I love going to gigs, reviewing music and interviewing bands all year round but perhaps my favourite part of doing all this is putting together the end of year review and the hours of thought and drafting that went into it makes me just as excited for next year. I kinda went off on this … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review: Max Southall, News Editor
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Whenever we hit this point of the year, I simultaneously love and loathe it. It’s great to revisit everything that happened in the last 12 months but at the same time, when I collate my lists of what I feel are the best albums and live shows, I always hate leaving something worthwhile off the … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review: Ross Green – Music Editor
A couple of hours ago, Ghost posted the video below on their facebook page featuring events at a gig in Sweden. Papa Emeritus III is seen being forced off stage before a significantly older Papa (quoted as being Papa Emeritus Zero) staggers on stage and announces: A festa è finita, il medioevo comincia ora. This … Continue reading Papa Emeritus III is excommunicated (and perhaps executed)…
It's been a few days, the exhaustion is starting to subside, but I still have some great memories of this year's Bloodstock kicking around that I need to throw out to you lot before they disappear in the vague mesh of neurons that make up my old age. A mesh that took a battering last … Continue reading Mosh’s Bloodstock 2017 “Best Of” – Ronnie James Dio (main) Stage
Day two dawned upon the moistened ground that today would play host to a whole host of different genres within the hard rock and metal scene. Combine that with some of the best touring bands in existence then you've got the recipe for a good day. Today kicked off with Ward XVI on the New Blood … Continue reading Bloodstock Day 2: “Ghosts, Ghouls and enemies of God”
Walking down the queue past tonight's venue, it would not seem at all that it's Ghost's first time in Brighton. The number of completely devoted fans covering their jackets in nothing but the Ghost logo, dres as nuns and emulating Papa's corpse paint is astounding and shows the absolute awe Ghost command at this … Continue reading Ghost / Zombi – The Dome, Brighton (2nd April 2017)