“I’m proud where I am from” beams angelic Welsh songstress Laura Evans, furthering “Even though I moved away so young.

Having been a fan of Samantha Fish for a number of years now and having admired Jesse’s work with some of the very best musicians of their generations, and lets be honest you don’t get to work with the likes of Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson unless you are a top class musician yourself.

Rival sons make a triumphant return to a sold out crowd in one of their favourite second cities and the Glasgow choir gave them and their performance the perfect appreciation.

Another quick dash into Nottingham, to Rock City, to again, witness another seismic eruption of sound and light as Canadian rock sensation, The Damn Truth, are the supporting act for the legendary Glenn Hughes.

The tight-kit tendrils of terraced cottages, flanking The Patriot, cling to the valley sides underneath leaden and moody skies.

It feels great to be back at shows once again and on these shores it's either a feast or a famine in regards to live gigs.

Starbenders, the American glam rock band hailing from Atlanta, has been carving its own niche in the music scene with a fusion of glam, punk, and alternative rock.

It promises to be an evening full of some of the monster hits of my youth, delivered with power and venom by KK’s Priest and Paul Di’Anno, also weighing in on this heavyweight card are Burning Witches. This hard-hitting trio are completing a short 5-date “Priests, Killers and Witches UK Tour”.

Well, here we have two of the bands on here, Vader with 40 years being marked by this tour and Sweden's Vomitory well into 30 years as well! It's going to be a night of brutal Death metal, that’s for sure! Rounding up tonight we have Skapos from France and openers Aetherian from Athens!

Grassroots rock music has always been the true lifeblood of the scene and whilst some bands can fill arenas seemingly on the back of one album, it's those who have truly paid their dues that demand our respect.

The trio of maestros do not venture this side of the pond together very often so when they do you make sure you do not miss them as these sets are unrepeatable.

What a night at KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton! Tom Jenkins opening for Cardinal Black, a young man I’d not had a chance to experience live, turned out to be a delightful surprise.

Review and Photos by Greg Hamil for MPM The Vibrant Arena in Moline, IL is one of the longer hauls I make to cover shows, but is always worth the trip! This was no exception as I arrived to cover Godsmack, I Prevail, and Flat Black. As I walked into the arena, the crowd was filing in for a great …

ASH graced the stage in a hot n sweaty Rock City last evening. It’s a band from my home town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland so I was keen to see the boys in action.

Jack J Hutchinson is a London based blues rock guitarist and songwriter. Described by Classic Rock Magazine as “a real rock contender”, he has toured internationally, sharing stages with acts such as ZZ Top, Bad Company, Kris Barras Band and Blackberry Smoke.

Driving through Derby on a Friday evening isn’t something I do often, its normally Birmingham or Nottingham I get snarled up in, so it’s a breath of fresh air that sees me parking across from a window displaying several shiny Rolls Royce’s.