My first experience at Manchester Arena was to be with the Finnish bands Beast in Black and Nightwish. I was a huge Nightwish fan a few years ago but they fell off my radar for a while, and tonight’s show made me ask myself why! Beast in Black were a new band for me, but … Continue reading Gig Review: Nightwish / Beast in Black – Manchester Arena (11th December 2018)
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Festival Review: Hellfest 2018 (22 – 24 June)
France’s soirée of festival season is Hellfest, based in the sleepy town of Clisson, which lies half an hour from Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region of the country, and this year is it’s 13th incarnation In the beginning, starting off more on the heavy side, it’s grown into one of the most … Continue reading Festival Review: Hellfest 2018 (22 – 24 June)
Bloodstock completes headliner line-up for 2018
Announced in a live facebook broadcast a short while ago, Judas Priest will be filling the Friday slot at next year's Bloodstock Festival. https://www.facebook.com/metalhammer/videos/10155761602974764 Ian Hill himself appeared to make the announcement and their addition completes the bill-toppers with Gojira on the Saturday and Nightwish on the Sunday. For my money, this is a superb … Continue reading Bloodstock completes headliner line-up for 2018
Sunday Video Roundup: Nightwish, Fraser Edwards, Doomsday Outlaw, Our Hollow Our Home
You're reading this as I take my first day off the site in... erm... a year or two? Making sure you're not going without, though, here's a pre-scheduled quartet of music to tide you over until youre back enjoying work again tomorrow! Nightwish - "Stargazers (live in Tampere)" Another track from the forthcoming Vehicle of Spirit … Continue reading Sunday Video Roundup: Nightwish, Fraser Edwards, Doomsday Outlaw, Our Hollow Our Home
Review: Nightwish – Vehicle of Spirit Live DVD
I feel that I should start this review by stating that I am not really a fan of music DVDs which are recordings of live shows. Nothing can compare to being at a show, and in my experience, if the recording is even slightly off, it ruins the feeling of actually being there that the … Continue reading Review: Nightwish – Vehicle of Spirit Live DVD
Nightwish drop trailer for Vehicle of Spirit
Nightwish have had an interesting history, especially if you like writing gossip columns about female singers, but there's no denying that when they're at full power they're a superb live act. They proved this throughout the Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour 2015 - 2016 which packed out stadia, including Wembley on December 19th last … Continue reading Nightwish drop trailer for Vehicle of Spirit