Monk may be biased, but Northern Ireland possesses some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere in the Überverse, and it is this which provides the backdrop to the clip that has grabbed our attention and hustled its way to the top of our list of our favourite videos released over the past seven days…
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It had been quite literally two days since Jase W was at this venue last enjoying some quality time with Alexisonfire and co but tonight is a pretty big variety show of heavy hitters that have been around for bloody ages! Coheed and Cambria are out on tour in support of their latest album and have brought along Thrice and Touché Amoré for the ride, both of which our resident gigaholic had seen earlier this year and put on fantastic shows. It’s been a hot minute since our man had seen C&C at Arctangent in 2019 so he couldn’t wait to see them again!
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It had been a fair while since Jase W had been back to the apex Academy venue in Manchester and he doesn’t think he could have wished for a better lineup to return to this venue for. Alexisonfire, in support of their latest album, ‘Otherness’, Boston Manor, also in support of their latest album, ‘Datura’, and finally Higher Power who are touring in support of… well, anything really: they’ve been touring almost non-stop for about a year!
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Fozzy are one of those American bands who seem to have a particular affinity with this particular corner of the rock ‘n’ roll Überverse, as emphasized by the fact that they are about to undertake their second tour of the ÜK and Ireland a just a little over a year. In fact, such is the band’s popularity that this will be see them playing to some of their biggest crowds – much to the delight of frontman Chris Jericho, as Monk found out when he caught up with him via a Zoom call to his Florida home.
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A first gig back (finally) after Covid restrictions sees DJ Astrocreep venture back across to regular haunt Manchester, in this case, The Peer Hat, to take in the post-punk delectations of Girls In Synthesis, along with local supports Bones Shake and The Dirt.
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