Review by Gary Spiller for MPM The first day of summer according to meteorological realms passes us by as we combat the struggle to awake. Late Saturday had morphed into early Sunday courtesy of after-party post after-party. Never one to pass an opportunity to utilise a bit of alliteration today can be titled ‘Summery Sleazy Sunday’. Whilst the variance of …
The day has finally come when the beast rolls into town for the Irish stop on the Run for your Lives tour, the biggest event in the Irish metal calendar in 2025.
Tonight in Belfast at their Belsonic debut show, Snow Patrol put on what will likely be one of the biggest nights in Northern Ireland's music history– and it has sent social media into a spin.
Review by Sheri Bicheno for MPM Back for another year of returning killer music in a huge gathering of celebrations in the rock and metal world, Download Festival brought (most of) the sunshine for 2025’s edition along with a refreshing line up.This year whilst championing the nostalgia and growth of music, we were given some fun twists and some new …
Fresh from the release of his new album, Idols, Yungblud gave an iconic headline performance at the second BLUDFEST at The National Bowl Milton Keynes last night (21st June 2025).
Yet again, another trip back to the Halls in Wolverhampton, tonight it had a peculiar calmness to it as the crow, somewhat sedately filtered in, tonight there was none of the hurried scampering’s of fans trying to get in quickly, to get as close to the barrier as possible, no tonight was an all-seated affair.
Let me tell you something, my fellow metal maniacs (is that trademark now? I hope not!): if you weren’t at Shepherd’s Bush Empire last night, you missed a resurrection worthy of Valhalla.
Review by Ritchie Birnie for MPM Right, all you budding guitarists, all your praying to three headed fret gods, Allah and the All father has borne fruit and the unbelievable has happened, one stage and two guitar maestros in Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have come together to rock your world and leave your grasp on reality in tatters. Before …
Nine Inch Nails last played Dublin on the 22.08.07 at Marley Park and played Belfast on 21.08.13 Custom House SQ, Belfast, so it’s been a while.
“'Cause why get less if you could get more?” enquire headliners Royal Republic, in their signature track ‘Getting Along’, as darkness descends upon the middle day of this year’s Call Of The Wild.
With its original incarnation in 2019 Lincolnshire’s Call Of The Wild Festival is industriously ensuring a deserved reputation as one of the leading lights amongst the UK’s grassroots rock festivals.
There’s something about walking into Shank Hall that feels like slipping into a secret you’re lucky to know.
Maynard James Keenan knows how to throw a birthday party, especially when it’s for himself. The Sessanta 2.0 Tour stopped in St. Louis on a warm May evening, and it wasn’t just a concert—it was a ritual.
Every so often an act comes along and you know that in years to come you want to be able to say that you were there at the beginning. 2025 brings us just such an act, all hail Noble Jonson.
What a month it’s been for nostalgic bands returning to Belfast to remind us all of our glorious youth. This gig is a special return to Belfast for the 30th Anniversary of their cracking and youthful debut album ‘I Should Coco’. Supergrass last played Belfast five years ago at the Ulster Hall in 2020.
British metalcore meets mathcore heavyweights Employed to Serve just dropped their newest album Fallen Star and had a hefty tour to boot. Along with them, supports took shape in the increasingly popular Church Road Records favourites Burner and Celestial Sanctuary.