Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton ‘Death Wish Blues’ O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK

It was a dark and very wet evening – sounds like the start to a new horror story, but it was, in fact, true. A group of people outside, me included, who were expecting the doors to open at 6pm were both disappointed and soaked through. I last saw Samantha Fish and her band towards … Read more

Fear Factory : KK’s Steel Mill 28/10/2023- Wolverhampton, UK

  It’s always a busy night when Fear Factory come to town, but with the rain lashing down on a bleak and dark Wolverhampton evening, there was quite a buzz in KK Steelmill and with good reason…  There were three support bands along for the ride! Ghosts of Atlantis, Ignea  IGNEA GHOSTS OF ATLANTIS and … Read more

We Came as Roman Darkbloom II Tour The Norva – Norfolk, VA (USA) October 27, 2023

  There are very few constants in the music industry, especially in pairings of bands for a tour.  Imagine you are into more hardcore/deathcore metal, but your significant other is more into metalcore.  What to do? Go to shows separately? Not go at all?  No, you catch the Darkbloom II tour. The crowd started lining … Read more

EUROPE, 40th Anniversary ‘Time Capsule’ Tour, London Palladium, October 25, 2023-UK

  Approximately halfway through the second set, in a show of two halves, Europe played ‘Prisoners in Paradise’. If you’re a fan of the band, you’ll appreciate this more than anything else and hearing that song performed live for the first time in [forever] was all I needed. If it had been the opening song … Read more

GWAR The Age of Imbeciles Tour-Von Braun Center Mars Music Hall in Huntsville, AL October 22, 2023 (US)

  There is always an inevitable reaction when GWAR announces an upcoming tour. Some are unsure of precisely what the band is, while those of us “Bohabs” who have been to the show know the outcome. If you plan to attend, there are a few things to note. If you are within a 50 ft … Read more