Category Archives: The UK

Dethklok (21/6/25, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England, UK)

Getting a ticket to this Deathklok’s midsummer Saturday show was a bit of a nightmare, as I remember, having to do the ticket-site dash ‘n’ reftash only to initially come up nought. By happenstance, however, I managed to secure myself … Continue reading

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Power Trip (19/6/25, Electric Ballroom, London, England, UK)

Bar the hassle of having to queue on Camden’s high street for an hour, subject to all the annoying passers-by, Thursday night was pretty no-nonsense as far as gigs go: two crossover-thrash acts from two different sides of the pond … Continue reading

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Nine Inch Nails (18/6/25, The O2 Arena, London, England, UK)

Wednesday night’s Nine Inch Nails gig was one much anticipated, given that I hadn’t seen Trent and co. live since 2007 and had to fight the AXS algo like hell to wrest a ticket from its maw. As such, I … Continue reading

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The Sisters of Mercy (26/5/25, Roundhouse, London, England, UK)

My bank holiday, and half-birthday, gig had been a much anticipated one for me. Having first seen The Sisters of Mercy back in 2023, I’d been looking forward to a follow-up, especially in light of talk and footage indicating that … Continue reading

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Bewitcher/Devastator/Fracture Point (24/5/25, The Black Heart, London, England, UK)

Since checking out the first three albums in their discography, I’d been eagerly, eagerly waiting for a chance to see Portland “black magick” speedsters Bewitcher on stage, and on Saturday night, it finally arrived, in all its full-throated, riff-coated glory, … Continue reading

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Lene Lovich (17/5/25, Downstairs at the Dome, London, England, UK)

Downstairs at the Dome was hit by a quirky new wave last Saturday thanks to Lene Lovich and her plucky band. They were heralded, once again, by Anglo–Argentinian electropoppers SHH and by an act hitherto unknown to me, percussion-heavy goth-hymnalists … Continue reading

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Go West (8/4/25, London Palladium, London, England, UK)

I almost bailed on seeing Go West at the London Palladium, two Thursdays ago, partly on account of one of the vocalists, Richard Drummie, having to sit out proceedings due to illnessAlmost. In the end, I’m glad I didn’t. Johnny … Continue reading

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Inhuman Nature (2/5/25, Downstairs at the Dome, London, England, UK)

May’s series of gigs kicked off last fortnight with some crossover-thrash brutality courtesy of London upstarts Inhuman Nature, who commenced their Greater Than Death tour with a hometown release show for their album of the same name. Having seen them … Continue reading

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Sidious and Vorga (23/4/25, The Black Heart, London, England, UK)

The first show in the Cosmic Insurrection tour on the month’s penultimate Wednesday was the perfect cap-off to my distinctly black-metal April of gigs. At least that’s what I’m typing in another universe, where things didn’t go arse over tit. … Continue reading

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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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