2019 Crew Review: Ross Green – Deputy Editor-in-Chief

I said this last year but it seems like only yesterday I put this together for last year. It’s something I always look forward to – the chance to draw the line under the year and look forward to the next. For me, I didn’t review quite as many albums as last year for a … Continue reading 2019 Crew Review: Ross Green – Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Album Review: Phil Campbell – Old Lions Still Roar

The last couple of years haven’t exactly been quiet for Phil Campbell. After the release of The Age of Absurdity with the Bastard Sons, (even before it), the band toured relentlessly and when we spoke with Tyla last year, he mentioned a solo album from Campbell Senior has been in the works for some time. … Continue reading Album Review: Phil Campbell – Old Lions Still Roar

Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2017 – Day Two

Katie's review of this year's Tons of Rock is, like the festival itself, massive - so we're splitting it into three bite-size chunks. Even then, they're still bite-size to a large, scary Viking. Here's the second portion, covering June 23rd at Fredrikstern Fortress, Halden, Norway. Missed Part One? Clickety-here. Day Two Thursday had been perfect weather … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2017 – Day Two

#ROADTOBOA Interview: Phil Campbell’s All Starr Band

Here we go again... Last year we covered every band on the Hobgoblin New Blood and Jagermeister stages in the run-up to Bloodstock 2015. This year, we're going one better and aim to have interviews from all the bands on those two stages as well as all of those on the SOPHIE stage prior to the … Continue reading #ROADTOBOA Interview: Phil Campbell’s All Starr Band

Motorhead – Glasgow Academy

[More photos in this Flickr set] "We are Motorhead... and we play rock and fucking roll!" Thus sayeth Lemmy, a true metal god as the band introduce their last song of the evening. And bloody hell, do they. Surprisingly I've only seen Motorhead once before, in a tent at Download a few years ago, and … Continue reading Motorhead – Glasgow Academy