Decca Records Imprint Deram Looks Back on British Prog, Folk & Blues' Rise with Psych! Compilation.25/6/2024 Celebrating the rise of prog, folk and blues, Psych! is a brand new compilation from Decca records imprint Deram that charts the then nascent label's venture at the birth of the genres. Covering the years 1966 - 1974, the 64 song 3CD set - or 2LP condensed version - is available from 21st June 2024.
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Copenhell 2024; Machine Head, Tool & More Rock Denmark's Post-Apocalyptic Metal Spectacle.23/6/2024 Copenhagen's annual Copenhell festival has taken place in the Danish capital, with Bruce Dickinson, Limp Bizkit and Machine Head among the acts to wow crowds at the sell-out event. Taking place from 19th - 22nd June 2024, Copenhell 2024 marked the thirteenth outing for Denmark's biggest metal fest.
To reference the old advertising campaign from Belfast in the 1990s, it had "the buzz" at Wednesday's (12th June 2024) edition of this year's Belsonic at the huge Ormeau Park in the city. The city hasn't seen this much raw energy in years as Nova Twins, Tom Morello and Limp Bizkit all played to a packed crowd.
The headlines may have screamed about the sadly inevitable stormy weather, but there was much more to Download 2024 than an admittedly colossal mud fest. From Mike Patton taunting with Spandau Ballet to a "fucked up" Joshua Homme, and Pantera's first UK gig in 23 years, this year's Download Festival was a triumph against the odds.
Cavalera blasted away the years on Thursday night (14th June 2024), with a set of proto-thrash and speed metal that focused solely on the brothers' roots. Featuring material from the earliest days of Sepultura, brothers Max and Iggor proved an unstoppable force at Dublin's Academy.
In a recent somewhat misleading headline it was claimed that "Billy Corgan doesn't want to play fan favourites at Smashing Pumpkins gigs", however on Monday night (10th June 2024) in Dublin's 3Arena, that proved to the contrary, as the US behemoths delivered a set crammed with their best know songs. With Weezer filling out the special guests slot, this was a dream bill for '90s alt-rock and grunge fans.
It's taken an eternity to get here, but the material from Black Sabbath's Tony Martin-fronted era is finally getting a rerelease. Comprising of 'Headless Cross', 'Tyr', 'Cross Purposes', and 'Forbidden', 'Anno Domini 1989 - 1995' collects together all but one of the band's albums featuring the singer that drummer Cozy Powell once called the best Black Sabbath ever had.
More than a quarter of a century since his last U.K. jaunt, Bruce Dickinson was back on stage with his solo band, for a show in Manchester on Sunday night (19th May 2024). Taking place at the city's Academy venue, the barnstormer proved more than just a support for recent album 'The Mandrake Project', but a reclaiming of his solo career.
Back in Belfast for the first time since 2013 on Thursday night (9th May 2024), Bruce Springsteen proved exactly why he's one of the most revered and respected artists in the world, with an incendiary three-hour show that took in tracks from across his fifty-year career. Together with the incredible seventeen-piece E Street Band, the Boss took to the stage on the hottest day of the year so far, in Boucher Road Playing Fields.
Guitar Hero Slash kicked off his 'The River is Rising' tour at the 3Arena in Dublin on Thursday night (28th March 2024), along with Myles Kennedy, and his Conspirators backing band. With a night focusing on material away from his day job in Guns n' Roses, there were also a few deep cuts in the two-hour set.
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