First time in the Voodoo for me believe it or not, so looking forward to checking the place out, triple bill tonight,

It’s an intimate all seated affair at The Limelight Belfast tonight, sold out naturally, as Devin Townsend returns to the venue for the first time since 2019s Empath tour.

The 2026 edition of All Points East 2026 festival closed with a powerhouse performance from GRAMMY Award-winning band Twenty One Pilots.

Saturday night, Belfast, outdoor gig and rain... well there's a surprise. The rain had been doing its best earlier in the evening to remind everyone that summer in Belfast is largely a marketing exercise, but thankfully it stopped in time for Wolf Alice to take to the stage at Custom House Square.

Its nearing the end of the Summer Holidays and what better way to spend the evening than at an outdoor gig in Dublin – indeed the final one of the IMMA line up of gigs.

Sometimes you go to a gig because it’s a gig and sometimes you go because it’s a lot more. Sometimes it’s a reunion, a party, a celebration, an opportunity to reconnect with the past and an opportunity to re-commit to the future.

When Geoff Tate initially started touring the classic Queensryche album Operation Mindcrime, I really wasn’t sure how well it would work, but it only took one show to solve that, and he has continued to to

Back after their New Blood Stage appearance in 2024, Froglord come to platform the Sophie Lancaster Stage to relay the teachings of the coming of an ancient amphibian, as old as time itself.

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.