Category: Live Review

Live Review: The Persistence Tour @ O2 Forum, London

The Annual EMP sponsored Persistence Tour rolls into London and the O2 Forum in Kentish Town bringing with it a fine selection of bands within various Hardcore Sub-genres. Each show on the tour has had a local band opening up, however this afternoon is different. West Midlands Extreme Metallers Napalm Death are the special guests!

Live Review: Bury Tomorrow at O2 Forum

Formerly known as The Mean Fiddler, the O2 Forum in Kentish Town London is a 2,300 capacity sold out venue tonight. Bury Tomorrow played a similar 4 band line-up here during the “Earthbound” tour cycle. It’s December. It’s cold and  pouring with rain. But Bury Tomorrow are here with Black Flame. Japanese Metallers Crystal Lake

Live Review: Stick To Your Guns at The Dome

Tonight is the first of a pair of back to back sold out shows at The Dome in the heart of London. It’s should come as no surprise when a band with as huge a following as Stick To Your Guns are in town that they should have to put on an extra date due

Live Review: August Burns Red at O2 Academy Islington

It’s a cold December evening and almost a year after their sold out double header at the iconic Camden Underworld for the 10th Anniversary of “Messengers”, August Burns Red are back in town with this year’s effort “Phantom Anthem”. It’s the final UK date before a further 3 Mainland European stops and home in time

Live Review: Caliban, Lionheart & Bad Omens @ The London Dome!

German Metalcore mainstays Caliban are bringing not only material from their new album “Elements” to London tonight. Oh no. They’re bringing the much loved hardcore crew Lionheart and Bad Omens with them for what promises to be a full on high energy show. There aren’t many that can match what Lionheart bring to the stage

Live Review: Pitchshifter @ The Garage in Highbury!

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their “www.pitchshifter.com” album, the return of Nottingham Industrial Metal Legends Pitchshifter for a run of five dates with Earthtone9 came as something of a surprise when it was announced. The “.com” album is arguably the bands most important in that it saw the recruitment of former Prodigy Guitarist Jim Davies