Live Stuff

Brixton Academy, London. A rare chance to see the now side projects, (albeit these were their original bands), of members of the now hugely influential ‘Slipknot’ in Corey Taylor, (Stone Sour), and Joey Jordison, (Murderdolls), unmasked and in the flesh. Strange but I thought Stone Sour would be headlining tonight but fans here to see […]

FIREHOUSE / ROUGHHOUSE / KATSU @ Peppers Plex Arena, Berwick

Buoyed with enthusiasm having seen Manson live twice before and fuelled by half a bottle of gin pre-show I dive into the pit at the front of the stage to witness the master showman at work. Manson clearly relishes playing live having done his time as Trent Reznor’s warm up act for many years – […]

So it’s Cinco De Mayo in Portland, Oregon. The show is being held at a club called ‘Nocturnal’ with a capacity of around 300…and the place is PACKED. Beyond the heavily stocked merchandise tables (I mean these guys REALLY know how to merch!) the first band ATREYU comes out looking & sounding very much like […]

Cradle of Filth, London Astoria, London, England

Ladies & Gentleman, Earthdogs & Hellrats, please welcome… The all female tribute to, you guessed it, Iron Maiden! In all my years of doing show reviews I’m struggling to recall another moment when I felt the intensity of such a scorching performance. The vibrato soaked voice of Jenny Warren (ex-Wrathchild) captures every inflection with her […]

Century Media has put together an awesome lineup with God Forbid, Angel Dust, Opeth and Nevermore. However, despite the 100% effort given by every band at Club Krome in NJ, the show was less than what I had hoped for. For everyone who doesn’t live in NJ, here is a brief synopsis. There is one […]

Jaxx, Springfield, VA. 4/21/01

The 2nd annual Metal Meltdown was held in Pennsauken, New Jersey, which was a new sight from the first one (which was in Asbury Park). This was much better than last year due to the place having heat, better location and, overall, just a newer building. Plenty of bands were on hand over the two […]

16th June 2000, Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre, London, England

Gullifty’s Underground, February 12th

New York City – February 6, 1997 It was an emotional night at the Roseland as the hall rocked for over two solid hours to the thunderous sounds of the metal legends who in their several year absense had obviously been greatly missed. It was a packed house on the night of February the sixth, […]