This is another first for me, my first time at SWG3. Situated on the river Clyde just outside the main hustle and bustle of the city centre, SWG3 was a former galvanisers and TV studio that has been transformed into a hub for live music, clubs, and art exhibitions. First …
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Arctic Dreams is a Serbian-German sympho-industrial-black-death-metal band originally founded in 2009 in St.Petersburg, Russia by Alex_Y (vocal/guitars/music/lyric) and Syd (bv’s/guitar) and based in Belgrade, Serbia. The band was a studio project for more than 10 years, but in 2020 they decided to return to full-fledged activities. What are the origins …
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Finnish pop-metal outfit Segmentia is a fireworks display of several music styles based on heavy and pop-influenced sounds. Jere, drummer and main songwriter of Segmentia drew the short straw and filled in the blanks on our introduction to Segmentia. What are the origins of Segmentia, how long have you been …
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Uber-creative, true-crime-inspired duo SKYND is the creative outlet of singer SKYND and producer/multi-instrumentalist F. An extensive European and UK with Ice Nine Kills launches in April and SKYND was on hand to talk about the tour, as well as discuss the true-crime cases that have led to SKYND music and …
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For hotly-tipped rising UK rock outfit Empyre, it made perfect sense to give their loyal fanbase the first chance to hear the forthcoming new album ‘Relentless’ in a cinema. If ever there was a UK band that served up their music in widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio as opposed to shitty …
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When the choice of intro music is ‘Boats ‘N Hoes’ from the (robbed by the Academy Awards panel, robbed I tell you) Step Brothers movie blaring out at full volume, then you know that it’s going to be a special evening. When the third song of the evening is a …
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Black Star Riders/Michael Monroe/Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons The Tramshed, Cardiff, 21st Feb 2023 Review and photos Rob Wilkins Changing to self-employed has given me a lot more freedom to move work around to facilitate gigs, so tonight was set up to be the first of three gigs in …
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For Bridgend’s famous sons Those Damn Crows, it’s a case of all roads leading southwest to the last date on their ‘Inhale/Exhale’ tour: a headline appearance at the brand-new Swansea Arena. To say that the band’s first Arena headline appearance will be an emotional evening is like saying that the …
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The continued rise of people’s-champions Those Damn Crows has been one of the most heart-warming stories of the last few years. The Welsh five-piece has really struck a chord on so many fronts and the self-proclaimed Crowfamily grows stronger every day. Album number three ‘Inhale/Exhale’ is set to gatecrash the …
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Award-winning British guitarist and songwriter Oli Brown recently returned with his new band Oli Brown & The Dead Collective and their debut EP ‘Prelude’. The four-track offering is more organic and alternative-sounding than Oli’s previous outfit RavenEye, and with much-respected drummer Wayne Proctor alongside him, Oli has produced the most …
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