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Stahlsarg (18/4/25, Helgi’s, London, England, UK)

Good Friday: the perfect day to bear witness to the Suicide of God, not on the hills of Golgotha, mind you, but in the maw of Hackney, more specifically, Helgi’s, which paid host to black-metal triple bill headlined by military-history … Continue reading

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Lordi (8/4/25, Islington Assembly Hall, London, England, UK)

Fun and frolics at the monster show last fortnight as Lordi swept through the capital once again, this time to promote their new album, Limited Deadition. They brought with them Italian industrial rockers  Sick ‘n’ Beautiful, who put on quite … Continue reading

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Carpathian Forest (20/3/25, The Underworld, London, England, UK)

Last Thursday night was a black-metal triple bill down at the Underworld, with Norwegian notables Carpathian Forest, last seen by me at last year’s Incineration Fest, returned to the Big Smoke for a fully fledged headline show, bringing along London-based … Continue reading

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Descendents and Circle Jerks (15/3/25, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England, UK)

Saturday night at Shepherd’s Bush gave London a triple-bill of old-school American punk rock to throw down to, with Detroit, Michigan, punkers Negative Approach serving as support for double-headling So-Cal stalwarts the Circle Jerks and the Descendents. The former were … Continue reading

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Uriah Heep (26/2/25, London Palladium, London, England, UK)

Impressed as I was with their support slot when I saw Priest last year, and considering that this was being touted as their touring swansong, I decided to give Uriah Heep’s Magician’s Farewell tour a gander last Wednesday. Support came … Continue reading

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Deathfiend and Vultur (22/2/25, Helgi’s, London, England, UK)

After the semi-disaster that was the previous night’s Manson gig, Saturday night’s visit to Helgi’s was just the redress I needed. Having missed them on their first visit to the capital in June due to gig clashes, I made a … Continue reading

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Marilyn Manson (21/2/25, Eventim Apollo, London, England, UK)

Somewhat fittingly for a show on the infamous Antichrist Superstar’s comeback tour, this sold-out gig was memorable for both the right and wrong reasons. Before the main act came Gallic alt-rockers The Blackmordia, their set not exactly landing well with … Continue reading

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Slipknot (21/12/24, The O2 Arena, London, England, UK)

Last Saturday night saw a year’s worth of anticipation erupt in an hour and a half of moshpit finest as Iowa’s nine-headed masked monster, Slipknot, graced the capital in the second of two O2 shows concluding the UK leg of … Continue reading

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The Chameleons (7/12/24, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England, UK)

A post-punk triple bill last Saturday night, with me revisiting a couple of familiar acts plus one never seen live before. First came a familiar band, Statesiders Vision Video, with a new keyboardist (complete with fishnets and teddy bear mascots) … Continue reading

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Mirai no MRDA: An Infernal Futurespective

And so, lushes and reprobates, we arrive in the year 2015 with nary a hoverboard or flying car in sight. I’ve felt kinda cheated ever since this century/millennium began, waiting for the 21st-century space age speculated by many an 80s … Continue reading

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