After an enjoyable previous day at Tons Of Rock Festival I started the day with a little swim in the hotel pool, which did wonders for my crunchy shoulders and sore lower back. To my fellow photographers - I highly recommend this for keeping the aches and pains of shooting a festival at bay! The … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2024 – Day 2
Tag: Katatonia
Uprising 7 Review: Saturday night
Continuing our review which kicked off with details of the Friday night, and the Metal 2 The Masses Final from earlier in the day... It would have been nice to see more local support as the room was nowhere near capacity like it was last year, but now the real fun begins as the venue … Continue reading Uprising 7 Review: Saturday night
Gig Review: Katatonia / Sólstafir / SOM – The Marble Factory, Bristol (February 12th, 2023)
Sunday night gigs are never a favourite unless you’ve got the Monday off work, but despite Leprous having rolled through Bristol under 24 hours earlier, a sizeable crowd made their way to one of the coldest venues in the West for an evening of dark melancholy and introspection. This gig was initially scheduled for exactly … Continue reading Gig Review: Katatonia / Sólstafir / SOM – The Marble Factory, Bristol (February 12th, 2023)
Sólstafir / Katatonia tour hits UK in February
Quite the double-header, this one! Kicking off in mainland Europe tomorrow (Jan 20th), this beast will reach UK shores on February 10th for five dates as below: 10 Feb 23 London O2 Forum Kentish Town 11 Feb 23 Manchester O2 Ritz 12 Feb 23 Bristol The Marbel Factory 13 Feb 23 Glasgow Garage 14 Feb … Continue reading Sólstafir / Katatonia tour hits UK in February
Album Review: Katatonia – Sky Void of Stars
Swedish grand masters of gloom Katatonia return with an early contender for album of the year lists with Sky Void of Stars, a stirring ode to those lost and astray. I have learnt that even though Katatonia have been around for three decades, every album seems to be another evolution and with album opener "Austerity" … Continue reading Album Review: Katatonia – Sky Void of Stars
Festival Review: Prognosis Festival 2022, Eindhoven (Day 1)
We all remember the string of plans that got cancelled at the beginning of the Covid outbreak - the holidays we didn’t take, the celebrations that couldn’t take place. For me, the first casualty was the Prognosis festival in Eindhoven - an emergent festival of all things prog, international borders everywhere shut down only days … Continue reading Festival Review: Prognosis Festival 2022, Eindhoven (Day 1)