Music

Then a white curtain fell from the lighting rig and the lights went down. The crowd burst into a chorus of shrill piercing screams as the female contingent suddenly got overexcited about seeing their heart throb, Jared Leto. And then as the opening synth-ridden beats of the escape riddled the room, the crowd fell silent. Then, through the dry ice and shadowy lighting, a silhouette emerged.

But in true rock and roll style, they well and truly crashed through the curfew, launching straight into Redneck. This song really proved why Lamb of God concerts are known all over the world for their brutality, energy and passion. The room appeared to have a black hole open in the centre, sucking in much of the audience into a vicious pit that spanned almost the whole room.

On the 4th of February, a friend and I ventured out to darkest Manchester to the Academy to see the annual Kerrang! Relentless Tour. The event is organised by the british music magazine Kerrang! and sponsored by the energy drink Relentless. The tour is a celebration of rock and metal music from across the globe [...]

You Me At Six are a British pop-rock band, looking to break into the USA after being on the Warped Tour last year. 2007’s Take Off Your Colours charted fairly well, although 25th in the UK chart was nothing to shout about. Hold Me Down looks to better that, the songs feature less guitar hooks [...]

On a bitterly cold night, in grimy Manchester, I stood in a queue outside Manchester Apollo. I had eagerly anticipated this day for months, having booked the tickets to this particular concert in early June. Those tickets were to see Rise Against, one of my favourite bands of all time. Touring for the first time [...]

This is War is the latest offering from alternate rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. After launching into the mainstream with their 2nd album ‘A Beautiful Lie’, Jared Leto along with his brother Shannon Leto and Tomo Milicevic sought to build on this success. Although A Beautiful Lie was, what can only be described as, [...] —