2022 has really been Cathal Murphy’s year. Hailing from Ireland but making Edinburgh his home for the last 2 years, the singer-songwriter has written and recorded the soundtrack to the film ‘Reavey Brothers’ based on the 1976 killing of the Reavey Brothers in Armagh, Ireland. He flew to Montreal to …
Read More »Review: Beyond The Black/Butcher Babies/AD INFINITUM – The Ritz, Manchester
With closing act and co-headliners Amaranthe having to pull out of the first of two UK dates on this almost-mini indoors festival, the three remaining acts were all given extended sets which meant additional time to wow the sold-out crowd snaking its way around the legendary venue, just a stone’s …
Read More »Review: Dare/Troy Redfern – The Garage, Glasgow
It seems like an eternity ago when British melodic rock stalwarts Dare announced their ‘Road To Eden’ UK tour, but finally, the patience of the hardcore Dare family (seems more of an appropriate description than simply describing them as “fans”) was rewarded when September gave way to the spooky month …
Read More »Review: Monster Truck/Those Damn Crows – The Garage, Glasgow
Once upon a time, before the advent of electronic bank transfers, you normally got paid your wages at 5 pm every Friday. Something magical about queuing up with your mates and waiting on the boss to come out of the office with a handful of small manila envelopes and hand …
Read More »Review: Inglorious – Tavistock Wharf
“Tavistock! Make some fucking noise!” Isn’t a phrase that can have been heard that often, but Inglorious bought the Rock to the sleepy little South West border town and the jam-packed audience responded enthusiastically!Warming them up beforehand, however, a big shout out to A New Tomorrow. Reading their bio, the …
Read More »Review: Behemoth / Arch Enemy / Carcass / Unto Others – O2 Academy, Glasgow
After the opening night of the delayed-by-you-know-what ‘European Siege Tour’ in Dublin, a plethora of tour trucks were soon parked up outside the O2 Academy in Glasgow for the first of four back-to-back shows on UK soil. Billed as a joint headlining tour between Behemoth, and Arch Enemy, the bill …
Read More »Review: Three Days Grace – SWG3, Glasgow
Arriving at tonight’s venue SWG3 (Studio Warehouse Glasgow) punters are met by a queue so long that reports of two daytime TV presenters attempting to cut in line might not have been exaggerated. With a handful of UK and European tours from North American artists being called off due to …
Read More »Review: Firestorm Festival – Sunday
As winter slowly turned to spring, details of a new festival in Stockport, Greater Manchester started to emerge. The first lineup announcements were stellar and just kept getting better. In fact, so good, that conversations with friends in the scene tended to be met with responses varying from a straight …
Read More »Review: Firestorm Festival – Saturday
As winter slowly turned to spring, details of a new festival in Stockport, Greater Manchester started to emerge. The first lineup announcements were stellar and just kept getting better. In fact, so good, that conversations with friends in the scene tended to be met with responses varying from a straight …
Read More »Review: Firestorm Festival – Friday
As winter slowly turned to spring, details of a new festival in Stockport, Greater Manchester started to emerge. The first lineup announcements were stellar and just kept getting better. In fact, so good, that conversations with friends in the scene tended to be met with responses varying from a straight …
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