Another year with a line-up of both up-and-coming artists as well as more established bands, based around the punk, emo and metal music scene at Slam Dunk Festival 2019. Every year around the May Bank Holiday, Slam Dunk Festival takes place in usually three cities in the UK being Leeds, Hartfield and Birmingham, presenting bothContinue reading “Slam Dunk Festival 2019”
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Chapter And Verse – Thousand Island, London
Chapter And Verse just finished their first ever headlining tour in the UK and it was a blast. The London based alt-rock quintet comprising vocalist Josh Carter, both guitarists Darren Gosling and Ash Morton, bassist Jonny Hopwood and drummer Kevin Miller just released their first EP ‘Glow’ (2019, self-released) in January before hitting the roadContinue reading “Chapter And Verse – Thousand Island, London”
Carcer City – Final gig at the Black Heart
Fare well, Carcer City. The Liverpool based metalcore band Carcer City headed out on tour for the last time as they decided to call it an end with the last stop of the fare-well-tour being the Black Heart in Camden. After twelve years of being a band and two full-length albums, Patch (vocals), LewyContinue reading “Carcer City – Final gig at the Black Heart”
Dream State – The Underworld, Camden
Dream State headed to the Underworld in Camden and played a sold-out headlining show. The Welsh alt-rock quintet comprising vocalist CJ, both guitarists Aled Rhys Evans and Rhys Wilcox, bassist Danny Rayer and drummer Jamie Lee just released their latest single ‘Hand In Hand’ (2019, UNFD) before heading out on their March / AprilContinue reading “Dream State – The Underworld, Camden”
Emmure – o2 Academy Islington
Emmure headed to the o2 Academy Islington. The American metalcore band Emmure formed in 2003 and currently comprise vocalist Frankie Palmeri, guitarist Joshua Travis, drummer Josh Miller and bassist Phil Locket. So far they released seven full-length albums of which the last one was ‘Look At Yourself’ in 2017 via Sharptone Records. Musically, theContinue reading “Emmure – o2 Academy Islington”
From Inside – The Black Heart, Camden
From Inside headed to The Black Heart for their first headlining show in London. The Liverpool based alternative metal band From Inside formed in late 2016 and self-released two EP’s, being ‘The New Era’ (2017, self-release) and ‘When I’m Breathing Without You’ (2018, self-released). Since vocalist Simon Mora decided to step back from hisContinue reading “From Inside – The Black Heart, Camden”
Holding Absence – Underworld, Camden
Holding Absence ended their first run of UK headlining shows at the Underworld in Camden with an unforgettable show! The Welsh emotive hardcore quintet from Cardiff just released their highly anticipated self-titled debut album ‘Holding Absence’ via Sharptone Records and played a couple of UK headlining shows to support the release. Lucas (vocals), JamesContinue reading “Holding Absence – Underworld, Camden”
Bring Me The Horizon – acoustic gig at Pryzm, Kingston
Bring Me The Horizon visited London for a intimate acoustic set and Q&A at Banquet Records Kingston upon Thames. The British alternative rockers are well known for their experimental reinventions of their sounds. Their latest album release ‘Amo’ turned number one and is a well-crafted piece of art with a mix of influences fromContinue reading “Bring Me The Horizon – acoustic gig at Pryzm, Kingston”
Mike Shinoda – Roundhouse, Camden
Mike Shinoda headlined the Roundhouse as part of his solo tour. Since Chester Bennington’s (Linkin Park) passing in 2017, the American singer-songwriter and Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda processed his grief and thoughts with music. As result, he released a very honest, raw and emotional EP named ‘Post Traumatic (2018, Warner Bros. Records) andContinue reading “Mike Shinoda – Roundhouse, Camden”
Holding Absence – Banquet Records, Kingston
Holding Absence played a cosy acoustic set at Banquet Records Kingston to support their upcoming album! The Cardiff based emotive hardcore band Holding Absence, comprising of vocalist Lucas Woodland, both guitarists Chris Smitheram and Scott Carey, drummer Ashley Green and bassist James Joseph, hit the road to play a few acoustic shows priorContinue reading “Holding Absence – Banquet Records, Kingston”
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