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
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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
Interview: Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan
After having a slightly delayed interview time I managed to condense my questions and get my cool when it hits me that this is the last UK show (before their "extended hiatus") of this massively influential, revolutionary band... and I'm about to talk to the only original member. There goes my poise. Eventually I sit … Continue reading Interview: Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan / Ho99o9 / Primitive Weapons – Concorde 2, Brighton (26th January 2017)
It's not every day you get to see a band vital to the evolution of metal perform their last UK show, or any last show as a matter of fact. This is my first and it is with math rock overlords The Dillinger Escape Plan. Having formed twenty years ago, the stakes are high. People will … Continue reading The Dillinger Escape Plan / Ho99o9 / Primitive Weapons – Concorde 2, Brighton (26th January 2017)