Thunder, High Voltage Main Stage, July 24 2011
For so many of thousands of classic rock fans heading to High Voltage on day two, this set was the reason for th... Read More...
Day two of High Voltage take two threw up the kind of diverse mix all fans of great guitar music crave – from the 70s-soaked rock of Graveyard, to the polishe... Read More...
@ Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, July 23 2011
In the live music arena, as in life, there are few certainties. Yet during the course of many years circumnavigatin... Read More...
@ Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, July 20 2011
One of the most eclectic bills in recent memory threw together the definitive metal band, the thinking man’s prog m... Read More...
Vintage Trouble, Sonisphere UK, July 9 2011
Recently-accustomed but already loving newcomers Vintage Trouble for their suave soul rock n’ roll, it would be an ... Read More...
@ The Sage Gateshead, July 16 2011
There is something wholly admirable about Mostly Autumn. Formed in York in 1996 they've dedicated themselves to a genre, pro... Read More...
Slipknot, Sonisphere UK Main Stage, July 10 2011
For Slipknot, this was a gig that carried with it great emotional implications – their European tour was endin... Read More...
Anthrax, Sonisphere UK Main Stage, July 8 2011
In the moments leading up to Sonisphere the marvellous spectacle of the Big Four had tantalised anyone remotely ... Read More...
Sonisphere, Knebworth, July 10 2011
Sunday bloody Sunday. Using the phrase without political connotation or reference to any U2 song, the three words rang true... Read More...
Sonisphere Day Two, Knebworth, July 9 2011
Our wishes for extreme weather in excited pre-festival anticipation took that age-old cliche to another level. Be ca... Read More...