I’ve been a fan of King Diamond (and Mercyful Fate) for as long as I’ve been a fan of heavy metal, which is close to 20 years. As a kid and living in Brazil, I couldn’t attend King Diamond’s or Mercyful Fate’s concerts in the [...]
‘I have an idea, let’s start a band centered around Vikings and tour the world for 25 years’. It sounds like a drunken idea you’d have one night with your mates. But that’s exactly what Amon Amarth have [...]
To have been present at the Lacuna Coil 119 Show in London‘s o2 Forum, Kentishtown, was to have been part of something spectacular and momentous. Celebrating twenty years of music on a stage remoulded into a tainted circus tent, the [...]
One of the things I really love is live DVDs. And one thing that Steven Wilson has demonstrated many times is that he puts out excellent live DVDs. Whether it be with Porcupine Tree or as a solo artist, his live mixes sound every bit as good as the [...]
‘Lamentations’, ‘The Roundhouse Tapes’, ‘Royal Albert Hall’, and now ‘Garden of the Titans’. If anyone knows how to do a live album, it’s Opeth. As any member of the cult of Opeth will know, [...]
Some nights are just pure magic, and music lovers know this. Years and lives can be enriched by what may very well be a once in a lifetime event. Alter Bridge Live at The Royal Albert Hall featuring The Parallax Orchestra was indeed one of these [...]
There are few artists in modern progressive music more respected and acclaimed than legendary madman Devin Townsend. And when it was announced that his long running Devin Townsend Project was coming to a close, it was a sad day indeed for prog fans. [...]
After the release of their excellent LP “Affinity” in 2015, Haken have spent most of the time touring around the world and delighting fans, new and old, with their diverse and delightful discography. The recent tour commemorates their ten [...]
