As Those Damn Crows mainman Shane Greenhall mentions from the stage during the Welsh chart toppers set, it’s almost two years to the day since Those Damn Crows last played this venue. And the hugely likeable frontman seems genuinely taken aback that the 1,250 venue is much busier than last …
Read More »Review: Mammoth – The End
Out with the old, in with the new. Notice something different from this album cover? Some of you eagle-eyed fans will notice that a certain 3 letters have gone missing from the artist’s name. That’s right – from this day forth, Wolfgang Van Halen’s solo band will now be simply …
Read More »Charlotte Wessels ft. VOLA Release New Single ‘Backup Plan’
Charlotte Wessels joins forces with VOLA’s Asger Mygind for the haunting new single ‘Backup Plan’, an intimate duet between life and death. Originally appearing as a bonus track on select vinyl editions of CHARLOTTE’s full-band debut The Obsession (2024), the song now takes centre stage as a beautifully crafted collaboration …
Read More »Review: Larkin Poe – O2 Academy, Glasgow
Grammy-award-winning duo Larkin Poe have gone from strength to strength over the last decade, the old-fashioned way: by constantly bettering each album that they create, and building a community vibe along the way. Hell, they have managed to make the cavernous and often cold and inhospitable 2,500 capacity O2 Academy …
Read More »Introducing: Tempest Saint
London-based rising metal crew TEMPEST SAINT continue their ascent with the release of their thunderous new video for the track, The Cursed. Meet the band, below: What are the origins of the band? How long have you been playing together? We (Tempest Saint) formed in January 2023, from the Remaining …
Read More »BON JOVI announce ‘Forever Tour’ and return to live shows in 2026
BON JOVI, the GRAMMY Award®-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band and one of history’s most iconic live acts, announces today a series of global concert dates that will mark the band’s much anticipated return to live touring with shows in New York, London, Dublin and Edinburgh. Starting in …
Read More »Review: Ally Venable – La Belle Angele, Edinburgh
Five UK shows in five days for blues rock guitarist Ally Venable in support of her recently released sixth studio album, ‘Money & Power’. Tonight, it’s the turn of the ankle-breaking cobblestone, streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town to pay homage to the young Texan who is certainly making waves in …
Read More »Review: Sabaton – ‘Legends’
Since they evolved into global Metal superstars, Swedish history-nuts Sabaton have joined the ranks of such household names as AC/DC, Iron Maiden, and Motörhead in having a signature sound. Within a few moments, the listener knows that it’s Sabaton. The bombast, the deep brogue of Joakim Brodén’s vocals; the choir; …
Read More »Review: Sons of Liberty/Alabama Crow – Ivory Blacks, Glasgow
When this reviewer first encountered Sons of Liberty, the “Old bull, young bull” fable (complete with F-bombs) was used to amplify the point that, on a festival line-up of younger acts, the Bristolian five-piece represented the wisdom and patience of the old bull of the often-used metaphor for experience vs …
Read More »LORD OF THE LOST release dark new single; UK tour commences 30th October
LORD OF THE LOST break out into yet another new direction with ‘One Of Us Will Be Next’, the latest single from their upcoming studio album OPVS NOIR Vol. 2, out 12th December 2025 via Napalm Records. Emotionally carried by gentle piano melodies, this ballad gifts a powerful soundtrack to …
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