Category: Reviews – Live
Hellbound is always there, lurking in the crowd, while the band blisters the very air.
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DragonForce in Birmingham, November 2019
DragonForce, 6 November 2019, O2 Institute Birmingham, UK The night started with an instrumental set by McRocklin & Hutch. Some will remember Thomas “McRocklin” McLaughlin as the child guitar prodigy in the 90s. He started playing guitar at the age of 4 (!) and performed with Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather and Steve Vai, who later…
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Life Of Agony in Birmingham, October 2019
25.10.2019 @ O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK When Life of Agony announced their European tour there were another two bands on the bill: Doyle and a new burgeoning band featuring former members of Hellyeah, Danzig and Fear Factory – Evolution Empire. However arriving at the venue we found out that Evolution Empire for unknown reasons have not…
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Gloryhammer @ The Mill Digbeth
When I turned round the corner onto Lower Trinity Street where tonight’s venue The Mill is located I couldn’t believe my eyes – the queue was the same length as the whole street. I have not seen a sight like this for a while and was looking forward to a very obviously sold out show!…
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Festival review: Aftershock 2019
With the eighth installment of Monster Energy’s Aftershock festival in the rearview mirror one thing remains very clear: this is North America’s premiere festival destination. Located once again in Sacramento, California’s beautiful Discovery Park, the weekend of October 11th saw another wonderful and diverse Aftershock Festival take place. With three full stages of some of…
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Despised Icon & more in Toronto, October 2019
Ingested, Kublai Khan, Suffocation, Despised Icon @ The Opera House, Toronto, October 13th, 2019 While most people were celebrating Thanksgiving with their families last night, others chose to spend it at The Opera House in Toronto with Despised Icon, and they brought some heavy hitters with them, to say the least. The show was opened…
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The Number 12 Looks Like You & Godmother in Toronto, October 2019
The Number 12 Looks Like You & Godmother @ Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto Ontario, October 6, 2019 It’s been a decade since The Number 12 Looks Like You have played in Toronto and fans have been eagerly awaiting their return since they were denied access into the country the last time they were supposed to play…
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All That Remains, Lacuna Coil, Bad Omens
Bad Omens, an American Metalcore band from Richmond, Virginia formed in 2015. With members Noah Sebastian (lead vocals), Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson (lead guitar, vocals), Nicholas Ruffilo (bass, backing vocals), and Nick Folio (drums). This group started with a bang and continues to amaze their fans with how far they have come and are going. They…
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Oranssi Pazuzu at Velvet Underground – October 12, 2019
I type faster than I can think sometimes. Getting into that groove where your mind just sets itself and no longer allows any random thoughts in – did I turn off the stove? – we can all get there, but can probably agree it doesn’t always happen when we want it to. Few things can…
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Hideto Takarai, Palisades & Starset
Hideto Takarai, stage name Hyde, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor from Wakayama, Japan. Known for his lead vocals from L’Arc-en-Ciel and Vamps, and now he has his solo career that is sky rocketing. Hyde is an amazing Alternative Hard Rock performer and concert showed it. When he came out with the…
