Category LIVE
This was our reward for not making it to Hellfest, a night of long songs and tortured riffs to soak us in misery. Of course that started with the normal weekend tube shutdowns but we are used to these and… Continue Reading →
Bit of an enigma is the old Evil Elvis. The music media love to abuse him as a joke, a has been, a punch bag and a cat loving brick obsessive. What this fails to recognise of course is the… Continue Reading →
Weather predictions for the second day spoke of rain, and indeed where I live there certainly had been some, along with an all out storm. Travelling the thirty or so kilometres to the venue, it came as somewhat of a… Continue Reading →
After last year’s Sonisphere debacle, which destroyed the UK edition and greatly impacted on the dynamic of this French one too, I wouldn’t have been surprised if that had been the end of it for Amnéville. Thankfully I was wrong…. Continue Reading →
This was a terrific line up on paper and opening band Widow got the evening started with a bang. Widow are from North Carolina and this was their first trip to these shores and what an impression they made. Opener ‘Take… Continue Reading →
Coupled with the additional task of England vs Ireland at Wembley Stadium, tonight’s initial travel fears were subsided and after a relatively short queue, the stage was set. Opening band THUNDER are one of the most consistent live bands out… Continue Reading →
It’s back to the 70’s tonight and we could have been trooping into The Music Machine or The Rainbow to see some fresh new bands, reeking of patchouli and covered in beads. But no we were fuelled by beer rather… Continue Reading →
A nice underground bill tonight with the headliners coming all the way from Israel for the promoters first international show and three British bands adding some good support. First up were Decrepid who were in full swing when I got… Continue Reading →
Vision On! The band opening up proceedings tonight at The Garage were The Red Paintings. Not knowing anything about them, I headed for the merchandise stand to get some clues. There was a dvd called “Seizure and Synesthesia” – sounds… Continue Reading →
If you were not in the know and got a certain case of deja-vu over the first couple of bands it is not surprising as both Ereb Altor and Isole share several members. Isole were the first of the brawny… Continue Reading →
Whoa where is everyone? Bumping into people was the first thing we were all doing on walking into the venue tonight as it was packed full of dry ice, even the toilets were swamped and if I pissed on anyone’s… Continue Reading →
A good hint to bands going on tour, take Insomnium as support. It worked for Dark Tranquillity last time at this venue and did so tonight for Moonspell with both shows selling out. It was nice just having the two… Continue Reading →