There’s a few bands which, when they’re in town, make me sit up and go “Hello!”, and then prod people incessantly in order to whip up a posse so as to be able to share the experience with. These guys are one! Sadly, this was a Thursday night and so there was a distinct lack … Read more
Canadian alt-metal firebrands Sumo Cyco finally returned to Birmingham with a blistering headline performance at The Flapper, supported by the ever-improving Tigress and local openers Orphix. Playing to a packed room, the evening showcased three bands at very different stages of their careers but united by infectious energy and a determination to leave everything on … Read more
Seeing these two bands for the second time, albeit a good 13 years apart from the first was something of an experience and one which I approached with an air of trepidation. Megadeth had been decent enough at Download, back when all this was (muddy) fields, but Disturbed in Amsterdam were frankly abysmal last time … Read more
Hare and Hounds, Birmingham (UK) 12th November 2021. First up on the bill Low Red Moon There’s no mistaking when this band are about to take the stage – their arrival is always announced by a ghillie-suited rabble-rousing monster inciting the crowd to dance. Once you get over the immediate visual impact, it’s quite hard … Read more