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DESTRUCTION's last UK tour at the end of 2007 was a disorganised rabble as a dodgy promoter failed to fulfil his promises. However, with a successful performance at Bloodstock under their belt, the band were courageously back in the UK ...

Arriving in time for British based Death Metallers TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, it was encouraging to see a good sized crowd already in the smaller room of Sheffield's Corporation. This band are an in your face, entertaining and an energetic unit, ...

A lot of credit has to go to the person who had the idea of a heavy metal boot camp, but having the idea is one thing and actually giving it a shot is worthy of major commendation. Last year, ...

Having been away for so long, I was quite surprised that EXTREME had the guts to charge nearly £30 a ticket and play venues as big as the Birmingham Academy. However, their bravery definitely paid off as a decent turn ...

First onstage were DEAR SUPERSTAR who, I feel safe to say, aren’t very good. Considering how well known WEDNESDAY 13 are, I was surprised at their choice of support. It could be compared to MUSE being supported by a magician, ...

Opening proceedings tonight were Canadians SOUND AND FURY, a band who play no frills rock'n'roll, and therefore, a pretty risk free act to open up for someone like AIRBOURNE. The band's looks, and to some extent, their sound, is influenced ...

Along with DARK TRANQUILITY, SOILWORK are one of those Swedish melodic metal bands that have never got the recognition they deserve, particularly on UK shores. It baffles me as to how they have been kept in the shadow of their ...

As I entered the venue, American bruisers BLEEDING THROUGH were causing quite a stir, whipping up enormous mosh-pits as they unleashed their ultra-heavy, thrash tinged metalcore. I was just glad I'd remembered my ear-plugs, as I did have to get ...

Following their storming performance at this year's Download festival, SAXON seem to have come back from the dead to be once again, one of the leading lights on the metal scene. Nearly 30 years ago SAXON supported MOTÖRHEAD on their ...

No matter where you turn nowadays, metalcore seems to becoming more popular by the day and by the look of the sold out crowd tonight and the more and more metalcore bands coming into the frame being, it almost feels ...