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Saxon rewound to 1980 in Dublin on Wednesday night [5th November 2025], performing their breakthrough 'Wheels of Steel' album in full at the city's ornate Olympia Theatre. They brought with them Dirkschneider featuring a brace of Accept originals, who performed the band's 'Balls to the Wall' masterwork in full, making it a night fuelled by nostalgia.  Photo; Darren McLoughlin
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Receiving its first ever double vinyl release, comes Mr. Bungle's 'California', as part of Rhino Records' 'Rocktober release schedule. Originally released in 1999, Mike Patton and co confounded expectations once more, with what is arguably their most accessible release.  They may have just announced their pending demise, but Megadeth were still alive and well in Dublin on Wednesday night (22nd October 2025). Opening up for Disturbed, Dave Mustaine and co pummelled their way through an hour-long set, cramming in as many of their best known songs and dispensing with the pleasantries.  Dave Mustaine onstage at Dublin's 3Arena, October 2025. German power metal pioneers Helloween celebrated four decades as a band at London's Evetim Apollo in Hammersmith on Monday night [20th October 2025], with a musical and visual spectacle that was simply out of this world. The extended show took in tracks from right across their career; from their 1985 debut 'Walls of Jericho', to this year's 'Giants and Monsters'.  Photo; Adrian Hextall Mindhex Media. With a nod to one of metal's most legendary treks - Clash of the Titians the 1990 event featuring Slayer, Megadeth and Testament - Thrash of the Titians, with an equally riff-roaring line-up landed in Dublin on Thursday night [9th October 2025]. Taking place in the beautiful confines of the ornate Olympia Theatre, the bill featured dual headliners Testament and Obituary, along with Destruction and Nervosa.  Photo; Darren McLoughlin. Two of heavy music's most celebrated acts brought London's Hammersmith Apollo back in time on Sunday night [28th September 2025] with a show stopping display of metal that recalled the genre's early heyday. Featuring W.A.S.P. and Armored Saint, the bill ignited a feast of retro memories.  Photo; Adrian Hextall Mindhex Media. 2025's Electric Picnic saw a host of big names, rising stars, art, comedy, poetry and more as it returned to Stradbally, Co. Laois for its twentieth outing. Headlined by Hozier, Fatboy Slim and Kings of Leon, the festival took place from 29th - 31st August.  Photo; Press. Brit Rock heroes The Almighty, super group The Dead Daisies, and Danes D.A.D. were among the names who made a big noise as Stonedead 2025 got underway. Taking place on 23rd August at the showgrounds in Newark-Upon-Trent, the sold out event proved a huge hit, as usual, with its dedicated fanbase.  Photo; Adrian Hextall Mindhex Media. 2025's Rewind South has taken place in its home of sixteen years, Henley-On-Thames, with a bill that saw the return of some of the retro festival's favourite acts, as well as some first timer old timers! Happening from 15th - 17th August at Temple Island Meadows, the event proved, as usual, a feast of fun for attendees and the acts.  Swedish guitar supremo Yngwie Malmsteen returned to Dublin on Thursday night (31 July 2025) to play a sold-out show in front of just 550 people at the city's Button Factory. Celebrating forty years as a solo artist, the gig marked the shredder's first time on a Dublin stage in over twenty years.  |