In the early 2000s, The Ocean and This Will Destroy You were born. Both bands originally started off as post rock, with both branching out to explore other ways to blend the genre and make some unique music. From there we’re brought to today, in the cold and grey Nottingham, where the two bands are … Continue reading Gig Review: The Ocean & This Will Destroy You / Nathan Fake – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (3rd October 2023)
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Festival Review: Prognosis Festival 2022, Eindhoven (Day 1)
We all remember the string of plans that got cancelled at the beginning of the Covid outbreak - the holidays we didn’t take, the celebrations that couldn’t take place. For me, the first casualty was the Prognosis festival in Eindhoven - an emergent festival of all things prog, international borders everywhere shut down only days … Continue reading Festival Review: Prognosis Festival 2022, Eindhoven (Day 1)
We’ll Be There: ArcTanGent Festival 2019
Over the years, ArcTanGent has been in the habit of creating outstanding lineups for their three-day festivals, and one look at the poster for 2019 will tell you that the organisers have outdone themselves this year. There have a been a few complaints from fans that ATG, a festival with a history of showcasing some … Continue reading We’ll Be There: ArcTanGent Festival 2019
2018 Crew Review: John Higham – Writer
Man, oh man, 2018 was another year of fantastic releases, gigs and fun musical times! As ever, choosing 'the best' or even a bunch of favourites was not going to be easy, but here goes... Album of the year: There were certain weeks in the year that I found it difficult to keep up with … Continue reading 2018 Crew Review: John Higham – Writer
Festival Review: Damnation Festival 2018 (3rd November 2018)
Another year, another sold-out Damnation Festival. The Leeds University Union based all-dayer manages to appeal to a broad-ranging crowd with some of the best acts belonging to various sub-genres booked to play. Amazingly, even with a mid-afternoon fire alarm evacuation, everything ran extremely well and pretty much on time. From a fan’s point of view, … Continue reading Festival Review: Damnation Festival 2018 (3rd November 2018)
We’ll Be There: Damnation Festival 2018
The time for metal fans to descend on Leeds University for another Damnation Festival is fast approaching (Saturday 3rd November) and now that the full 27 band lineup has been announced it’s time to work out who I’m most looking forward to seeing. The organisers have been fairly open about the difficulties of trying to … Continue reading We’ll Be There: Damnation Festival 2018