Tracklist: San Jacinto The Family and the Fishing Net I Have the Touch Lay Your Hands on Me Shock the Monkey I Go Swimming The Rhythm of the Heat Kiss of Life Biko This one is a double whammy for me to try and review as being a massive Gabriel fan I dive in already a bit biased but also this release is of a show in 1982 that I was lucky enough to be at. From the get go my memories are being triggered and a big broad grin takes over my face and that’s just reading the sleeve n

It’s been a couple of years since I saw The Twilight Sad and that was a shorter set supporting The Cure in an arena so tonight’s headliner in the cosier surroundings of The Boiler Shop promised to be something special. The band are currently out in support of the latest album 'It’s A Long Goodbye' which is a raw emotional piece of work centering around the loss of a loved one to dementia and the grief that takes its toll both during and after the process. The new album takes

Tracklist: 1. Wealth 2. Fear of Poisoned Water 3. You Are Dead To Me 4. Love You Too The post punk scene in the UK became a fertile breeding ground of creativity in the late 70s and 80s. Taking the "anyone can do this" mentality that punk provided, bands would add various other influences to create often unique musical soundscapes. Balaam and the Angel were no exception. Centering on brothers Mark, Jim and Des Morris (vocals/bass, guitar and drums respectively), Balaam would

Tracklist: 1. No Place Of Warmth (Feat. Gerard Way) 2. Invoke War (Feat. Machine Head) 3. Absolute Zero 4. Dreadnought (Feat. Sanguisugabogg) 5. Chaos Will Reign 6. Eyes Of Despair 7. Ethereal Dreams 8. Skinned by the Wind 9. DEATHWEAVER 10. Frost Forged 11. Killin Time (Until It's Time To Kill) Texas Death metal quintet Frozen Soul return with their third studio album 'No Place Of Warmth', releasing May 8th via Century Media Records. 'No Place Of Warmth' kicks off the record

Tracklist: 1. Dog Days 2. Men Like You 3. Hits 4. Stress City 5. Mjelle 6. Things That Hurt 7. HEATWAVE 3000 8. Seen It All 9. Radio Silence (2026 Redux) 10. Post People (2026 Redux) Norwegian upstarts Heave Blood & Die are back with a Deluxe Edition of 2024's 'Burnout Codes', released May 1st via Arduous Records. 'Dog Days' starts things off with a heavy feeling of repressed aggression, which to me feels very Idles-y, especially in the vocal delivery, and the dynamic betwee

It’s been 22 years since Tori Amos last played here in Newcastle and the sense of excitement and anticipation in the foyer of the City Hall is running high as I watch people streaming through the doors eager to take their seats and not miss one single moment of tonight’s show. The stage is sparse yet elegant and drumkit stage right, three mics stage left and centre stage a grand piano and two keyboards and an array of bass guitars all lit in a hazy purple hue it’s like the la