Gig Reviews

Metal 2 The Masses, Colchester. Final. Mechromorph, Collected, Regicide, Existentialist, Beyond Extinction. Existentialist win through to Bloodstock.Photography: @lawrence89_photography @bloodstockopenair @existentialist.uk

Hellfest 2022 returns with a marathon double Heavy Metal edition featuring 350 artists on six stages over an extended weekend.This is the MetalTalk live blog.

From beginning to end, Ghost deliver a masterclass in anthemic and glamorous Heavy Metal at Hellfest. Plus Airbourne and Steel Panther.@thebandghost @airbourne @steelpanther @kahmel_farahani Photography: @ya_cheng_photography

With a distinctive preference for psychedelic octopuses, Mastodon attack the Hellfest 2022 stage just as they attack their instruments.@danybass18 reports. @mastodonrocks @hellfestopenair #hellfest Photo: @ya_cheng_photography

Live Review. Billy Talent - Islington O2 Academy, London, 16 June 2022. Photography and words: @lawrence89_photographyAbly supported by Tigress, Billy Talent give masterclass of punk rock goodness in London. @billytalentband @wearetigress

Could you ever expect a dull moment with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes? The answer is no, and this is especially true at Hellfest 2022.Photography: @ya_cheng_photography @frankcarter23 @andtherattlesnakes @danybass18 @hellfestopenair #Hellfest

Review. 11 June 2022 The inaugural Orange Loop Rock Festival. Doro, Slaughter, Chevelle and Great White shine on Day TwoPhoto: @shannonwilk_ @orangelooprockfest @markslaughterofficial

It is Welcome To Rockville Day Two, the sun is up, and we are ready to rumble.With such a jam-packed schedule of absolute class Heavy Metal acts, there is so much to look forward to that one feels like a child in a candy store when presented with a pick 'n mix.#WelcomeToRockville @danybass18 @welcometorockville @sevendustofficial

Download Festival 2022. MetalTalk reports from Download. The Last Internationale, Alestorm, Tremonti and Volbeat on Sunday 12 June.@downloadfest Photo: @thelastinternationale by @stuartisteed_photography @montysewellmusic

Welcome to Rockville returns to the Daytona Speedway in Florida, and, as by tradition, officially opens the Danny Wimmer Presents chain of festivals.#WelcomeToRockville @danybass18

10 June 2022 marked the first day of the inaugural Orange Loop Rock Festival. Words and Photography: @shannonwilk_Rockstar Tribute Friday kicked off with East Side Steven And The Asbury Jacks, @thefourhorsemenofficial @ozzmosis_ny

Download Festival 2022. MetalTalk reports from Download. @downloadfest Photo: @bush by @stuartisteed_photographyDirty Honey, The Raven Age, Those Damn Crows, Black Label Society, Bush and Shinedown, Sarurday 11 June. @montysewellmusic

Concert/gig review - Steve Vai, The Academy, Dublin, 10 June 2022. @stevevaihimself Photo: @danbutlerphotographyTen years on from his last visit to Dublin, the spellbinding Steve Vai makes his long-awaited return to the capital in support of his remarkable new album Inviolate. @brian_boyle_72

Download 2022. Airbourne. Donington.A rip-roaring extravaganza that saw beer thrown, sweat dripped, and an unfathomable abundance of energy shot out from the stage.

Concert/Gig review. Black Label Society, The Electric Ballroom - 7 June 2022.BLS deliver a pre-Download thunderous celebration of Heavy Metal in Camden. Words: @kahmel_farahani Photography: @rock_pixs @blacklabelsocietyofficial @zakkwyldebls @electricballroomcamden

Concert/gig Review: Eric Gales, Dom Martin at The Crescent, York - 5 June Photography: @simonanleyphotography"It means the world to us to share positive energies and have a good time," Gales says. @ericgalesband @musicdommartin

Gig/concert review. Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, 4ft Fingers, Pinc Louds. O2 Academy Islington, 2 June '22.A fun and energetic evening, The Queen would be proud. Photography: @mopixrocks @gimmegimmesband @4ftfingersofficial @pinclouds

Live gig/concert review - Jeff Beck – Royal Albert Hall - 31 May 2022. An extraordinary and sublime evening.@jeffbeckofficial @johnnydepp @pmonkhouse1