The doors of the Birmingham O2 Academy were flung wide open yesterday morning for the eager fans of HRH, ready to enjoy a day of metal and booze-filled fun. Opening up the festival on Stage 3, last minute replacement Elyrean seemed a tad nervous on stage in between songs but their Death-style riffs and harsh vocals … Continue reading Gig Review: HRH Metal 2019 Day 1
Tag: Red Rum
Red Rum announce Pure Folking Pirate Metal tour
Red Rum, fresh rested from appearances at Bloodstock 2017 and supporting Lagerstein, have just dropped a huge bunch of tour dates for later this year. Support comes from the equally piratical-sounding Iron SeaWolf. Check out the 21-strong list of dates below. Tickets are available for some dates already from the usual sources, or head to … Continue reading Red Rum announce Pure Folking Pirate Metal tour
2017 Crew Review: Iain Purdie (Mosh) – Da Boss
Good grief, where do I start? At the time I'm drafting this, this year we have published 2098 articles of which 388 are album reviews and 228 are live reviews. We've covered stadium fillers like Guns N' Roses and bands playing venues with a capacity not much larger than our living room. In almost every … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review: Iain Purdie (Mosh) – Da Boss
Lagerstein, Red Rum, Viking Galaxy, Mantis Toboggan – Glasgow Garage G2, 29th Sept 2017
This was always going to be a good night. A nice, small venue and three bands known for their sense of humour and musical talent. Oh, wait... four bands. I had no idea that Glasgow would be featuring Viking Galaxy in addition to the three bands who'd played Bannermans in Edinburgh the night before. Bonus! … Continue reading Lagerstein, Red Rum, Viking Galaxy, Mantis Toboggan – Glasgow Garage G2, 29th Sept 2017
Bloodstock Day 2: “Ghosts, Ghouls and enemies of God”
Day two dawned upon the moistened ground that today would play host to a whole host of different genres within the hard rock and metal scene. Combine that with some of the best touring bands in existence then you've got the recipe for a good day. Today kicked off with Ward XVIÂ on the New Blood … Continue reading Bloodstock Day 2: “Ghosts, Ghouls and enemies of God”
#ROADTOBOA2017 – Red Rum
As ever, we’re going to try and cover every single Jäger, New Blood and SOPHIE stage band before Bloodstock kicks off on August 10th. Your chance to check them out and start planning which bands to get there early for! Trust us when we tell you that this is bound to result in some frustrating … Continue reading #ROADTOBOA2017 – Red Rum