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Gig Review: Disturbed + Shinedown

By Jam Vinall ⋅ October 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[Venue: Brixton Academy, London]
[Date: 4 October 2008]

As Shinedown (3/6) took to the stage, Brixton Academy was filling up nicely. One thing to say about this band is that they’re good fun to watch. In this age of cordless instruments, bands finally seem to be realising that we are there for the music, but we’re also […]

Gig Review: Walls Of Jericho + The Red Chord + All Shall Perish + Cataract + Animosity

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[Venue: Camden Underworld, London]
[Date: 28 September 2008]

The Hell On Earth tour has gotten itself a reputation for laying waste to the tiny venues it visits. This year’s line-up is especially heavy with death-dabblers The Red Chord and Animosity teaming-up to compliment the return of Walls Of Jericho and All Shall Perish from last year’s bill. […]

Gig Review: Brigade + Slaves To Gravity + Lonely The Brave

By Danny Sambuca ⋅ October 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[Venue: The Soul Tree, Cambridge]
[Date: 9 September 2008]

Fresh from winning this year’s Best UK Newcomer at the Kerrang Awards and confirming as the main support for US post-hardcore band Aiden’s European tour, Slaves To Gravity can be forgiven for wondering what they had done to deserve this: a sparsely populated Soul Tree on a miserable […]

Gig Review: Khalo + We Are Fiction + Lavondyss + Ten Years Ago Today

By John Skibeat ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[Venue: Met Lounge, Peterborough]
[Date: 26 September 2008]

A split-level club like this one usually tends to be too dingy for the high-brow and not tight enough for those wanting to mosh. The result is it attracts few punters but tonight things are looking good and the balance of gloom to span is about right. As Ten […]

Gig Review: Pelican + Torche

By Mike Copus ⋅ September 23, 2008 ⋅ 12 comments

[Venue: The Underworld, Camden]
[Date: 19 September 2008]

I can’t believe this gig never sold out. Pelican, one of Hydra Head’s most mesmerizing exports playing alongside one of the most praised new bands to come out on the label, Torche. All this, and they’re playing inside the tiny Underworld, which uncannily resembles the basement level of Guitar […]

Gig Review: The Warlocks + The Koolaid Electric Company

By John Skibeat ⋅ August 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[Venue: Soul Tree, Cambridge]
[Date: 25 August 2008]

This gig appears to have lost it’s audience. Somewhere between changing venues from one to another the majority have lost faith and disappeared to the pub. Could it be the Soul Tree’s overpriced drinks policy or the early start? - both seem rather feeble excuses. Whatever the reasons, the […]

Gig Review: Soulfly + General Lee + Federal Black 40

By John Skibeat ⋅ August 25, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

[Venue: The Junction, Cambridge]
[Date: 19 August 2008]

With a band of Soulfly’s calibre on the bill and a capacity of a 1,000+ the recently-revived local metal scene is about to be tested. By the time local rockers, Federal Black 40, step forth the place is approaching half-capacity and things are looking good. The boys on stage […]

Gig Review: Tellison + Tubelord + I Say We Steal This TV + Ripping Yarns

By John Skibeat ⋅ August 14, 2008 ⋅ One comment

[Venue: Portland Arms, Cambridge]
[Date: 8 August 2008]

Ah, The Portland Arms; it’s becoming a bit legendary this place. It’s been putting on it’s low-capacity, low-impact shows for so long that, in just my time alone, it’s seen the demise of three great Cambridge venues - The Boatrace, The Loft and The Barfly (although this one isn’t […]

Gig Review: The Acacia Strain + Annotations Of An Autopsy + Knights Of The Abyss

By John Skibeat ⋅ August 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[Venue: Queen Charlotte, Norwich]
[Date: 27 July 2008]

There must be an element of bravado that inspires folk to make an appearance at a deathcore gig. The immense aural assault that awaits is both a frightening and exhilarating concept at the same time – this could be likened to bungee-jumping for the tympanic membrane. Anyway, the kids […]

Festival Review: Latitude 2008

By Sonic Dice ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[Venue: Henham Park, Suffolk]
[Date: 17-20 July 2008]

Thursday
After an arduous journey lasting over six hours we finally reached the countryside venue for this year’s Latitude celebrations. Over three hundred acres (no apologies to any offended members of the EU) of idyllic land set to host a vast array of bands, theatre, comedy and film over three […]