It’s a Tuesday night in Wolverhampton, and KK’s Steel Mill, the iconic metal venue named after Judas Priest’s legendary guitarist, is buzzing.

On a cool night in Madison, Wisconsin, electronic rock veterans Julien-K delivered a powerful and immersive performance at The Annex/The Red Zone.

Its been nine years since NEEDTOBREATHE last played in Belfast, and that was in the now demolished old Mandela Hall.

An unseasonably balmy night saw the great and the good flock to London Town to witness the closing date of the latest UK jaunt by frequent visitors The Dead Daisies, their travelling rock 'n' roll circus bringing along two feral support acts into the bargain.

Metalheads gathered at Milwaukee’s Miller High Life Theatre on September 19th, 2024, for a night of pure, unfiltered heavy metal mayhem.

Quick jaunt up the road for this one, Blaze hitting the Limelight and celebrating the release of his new album ,Circle of Stone, as always a few Maiden songs as well.

John 5’s performance at City Winery in Chicago on September 9, 2024, was nothing short of electrifying. As a former member of such bands as Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and now Motley Crue, the solo show had no make-up, no costumes, just John.

Occasional showers dart across Cardiff but it’s, otherwise, a fine late afternoon in the Welsh capital with early subtle flavours of the approach of autumn beginning to appear.

The band that is too Country for Rock and too Rock for Country kick off their massive Be Right Here tour in Glasgow before they meander through the UK and Europe then back over the water to the good old US of A.

Ever the heavyweight haulier Rockharz trucks on through the halfway point of this year’s journey and into the end of the week and the festival’s third day.

Well as we enter into the Catacombs and we try and not have to eat Faces on the way in, we know that the underworld awaits us all, in other words I am back at the Limelight tonight for death metal legends Nile who are back in town and bring a packed bill with them tonight

Now that the kids have all gone back to school, Belfast is experiencing a rare day of sunshine and it’s a hot sticky evening in the city.

Saturday, September 31st, 2024, marked a night of sweat, sleaze, and rock ‘n’ roll at Billy Bootleggers in Nottingham. This gritty, intimate venue, known for its raw energy and love for rock music, played host to the headline act, Kickin’ Valentina, as they brought their “Star Spangled Fist Fight” tour to town.

Due to travel, I missed TX2’s performance, but I hope to catch them at another show. I did manage to see Avatar, who I believe are one of the best live bands out there. A man in a black mask carried a box to the stairs leading up to the drums.

Wrestling and heavy rock music have always been a match made in heaven with some of the world’s biggest rock bands often collaborating with wrestlers for their intro music.

Minneapolis, Minnesota transformed into “Metalapolis” as Metallica took over the city for two nights at USBank Stadium