2026 is shaping up nicely with gig announcements already and its only March!! This evening’s road trip is in aid of High Parasite, a five piece which you may have heard of one of the vocalists - Aaron Stainthorpe formally of My Dying Bride
They say that some nights stay with you longer than others, and the evening of March 12th, 2026, at KK's Steel Mill was one of those nights. From the moment I stepped into that packed metal cathedral, sweat, denim, leather, beer, and anticipation thick in the air, it was obvious the room knew exactly who it had come to see.
Well sure what else would you be doing on a Monday night, up to the city for a Deathcore double bill, haven’t seen Bodysnatcher before but Ingested I saw supporting Lorna Shore in this very building, with new singer in tow they are up first!
It doesn’t happen very often but when it does you are left with that feeling of elation when you walk out the doors of the venue and you just have to say WOW.
I rolled into Birmingham early on 3 March with plenty of time to spare before doors at Birmingham Town Hall. The weather was dry for once, which already felt like a small win.
Once again, the rain lashed down against the pavements outside KK’s Steel Mill that evening, turning the approach into a blur of umbrellas bobbing like bright islands in a grey, wind-whipped sea.
In a break from the recent norm, there were clear blue skies and sunshine in the North West of Ireland as four noble road warriors climbed aboard the trusty metal steed and headed down the Rockin’ Road to Dublin for a highly anticipated gig in the 3Arena, Alter Bridge headlining with special guests Daughtry and openers Sevendust.
What a brisk yet beautiful afternoon to travel to Dublin for the first of two headlining gigs for the Deftones in 2026. It does the heart good seeing bright blue skies whilst listening to the headliners as we make our way down the road.
It has been a hell of a week for gigs in Dublin’s Academy, and Tuesday was the turn of Heaven Shall Burn, the mighty Germans finally making their first visit to Ireland, and as Marcus was to mention during the set it has been a very long time coming.
With an excellent new album released 2 days previously Sylosis revisited Dublin to close out the final date of ‘The New Flesh’ Tour, and they did not show up alone.
Upgraded three times, it’s evident that many aspects of metal music are in rude health. Less than three years ago, Crowbar played The Globe in Cardiff.
AIRBOURNE. Fucking hell yes. None of your Gen-Z, sanitised, phone-out, vibes-only bollocks. This is backs-to-the-wall, face-stripping, beer-soaked, old-school Australian rock ’n’ roll, loud enough to rattle teeth and proud enough to not give a single shit who it offends.
The weathers been great for ducks these days and today was no different. It was lashing this evening in Belfast.
The streets around Rock City are a mesh of damp, diesel from passing buses and spewing Uber’s, there’s the faint tang of kebabs drifting from the package lying in the gutter.
It’s been four years since I last set eyes and ears on Fozzy. A wet and windy night in Swansea saw the wrestling star and his band deliver a set that had the near capacity crowd eating out their hands.
Following an across the boards complete success of last year's debut EP Swedish black metallers The Blastbeaters’ alter-egos Royal Republic are, once more, geared up for a return to English shores.