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Album Reviews

Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime  KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton – 30 May 2026

Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton – 30 May 2026

June 2, 2026

For progressive metal fans, this was more than a concert—it was a celebration of one of the genre’s defining works. As part of the Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter tour, Geoff Tate brought the complete Operation: Mindcrime album to life at KK’s Steel Mill, delivering a performance that balanced nostalgia, storytelling and sheer musical

Black Label Society supported bt Venom Inc and Dark Chapel at 02 Academy, Glasgow 28/05/2026

Black Label Society supported bt Venom Inc and Dark Chapel at 02 Academy, Glasgow 28/05/2026

May 31, 2026

May is the pre festival merry-go-round and making a brief 3 gig stop is the mighty Black Label Society. Fresh off the emotional year that was 2025, Zakk Wylde has produced a banger of an album in ‘Engines of Demolition’ so it’s right that we get a wee taste before they head out on the

SHINEDOWN release new album  ‘EI8HT’ released on 29th May via Atlantic Records

SHINEDOWN release new album ‘EI8HT’ released on 29th May via Atlantic Records

May 29, 2026

  While Floridian heavyweights Shinedown are undoubtedly big, they deserve to be Metallica-sized huge and ‘EI8HT’ is their biggest statement yet. Quite whether singer Brent Smith and drummer Barry Kerch had any idea that the juggernaut would still be rolling twenty-five years later when they formed the band in 2001 is something only they could

Godsmack “The Rise of Rock World Tour 2026” with Stone Temple Pilots and Dorothy at First Bank Amphitheater, Franklin, TN 5-19-2026

Godsmack “The Rise of Rock World Tour 2026” with Stone Temple Pilots and Dorothy at First Bank Amphitheater, Franklin, TN 5-19-2026

May 25, 2026

HARD ROCK QUARRY ASSAULT: Godsmack, STP, and Dorothy Ignite the Tennessee Wilderness with a High-Octane Masterclass in Pure Arena Power Few live experiences match the acoustic force of a towering limestone canyon loaded with a stacked wall of guitar amplifiers. Tonight, the staggering open-air backdrop of FirstBank Amphitheater became the epicenter of contemporary hard rock

Don Broco- Album release- live review at Chalk, Brighton UK – 30th March

Don Broco- Album release- live review at Chalk, Brighton UK – 30th March

April 1, 2026

Album release shows always carry a different kind of weight and Don Broco did not disappoint. Opening with True believers featuring Sam Carter (Though, contrary to some fan theories, he wasn’t at this show). The intensity was unreal from the moment they stepped on stage and only grew as the night went on. The biggest

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