Concert reviews

Frank Iero may have coined the genre of CoatCore, but if nobody has yet claimed the title of groove-punk, then that award definitely has to go to Floridian quartet Set It Off! Their sun-drenched, upbeat melodies came shining into my musical sphere only last Wednesday, at the Manchester show of their UK co-headliner with With […]

The choice of headliners at this year’s Slam Dunk has been one of the best ever, making choosing which band to see to round off the night an incredibly difficult decision. However, on paper, there appeared to be only one choice- a band with a long history, a hugely influential role in the world of […]

The room which last year hosted the Kerrang! Fresh Blood Stage, which has now been rebranded as the RockSound Breakout Stage for this year’s festival, is a room full of new discoveries for me, as the place where I discovered With Confidence at their first UK festival after their support run for As It Is […]

After a quick pit stop for food and a quick loo break, it was time for the set that I was in equal parts excited and terrified for: Bury Tomorrow, a five piece metalcore band from Southampton whose live shows, rumour has it, can get pretty rowdy! I’d been joking with some friends earlier in […]

Beartooth made their glorious return to The Netherlands for their first proper Dutch headliner show, attended by 1.000+ people in an almost sold out Effenaar. The band was scheduled to perform in Dynamo, which capacity is only 550, but as the demand was phenomenal, Beartooth got an upgrade rather soon. As support acts, Beartooth brought […]

There aren’t many bands that you can see twice in one week and have just as much fun the second time around as you did the first, but Australian born pop punkers With Confidence definitely passed that test! One of my favourite live bands, the enigmatic quartet consisting of vocalist and bassist Jayden Seeley, guitarists […]