The Monsters of Rock Cruise is a major date in my diary, the only holiday abroad I maintained during the Pandemic. As long as it was going ahead I was there. Adding to the excitement this year the weather was dangerous… but worth the risk ..(yes Stephen Pearcy was on […]
With the recent announcement of Devin Townsend as their final main stage headliner, the ArcTanGent Festival line-up for 2023 is complete. The other headliners and top acts include Heilung, Converge, Deafheaven (playing ‘Sunbather’ in full as a UK exclusive), Swans, Empire State Bastard, Sikth, The Fall Of Troy, Cave In, Igorrr, Pigs7, Elder, Russian […]
Scorched Earth who released the EP Tomorrow Never Comes in 1984 and recorded a Friday Rock Show Session, have announced a one-off reunion show at the Billesley Rock Club on Saturday 29th July 2023 Tickets are available here: Scorched Earth was a heavy metal band that emerged during the New Wave of British […]
Comedy Rock Gods Tenacious D Put on One Hell of a Performance at The 02! Showing the audience that they’re so much more than just the kings of comedy!! Words and Photos by Louise Phillips
Nova Rock 2023 – Day 4: Free beer, positive energy and heavy tunes The last of the four days has arrived at the Nova Rock Festival in Nickelsdorf. Under sunny skies, the first bands took the stage in the early afternoon. „Frühschoppen”, is an Austrian (or German) tradition of gathering […]
Nova Rock 2023 – Day 3: Heavy rain shower, Clowns and Techno During the afternoon of the third day of the Nova Rock Festival 2023, there was a slight energy dip. However, the first acts compensated for it by delivering extremely energetic performances that heated up the audience. One of […]
Nova Rock 2023 – Day 2: Church Bells and Strobe lights On Thursday of the Nova Rock Festival 2023, the weather continued mostly dry. The Austrian festival fueled the party atmosphere once again with impressive pyrotechnics and well-structured organization. Blind Channel, who represented Finland in the ESC in 2021, started […]
2024 Couldn’t Come Soon Enough Bring Me The Horizon have officially announced 10 dates across the UK and Ireland which will kick off the new year in style next January 2024. The BRIT and Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum band will hit all the biggest venues including Londons O2 Arena, Manchesters AO Arena, […]
Nova Rock 2023 – Day 1: Rain, Mud and non-ideal conditions for Slipknot The grounds of Nova Rock Festival 2023 in Austria once again became a haven for music enthusiasts. From the 7th of June until the 10th of June 2023 the idyllic Pannonia Fields near Nickelsdorf vibrated with electrifying […]
Not everything went Star Circus’ way tonight. Firstly, singer Dave Winkler introduced the wrong song, which he easily laughed off, secondly, there was a problem with the snare …but props to their drummer who sped off and replaced it with another, in literally seconds, as if he had been practicing […]
