Festival Review: SOS Festival XIV (Friday’s Bands) – Whittles@tokyo, Oldham (June 30th 2023)

Following on from my festival overview, here's a runthrough of most of the bands we were fortunate enough to be regaled by over the three-day event. Apologies for anyone I miss out or seem to skip over. There was so much talent on show, and every single act was superb, and I don't want these … Continue reading Festival Review: SOS Festival XIV (Friday’s Bands) – Whittles@tokyo, Oldham (June 30th 2023)

Gig Review: Skarlett Riot / Fahran / Sertraline Bannermans Bar, Edinburgh (21st March 2019)

Here we are again at Bannermans for the start of Skarlett Riot’s UK tour, but before that we have two support bands to listen to. Having seen all three bands before I know it will be a good night. The first band up tonight, in an already packed venue, are Sertraline from the Leeds/Manchester area. … Continue reading Gig Review: Skarlett Riot / Fahran / Sertraline Bannermans Bar, Edinburgh (21st March 2019)

Gig Review: Fahran / Savage Outlaw / Fear Me December – Sanctuary Rock Bar, Burnley (16th November 2018)

It’s a mild November Friday night and given the excellent line up of hard-hitting heavy rock/blues and nu-metal for tonight’s show at the Sanctuary Rock Bar in Burnley, I’d hoped for a bigger turn out, but as with a lot of local gigs and venues I’ve attended recently it’s only hardcore fans who appear to … Continue reading Gig Review: Fahran / Savage Outlaw / Fear Me December – Sanctuary Rock Bar, Burnley (16th November 2018)

Gig Review: Redemption Festival 2018

Returning for its fourth year, Warehouse 23’s Redemption Festival brought rock fans from across the North of England and upcoming bands from all over the UK to raise money for charities including the local Barnsley and Wakefield Hospices, and the Dementia UK. The 2018 event was kicked off by Newcastle hard rock band Tomorrow Is … Continue reading Gig Review: Redemption Festival 2018

#RoadToBOA2018 – Fahran

As ever, we’re going to try and cover every single Jäger, New Blood and SOPHIE stage band before Bloodstock kicks off on August 9th. Your chance to check them out and start planning which bands to get there early for! Trust us when we tell you that this is bound to result in some frustrating … Continue reading #RoadToBOA2018 – Fahran

Bloodstock adds Alestorm, Pallbearer & more

Bloodstock is excited to announce four more bands for August’s best heavy metal weekender! Tickets are moving fast for 2018 and we expect another advance sell-out, so don’t delay in picking up yours! There's also only 6 days left to sign up to the deposit scheme... We welcome pirate metal’s finest, Alestorm with a big … Continue reading Bloodstock adds Alestorm, Pallbearer & more