My focus in music has always been drums and great drummers. Tonight therefore was unmissable because the legendary Dave Lombardo is in town with his current band PHILM to support the release of their second studio album, ‘Fire From The Evening Sun’. Words: Johnny Churchill: Pictures: Sean Cameron PHILM are …

The chances of Deep Purple reuniting with Ritchie Blackmore look as far away as they ever were after three members of the current and mark II line-ups scotched the suggestion. Deep Purple 2016 During the SiriusXM Town Hall show on Tuesday, August 29th, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice and Roger Glover …

Guns N Roses were kicked off the stage on Friday night at the Reading festival, after they continued to play after their curfew, even though they had negotiated an extra thirty minutes to their set. A message from festival chief Melvin Benn reads as below: “After failing to take to …

On Saturday 11th August 2007 a young girl was walking through a park with her boyfriend, on her way to a destination she would never make. Instead she ended up in a coma and on 24th August, thirteen years ago today, she lost her battle and her family let her …

Scream For Me Sarajevo, the documentary film about when Bruce Dickinson and his Skunkworks band played in war-torn Sarajevo, last night scooped the Special Jury Prize for Documentary Films, the Human Rights Award and the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film after it premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival last …

In This Moment are in full swing. They have been on the road since April headlining the ‘Half God, Half Devil’ tour and recently dropped album number six, titled ‘Ritual’. Forming in 2005 this Metalcore outfit from Los Angeles, CA have lit up stages with a stunning brand of imagery …

When it comes to giving out awards to the most hardest working band then that accolade must certainly fall to Vintage Trouble who for the past year have been touring endlessly. Vintage Trouble – ‘1 Hopeful Rd’ Album Launch – ReNY, Tokyo, Japan Words: Mark Taylor Performing in arenas with …

Chicago heavy rockers Soil were formed in 1997 but didn’t find mainstream success until the release of their second album ‘Scars’ in 2001 which featured the hit single ‘Halo’. Original vocalist Ryan McCombs left in 2004 to be replaced by A J Cavalier who remained with the band until 2010 …

PIPPA LANG spends a weekend at London’s 02 Arena in the company of IRON MAIDEN, and lives to tell the tale of thirty years on the edge of the Maiden Family, with references to the ‘hilarious debacle’ of her first interview with the band in 1980. Words: Pippa Lang “Of …

The story started when Axl Rose allegedly posted on his Twitter account, claiming the band were cancelling all shows. A hacker is said to have broken into the account of Axl Rose and used his account to break the news, however organisers say the tweet, which asked fans to contact show …