Category: Gig Reviews
CLUTCH – MANCHESTER, ACADEMY – 19 DECEMBER 2025
DJ Astrocreep’s final gig of the year (probably) involved one last trip across the M62 to Manchester., back to the Academy for the stoner rock delights of Clutch, with 1000Mods and Bokassa in tow. Mad Friday was often not the best day to head on out, but some shows just shouldn’t be missed…
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LANDMVRKS – TILBURG, 013 – 17 DECEMBER 2025
After one of the worst travelling experiences he had yet successfully made, Jase W was back in Tilburg at 013 for his final show of the year, Landmvrks! Not just that but a plethora of bands in support beginning with metalcore stalwarts, Underoath, hardcore outfit, Pain Of Truth and finally openers in the form of ÜK nu-metal upstarts, Split Chain! It’s a pretty heavy night and 013 was gonna inevitably see some violence to see off 2025!
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IMMINENCE – TILBURG, 013 – 16 DECEMBER 2025
It was the final week for shows in 2025 for Jase W and he had a double bill this week that would see him making two separate trips down to the arse end of the Netherlands to Tilburg. As much as he’ll moan about it, it’s a double bill that’ll see off 2025 in some classy style and he began the first of these two back to back days with Imminence featuring a string quartet at the lovely 013 venue alongside supports, Ne Obliviscaris, whom also sport a violin playing singer and have done a collaboration on the “redux” album of ‘The Return Of The Black’ so he didn’t doubt we’ll see a violin duet tonight also!
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KATATONIA – AMSTERDAM, MELKWEG – 14 DECEMBER 2025
We’re finally approaching the last couple of weeks of the year and Jase W was gladly wrapping up a very busy week with Katatonia melting his face off at Amsterdam’s Melkweg. Not only that but it’s the MAX stage for this so it’ll be a big night of delicious proggy goodness delivered with a massive helping of heavy fucking riffs – what could you not want from this on a Sunday night?
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HENGE – UTRECHT, TIVOLI VREDENBURG – 13 DECEMBER 2025
Cosmic Dross was back in the Netherlands and after his last journey with HENGE in Melkweg, Jase W was absolutely buzzed to be able to take another trip with these intergalactic emissaries. This time landing in Tivoli Vredenburg over in Utrecht, this would no doubt be another interesting exploration of the psychedelic reaches of the Galaxy and one’s own psyche…
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RAMKOT – AMSTERDAM, MELKWEG – 10 DECEMBER 2025
It was a bit of a relief for Jase W to not have a midweek show in the arse end of the country for once as he got myself up the road to a venue that probably should be charging him rent by this point. Anyway, our man was back in Amsterdam’s Melkweg venue in the OZ stage to catch a Belgian power trio who he’s seen doing the rounds a lot over the past couple of years and popped up at ArcTanGent festival a while back too, Ramkot. They’re wrapping up the year with one last jaunt around Benelux with Heisa supporting on the Dutch dates.
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OF MICE & MEN – TILBURG, 013 – 9 DECEMBER 2025
December has rolled around and evidently Tilburg has decided it’s going to hoover up most of the remaining shows of the year so Jase W has gritted has teeth and made peace with the lost sleep for the sake of a good show. Tonight found him back in 013 on the NEXT stage for Of Mice & Men as the stomp around Europe in the lead up to Christmas with Ghøstkid and Gore in tow to complete a nice varied package!
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SCALER – UTRECHT, EKKO – 5 DECEMBER 2025
Apparently his move to the Netherlands has been well timed as all of the small bands Jase W is a fan of from the ÜK are just in the process of striking out into the continent and he gets to see them up close as a result.
Tonight this is SCALER in Utrecht’s EKKO! To say he was a bit excited to see them at their own show in a cozy room as opposed to a dirty festival tent is a massive understatement…
CHELSEA GRIN – MANCHESTER, NEW CENTURY HALL – 2 DECEMBER 2025
Josh B looks back on how Chelsea Grin stepped up to the plate despite a disappointingly undersold return to Manchester earlier this week…
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BAD OMENS – MANCHESTER, CO-OP LIVE – 28 NOVEMBER 2025
The vibes queuing outside of Co-Op Live for Bad Omens couldn’t have been better, with the air humming with excitement for what could possibly be one of the most highly anticipated metal gigs this year. Bad Omens feel like the next-gen arena headliners that alternative music has been waiting for, and having watched them support Bring Me The Horizon last year it’s easy to see why. The trajectory of their takeover should really be studied – with Bad Omens playing gigs on the club scene not too long ago.
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COLDRAIN – AMSTERDAM, MELKWEG – 30 NOVEMBER 2025
It was the final day of November but things weren’t slowing down just yet as Jase W got himself along to Melkweg in Amsterdam for Japanese metalcore outfit, COLDRAIN! He’d been kicking himself about missing them at Download festival a few years back but it’s better late than never we guess, especially with a headline show.
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STRAY FROM THE PATH – MANCHESTER, ACADEMY – 27 NOVEMBER 2025
As the doors burst open, the venue hummed with quiet tension. Fans trickled in steadily, scanning the merch, sizing up the stage, and trading excited whispers about the night ahead. Even with the room only partially full, you could feel the energy building, a low thrumming anticipation that hinted this farewell show was going to be one for the history books…
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