Live Reviews

Almost 47 years ago, Bruce Springsteen played his first-ever show outside of his native America when he performed the first of two shows at London’s famous Hammersmith Odeon. “Finally London is Ready for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band,” proclaimed the marquee outside the venue. For Springsteen, it got …

Last weekend’s return of a full capacity, zero restrictions, Download Festival will surely go down as one of the happiest events of the year when December 2022 comes around and publications turn to their “moments of the year” review. With Gene Simmons recently doubling down on his “rock is dead” …

The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Royal Blood, The Carpenters, we love duos, right? The latest in a long line of duos is The Picturebooks. Hailing from Germany with their own brand of holla blues I was informed these guys are not to be missed. Exploding onto the stage to …

The advent of social media throws out many quandaries, one of which would be that there is seemingly very little mystery surrounding music idols anymore. With one click, you can find out what your favorite performer had for breakfast that morning, what they thought of Top Gun: Maverick, or if …

Originally formed around the question: ‘What if American slaves had embraced Satan instead of Jesus’, Swiss avant-garde metal group Zeal & Ardor fuse black metal with blues and slave music creating something completely one of a kind. I’ve been eager to see Zeal & Ardor live for a while now …

Red Crust is Scotland’s premier metal festival, taking place in Cowgate in the heart of Edinburgh. Spread over three days and 3 venues, this year’s line-up included the likes of Raging Speedhorn, Hammer, Iron Altar, and Conan. I arrived fashionably late in time to catch the last 2 bands, Ascension, …

Way back BC (Before Covid) Volbeat were forced to cancel the leg of their tour in Bristol due to illness. At the time they promised to return. Little did they know just how long it would be before that opportunity presented! True to their word, however, I was stood in …

On their Facebook page, Bristolians Mother Vulture describes themselves as “Hectic Blues Punk with a live show so chaotic it will leave you with horrific injuries.” Five minutes into their debut Scottish show and Mother Vulture guitarist Brodie Maguire is obviously gearing up to launch himself from the small stage …

After the tour was pushed back twice in two years – thanks to C***d – could Thunder fans finally uncross those appendages that had been tangled up in hope since the new dates were announced? Dare they dream? Would lightning strike yet again? Open up Facebook on Saturday lunchtime and …