Skindred have had one hell of a year. Their 8th album Smile went to #2 in the UK Album Charts, their song Nobody (of all songs) was the soundtrack to a viral TikTok dance trend which helped draw more attention to the group, and they also announced their biggest UK …
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What a year it has been for Those Damn Crows. 2023 got off to a great start with the release of the people’s champions’ third studio album ‘Inhale/Exhale’, and the 5-piece packed them in the length and breadth of the UK with a mixture of record store instores, and headline …
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If used complementary, the phrase “old school” is worn like a badge of honour. For instance, in mob movies, the “old-school” usually thinks they’re better than the younger criminals. In the realms of modern Metal, and the countless offshoots of the genre (which at times becomes pretty damn confusing) “old-school” …
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With the sad death of Neil Peart, Rush were no more, and the term the Holy Triumvirate – lovingly bestowed on them by their legion of fans – was laid to rest. You would be hard-pressed to find a band more respected (by fans and peers alike) in the rock …
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Following on from the successful 2019 acoustic shows with co-founder Doug Aldrich, Burning Rain vocalist Keith St John (with guitarist Jack Frost also along for the ride) is back in the UK for a run of 8 shows in 9 days dubbed as the ‘Rain Is Burning’ acoustic duo tour. …
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The final day of any weekend-long festival always brings with it a bit of a dip in energy levels, but with another 10 hours of live music looming large, any sign of lethargy was soon banished once the doors at the Victoria Warehouse opened and the hardy souls started streaming …
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“You can leave your worries at the door” – the perfect lyric to describe the cathartic qualities of a live show by Californian kings of modern-day rock & soul: Robert Jon & The Wreck. Taken from the title track to the most recent opus, ‘Ride Into The Light’, it very …
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Firevolt Festival, Stockport, Greater Manchester Last year a new festival called Firestorm started to appear on social media. The lineup was a “who’s who” of the current rock scene, and the immediate reaction was that “it will never happen”. It did! And it was utterly superb! So, with this year’s …
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Firevolt Festival, Stockport, Greater Manchester Last year a new festival called Firestorm started to appear on social media. The lineup was a “who’s who” of the current rock scene, and the immediate reaction was that “it will never happen”. It did! And it was utterly superb! So, with this year’s …
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Having won the Best New Festival Award at 2022’s UK Festival Awards, the modern contemporary and progressive RADAR Festival could now refer to itself as “the award-winning RADAR Festival” and with the 2023 event taking place for the first time in Manchester, chances are that they might just retain that …
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