Author: UberAdmin

Raven – ‘Screaming Murder Death From Above: Live In Aalborg’ (Steamhammer/SPV)

Raven – ‘Screaming Murder Death From Above: Live In Aalborg’ (Steamhammer/SPV)

Posted by | Jan 14, 2019 | , |

The Gallagher brothers – no, not those ones – should need no introduction to metal fans the Überverse over. For the past four decades the band they formed back in 1974, Raven, have been regarded as one of THE seminal acts in the genre, christened the “godfathers of NWOBHM” for every good reason in the book. Now, 45 years into their storied career, they aim to prove that they are still very much a force with which to be reckoned with this, their third live album, recorded (apparently without them knowing at the time) at a show in Denmark back in November of 2017.

Read More
Clutch/The Picturebooks/The Inspector Cluzo – Birmingham, Academy – 21 December 2018

Clutch/The Picturebooks/The Inspector Cluzo – Birmingham, Academy – 21 December 2018

Posted by | Jan 13, 2019 | , |

Twitter seemed to explode on 20 December as it seemed every member of the rock press bore witness to something a fair few have known for a while; Clutch absolutely kill it live and have never been on finer form. It’s been a long road for the band – now celebrating 27 years with the same line-up – but it finally looks like they have found their rightful place in the sun in 2018. Not only has their latest record ‘Book of Bad Decisions’ earned massive critical acclaim (including being our very own Album Of The Year), but the band have embarked on their biggest Euro tour to date, the massive Brixton Academy show sending shockwaves across Twitter. As such, the atmosphere was buzzing as the band roll into Birmingham’s O2 Academy for the final date of the year, promising sweet grooves and righteous fury to cap off a year which feels like it desperately needed more of both throughout.

Read More