong by releasing Live at Wembley, documenting their monumental show at London’s arena at the tail end of last year. As a band who are no strangers to arenas in this country as a regular … Continue reading Album Review: Halestorm – Live at Wembley
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Album Review: Mutes – …buried where you stand
Birmingham has been a great place for a number of years if you like your music noisy and filthy. Whether it’s a touring band bringing a crowd in or one of its many homegrown bands, there’s a massive passion for the more alternative side of the musical spectrum. Which is where Mutes come in. With … Continue reading Album Review: Mutes – …buried where you stand
Album Review: Pallbearer – Mind Burns Alive
US Prog/Doom legends Pallbearer return with their most serene and fragile offering to date, Mind Burns Alive. Some albums come through and completely side-sweep you from out of nowhere, and after experiencing them, you almost have to re-adjust and re-focus. Now, this is something I usually put at the end of a review, but quite … Continue reading Album Review: Pallbearer – Mind Burns Alive
Gig Review: Tenacious D / Dave Hill – The Hydro, Glasgow (9th May 2024)
This was set to be a huge gig, and perhaps a surprise given the history of the headliners. I always felt that Tenacious D were a little side project, a joke that grew legs and ended up being a major, arena-headlining monstrosity. Strange how things like that can happen. Anyway, doors were a very early … Continue reading Gig Review: Tenacious D / Dave Hill – The Hydro, Glasgow (9th May 2024)
Album Review: Pain – I Am
A few months on from a brilliant headlining tour, and a few month prior to a supporting role in another, Peter Tägtgren's Pain are back for another foray into the world of heavy metal mashed with a bit of techno-y dance-y stuff, and the usual splurge of anti-authoritarian lyrical themes. Fans will already be very … Continue reading Album Review: Pain – I Am
Album Review: Slash – Orgy of the Damned
A blues album from Slash isn’t much of a surprise. His approach to guitar has always been rooted in rock’s precursor whether it’s on Guns N’ Roses or much more recent offerings with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. And that’s before you even mention It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere; that first Slash’s Snakepit album is some … Continue reading Album Review: Slash – Orgy of the Damned