As we’re moving from the season of skull-shaped candy and into our selection box era, it seems appropriate that dutch symphonic metallers Delain are gift-wrapping us a sampler of treats in the form of ...

The whole EP was recorded completely raw – recorded to tape, single takes, zero edits – and the thrill ride it creates is like a teleport to one of their live shows. Close your eyes and you can feel ...

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There’s not many seventy-six year olds who can sell out the five thousand capacity Hammersmith Apollo twice over, but then again, Alice Cooper isn’t like most artists in his age bracket. On the final ...

Cerebral”, as an adjective, doesn’t begin to cover Dream Theater live. It’s an odd experience, to put it mildly. They play music which engages your mind rather than your heart, flinging out songs ...

The opening gambit on ‘Highly Irresponsible’ feels like a sledgehammer blow to the eardrums. After a brief, understated instrumental piece, a maelstrom of low end chugging guitars, vocal yelps, and ...

It’s not a song that sums up what ‘Love and Lore’ is about though. There’s a lot more of his Hot Water Music side present, reminding us that our beloved musical grizzly bear is also one heck of a punk ...

This show shouldn’t be possible. Mallory Knox split five years ago, but suddenly reformed for this year’s Slam Dunk festivals. Now they’re on a very limited run of sold out dates to celebrate arguably ...