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Three decades on, Irish-Anglo alt metal trio Therapy? are celebrating their biggest album with the 'Troublegum 30' tour. Four dates into the trek that will see them perform the album all over Europe, they landed in Dublin on Halloween night (31st October 2024) for an evening of raucous punky metal and angsty anthems in the glorious surroundings of the Olympia theatre.  Photo: Darren McLoughlin.
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Kings of Thrash, the outfit featuring former Megadeth members David Ellefson and Jeff Young, took to the stage in Belfast on Wednesday Night (30th October 2024), more than three and a half decades after their former band's gig at the nearby Antrim Forum sparked a near riot. The incident was the catalyst for band leader Dave Mustaine to write Megadeth classic 'Holy Wars... The Punishment Due'.  Photo: Darren McVeigh MetalPlanet Music. Before 'Thriller', 'Ghostbusters', and 'Bat Out of Hell', Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers created what is to this day, arguably the ultimate Halloween hit. Going back over six decades, 'The Monster Mash' first shook the skeletons from their slumber in 1962, and it now arrives on grewsome glow in the dark vinyl in time for the freaky season.  Aftershock 2024; Four Days of Music & Mayhem with Slayer, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe & More.15/10/2024 Aftershock 2024 closed out on Sunday night (13th October 2024) with L.A. glam icons Mötley Crüe bringing an end to four incredible days of music and mayhem in northern California. Taking place from 10th - 13th October 2024 in Discovery Park, Sacramento, the event also featured headline performances from Slayer, Slipknot, and Iron Maiden.  Photo: Sam Shapiro Media. Aftershock Festival 2024 proved an explosion of energy, with Slayer, Pantera, Halestorm, Biohazard and a host of others kicking off day one of the rock and metal event. Taking place at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, from 10th - 13th October, the twelfth edition of the Danny Wimmer event is set to feature Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Mötley Crüe over its four days.  Photo: Steve Thrasher. Guns N' Roses bassist and Irish passport holder Duff McKagan has kicked off his 2024 European solo tour, with a show in Dublin on Monday night (30th September 2024). Taking place at the Academy on Middle Abbey Street, the excited Irishman declared; "I wish we could play here very fucking night!"  Geoff Tate concluded his five-date Irish run on Sunday night (29th September 2024), with an intimate gig at Galway's celebrated music and comedy venue, Róisín Dubh. Billed as his 'Greatest Hits' tour, the former Queensrÿche man played most of the songs that made his name, delivered a number of deeper cuts, and shocked by omitting one of the band's most beloved songs.  With a break in the Black Sabbath reissue series, Tony Iommi continues to delve into his past, this time with a long overdue first ever vinyl release for a pair of his most underrated works. Released in 2005 'Fused' saw the guitar legend team up with the Voice of Rock, Glenn Hughes on record for their first official collaboration in almost two decades. Also getting a rerelease is their first attempt, as 'The 1996 Dep Sessions', which originally came out in 2004.  Just how do you follow a worldwide smash? That's the difficult task that the likes of Def Leppard, U2, and Metallica have all had to answer to varying results, both creatively and commercially. In 1998, Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette found out what that was like, with her first album since the multi-million success of 'Jagged Little Pill'.  A rumble of thunder or two, an Iron Maiden Legend, a Metal Queen, a reborn Priest, and Crusaders of the realm; Stonedead 2024 had it all. Returning to Newark Showgrounds, Nottinghamshire on Saturday 24th August, the UK's best small festival was once again, a resounding triumph.  Photo: Adrian Hextall Mindhex Media. |