RIP Riley Gale (Power Trip)

What news to wake up to - at only 34 years of age, Power Trip frontman Riley Gale has passed away (no other information at  this time). The news was released by his family who say he was taken from us yesterday (August 25th). It was later confirmed in a statement from the band. Power … Continue reading RIP Riley Gale (Power Trip)

Lamb of God / Kreator announce rescheduled UK dates

Grammy Award-winning, uncompromising Virginia natives Lamb of God are pleased to announce they've rescheduled their European tour dates, which had been postponed/cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Originally intended for April 2020, the UK dates will now be in December 2021. Reconfirmed to join them as special guests are labelmates, German thrash classics Kreator, with … Continue reading Lamb of God / Kreator announce rescheduled UK dates

Bloodstock 2018 – Mosh’s Saturday

Today started nicely, with some clear skies and very warm sun through the early afternoon... and then came the rain. Scheduled to keep dribbling / pouring until 4pm on Sunday you'd think it would dampen spirits but thankfully that idea was put to rest by the dedicated fans cramming into tents or simply ignoring it … Continue reading Bloodstock 2018 – Mosh’s Saturday

Gig Review: Trivium / Code Orange / Power Trip / Venom Prison – Brixton Academy, London (21st April 2018)

"Tour Of The Year" is a phrase that has been thrown around a lot in the run-up to Trivium's headline appearance on these 5 UK shows over April. While it's difficult to not be swept up in the excitement, the bill says it all. Bringing together a few of the very finest modern bands in … Continue reading Gig Review: Trivium / Code Orange / Power Trip / Venom Prison – Brixton Academy, London (21st April 2018)

2017 Crew Review: Max Southall, News Editor

I love going to gigs, reviewing music and interviewing bands all year round but perhaps my favourite part of doing all this is putting together the end of year review and the hours of thought and drafting that went into it makes me just as excited for next year. I kinda went off on this … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review: Max Southall, News Editor

2017 Crew Review – John, Writer/Reviewer

What an outstanding year for heavy music! There was no way I was going to be able to easily choose just one album for this, so in a typically non-committal way, I have chosen ten (and a bunch of others as a further cop-out). Gun to my head choice for my favourite at the moment? Employed … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review – John, Writer/Reviewer