Kahmel Farahani

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Kahmel Farahani has been a music writer for almost a decade, writing for different independent blogs and publications before finding his home at MetalTalk in 2018.


Now working full-time in the music and media business in accounts management, Kahmel also plays guitar and has been known to jump up with London Metal institution MetalWorks on a Sunday night.

Saxon / Hammersmith feels like a tribute to the undying nature of NWOBHM

Saxon, Uriah Heep, Girlschool, Diamond Head played Hammersmith Eventim Apollo on 29 January 2022. A truly formidable lineup, see the review and photos at MetalTalk. @saxon.official @uriahheepofficial @diamond_head_official #Girlschool

Kahmel Farahani / 2021 memories in Heavy Metal

My abiding memory of 2021 was the feeling of the world returning to some semblance of normality and, in particular, the restarting of live music. Here are the highlights from @kahmel_farahani

Chip Z’Nuff / “We kept these antibiotics in case anybody caught anything”

Chip Z'Nuff talks about the early years of Enuff Z'Nuff, touring with Badlands, the emergence of Grunge, and working with Steven Adler for six years. @EnuffZnuff

Chip Z’Nuff / “Show me a band without influences, and I’ll show you a musician that hasn’t written one note”

Chip Z'Nuff talks about the new album from Enuff Z’Nuff, Hardrock Nite. @EnuffZnuff

Kip Winger could keep London rocking until the small hours

As Winger are in the midst of writing and recording their highly anticipated seventh studio album, frontman Kip Winger took a short break and made it over to the UK for a...

Matt Pearce, Mike Ross and Daniel Leigh light up The Grace

Matt Pearce and The Mutiny and The Mike Ross Band played a double headline show at The Grace, upstairs at The Garage in Highbury on 9 November 2021. Words: Kahmel Farahani Photography: Tracey McBride and Al...

Michael Schenker / A superb night from a Heavy Metal legend still at the top of his game

A gig that has been over a year in the making, Michael Schenker has finally been able to return to London's Shepherd's Bush Empire to celebrate his 50th anniversary in music. With...

Black Stone Cherry deliver good vibes from Kentucky at the Royal Albert Hall

Tonight The Royal Albert Hall plays host to a special double bill of Anglo-American blues-rock, and with fans snaking around the corner to line up for merchandise, it has all the makings...

Robert Jon & The Wreck are absolutely mesmerising in London

There was a rather special evening for blues-rock fans all over London, as The 100 Club saw Robert Jon & The Wreck and Troy Redfern deliver a fantastic evening at the hot...

George Lynch / Seamless Is Such A Rich Album

Despite being one of the most influential and revered guitarists of the last 50 years, this is George Lynch's first fully instrumental solo album. Originally written as part of a band project,...

Kahmel Farahani

WRITER
Kahmel Farahani has been a music writer for almost a decade, writing for different independent blogs and publications before finding his home at MetalTalk in 2018.


Now working full-time in the music and media business in accounts management, Kahmel also plays guitar and has been known to jump up with London Metal institution MetalWorks on a Sunday night.
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