Rage Of The Angels
‘Skin is shed, like that of snakes, but it’s not the work of mother nature’ Nige Rocket, now there’s a name from my youth, the days when I was scared of Thrash bands, now that I’m all grown up, I’ve...
Author: Azra Pathan
The Arc Of The Covenant
‘I’ve contemplated joining you sometimes when I get low’. Patience, they say is a virtue, I kind of agree and disagree with that, as patience combined with hope can be the most evil feeling a person can bear. It is...
Oh My Giddy Aunt!
‘For all of the aches and pains that we’ve known, and tears we have shed’Birmingham, the hotbed of Rock music, my hometown and also home to The Nightingales, a merry band of warblers and instrumentalists that exhibit authenticity, integrity and...
Under The Stadium Lights
Apologies for the tardiness my friends, as I was feeling extremely sluggish and tired of late. So, the new single from our Canadian cousin Mike Milan Dedic has been sitting quietly in my inbox for a bit, I thank Mike...
When The Screaming Starts
Dani Filth is a walking, talking history compendium. I find his knowledge and his idiolect fascinating; this skill at reading, analysing and extracting ideas from our world and transferring them to music is incredibly inspiring. Not surprising that Cradle of.....
The Demons InMe
‘I’m gonna be honest and make a promise with myself and every single part of my health’ It’s been a long, long time my friends, I was extremely fortunate to catch the incredibly infectious InMe last year in Birmingham, what...
Interview: Sym Gharial
Interview with a High Rise Vampire Symren Gharial, your friendly, neighbourhood bassist and all round good guy, invites you into his ‘Psychic Cinema’ so grab a drink, grab some snacks, grab a cushion and grab the cat, the show is...
The Misery In Me
Foment – verb, past tense; fomentedto instigate or stir up, provoke, incite. They say you learn something new every day, for me it is this word, fomented, I’ve never heard of it but the definition aligns perfectly with the co-conspirators...
Swim To Schorr
With an earth shattering five -octave vocal range, Sari Schorr is an exceptional singer and a champion of the Blues Rock scene. The New Yorker used her incredible talent to forge her path through an industry that can sometimes treat...
The Graveyard Shift
Fancy a date with death? So, on Friday afternoon I found myself wandering into Merlins, a brand new bar and music venue slap bang in the middle of town or Birmingham City Centre to everyone else. I love horror movies,...