Tavistock WharfSunday 9th November 2025Review and pics, Rob and Danni WilkinsThe breadth of the rock genre was pretty well illustrated last weekend as, following on from Skindred at Arena Torquay and an evening of mosh pits and the “Newport Helicopter”, I headed up to the genteel, almost WI setting of …
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Volbeat are arguably the most un-arena band out there, currently playing arenas. Affable, genuine, decent people who seem more like the 4 coolest dads on the school run than they do diva rock stars. Zero pretences, they look like they strolled off the street and straight onto the stage. In …
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“As music continues to be choked out by technology, I wanted to draw pictures in the dirt,” states Buchanan. “This approach is right with me, and I’ve just come to a point where there is no longer a choice. Weapons Of Beauty is the sound of these plates shifting within …
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GRAMMY Award winning band HALESTORM have shared their new two-track bundle of singles, the retrospective ballad ‘How Will You Remember Me’ and the sultry tribute to bisexuality ‘Like A Woman Can’. Recorded live from the road on their current nEverest Tour, the songs are taken from their recently released sixth …
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You never forget your first. Be it a first crush, first love, first pet, first car, etc., you never forget it. For this reviewer, his first was Monday, 19th November 1979 at the Apollo Theatre, Glasgow. The first baptism in the cauldron of live music. Aged 12. Motörhead, ‘Bomber’ Tour …
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‘The Accidental’ by Francis Rossi, released by earMUSIC on 30th January 2026 on CD, LP and Digital formats, comes as something of a surprise… It was a surprise certainly to Francis, who had no plans to record an album. “This truly came out of nowhere”, says Rossi. “I spend my …
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“Mr Bad Guy? That’s me!” – Freddie Mercury The 40th anniversary of legendary Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s majestic debut solo album Mr Bad Guy is being celebrated with a lavish new vinyl reissue. Originally released end of April 1985, Mr Bad Guy was Mercury’s first album away from the group …
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After a quickfire UK outing during the Summer daylight, The Duke of Spook is back on familiar territory with a tour that falls during the spooky season. Where it seems all is well with the undead world now that Wednesday 13 is out of the sun and holding court in …
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Dutch progressive metal pioneers Textures return with At the Edge of Winter, the second single from their forthcoming album Genotype, set for release on 23rd January on Kscope. Featuring Charlotte Wessels (ex-Delain), the new single blends atmospheric synths, intricate sound design, and polyrhythmic grooves with massive riffs and soaring vocal …
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Glasgow’s rising heavy metal powerhouse crew ELD VARG are poised to unleash their formidable new album, Destroyer, on Friday, 14th November. Ahead of the full release, the band will drop the album’s title track as a single — complete with an official video — on Friday, 7th November. Andy and …
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