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Geoff Tate
Recent years have seen Geoff Tate embrace his Queensrÿche past in a big way. More so, I guess, than when he was still part of the band.
Rock Metal Machine
Oct 20, 20243 min read
Hayley Griffiths Band, IO Earth
On a very wet and stormy day, I drove the sixty miles through torrential rain, flooded roads and road closures to Southampton.
Rock Metal Machine
Oct 18, 20244 min read
The Struts, Barns Courtney
This was a double headliner bill dubbed as ‘The Grand Union Tour’ with The Struts and Barns Courtney taking it in turns to actually go last.
Rock Metal Machine
Oct 10, 20245 min read
Sam Millar
When I reviewed Sam Millar’s ‘More Cheese Please’ album, in September 2023, I said that had it been released several months earlier
Rock Metal Machine
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Tyketto
It’s an upbeat and positive show song-wise pretty much from start to finish, evoking the feeling of positivity and togetherness amongst the
Rock Metal Machine
Sep 19, 20245 min read
Malmö Melodic 2024
Dear Johan Nylen and Wind-Up Production, consider this event a total success, the audience who travelled a long way to get to Malmö is not d
Rock Metal Machine
Sep 4, 20248 min read
Korn
Up until this show, I had never seen Korn do their own thing on their own terms, only catching them previously at festivals and suchlike
Rock Metal Machine
Aug 22, 20244 min read
Firevolt Festival
Though the line-ups for the first two Firevolt (initially called Firestorm) festivals appealed greatly, scheduling clashes meant I was
Rock Metal Machine
Aug 15, 20248 min read
Steelhouse Festival
It’s a long way to the top, or so I’m told, and this is doubly so if your suspension isn’t up to scratch as the winding road up to the top
Rock Metal Machine
Aug 5, 202413 min read
Mr. Big
Despite being a huge Mr Big fan, coming into 2024 I had never seen the band play live.
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 31, 20243 min read
Ten
On a hot and humid evening in Barnsley, White Skies and Ten ensured that the temperature inside the Birdwell Venue matched outside
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 30, 20245 min read
Cassidy Paris
Unbelievably, after nearly eighteen years living in the Steel City, this was my first ever visit to the Hallamshire Hotel.
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 28, 20243 min read
AC/DC
I have to say when it was first announced that AC/DC were going on tour, I did not take much notice
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 12, 20246 min read
Tower Of Fire
This was my first visit to the Rebellion in Manchester. I’d heard unfavourable stories about the venue; however, with only approximately ...
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 9, 20247 min read
Darren Wharton's Renegade
When Darren Wharton announced a series of shows performing Thin Lizzy classics, with what is essentially the Dare line-up
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Red
The summer months generally tend to be slow periods for indoor shows, due to the large number of festivals that are now being run.
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 1, 20243 min read
Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets
It had been two years since I had last seen Saucerful Of Secrets; at the same venue no less, and before I saw them then, I was a little ...
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 1, 20244 min read
Troy Redfern
The Tree House is situated just outside of Frome and is above a pub. It holds about one hundred and fifty people
Rock Metal Machine
Jun 27, 20243 min read
Yes
Prog legends Yes announced in the summer of 2021 that they would be touring the following year and playing the 1974 ‘Relayer’ album in full.
Rock Metal Machine
Jun 20, 20243 min read
Bruce Dickinson
I think I read somewhere that this tour was Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson’s first solo tour for around twenty years.
Rock Metal Machine
Jun 14, 20245 min read
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