Wembley was shaken to its core as Pantera delivered a night of pure, unrelenting metal. More than just a concert, it was a celebration of the band’s enduring legacy—a testament to their raw power and unbreakable bond with their fans. OVO Arena Wembley, February 2025 Photos & Words: Aggie Anthimidou […]
The Manics prove that they are just as relevant and explosive as ever as they deliver a no holds barred blistering performance at the first of their two sell-out shows at The Shepherds Bush Empire! The Manics have built their illustrious career of more than three decades on being a […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Images: Ryan Chang With a long weekend ahead in London and the mighty Ghost about to release their new album, it seemed that the only sane way to spend the Easter weekend was in the company of Papa V Perpetua and his nameless ghouls. The launch of […]
The day began earlier for me than usual as I met Rocky Shades of Wrathchild at around 5pm at the Dublin Castle pub for an interview. (Hilarious as usual see my interview with him on You Tube or in the next issue of Fireworks Magazine). It was a great privilege […]
We joined the third sailing of MeriHelvetti, an overnight metal cruise sailing between Helsinki and Tallinn aboard Tallink’s Victoria I. The weekend’s agenda was packed: six live acts spread across Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, alongside plenty of side-entertainment including DJs, a corpse-painting station, Hevikaraoke and Unisex bingo (definitely not […]
MOR 1985 Revisited will take place on Saturday 6 September 2025 at the Black Market Venue, Worsop MOR Revisited Events started in 2024 to bring fans tributes to the acts, in order that they appeared on the original 1984 Donington ‘Monsters Of Rock’ to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The event […]
GHOST – ‘SKELETÁ’, SIXTH ALBUM OPENS A MASSIVE NEW CHANGE IN DIRECTION. It’s no secret I’m a massive Ghost fan – I do after-all have a whole convention dedicated to them (Ghost Con UK), and a tribute band; Popestars! But even the biggest fan can be turned off, will ‘Skeletá‘ […]
Members of the Rock Press gathered at the Dolby Atmos theatre in Soho Square last night to have an exclusive pre-listen to the new mix of the Motorhead ‘Ace of Spades’ album. It was a totally stunning experience to feel like Lemmy was actually inside your head like thoughts, more […]
Tygers of Pan Tang, Tytan, The Hellfire Club, The Factory, Worthing (11th April) As far as venues go, The Factory in Worthing is a well equipped professionally staffed one with a resident burger van serving quality food to tempt even the fussiest gig-goer! First up were Brighton Trio The Hellfire […]
CHAY WOODMAN (AUTHOR) MASTERS OF REALITY – The Classic Grand, Tuesday 8th April 2025. Masters Of Reality are, unquestionably, a little bit more than just an overlooked ‘cult’ band. Frontman Chris Goss, a Rock magus with an extracurricular back catalogue steeped in knowing guest spots and on-point production duties, biblically […]
The Fillmore is one of the world’s great music venues and I was lucky enough to visit for the first time (and what could be the last as there are plans that the venue may close) last month. The venue was opened in the late 1960’s hosting such names as […]
Progressive symphonic metal band Scardust are pleased to share their new single and accompanying official video “Unreachable (feat. TLV Orchestra)”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. The band commented on the single, by saying: “Unreachable is one of our most powerful and cinematic tracks yet – epic, heavy, and emotional. […]
