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Castles In The Air

Flesh Creep ‘You gotta hold onto your dreams, because once in a while they come true’ The words of Birmingham legend Ozzy Osbourne rang true on the night of 19th December as we descended on the renowned establishment The Castle...
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Reign On Me

Reign On Me

Toranaga UK ‘Roar of the greasepaint, smell of the crowd’ When I were a tiddler, I came across the name Acid Reign in my old Kerrang and Metal Hammer magazines. I used to see interviews with Thrash/ Death metal bands...
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The Thrasher Games

The Thrasher Games

Thrashead So, the evenings runners and riders were looking pretty sharp and in shape as the fans descended on The Rainbow for what would be an historic occasion. Before I start just an honorary mention for local legends Blue Nation...
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Come Up For Air

Come Up For Air

First off, apologies I’m late with this piece, been busy with gigs and work, so I waltzed up to The Night Owl, a cheeky little venue, on Lower Trinity Street, known for its vast array of haunts, in the heart...
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Nurse, Scalpel Please!

Nurse, Scalpel Please!

We march onwards for next up tonight we have the mighty Sylosis, my second time seeing them and they had those blinding lights again, bloody annoying. Sylosis have not been on my radar that much, not in a bad way,...
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The Hour Of Our Lord

The Hour Of Our Lord

I arrived at the venue tonight, not knowing the kick off times and much to my disappointment, Heriot had already settled in nicely. In my defence I was going by the times for the previous night, and didn’t have time...
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Earth To Az, Are You Receiving?

Earth To Az, Are You Receiving?

After a belter of an instore at HMV Vault recently, I was here tonight to witness a spectacle unlike any other. My friend Rick, who travelled from Dorset to Bristol to see the show and is a veteran on the...
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Black As Cole

Black As Cole

With those massive wagon wheels rolling into Birmingham, we get a couple of ruffians along for the ride. The job of opening the evening was handed to Cam Cole, a new name to me but scratch the surface and he...
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The Method, The Madness

The Method, The Madness

Black Water Fiend So, we meet again my fiendish friends, on this freezing cold winter’s night we all huddled inside the back room – already sounding dodgy hahaha- to witness new music, the burgeoning grassroots scene that is constantly knocking...
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A Different Breed

A Different Breed

To celebrate almost 30 years in an industry that is as turbulent as it is electrifying, our cousins Breed 77, have spent the last few nights traversing the UK, and arrived at The Castle & Falcon, where they met with...
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