Two iconic bands and one iconic venue. It had been just shy of 11 months since The Stranglers had last graced the stage of the Grand Dame of Bedford Street (and itself their second visit to Belfast in a little more than six months), and here they were again, kicking off the latest tour, on which they aim to prove that they are most definitely ‘Back On The Tracks’.
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Our very own Mistress Of The Moonlight took herself off to Birmingham the other weekend for the Sunday of HRH Metal, where metalheads from across Europe and beyond had congregated for this marvellous event. With the line-up looking solid with a vast array of bands, she donned her denim cut off and set off to explore this festival. Despite visiting many other HRH events across the UK, this was her first time at HRH Metal, and she can gladly say she was not disappointed in her findings.
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This week’s choice comes courtesy of Myrath, who hail from Tunisia, describe their sound as “blazing desert metal” and have put together a 4k quality video to showcase ‘No Holding Back’, the second single to be lifted from their forthcoming new album, ‘Shehili’, which is due to be released via earMUSIC on 3 May.
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This show brought together two of Jim Rowland’s things in rock – Blue Öyster Cult and the Hammersmith Odeon. Sure it’s called the Eventim Apollo at the moment, and has had a few different names in between, but to JR and many others it will always be that magical name of the Hammersmith Odeon. In fact, it was at this very venue that our man first saw Blue Öyster Cult, back in the ‘80s on their ‘Revolution By Night’ tour. They played there a few times after that, but it must be a very long time indeed since they’ve headlined this venue, so it’s a welcome return tonight, and a clear sign that after all these years the BÖC’s popularity is on the up yet again.
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When David O’Neill found out Stone Broken were playing the Globe on their homecoming tour, he had to get tickets. Then to find out that the support bands were Those Damn Crows and Everyday Heroes he was glad he did. All three bands have impressed him every time he’s seen them over the past few years and they’re all on the way to superstardom in his opinion. There is a place in the current music scene at a very high level for three bands who play solid unassuming pop rock whatever the style and these three do it in spades from different styles.
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