[avatar ="Ross" size="50" align="left" /]Ah, . For me, this is Christmas. Who cares about presents and seeing family once a year when you can spend five days in a field watching some of the best bands rock and metal have to offer. Thursday I always find is a slow day. You’re camped and waiting for … Continue reading Festival in Review: Friday
Tag: Slipknot
[avatar ="Ross" size="50" align="left" /]“And I thought it couldn’t get any better than the SECC across the road!” Corey Taylor chuckles halfway through a blazing Slipknot set. Better than the SECC? That would be any venue in Glasgow with the exception of the one you were performing in last night, Mr Taylor. Waiting beforehand to … Continue reading Slipknot / Korn / King 810 – Glasgow Hydro
[avatar ="Ross" size="50" align="left" /]Since roughly 2010, albums in rock and metal have been nothing short of excellent. Bands have made their reputation-cementing efforts, artists going off to make new bands or solo ventures, the occasional comeback or new bands beginning to cut their teeth. 2013, in particular was brilliant and I didn’t think it … Continue reading 2014 Year In Review: Top Albums – Ross
Six years since All Hope Is Gone and down two of the original crew, Slipknot finally return in 2014 with this, their fifth studio release. Without a doubt, this is one of the biggest releases of the year. The tour tickets that went on sale this morning sold at a ridiculous pace as well, doubtless because … Continue reading Review: Slipnot – .5: The Gray Chapter
The multi-platinum, Grammy-Award-winning, masked beast that is Slipknot is set to make a long awaited return to UK arenas in January 2015 with their 'Prepare For Hell' tour. Slipknot's frontman Corey Taylor muses; "The UK has always been very special for us. In a lot of ways, it's where this insanity began. So, for this tour, … Continue reading Slipknot announce UK 2015 “Prepare For Hell” tour
Top 15 Albums
I don't often do these things, but seeing as it's about music and a mate tagged me on facebook... I'm not going to tag anyone in response. If you want to do it, go ahead. I could list 200 on here, and if you asked me again in a week I'd probably change some of these. … Continue reading Top 15 Albums