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Firefest 2024
Strolling into the Academy 1, I got to see for the first time the fantastic stage set up with the Firefest logo emblazoned across a large
Rock Metal Machine
Nov 2, 202432 min read
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The Mayor’s Festival 2024
Today, I am back at my favourite music venue, KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton, for The Annual Mayor’s Festival 2024.
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 29, 20248 min read
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Bad Touch, The Karma Effect, Electric Black.
For me, a classic riff played on an electric guitar, through an overdriven amplifier, is about as good as it gets.
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Apr 28, 20247 min read
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Mammoth WVH
Wolfgang Van Halen is a genius. Now that I’ve got that out of the way I will attempt to explain why.
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Apr 21, 20244 min read
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Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep are a band that have adapted in order to survive. At the start of their illustrious career
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Apr 16, 20243 min read
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Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators.
Rock icon is probably the highest accolade any musician could hope for. Throughout history every generation has produced a handful
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Apr 14, 20246 min read
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Saxon
Saxon have shown they are seasoned campaigners who have the resilience to survive the bloodiest of battles.
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Apr 6, 20244 min read
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Judas Priest
Tonight I travelled to the Wembley Arena to review a band whose music I’ve been listening to for forty-six years.
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Apr 4, 20244 min read
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Uglyfest 2024
KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton has very quickly established itself as the number 1 Rock venue in the Midlands, if not the whole of the UK.
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Mar 26, 20249 min read
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GUN
The first time I heard Gun was nearly thirty-five years ago. Their music resonated with me immediately. I remember hearing their debut album
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Mar 18, 20245 min read
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Dirty Honey
When I was given the assignment to review Dirty Honey I was overjoyed, I have been fan of their music from the first moment I heard it.
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Feb 25, 20245 min read
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Florence Black
The first time I heard the name Florence Black was when they replaced a band due to illness at the 2023 Stonedead Festival.
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Feb 23, 20246 min read
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The Almighty
The first time I saw The Almighty was thirty-three years ago at the Hammersmith Apollo. A memory of which I have total recall.
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Feb 1, 20246 min read
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Greta Van Fleet
I must confess I was quite excited about going to see Greta Van Fleet. I’ve been listening to their music for quite a few years
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Dec 21, 20238 min read
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Hannah Wicklund
The name Hannah Wicklund first came to my attention when I recently attended a Greta Van Fleet concert at Wembley Arena.
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Dec 4, 20235 min read
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Terrorvision
Tonight I have travelled to the Electric Ballroom in Camden to celebrate thirty years of Terrorvision.
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Nov 14, 20237 min read
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Europe
Some bands are unable to make it past forty days. Forty weeks will be a challenging period of time for most of them.
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Nov 2, 20239 min read
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Jared James Nichols
The opening act of the night were Doomsday Outlaw. A band that have come a long way in their eight-year journey.
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Oct 20, 20235 min read
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