Reviews
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Review: Dawn Osborne Photos: Aggie Anthimidou Photography Iron Maiden visit the Future Past and know how to ring the changes to keep things interesting After focusing on a lot of eighties material in their Legacy of The Beast tour and Download appearance, delayed due to the Pandemic, I was not surprised when Iron Maiden […]
Moshpits of biblical proportions and the true message of punk, Rancid once again proved that they are a class act as they took to the stage at Wembley Arena! Punk royalty at it’s finest! The atmosphere within Wembley Arena was crazy, the true spirit of punk was alive and kicking, people rocking, writhing and pogoing […]
BST Hyde Park, 30 June 2023: Guns n’ Roses, The Pretenders, The Darkness, Grade 2, Dust Coda Review: Kahmel Farahani Photos: Aggie Anthimidou Photography Guns n’ Roses photos, credit to: Guilherme Nunes Cunha Neto The Dust Coda Taking the unenviable early slot on the smaller Rainbow Stage, London based 4 piece rock band The Dust […]
Def Leppard and Motley Crue bringing it to Wembley!! Motley F’N Crue… I could say no more, but I will. Let’s deal with a couple of issues first. Vince has taken a lot of flack in the past. Well, guess what, despite a truck load of personal tragedy he has lots pretty much all the […]
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 board and stayed the entire […]
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 for a morning social event […]
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 the highlights was the Indian […]
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 off strong. With songs like […]
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 energy as thousands of music […]
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 for just such an eventuality. […]
As festival season and a very long awaited summer are nearly upon us, it’s time to loo back at month in Rock. One of the best moments in the May rock and metal calendar was surely Desertfest 2023. A beloved staple of the metal scene in London, Berlin and Antwerp, Desertfest was back for it’s […]
Def Leppard – Sheffield Leadmill Friday 19th May 2023 Words and Pictures: Diamond Dave There are some rock bands that have definite link to the cities they were formed in, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest with Birmingham, London brought us the Sex Pistols and The Clash while my home city of Belfast that with the […]
