With the new Kevin Shirley-produced studio album not set to land until later this year, opening night on Joe Bonamassa’s 13-date UK & EU tour is a bit of a step into the unknown for his legions of fans. Then again, a typical Joe Bonamassa setlist rarely features more than …
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Similar to buses all turning up at once after a long wait, Dutch rock ‘n’ soul trio DeWolff are on their third trip to the UK in eighteen months or so, making it a few years to remembering for their army of fans who had to wait what must have …
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It’s safe to say that the past couple of years have been incredibly hectic for The Darkness. Kicking 2023 off with a co-headline UK stadium tour with Kentuckian southern rockers Black Stone Cherry, then appearing at the absolutely stacked BST Hyde Park lineup with Guns n’ Roses in July (which …
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Exeter Phoenix TheatreSunday 16th MarchJust a few short months ago I was in a massive arena watching Those Damn Crows playing their biggest ever headline gig in the Capital City of Wales. It was a triumphant “Coming of age” show that demonstrated just how ready the Bridgend boys are to …
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It has been five long years since singer Phil Campbell left The Temperance Movement and the band went on hiatus. Having watched the band from the start I was gutted and no matter how many Phil solo shows, Byson Family gigs or even seeing the main man play in a …
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Oh, Ginger Wildheart, how we have missed you. If ever there was a man to provide some much-needed escape from these crazy, fucked-up times then that fella is the lean-looking, all-smiling, wise-cracking Ginger Wildheart bouncing around the stage at The Garage in Glasgow for the first time in 30 years …
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With his time with both Ritchie Blackmore, and Michael Schenker now behind him, Chilean-born (now residing in Romania) vocalist Ronnie Romero is out to build an audience on the strength of his solo material. Given the high quality of the material to be found on his debut solo album of …
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Back in the UK for the first time this year, original death metallers Suffocation brought their Embrace the Suffering tour to Slay, Glasgow. Support came from Nuclear Blast label mates Mélancolia and Fuming Mouth, Vancouver’s Carcosa, and seven man AngelMaker. First up were Australia’s Mélancolia. I always think being first …
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Maybe it’s the cool t-shirt for sale at the merch desk emblazoned with “Louder, Faster, & Out Of Control” on the back – in Motörhead “Everything Louder than Everything Else” font no less (conscious or not, but regardless, a fantastic tip of the hat to Lemmy and his renowned love …
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If a sign of a good gig is waking up the morning after with ringing ears, aching calf muscles, a croaky voice, and a perma-wide smile that is impossible to get rid of, then Bowling For Soup’s triumphant return to Edinburgh as part of the ‘A Hangover You Don’t Deserve …
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