The Spotlight: Interview With Colour Of Noise (By Morag Farley @ Stone Free...
Colour Of Noise Interview, Ston Free Festival, The O2 LondonInterview By Morag Farley with Bruce John Dickinson & Randy NixonOver the last year or so, we have had the pleasure of meeting the guys...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: ZZ Top (Live Review By Paul)
ZZ Top - 02 Academy BirminghamThe ZZ Top date in June is becoming a bit of an annual event. Three years ago I saw the mighty Texans play on 25 June at Hammersmith Odeon; last year on June 24 we saw a...
View ArticleReviews: Stitched Up Heart, Elm Street, Albany Down
Stitched Up Heart: Never Alone (Century Media Records)Stitched Up Heart began their career as emo/goth band clad in anime visuals and a poppy, angst filled sound, however after the initial line up of...
View ArticleReviews: Sunstom, Astrakhan, My Regime
Sunstorm: Edge Of Tomorrow (Frontiers)Sunstorm was formed in 1999 by ex-Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner along with Dennis Ward, Uwe Reitenauer, Chris Schmidt all from Pink Cream 69. With this line up...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Vintage Trouble
Vintage Trouble & Slydigs, Tramshed, Cardiff"All You Need Is Love, Love Is All You Need" the statement that will forever be associated with The Fab Four actually turns out to be the motto that...
View ArticleReviews: Katatonia, Gojira, Flotsam & Jetsam (Reviews By Paul H)
Katatonia: The Fall Of Hearts (Peaceville Records)It’s been four years since the last Katatonia studio release; the excellent Dead End Kings in 2012. Since then the band have released a stunning...
View ArticleReviews: Candlemass, Copper Bones, Doomsday Outlaw
Candlemass: Death Thy Lover (Napalm)If you like Candlemass, one of the forefathers of doom metal, then this tasty morsel of an EP will leave you desperate for more. With a relatively stable line up in...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Heart (Review By Paul H)
Heart - Birmingham Symphony HallHeart are a curious outfit. One of those bands liked by millions. They appeal to octogenarians and youngsters. Black Metal fans and those who like trashy ScandiEuro pop....
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Struts
The Struts - Thekla BristolWith loyalties torn I headed to Bristol for my first viewing US beating rockers The Struts, why were they torn? Well the gig happened to coincide with the biggest game in...
View ArticleReviews: Motorhead, Rage, Hellyeah (Reviews By Paul H)
Motörhead: Clean Your Clock (SPV)Filmed and recorded in Munich a mere six weeks before Lemmy sadly passed away, Clean Your Clock is a fitting epitaph to a band who meant so much to the whole music...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Federal Charm, Mojo Sinners & Blackballed
Federal Charm, Mojo Sinners & Blackballed, Clwb Ifor BachIt's been a long time since I've been to Clwb Ifor Bach for a gig and even longer since I have been to a gig in the downstairs area. It's a...
View ArticleReviews: Stonewall Noise Orchestra, TIlt, Spellcaster
Stonewall Noise Orchestra: The Machine, The Devil & The Dope (SPV)My first thought when I pressed play on my tower of power (I mean my stereo, you kinky buggers) was "Oh I like this...I like this a...
View ArticleReviews: Dark Funeral, Chevelle, Trick Or Treat
Dark Funeral: Where Shadows Forever Reign (Century Media) [Review By Paul]Black Metal bands from Sweden continue to deliver exceptional releases and one of the seminal bands from the second wave of...
View ArticleReviews: Jeff Beck, XII Boar, Wolverine
Jeff Beck: Loudhailer (Atco/Rhino Records)Veteran guitarist Jeff Beck has done it all in his career, the 71 year old has been inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame twice, he was a member of the...
View ArticleReviews: Tides Of Sulfur, Oceans Of Time, Steven Tyler
Tides Of Sulfur: Extinction Curse (Black Bow Records)Finally after a long time and a lot of build up the South Wales merchants of heavy have released their debut album, the suitably doom-laden titled...
View ArticleReviews: Heart, Cold Truth, Dust Bolt (Reviews By Paul)
Heart: Beautiful Broken (Universal)Four years since their last release, 2012’s Fanatic, Heart roar back into the rock world’s gaze with Beautiful Broken, a collection of new tracks and a few reworked...
View ArticleReviews: Temperance, Palace Of The King, (Hed) P.E
Temperance: Earth Embraces Us All (Scarlet Records)Italian symphonic metal troupe Temperance are a pretty prolific band by modern standards, Earth Embraces Us All is their third record in as many years...
View ArticleReviews: Honky, Svartanatt, Fake Idols
Honky: Corduroy (Housecore Records)A bearded Texas three-piece playing booty shaking boogie music? Yeah yeah I know there aren't many bands that can successfully try and compete with Dusty, Frank and...
View ArticleA View From The Mountain: Steelhouse Festival 2016 (Review By Paul)
Steelhouse Festival, Hafod y Dafal Farm, Aberbeeg 23-24 July 2016 The Welsh Classic Rock Festival is now in its sixth year and continues to improve. Building on such previous stellar acts as Europe,...
View ArticleReviews: Revocation, Blizzen, Dream The Electric Sleep
Revocation: Great Is Our Sin (Metal Blade)There's a part in the second Ghostbusters, where Bill Murray (Venkman) is explaining why Viggo is so angry, he blames it on Carpathian Kitten Loss, then tries...
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