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New Valley Wolves/Paper Tigers/Wildhound/A 1000 Days Gone – Belfast, Love & Death – 26 July 2019

New Valley Wolves/Paper Tigers/Wildhound/A 1000 Days Gone – Belfast, Love & Death – 26 July 2019

Posted by | Jul 29, 2019 | ,

Tonight’s venue for our latest adventures in rock ‘n’ roll wonderland is something of a curio. It’s a converted three storey Victorian townhouse on one of the city’s main shopping streets, with a pizza parlour on the ground floor and a set of rather forbidding fire doors giving access to a trendy cocktail bar above. The infrequent live shows staged here are held on the topmost level, the positively miniscule stage squeezed between the frankly oversized bar and the DJ booth/sound desk: with the stage also facing the door, and the large dancefloor off to one side, it’s not exactly conducive to creating an atmosphere – but it is guaranteed to be hot and sweaty.

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Anoxia – ‘To The Lions’ (Mighty Music)

Anoxia – ‘To The Lions’ (Mighty Music)

Posted by | Jul 29, 2019 | ,

Having received much critical praise for debut LP ‘A Lap Dance For The Devil’, Anoxia have returned with nine fresh tracks for ‘To the Lions’. Between releases the band have been both working on the new material and spending time on the road promoting their sound and building a steady fanbase. They’ve made their name on the Danish underground scene before pushing themselves further, bringing forward a traditional metal sound with a modern twist. Relying heavily on catchy riffs and a driving melodic edge, Anoxia are looking to take another boost upwards, does the new LP deliver?

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The Über Rockin’ Guide to… Bloodstock 2019 (Part Three)

The Über Rockin’ Guide to… Bloodstock 2019 (Part Three)

Posted by | Jul 28, 2019 | ,

Bloodstock 2019 ends with a celebration of a band who possess some of the most iconic radio tunes in both rock and heavy metal canon. Scorpions have been called both in their day, but its never been up for dispute that this band offer anything less than the full stadium experience wherever they go, so we can bet on there being some hoarse throats come Monday morning. With that in mind, here are our picks for the other talent you need in your life on the final day of Bloodstock 2019…

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The Über Rockin’ Guide to… Bloodstock 2019 (Part Two)

The Über Rockin’ Guide to… Bloodstock 2019 (Part Two)

Posted by | Jul 27, 2019 | ,

In metal, you adapt, or you die. The genre has evolved continually since the first howling notes of ‘Black Sabbath’ wailed into the world (and if we’re honest, long before that too) and so with it the scene has had to grow ever more adventurous and expansive. Naturally that means that its festivals too must grow and evolve – so Bloodstock’s move to book Parkway Drive feels both entirely natural and like an enormous gamble on their part. But then, if you don’t play, you don’t win.

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