Live Review: Infected Rain supported by Butcher Babies & Black Spikes O2 Institute2, Birmingham UK— March 30, 2026
April 1, 2026
On a lovely Spring Birmingham evening, the O2 Institute2 transformed into a furnace of modern metal, hosting a triple bill that showcased the genre’s evolving identity. From Baltic mysticism to Hollywood-bred ferocity and Moldovan emotional extremity, this was a lineup that didn’t just entertain—it immersed. Black Spikes Opening acts often fight for attention; Black Spikes,
The Cribs supported by Courting- Birmingham Institute UK 22 March 2026
March 26, 2026
You remember The Cribs, those indie darlings from the 2000’s, with a fringe to rival Jim Carey in Dumb and Dumber, a pop star girlfriend, plenty of NME covers and that incident at the NME awards in 2006. A whirlwind time for the Jarmen brothers, causing a stir with their brand of straight talking Yorkshire