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KNOTFEST MEETS HELLFEST 2019

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As team MetalTalk touch down in France, this promises to be a historic day in Heavy Metal as today marks the first time that Knotfest makes its way to Europe. Words: Kahmel Farahani,...

THE SKYNYRD NATION COMES OUT IN FORCE FOR THE FINAL SCOTTISH PERFORMANCE

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Legendary Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd are in the country to say farewell to their UK fanbase with four arena dates as part of their ongoing 'Last Of The Survivors' Farewell Tour. It's...

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS NEITHER DEAD OR FOR SALE IN TRIUMPHANT LONDON SHOW

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Tonight Seattle rockers The Walking Papers kick off proceedings at The Kentish Town Forum. With a sax and keyboard player either side, the six-piece band certainly have a fine layered sound that...

STEVIE NIMMO GOES DOWN A STORM IN EDINBURGH

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It can be a curse as well as boon being part of a rock'n'roll family. Glasgow's Stevie Nimmo is one half of The Nimmo Brothers with his younger sibling Alan, now doing...

THE CHAINS ARE ON IN LONDON AS LAST IN LINE KEEP LEGACIES VITAL

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Last In Line and Diamond Head Rock The O2 Academy Islington in an Unforgettable Night of Metal and Nostalgia. Tonight the Metalheads were in for a treat.

NEW JERSEY’S FINEST BRING THE X FACTOR AND PROG METAL SYMPHONY TO LONDON

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Forging utopia in sight and sound, and returning to the road after almost three years absence with an extensive European tour, Symphony X blitzed the ballroom with a sweet, blockbusting show of...

STYX LIGHT UP A RED STORM AT THE PALLADIUM

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The Palladium was a theatre of musical paradise as AOR titans Styx delivered a thrilling show of rock at the House of Bruce. Words: Andy Rawll, Pictures: Robert Sutton Better still, this was first...

WEMBLEY GIVES WAY TO ALICE IN CHAINS

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After last year's insane, sweaty, classics laden gig at Shepherd's Bush Empire, I was intrigued to see how AiC would warm up Wembley and as sure as a Seattle rain shower, they...

GOV’T MULE’S SOUL SHINES ON TYNESIDE

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It's hard to believe that it's been fourteen years since southern rock legends, Gov't Mule, last graced the stage in Newcastle over at the City Hall back in 2005. Their return was...

JIMMIE VAUGHAN BRINGS A WAVE OF TRUE TEXAN HEAT TO DINGWALLS

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Older sibling of late star Stevie Ray, Jimmie Vaughan is an absolute icon in his own right. Words: Dany Jones, Pictures: Aggie Anthimidou The Vaughan brothers are no strangers to the limelight and extensive...

COLLATERAL MAKE THE BORDERLINE FEEL LIKE THE ODEON

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Cleverly combining the cocksurety of the rock of 80s Sunset Strip with full-fat, pumped-up Nashville-fringed swagger, Collateral offer significant cross-over appeal with their compelling 'Four Shot' EP already wreaking havoc on the...

SKINDRED ARE A ROCK’N’ROLL WARM UP MACHINE IN GLASGOW

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Ragga punk Metal party boys Skindred are used to tearing up club venues all around the UK while US Metal giants Disturbed have been an arena band for some time. Fate had...

SAMANTHA FISH IS HERE FOR GOOD WITH LOTS MORE TO COME

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Word is getting out about Samantha Fish, fuelled by constantly touring and receiving fistfuls of awards in the past couple of years. Most dates on this UK leg of the tour are...

EXIT EDEN TAKE THEIR FANS TO HEAVEN IN THE NETHERLANDS

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Metal female vocal supergroup Exit Eden caused a bit of a stir with the release of their debut album, 'Rhapsodies In Black', in 2017. They broke all the rules of Metal by...

A PERFECT EVENING WITH DEVIN TOWNSEND AT BUSH HALL

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Very Devy, Very 'umble. Musical polymath and genre-melding magician Devin Townsend wove his spell in this intimate and unplugged performance of soul-bearing allure. Words: Andy Rawll, Pictures: Trudi Knight His latest album, 'Empath', is...

PAPA ROACH ELEVATE THEIR STATUS AT THE FORUM

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Amongst the pioneers of a crossover genre embracing skater punk, hip hop, heavy rock and rap, Papa Roach certainly require no introduction. Words: Dany Jones, Pictures: Aggie Anthimidou The Californian rockers entered the scene...

NOTHING MORE SHOW THIS IS THEIR TIME AT THE FORUM

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Seems that after the initial struggles, including going through several line-up changes, Nothing More have finally found the winning formula. Once the original drummer Johnny Hawkins decided to take matters in hand...

THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK’N’ROLL RETURNS TO GLASGOW WITH MOTT THE HOOPLE

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Fans of legendary seventies rockers Mott The Hoople have been delighted by the occasional reunion gigs performed by the band in recent years. The rare chance to see a line-up including Ian...
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