Napalm Death – Ivory Blacks

[For the full set of pictures from the gig on Flickr, please follow this link] Finally, the last concert of a five-gig-week. Again, Gillian couldn't manage partly due to the whole pregnancy thing and again we couldn't dispose of a spare ticket. Seriously, people - this was Napalm frickin' Death! Given the length of the … Continue reading Napalm Death – Ivory Blacks

Steel Panther / Motley Crue / Def Leppard – SECC

[Flickr sets for the three acts can be found via these links: Steel Panther / Motley Crue / Def Leppard] Three big bands, one expensive ticket... and in my view a very upside-down bill with the best band of the night opening and the weakest closing. I missed Steel Panther a year or so ago … Continue reading Steel Panther / Motley Crue / Def Leppard – SECC

Alter Bridge / Black Stone Cherry / Theory of a Deadman – Glasgow SECC

What a line-up. Three cracking bands on one ticket, only a shame that it meant an early door-time and that we missed the first half of Theory of a Deadman. What little we caught - about five or six songs - was good stuff. I enjoyed it enough to want to get tickets for their … Continue reading Alter Bridge / Black Stone Cherry / Theory of a Deadman – Glasgow SECC

Judas Priest / Queensryche Glasgow SECC

[79 pics of the nights in this Flickr set] The first of two big nights at the SECC with Iron Maiden tomorrow. It's almost like a mini-festival with comfier beds. Tonight, though, Judas Priest with Queensryche and Rival Sons in support. We missed Rival Sons entirely and only made it in time to see maybe … Continue reading Judas Priest / Queensryche Glasgow SECC

GWAR / Clutch – O2 ABC, Glasgow

[More pictures and some videos in my GWAR Flickr set] I was rather pleased to be able to see the infrequently-touring GWAR, especially as I couldn't make it to this year's Download where they were also playing. The last time I saw them was in Manchester around 2003 (at a guess) and before that must … Continue reading GWAR / Clutch – O2 ABC, Glasgow

Buckcherry – The Arches, Glasgow

[More pics of Buckcherry on this Flickr set] A brief review of this gig and a little late posting it due to being a) busy and b) ill. This is the second time I've had a chance to catch Buckcherry after their support slot under Disturbed in December at the SECC. It is the first … Continue reading Buckcherry – The Arches, Glasgow