Not an easy act to follow! The Flapper is fairly busy by the time Khemmis are warmly welcomed onstage for only their second ...

Here, at Rebellion, The Haunted have ninety minutes to impress and, boy, do they ever… This being the Songs of Last Resort tour it’s only fair that the new record gets a whole load of play. Opening ...

Hammered Into Collapse. Reviewed by Dan Barnes. Ghent grinders, Leng Tch’e, reach their twenty-fifth anniversary with their ...

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As the nights turn a bit darker, it was a wet, miserable drive over to Chester to visit The Live Rooms, a great little venue ...

With the end of the road now firmly in sight, Kris Barras Band brought their farewell tour to KK’s Steel Mill in ...

It’s barely the beginning of autumn but the days of 2026 have already become noticeably shorter, those blotchy, outdoor ...

So, there you have it – a whistle-stop tour of the many delights awaiting us at Damnation 2026. There’re just too damn many ...

When it comes to melodic death metal, few bands can be as consistent in quality as Insomnium, who have released their tenth ...

Back in the 1980’s, there were a lot of amazing thrash metal bands that emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area scene and in my opinion one of the best was Forbidden. They had a knack of being ...

I’ve never been a massive fan of prog-rock in its mainstream form, but there’s something about Boss Keloid’s take on the ...