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Henge
I first heard of Henge due to the internet. (How different the world would be without it.) I cannot remember if it was via video on YouTube or just audio from some place, but I remember thinking “who, and what, is this”? I thought it was amusing and intriguing, reminding me quite a lot of the band ‘Gong’, only not as serious. They played quirky songs, but also the kind that get in your head, and when I found they were touring and playing about an hour away from home… well, I
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 234 min read


Myles Kennedy
Having seen Myles Kennedy with Alter Bridge and Slash, I have to be honest and say I have never seen him with his own band,
Rock Metal Machine
Dec 23, 20245 min read


Within Temptation
It had been a while since I last saw Within Temptation live, and that was at the smaller Academy venue in Birmingham.
Rock Metal Machine
Dec 7, 20245 min read


Alice Cooper
The blurb has read for a couple of years now, “They keep killing him, and he keeps coming back”.
Rock Metal Machine
Oct 29, 20245 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


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


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


Rick Wakeman
Having heard the excellent recording of Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble’s performance at the London Palladium
Rock Metal Machine
Mar 4, 20243 min read


Michael Schenker
Having last seen Michael Schenker live at the Stonedead Festival in August last year, I expected to see mainly the same show, with possibly
Rock Metal Machine
Dec 15, 20234 min read


Uli Jon Roth
Uli Jon Roth, founding guitarist with the Scorpions, is sixty-nine years old (just, December 2023), still touring, still wears his hair long
Rock Metal Machine
Dec 4, 20232 min read


Toyah And Robert’s Rock Party Tour.
When I decided to go and see Toyah Wilcox in Sheffield in February 2022, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Rock Metal Machine
Nov 19, 20233 min read


KK's Priest
Hands up, I had not seen or heard any of KK’s work since he left Judas Priest, so when he announced a tour with his new band ...
Rock Metal Machine
Oct 18, 20234 min read


Stonedead Festival
Well, another year has passed and it will be Christmas in a couple of weeks, as Stonedead has arrived for 2023. Started in 2018,
Rock Metal Machine
Sep 26, 202312 min read


Hollywood Vampires, The Tubes
It was a little confusing as to what time this show was actually starting, as the web site stated 19:30 (not the year)
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 21, 20234 min read
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