ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL 2023 (ATG) Announces over 50 bands for next years event including Deafheaven playing ‘Sunbather’ in full as a UK festival exclusive Other bands and acts announced include The Fall Of Troy, Cave In, Igorrr, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Elder, Russian Circles, Svalbard, Jaga Jazzist and many more ATG takes place […]

Rob Halford loves being in a band so much he wants to proselytise. This zealousness has led him to use metaphors about the life of being in a band “the best life” with a religious theme in order to use an amusing framework to give us the benefit of his long experience. He manages to […]

Bring Me The Horizon, Metallica and Slipknot will headline the 4 nights of the 20th Download Festival, Metallica playing 2 nights with completely different sets. At 9pm on November 7th in front of a packed launch party in London’s Covent Garden district, head of the festival booking team Andy  Copping took to the stage briefly […]

RADAR FESTIVAL 2023 announces first wave of bands: Periphery, Haken (The Mountain anniversary set), Unprocessed, Loathe, and more     Check out the ticket options here RADAR Festival – the UK’s most exciting new progressive music festival – will return in 2023 with Periphery announced as first headliners. Joining them in the first wave of bands will be […]

It’s always a privilege when you bear witness to an event that could potentially be looked back on as a moment for a band in years to come. For the Aussie metal starlets Parkway Drive it was a page waiting to be written into the history books. Alongside their brilliant supports from While She Sleeps […]

Swedish progressive metallers Evergrey embraced their two new releases along with their recognisable classics, while French tantalisers Fractal Universe formulated jazz and metal that happily wander into the unexplored avantgarde pastures and Swiss-Italian  Virtual Symmetry in succession morphed into a progressive endeavour, setting the course of the night just right. Photography by Sabrina Ramdoyal All Works […]

Soen and their impressive undercards of Oceanhorse and LizZard managed to attract a more than respectable horde for a Monday. All three acts seem intent on pushing the boundaries of what our music entails, with their attention to detail with class. Photography by Sabrina Ramdoyal All Works © Sabrina Ramdoyal 2022  

Battle Beast made their return to the UK as part of their Circus of Doom tour with the Finns enthralling a packed house at Manchester Club Academy. The group last ventured onto British soil pre-pandemic and it was a delight. This time around, the dynamic troupe brought along one of the newest acts to hit […]

Words: Kahmel Farahani  Pictures: Dawn Osborne In what might easily pass for an 80s disco night for the uninitiated, tonight Wembley Arena is the stage for a trio of iconic artists who made their names in the 1980s.  Proceedings are kicked off by 80s pop stalwart Toyah! Enjoying somewhat of a popular revival in no […]

Steve Stevens & Billy Morrison Billy Idol & Steve Stevens still riding that Blue Highway with speed

From the shadows of Ye Olde England, comes the latest single, from Dark Symphonic Metal Titans, Ghosts Of Atlantis. Devil’s Dawn is the Official Single to the Supernatural thriller / Horror movie “Witch” Recorded at Devil head studios Suffolk, Devil’s Dawn depicts a tale of witchcraft, religious ignorance, and humanity’s constant struggle to find itself. When […]

Win one of these 500 piece Rodney Matthews jigsaw puzzles featuring some of his most iconic LP sleeve artwork Featuring iconic album-sleeve designs from the worlds of progressive rock, classic rock & heavy metal by world-renowned science-fiction & fantasy artist Rodney Matthews, famed for over 50 years of epic and instantly recognisable album cover work […]


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