Review by Paul Monkhouse for MPM Bloodstock – Friday After a triumphant headline set by the mighty Saxon, Friday had a very high bar to achieve but Bloodstock never lets you down. With the temperatures soaring again after a cold night, the only things certain were sunburn, long queues for the slushies and a day of top quality Metal. Old …
So off to obtain a couple of Serpents Lair frozen Strawberry and Lime daiquiri's hit the spot before heading over the Sophie Lancaster Stage for Scottish Groove metallers Hammer.
The fourth day at Rockha
The Molotovs performed an explosive headline set at King's Cross Summer Sounds opening night on Thursday 13 August to mark the return of London's highly anticipated free music and performance festival.
Sheri here for Metal Planet Music and I am grateful to be back in one of the homes of metal for another year. Joined by my comrades Pete and Paul, we're set for celebration!
Ireland became the chosen land last year when it was announced that the 3Arena would be host to the European farewell show for Brazilian metal legends Sepultura
It’s about 5pm, 24 degrees, and I’m sitting looking out to sea, trying to see past the world’s longest pier. At just over a mile long, it’s pretty hard to make out the end; its slightly obscured by the industrial buildings on the other side of the Thames.
Now that the festival is into its second half, I’ve reached the point where I’m not entirely sure what day it is anymore. This morning, after two days of much metalliferous variance, it certainly feels like Friday is the new Saturday.
For “The Last Will and Testament Exclusive Summer 2026 Concert Series”, Opeth selected venues across Europe befitting the complexity and dynamics of their music, venues that wouldn’t be on the tour schedule of many bands.
As we make our way into Belfast the city is busy due to the Fleadh however, with only a few diversions we make it to the Limelight in good time.
With the limbering up of the opening day of this year’s edition of Rockharz completed in the most successful of fashions the festival now undergoes a full stretch to an even fuller day of metal fury. From nine bands to a much fuller fifteen can only mean one thing and that is a much earlier call to the starting line.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds made a surprise appearance on the roof of Brighton's legendary independent record shop, Resident Records, performing an impromptu set for fans below.
There were fireworks over the Thames last night as The Kooks delivered a spectacular show at London's historic Old Royal Naval College.
More than 45 000 people gathered at the Rowing Canal in Plovdiv last weekend to celebrate the eighth wonder of the world - music.
The twelve months since last year’s edition of Rockharz have passed by in the proverbial blink of an eye. Once more we meet up with friends and our kin under the watchful gaze of the omni-present Teufelsmauer, the ever-stoic unique guardian and associated landmark of this festival.
Fans of indie icons Razorlight were treated to renditions of classic tunes as they've never heard them before as Johnny Borrell and Andy Burrows played a surprise intimate show in central London.