Live Reviews
ArcTanGent Festival, 18 August 2023
If you haven’t come across ArcTanGent before, it’s a small extremely well run three-day festival in Compton Martin, south of Bristol. - Read More
WHEN RIVERS MEET / ARIELLE, The Wharf, Tavistock, 14 May 2023
Their Breaker Of Chains tour is the perfect showcase of what makes this band so exciting... - Read More
THE DEAD DAISIES, O2 Academy Bristol, 3 November 2021
The Dead Daisies have never been averse to popping covers into their sets and Hughes has imported a pair of Deep Purple songs into proceedings. - Read More
BROFEST 2020
As if to celebrate the return of Brofest, back for its sixth outing after a two-year lay-off, the festivities started earlier than usual this time around with the launch of the ‘Heavier! Faster! Louder!’ podcast series on Thursday evening. - Read More
DELAIN, Cyhra, Anson Rooms, Bristol, 8 February 2020
Like fellow Dutch band Epica, Delain know how to stage a gig and make it feel like a party. Or maybe they just throw one hell of a party that feels like a gig. - Read More
BEYOND THE BLACK, Mister Misery, Exchange, Bristol, 29 October 2019
With three albums now under their belts Beyond The Black had a wealth of material to choose from, and delivered an hour-and-three-quarter-long set with a wealth of energy and passion. - Read More
WISHBONE ASH, Exeter Phoenix, 27 October 2019
They may have had their ups and downs over the years, but Wishbone Ash are tight, exciting and a joy to watch. - Read More
CRADLE OF FILTH, London Palladium, 19 October 2019
The object of the exercise was to showcase ‘Cruelty And The Beast’ in its entirety, and, with the lights dimming at 8:15, the next hour was solely focussed on a perfect rendition backed by a stunning light show and enough flamethrowers to recreate the Great Fire of London. - Read More
STONEDEAF FESTIVAL, Newark Showground, 24 August 2019
The Newark Showground features a good site to host bands, everyone’s friendly, the weather held and ‘Krusher’ Joule (a man who appears to be cryogenically frozen at the end of each year’s festival season) was on hand to introduce the bands. - Read More
SAXON, Portsmouth Guildhall, 20 October 2018
How can you argue with a band that pulls off encores of ‘The Eagle Has Landed’, ‘Heavy Metal Thunder’, ‘Wheels Of Steel’ and ‘Denim And Leather’? Answer? You can’t. - Read More