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Live: Dimmu Borgir - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham - 26/11/2011

Live: Dimmu Borgir – O2 Academy 2, Birmingham – 26/11/2011

Monday, November 28, 2011 17:43

One of the most popular and well known bands to come out of the Black Metal scene, coupled with the fact that they were playing one of their classic albums in its entirety, it came as no surprise ...

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Live: Lacuna Coil + Straight Line Stitch - Academy 2, Manchester - 12/11/2011

Live: Lacuna Coil + Straight Line Stitch – Academy 2, Manchester – 12/11/2011

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 18:11

An hour after the doors had opened, American metalcore outfit STRAIGHT LINE STITCH hit the stage to perform their 30 minute slot. The sound wasn't great throughout their set, with the vocals being the most obvious downfall. Too ...

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Live: Turisas + ChthoniC - Corporation, Sheffield - 10/11/2011

Live: Turisas + ChthoniC – Corporation, Sheffield – 10/11/2011

Friday, November 11, 2011 15:05

It's always hard to tell how a support band will be received beforehand, especially when they and the headline act vary in style. Fortunately, there were more than a few hardened black metal fans in attendance tonight, ...

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Live: Iced Earth + White Wizzard – O2 Academy 2, Birmingham – 05/11/2011

Monday, November 7, 2011 18:05

With the venue already at near capacity, I managed to catch the end of FURY UK's set with 'Call To Arms' and the superb 'Death By Lightning' coming across very well live. I have seen these guys a few times live before and always enjoyed their sets. They have some ...

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Live: Bloodstock Open Air 2011 - Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire - 12th-14th August 2011

Live: Bloodstock Open Air 2011 – Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire – 12th-14th August 2011

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:06

Bloodstock Open Air is the one UK true metal festival that is always looked forward to each year by the true heavy metal fans. The festival has been supporting the metal scene for a decade now, and is for the ...

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Live: Judas Priest + Queensryche + Rival Sons - Doncaster Dome - 17/07/2011

Live: Judas Priest + Queensryche + Rival Sons – Doncaster Dome – 17/07/2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 20:10

Doncaster metal heads needed to be on the ball if they were to see all three bands tonight. The tickets for the show stated a start time of 7:30pm, but the opening band actually hit the stage at 6:45pm. As ...

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Live: Download Festival 2011 – Donington Park, Castle Donington – 10th-12th June 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 14:08

Whenever the Download festival comes along, I always think to myself, bloody hell, didn't that year go quick! 12 months ago, the sun was shining, England were off to the World Cup in South Africa, and the mighty AC/DC were ...

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Live: Journey + Foreigner + Styx - Manchester MEN Arena - 08/06/2011

Live: Journey + Foreigner + Styx – Manchester MEN Arena – 08/06/2011

Friday, June 10, 2011 11:07

Wow! What a line-up! That's what I said when the UK tour of JOURNEY, FOREIGNER and STYX was announced. Such a line-up was sure to be met with a similar reaction from classic rock fans countrywide, and I wasn't at ...

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Live: Magnum - Holmfirth Picturedrome - 22/04/2011

Live: Magnum – Holmfirth Picturedrome – 22/04/2011

Friday, April 29, 2011 11:11

Over the hills and far away, yes, that's where the village of Holmfirth is, and it's hardly the place you'd expect to travel for a concert by one of the UK's leading classic rock bands. However, the Picturedrome is an ...

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Live: Saxon - Leamington Spa Assembly - 09/04/2011

Live: Saxon – Leamington Spa Assembly – 09/04/2011

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:44

Tonight was the first show of a lengthy UK tour for veteran metal titans SAXON, who are about to unleash their latest feast of classic British metal, with studio album number 19, 'Call to Arms'. Perhaps to ensure the wheels ...

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