Live

Steve Vai - College Street Music Hall, New Haven, Connecticut - 1 November 2022. In a packed venue, patrons were sitting, mesmerized by the maestro on the stage. Photo: @ shannonwilk_ @stevevaihimself

Bury Tomorrow - August Burns Red - Novelists. The LCR, Norwich - 31 October 2022. Photo: @lawrence89_photography @augustburnsred @burytomorrow @novelists

Kiefer Sutherland - Live at The 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire - 30 October 2022. His honest, straight-to-the-heart music and charm make it a night to remember. Photo: @rock_pixs Words: @kahmel_farahani @kiefersutherland @themarcford

Smashing Pumpkins, Our Lady Peace, Poppy - Scotiabank Arena. 24 October 2022. A truly magnificent and majestic performance for the ages that I didn't see coming. @ smashingpumpkins Photo: @melaniewebsterphotography Words: @mathematicaljester

Cradle Of Filth - Alcest - Naraka - The Marble Factory.Photo: @photos.bygeoo @cradleoffilth @alcestofficial @naraka.official

Papa Shango – The Six Six Bar, Cambridge - 22 October 2022. Rock 'n' roll, reinvented by brilliant and dangerous minds... an edge just on the right side of risk. @papashangomusic @pmonkhouse1

Live Review - Cats In Space - Matt Mitchell & the Coldhearts - SUB89 Reading - 26 October 2022. The intensity of the performance positively sparkled with stardust. Photo: @rock_pixs @cats_in_space_rock_band @mmitchellmusic @liz_medhurst

Blue Öyster Cult - The OVO Hydro, Glasgow - 22 October 2022. This meeting of rock behemoths in the UK would have been a bill that had audiences going crazy back in the seventies and eighties. Photo: @ya_cheng_photography @deeppurple_official @blue.oyster.cult_

Billy Idol - OVO Arena, Wembley 19 October 2022. One of the greatest and most life-affirming shows on earth. This truly is rock ‘n’ roll. @billyidol

The London Palladium is hosting a rather special solo show. It's not hard to see why. This is the first international show for CMFT, Corey Taylor's solo project

Gig review. Accept - Too Mean To Die - Phoenix Concert Hall, Toronto - 16 October 2022. No Mark Tornillo, but this unique situation turned into something cool. @acceptworldwide Words and Photo: @taylorcamphotos

King Buffalo - Atsuko Chiba - Velvet Underground, Toronto - 13 October 2022. What an absolutely special night with special people and special bands. @atsukochiba @kingbuffaloband @melaniewebsterphotography @mathematicaljester

Another unforgettable evening beckoned at the fantastic KK's Steel Mill, with three brilliant bands in H.E.A.T, Mason Hill and Collateral, gracing the stage. @heatsweden @masonhillofficial @collateralrocks Photography: @andyshaw16 KK's Steel Mill - 15 October 2022

Godsmack - The Raven Age - Gig review - O2 Academy, Birmingham - 12 October 2022. It's been a long time, Birmingham. Glad we are back in your part of the world." Words and photography: @andyshaw16 @godsmack @theravenage

Gig review - Monster Truck - Those Damn Crows - Islington Assembly Hall. A great show but also a phenomenal lineup. Rock n' roll is dead? Don't get me started. @ilovemonstertruck @thosedamncrows Words: @monty_sewell Photo: @robert_sutton_photography

Alice In Chains first tour in three years rolled into the Washington DC suburbs for a mid-week show of their powerful music that reminded everyone of just what they had been missing. @aliceinchains Photography: @oddrocker88

Anthrax, Municipal Waste, Sworn Enemy - O2 Academy, Bristol. 6 October 2022.Anthrax still excite most in the live setting. The crown of Thrash Metal sits with them.Words: @hutchie224 Photography: @photos.bygeoo @anthrax @scottianthrax @municipalwaste @swornenemynyc

LIVE REPORT. Parkway Drive, While She Sleeps, Lorna Shore. Lorna Shore. Cardiff International Arena, 3 October 2022. @parkwaydriveofficial @whileshesleeps @lornashore Photo: @photos.bygeoo Words: @hutchie224