Although only four months old, 2026 has already proven to be a massive year for Swiss/German outfit Ad Infinitum. January was a month of preparation for what followed: three tours in three months. February saw the quartet heading to North America for their debut headlining tour with a run of …
Read More »Review: Tyketto / Warrior Soul / Collateral – The Garage, Glasgow
Tonight is a cause for celebration on many fronts (and not just that it’s another day above the ground, while senile old men in power play the biggest game of “My Dad’s bigger than your Dad” ever seen). It’s warm; the sun is out; it’s not raining; there is a …
Read More »Review: Ward XVI / Pulverise / Death Assault – The Junction, Plymouth
The Junction, PlymouthSaturday March 28th, 2026Review and Photos – Rob WilkinsHaving spent winter in warmer climes, it is great to get back to a sweaty rock pub in the home town of Plymouth for some great music on a Saturday night. Where else fits the bill but the rather awesome …
Read More »Review: Kreator/ Carcass/ Exodus/ Nails – O2 Academy, Glasgow
With four bands and several hours of metal, this incredible bill is like a mini-festival marauding its way through the UK & Europe. Europe and the Nordic nations are on standby to have their retinas blitzed and their hearing impaired, because this is an endurance test for even the most …
Read More »Review: Elles Bailey / Caitlin Krisko – Saint Luke’s, Glasgow
“When I was writing and making this album, I wanted there to be a Gospel sort of sense to it, a lot of the lyrics talk about faith, so to bring it here…into a church…feels utterly amazing. As I walked out onstage and saw all of you, I was like, …
Read More »Review: Employed To Serve – Mash House, Edinburgh
Judging by the number of Gojira shirts in attendance this evening, opening for the French metal stars on their 2023 UK tour seems to have paid off on so many fronts for Woking-based Brit metallers Employed To Serve. Impressing fans, there to see the headliner, enough to make them take …
Read More »Review: Samantha Fish / The Zac Schulze Gang – Queens Hall, Edinburgh 2026
“My name is Samantha Fish, and y’all sold this place out!” The beaming smile coming from two-time Grammy-nominated artist (damn, it must feel good to be referred to in that manner) Samantha Fish is dazzling and powerful enough to keep Scotland in energy for a month or two. For now, …
Read More »Review: Alter Bridge / Daughtry / Sevendust – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Not long after the dust settled on this show, headliners Alter Bridge announced two intimate, regional shows for later this year as warm-ups for their inaugural Blackbird Festival, which will take place at Cardiff Castle on Saturday, 27th June. One of the shows is in Belfast, while the other takes …
Read More »Review: Buckcherry / Michael Monroe – SWG3, Glasgow
After being forced to cancel some shows on their last jaunt around the UK due to vocalist Josh Todd battling a particularly nasty chest infection, American rock and roll outfit Buckcherry made good on their promise to come back real soon. And almost 23 months to the day when the …
Read More »Review: Mother Vulture – Bannermans, Edinburgh
Mother Vulture burst onto our radar back in 2021 when the Bristolian quartet opened an outdoor day of music, headlined by Orange Goblin, at The Yard in Cornwall. This was just as the worldwide lockdown was being lifted, so things were still a tad freaky, and social distancing regulations were …
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