Live Reviews – R o c k 'N' L o a d

Elder Druid // Golgotha // Album Launch // Voodoo Belfast

Elder Druid Golgotha album launch With support from So Much for the Sun, Slomatics, and Nomadic Rituals To launch new album Golgotha, ELDER DRUID hand-picked three bands that they knew would create a coh...

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Oli Brown // Steve Mercy // Live Review // The Thunderbolt // Bristol

Steve Mercy A gusty wet Friday night in Bristol saw the welcome return of hot blues guitarist Oli Brown and his band during the latter end of his latest UK Tour. The Thunderbolt on the outskirts o...

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Wage War // Ded // Thornhill // Live Review // The Academy // Dublin

The Academy Dublin tonight hosts the Irish leg of Wage War’s European tour as they jump from the UK to Ireland weaving a path of destruction in their wake! With them tonight Melbourne, Australia’s, Thornhill to...

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The Sweet // Novatines // Live Review // De La Warr Pavilion // Bexhill On Sea

Seventies legends The Sweet arrived in Bexhill on Sea on the last leg of their ‘Still Got The Rock’ tour, which had seen them travel the length of the UK in some of the wettest weather conditions in recent me...

Waylander // Winter Solstice // Overoth // Live Review // Voodoo Belfast

Like ancient Pagans coming together around a Yule bonfire in celebration of hope and rebirth offered by the light of the sun, as well as to reflect with gratitude on the seasons passed, Waylander’s Winter Sol...

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Big 3-0 Tour // FM // Dan Reed Network // Gun // Live Review // Leeds

There's a tour travelling around the UK which has caused quite the stir for AOR fans far and wide and that's The Big 3-0 Tour! With FM, Dan Reed Network and Gun in the same venue each night playing a classic ...

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Alter Bridge // Shinedown // The Raven Age // Live Review // Manchester Arena

On a cold and wet December night, while many people are hitting the Christmas markets for a fill of festive cheer, there's a large group of people lining up outside Manchester Arena. The reason for ...

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Motionless In White // Sköld // Defying Decay // Live Review // O2 Institute // Birmingham

It was a cold, wet December evening when I found myself heading down to one of Birmingham’s best live music venues, the O2 Institute, to see the Gothic-Industrial Metalcore titans Motionless In White on the e...

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Acid Reign // Scimitar // Acid Age // Live Review // Voodoo Belfast

I got to the venue well in time for the soundcheck which even from outside drowned out the incessant Christmas music blasting from the cafe and bars next door. This was my first time in the venue (Voodoo on F...

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Devin Townsend // Haken // Live Review // The Limelight 1 // Belfast

Devin Townsend // Empath Europe Vol.1 // Haken // Live Review // The Limelight 1 // Belfast Devin Townsend came to my knowledge via the one the only Mr Steve Vai back when he appeared as a vocalist on Sex An...

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Municipal Waste // Skeletal Remains // Enforcer // Toxic Holocaust // Live Review //The Limelight 2 // Belfast

“SLIME AND PUNISHMENT - AND THAT'S ALL YOU’RE GOING TO GET” What an incredible night of sweat, stage diving, moshing and pure drunken greasiness. The only Irish date on Municipal Waste’s tour was almost imme...

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Sacred Reich // Night Demon // Sinocence // Live Review // Limelight 2 // Belfast

Sacred Reich // Night Demon // Sinocence // Live Review // Limelight 2 // Belfast Tonight is yet another old school affair, Sacred Reich born out or Phoenix, Arizona in the mid 80’s unbelievably re...