Tuesday, November 11, 2014

COMIN' ATCHA: Still on the road 40 years on - Y&T geared up for Belfast show

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THERE'S something remarkable about hard rock acts that they can endure the trials and tribulations of age to keep on rockin'. And, t...
Monday, November 10, 2014

ALBUM REVIEW: Sound of the Loud Minority shout from Crazy Lixx on self-titled barnstormer platter

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SWEDISH sleaze rock doesn't come much better, ladies and gentlemen than Crazy Lixx . These Scandinavian rockers only serve to prove just...
Wednesday, November 05, 2014

ALBUM REVIEW: Electric Mary's electrifying rock captured on 'The Last Great Hope"

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WHEN discussing with a colleague the upcoming Electric Mary gig on Friday (November 7th) at Diamond Rock Club it was difficult to pin down e...
Tuesday, November 04, 2014

LIVE REVIEW: Rollin' down the Black Stone Cherry highway in Belfast

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A FEW years ago Black Stone Cherry seemingly came from nowhere, a hard rockin' southern US band full of passion, riffs and songs, backed...
Friday, October 31, 2014

EP REVIEW: Curses laid down on targets of hate as Cursed Sun unveil twisted tales on The Fall and Rise

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THERE is such a thing as using invective as a rhetorical device in speeches and writing, but at times deploying invective in musical lyrics ...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

EP Review: Growing up in public for Scimitar as they release Plague In The Vatican ep

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MOST Northern Ireland bands end up growing up in the public eye; and for those that do the Limelight2, Pavilion, Voodoo, Diamond venue circu...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

REVIEW: Link to our review of 7.5 Tonnes of Beard/Hornets/Zlatanera

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WE went along to an aural detonation last week with Zlatanera, Hornets and 7.5 Tonnes of Beard... And, we penned a few lines for our good ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

AlLBUM REVIEW: Chest thumping power and passion as the Maverick monster pounds all into submission on Quid Pro Quo

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FUCK the system! Fuck the music business, and fuck the people that say hard rock and metal is dead. There is a vital, pounding pulse coming ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

LIVE REVIEW: Avast ye landlubbers Alestorm be bringing piratical fun to Belfast

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ALESTORM, pirate metal, booze fuelled madness, laughter, inappropriate jokes and this time in Belfast with a support cast of equally swashbu...