The year is 2005. I climb into my best friend’s car, buzzing with excitement—we’re on our way to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. As we pull out of the driveway, he reaches for his trusty CD wallet, a treasure trove of discoveries, and shoots
As the year starts to draw to its end, the gigs also slowly start to drop off, but there are still some big hitters including tonight's show at the Albert Hall. Tonight, American post-hardcore band, Dayseeker bring their 'Dark Sun Protocol' tour to Manchester with support
It has felt like a long time since While She Sleeps have been in Manchester, but following the huge success of their latest album ‘Self Hell’, the band have finally made their way back home to the U.K. to close out the year in the only way they know
London witnessed a fully charged set from Knife Bride, a Brighton-based band, paving their way through the metal scene with their self-defined genre, "Nu Gothica." We managed to catch lead singer Mollie and guitarist Sean after their performance at The O2 Islington 2, supporting Defects, to explore their
Chrissy Costanza and VOILÀ brought the Spin The Bottle Tour to Europe! Having recently completed the first leg in North America, it was time to bring it overseas. This tour was a co-headline but different to other co-headline tours. Instead of one band playing their set and then the next
Freshwater brought the crowd and good vibes to Stay Gold in Melbourne on Tuesday 19th November, for a sold-out show that turned the venue into a chaotic, sweaty mess of moshing, crowd-surfing, and non-stop energy. Supporting Fleshwater was Melbourne’s Best Believe who brought raw energy and heavy tunes to
2024 is a strong year for metal enthusiasts - first of all, we had the 40th anniversary of Dream Theater, and on the 12th November 2024 we celebrated Sepultura’s 40th year on metal stages as a part of their “Celebrate Life Through Death” tour. This late afternoon at Eventim
It may have been a rainy, dreary mid-November, Wednesday evening on November 13th in Indianapolis, but nothing would stop Pop Evil and Bad Wolves from packing the house as they brought The Animal Instinct Tour to town. Those in attendance were treated with two incredible Canadian support bands, Oni and
Starting off the night was Ellie Dixon who at first, I thought was an odd choice of opener but after seeing her set, she was the perfect opener for UPSAHL’s show! She had amazing stage presence and funky upbeat songs with catchy bass and entertaining lyrics. Telling us the
There are a lot of things we get wrong over here in the U.K., but something we definitely get right is Heavy Metal. Tonight British Metalcore titans, Bury Tomorrow, are in Manchester on their final few gigs of 2024 before they begin a new era in 2025. Also on
The evening kicked off with South Arcade, who I have seen many times now but seem to get better and better every time I see them. They really brought the energy, non-stop jumping, starting off with ‘DANGER’ before leading into ‘Nepo Baby’. The crowd seemed to know all the words
Dirty Loops is not your everyday band you will hear on the radio nor on a TV channel with popular hits. Since the early 2010's they produced many ear-catching songs and covers and they are bending genres with original compositions that fall into the 'jazz fusion'