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London-based band Negative Frame continue to add their savage and explosive work to the UK hardcore scene. Their newest single ‘Bad Blood’ will have you hooked in seconds thanks to the opening drum fill and brutal riffs. It is packed with power and talent and highlights how much of a
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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
Will Robinson
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
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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
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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
Will Robinson
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
Karolina Malyan
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'
Will Robinson
On the 23rd of July 2003 an album was released and made a lasting impression upon the Pop Punk and Emo scene. Tonight, Yellowcard bring their live show to Manchester to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their now infamous album, 'Ocean Avenue'. Along for the ride are This
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Kickstarting the evening at KOKO in London was Erica Manzoli, starting her set out with ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ before playing an unreleased ‘Burn the Internet’. The crowd seemed to really enjoy her set, especially with her giving a little backstory of each song before playing it. I also really
Reviews
When it comes to fusing electronica, rap and metal sounds into one impressive piece of music - Käärijä is an absolutely unbeatable champion. Finnish rapper from Vantaa has many years of practice to polish off that signature tone found in his previous releases – Extended Play 'Peliä' from 2018,
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Wargasm decided to do a tour with helping grassroots venues in mind. With all the venues being small independent club venues and having a small local band support each of the dates across the UK and mainland Europe. The tickets were also all sold through independent ticketing websites thus boycotting
Olivia Rozinski
Greyhaven opened up for the night and left such an impact. The Kentucky based progressive post hardcore band gave such an authentic performance I felt like I was in a much more intimate venue than I was. While it seemed like most knew of them, their performance had so many