Last weekend, or resident Yorkshire correspondent found himself at the O2 Academy in Leeds for HRH Goth. What a venue this is for such an event! BP thinks it was a theatre, then a cinema before becoming a live venue. It is however very Gothic and reminiscent of a church. Goths should feel well at home here…
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Two online streamed gigs in one week? What is this: 2020? In all seriousness though, I’m pretty happy that these are still an option while things are settling down. And for The Raven Age, a live stream seemed like the best way to showcase their new, stripped back album to their fans across the world so that they can all join in on this experience. But this isn’t just a play through of the new album; we’ve also got a fan-led Q&A session at the end to make this a more interactive experience which is something we might not have been able to have otherwise! So, Jonny B got himself settled on the sofa, cracked a beer in time time to lose himself in ‘Exile’.
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When we asked our good friend Baz Francis to review the new Manic Street Preachers album, he felt hesitant at first due to his bias with them being his all-time favourite band alongside Queen, but in that he found a challenge to try and remain objective despite his obvious love for them anyway…
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D R O T T is comprised of Arve Isdal from Enslaved, Ivar Thormodsæter of Ulver and Matias Monsen. With their varied musical background ranging from metal and jazz to classical music, they create the genre which can only be described as D R O T T. Inspired by forces of nature, superstition and spirituality, the trio explores light within darkness through their music. The trio, who came together just last year, released their self-titled EP this past March 2021, to great reviews.
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Five years after their acclaimed debut album, ‘Hipster Fister’, French heavy stoner rockers Goatfather are back in the driving seat with second album ‘Monster Truck’, and one thing’s for sure – this truck is packed with a full load of huge riffs…
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