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Ripping into the Islington night [Night Ranger]

29/03/2015

Hardcore fans packed out the venue whilst the band hit the stage with a mighty explosion of raw power. Night Ranger...

Deadly Particles at KOKO [Starset]

22/03/2015

For those of us who have stared into alien eyes, we got the message. ...

The Rezillos attack every fibre of your being

09/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”P/dropcapresented in glorious 3D THING-O-RAMA, a live stream of B-Movie horror was intercepted from outer space and beamed directly into The...

Jackie Chan-loving metalcore Alaskans : 36 Crazyfists

08/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”’With/dropcap the new album a cathartic cry from vocalist Brock Lindow, following the death of his mother… grief never sounded...

No pleading nor voodoo but only tight riffs and impassioned howls

02/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”L/dropcap ooking forward to the first proper metal of 2015, the line up of Shvpes, All Hail the Yeti and the incomparable 36 Crazyfists was...

The Carnabys

28/02/2015

Reviving the beatnik boho spirit of old London, The Carnabys entertain the Garage regulars. Photos...

No shades of grey here, it’s pure high definition vibrovision

19/02/2015

The Greasy Slicks are a headline act, even if security doesn’t recognize their drummer....

JD McPherson / The Cactus Blossoms : Islington Assembly Halls [Live]

04/02/2015

An authentic rock and roll, rockabilly and rhythm and blues sound that sounded great...

Loitered Lens : JD McPherson

01/02/2015

Rockabilly blues from Oklahoma, photos of JD McPherson at Islington Assembly Halls, January 2015...

Pretty Vicious

30/01/2015

Pretty Vicious: four disaffected indie teenagers eager to put their hormone-fuelled stain on the music scene...

Loitered Lens : Kreator

18/01/2015

No frills full-on hardcore metal. Photos of Kreator at the HMV Forum, London...

Loitered Lens : Arch Enemy

11/01/2015

Photos of Arch Enemy at the HMV Forum, London...

Kreator, HMV Forum [Live]

05/01/2015

No frills full-on hardcore metal is what long-established Kreator delivered to the baying HMV Forum audience...

Loitered Lens : Hacktivist

21/12/2014

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”B/dropcap-Boy posturing and errant guitars, tech-metal-grime-rock hybrid Hactivist performed a bruising show at London’s 02 Academy on...

Loitered Lens : Portico

14/12/2014

The sublunary tones of an album featuring vocal performances from Jamie Woon, Jonno McCleery and Alt-J's Joe Newman found their complement in the atmospheric setting...

Loitered Lens : Avatar

02/12/2014

Photos of Avatar (band) live at London's Islington Academy, Nov. 27th ...

Loitered Lens: The Dough Rollers

23/11/2014

Drowning out the critics with a drop of Dublin's finest distilled malt, The Dough Rollers rock the Apollo...

Loitered Lens : In Flames / Wovenwar / While She Sleeps

16/11/2014

Capturing the frenzy at the Shepherd's Bush Empire...

Billy Idol : Hammersmith Apollo

11/11/2014

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcaphe Birmingham Mail said, “Idol lacks Cliff Richard’s ability to communicate as one with an audience”. Well if...

The Hold Steady / So So Glos

08/11/2014

Non-violent, no frills hard hitting (musically) rock and roll on a school night...

In Flames, Wovenwar and While She Sleeps. Shepherd’s Bush Empire

04/11/2014

Entering the fray with a blistering intro, In Flames demonstrated what an experienced metal band should sound like....

U.K. Subs : The Flag, Watford

10/10/2014

Witness a man who has defied time and will surely rock till he drops. UK Subs at the Flag, Watford...

Reeves Gabrels and his Imaginary Fr13nds [Live]

09/10/2014

Just someone else’s guitarist? Not a chance. Gabrels is every inch a worthy frontman. ...

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Loitered Lens : Josh Flowers and the Wild

05/10/2014

Hard hitting, bluesy, folky rock with the hint of a shanty bellowed out like a broadside of canon towards the crowd....

Legendary Shack Shakers UK Tour

03/10/2014

The Shack Shakers will be riling up their legion British fans from the 21st to 27th October, rounding things neatly off at London’s iconic 100 Club....