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After a hectic weekend packed full of metal at Hammerfest, it was time to relax a little, well relax as much as you can while watching some doom metal. After seeing headliners KATATONIA at Hammerfest, I was looking forward ...

After a last minute change of venue from The Wulfrun to the Civic Bar, and for the better in my opinion, as the turnout would have looked embarassing in a venue the size of The Wulfrun, as well as ...

With the thrash scene on UK soil still going strong since the revival, it was time for another young thrash band to grace the stage of The Wulfrun, WARBRINGER. After first hearing these on record, it has been an highly anticipated ...

When it comes to bona fide classic metal, through the likes of IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH & SAXON, England can boast bombastically from the rooftops (flags waving, battleaxes in hand and denim and leather at the helm.) SAXON - ...

My familiarity with the BACKYARD BABIES only stretches to 'Minusu Celcius' and 'Brand New Hate' and looking around the fairly young crowd I wasn’t sure how many people were here just to see THE RASMUS. Although I had no doubt that ...

KAMELOT are one of those bands I still can't deicide if I like them or not but they always seem to bring in fair crowd when they do play so you can't dismiss them completely and tonight’s turn out at the ...

Despite their youthful looks and exuberance THE FEELING is a traditional old style rock and roll band honing their live skills in numerous small pubs and clubs venues before hitting the big time with their first album 'Twelve Stops From Home', even playing upstairs across the road at The Little ...

After a triumphant showing at this years Download festival, Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH were a popular choice as opening act, and this proved as the hall gradually filled up during their performance. Although limited to a swift 30 minutes, ...

ULI JON ROTH and his music fits the definition of an acquired taste as well as anything else I've heard. Although the fact that Ulrich Roth was once the lead guitarist for tonight's headline act (he played on 4 SCORPIONS studio albums in the 70's)

It was only on entry to the gig tonight that I discovered OMNIUM GATHERUM were the appetizer on this fearsome menu of death metal. Last seen in the UK supporting DARK TRANQUILLITY, OMNIUM GATHERUM are the mildest of ...