It is 2003, I am playing out front and my mum calls me over to the window to check out this new song thats doing the rounds. 'Bring Me To Life' is playing as I watch this mesmerising video of one Amy Lee falling from a window and that was my entry into a 20+ year relationship with Evanesence. And within all of those years, tonight is my first opportunity to see them live. At a sold out Co-op Arena, you can feel the buzz in the air of Manchester this evening. But before we get

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Mallory Knox Paradise Fell The energetic opening act Paradise Fell were a perfect support for Mallory Knox. Decorated with stand-out guitars such as Xplorers and Flying-Vs, they’d already piqued my interest as to how they would sound and they didn’t disappoint. Great riffs, the bass lines were rippin’, drums were thumping and the singers’ vocals had a tone not often heard in modern music. You could see these guys were having fun with it and each other, there was no egos at pl

Breaking Benjamin Chevelle Return To Dust No one thought we'd ever see them grace the shore of the UK again. But the sound of my youth are here. And judging by the energy inside the O2 Victoria Warehouse everyone is thankful the wait is over. The set leaned heavily on the band’s biggest hits, delivering that perfect hit of nostalgia. But that said it is worth noting that the more recent releases still sit more than comfortably within the set. For over 20 years the band have e

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I suppose I should start by saying that Blue October truly mean the world to me. Like many if not all of the fans that the band have accumilated over the years, I owe them a lot. They have been there with me through some of the hardest moments of my life but also some of the happiest. They have very much become a soundtrack for my life. You see Blue October to so many is so much more than a band, think instead of a family. A family united as one through the beautiful sounds