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After sitting outside enjoying the sunshine on a nice evening in Wembley we are suddenly plunged into darkness inside the arena as support band Divine Shade take the stage. With the venue being sponsored by an energy company you would… Continue Reading →
My recent trips to Manchester have been relatively trouble-free journeys, but the plague of peak time traffic reared its ugly head with vengeance for this trip to catch veteran German speed/power metal act Helloween and the highly influential and successful… Continue Reading →
Ah that bittersweet feeling of the last day of a festival. Still a whole day of great music and festivities to be had, but also that knowledge that this is the last day and then it is back to “real… Continue Reading →
There’s nothing better than waking up in the middle of a festival, still buzzing from the night before and looking forward to what is still to come, and that was exactly how I felt on the third day of Inferno…. Continue Reading →
After a late breakfast, a stroll around Oslo and a cheeky pint, I headed to the intimate Rock In venue to catch Norwegian black metal outfit Ulvehyrde. They appeared on the small stage stage doused in blue light, wearing robes… Continue Reading →
Could it really be three years since the last Inferno Festival? The last instalment had been in 2019 and of course COVID had intervened for 2020 and 2021, but at last it was time for the Inferno faithful to descend… Continue Reading →
It has become traditional for Norway’s annual Inferno Festival to begin with a warm up night, and this year was no exception, with Indie Recordings once more laying on an aperitif for those making the pilgrimage to Oslo. The venue… Continue Reading →
Heaven, I’m in heaven and although early, by the end of the night we will be cheek to cheek. First up there are couple of German support bands playing also this evening. Starved of music it’s good for the audience… Continue Reading →
Over recent years, Wardruna have grown from a very niche act into an international name regularly selling out large venues with their interpretation of Norse folk (a label which does not really do their music justice). Their music crosses many… Continue Reading →
“We are old, we are young, we are in this together” and Holmfirth certainly united as one solid front to come out and see New Model Army tonight. The floor of the Picturedrome was accented with a respectable number of… Continue Reading →
Having found the venue and grabbed a cider, early entertainment was provided by the local wildlife. A mob of around 40 Hackney hoodrats had decided to have a brawl outside the chicken shop opposite and were ineffectually trading swipes at… Continue Reading →
Saturday So, a full day ahead for the Saturday and the prospect of an emotional one. And hopefully some decent photos. Food and chat first but thankfully paying enough attention to realise that one of two returning bands who played… Continue Reading →