Once upon a time, I’d have got to know about this concert from a flyer I’d been handed or maybe by looking at a scruffy note in a club or pub window. But this is 2013. It was a band… Continue Reading →
Friday 27/09/13 There can be few cities more appropriate to host a festival of predominantly pagan/Viking metal than the place that previously was named Jorvik (and before that Eboracum), and there it’s a beautiful bright day to greet us too…. Continue Reading →
Let’s put this into perspective, TFL has hardly any tube lines running, it’s a Sunday and I have a stinking cold…but it has been 28 years since Pretty Maids have played the UK (support to Saxon), so this was one… Continue Reading →
Four hairy men from Kent took to the stage. Wretched Soul had even brought a little fan club with them to the Underworld tonight. This helped the atmosphere along but the band did their bit with potent riffage and impressive… Continue Reading →
The second day of the Candlefest sees an eclectic mix of bands including a few that I have never seen and a headliner playing their swansong. It was an early start as one band I did not want to miss… Continue Reading →
Since the first Candlefest I never really assumed it was going to be a yearly event but it seems to be very much a part of the calendar now with this showcase of bands on the Candlelight roster stepping up… Continue Reading →
Scroll down for photo gallery “Brilliant” is the word uttered from the mouth of the singer of Shocks Of Mighty as he looks out from the stage realising that the audience had not even reached double figures. Most were still… Continue Reading →
The Cambridgeshire Fens are certainly an interesting choice of venue for a festival. It’s not going to disturb the neighbours because there aren’t any, but it’s also nigh on impossible to get to other than by bike or car. This… Continue Reading →
This was one of those gigs that I was leaving as a last minute decision whether to go or not. Picking up ‘Utilitarian’ belatedly a few weeks back drew me towards going to see Napalm Death, while a week of… Continue Reading →
Everything about this show went FUBAR! First Von were announced as playing a few nights prior to this at The Garage and tonight at The Electrowerkz it was meant to be Absu. Then we heard Inquisition were playing here and… Continue Reading →
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