Fury | Billesley Rock Club, Birmingham |
Luke Appleton's Power Trio | 22nd December 2022 |
Review to follow. |
Quireboys | Islington Academy |
15th December 2022 | |
Skipped. |
Blind River | The Black Heart |
The Sonic Gypsy | 8th December 2022 |
Skipped. |
Powerwolf | The Roundhouse |
Warkings | 29th November 2022 |
Review to follow. |
Nightwish | Wembley Arena |
Beast In Black | 21st November 2022 |
Turmion Kätilöt | |
Review to follow. |
Freedom Call | The Underworld |
Dendera | 12th November 2022 |
Skipped. |
Sonata Arctica | Islington Assembly Hall |
Eleine | 31st October 2022 |
Skipped. |
Cellar Darling | The Dome |
Black Orchid Empire | 29th October 2022 |
Kassogtha | |
Skipped. |
Kingdom Of Madness | The 100 Club |
28th October 2022 | |
Skipped. |
Chez Kane | Islington Academy 2 |
Black Diamonds | 27th October 2022 |
Skipped. |
Imperial Age | The Dome |
26th October 2022 | |
Cancelled due to visa issues. |
Skid Row | The Forum |
Winger | 24th October 2022 |
Phil X & The Drills | |
Collateral | |
Skipped. |
Seven Sisters | Camden Assembly |
Hitten | 23rd October 2022 |
Parish | |
Skipped. |
Billy Idol | Wembley Arena |
Television | 19th October 2022 |
Toyah | |
Skipped. |
Angel Nation | Scruffy Murphy's, Birmingham |
Control The Storm | 15th October 2022 |
Skipped. |
Amaranthe | The Forum |
Beyond The Black | 12th October 2022 |
Butcher Babies | |
Ad Infinitum | |
Skipped. |
Florence Black | The Asylum, Birmingham |
Häxan | 7th October 2022 |
Fury | |
Skipped. |
Visions Of Atlantis | The Underworld |
Xandria | 4th October 2022 |
Ye Banished Privateers | |
Skipped. |
Power Metal Quest Fest | |
Symphonity | The Asylum, Birmingham |
Sellword | 1st October 2022 |
Battle Born | |
Tiberius | |
The Silent Rage | |
Rites To Ruin | |
Fellowship | |
ironside | |
Review to follow. |
Kim Wilde | The Palladium |
China Crisis | 27th September 2022 |
Skipped. I really wanted to go to this one, but the fact that it was all seated tipped the balance for me, and I gave it a miss. |
Midge Ure | The Roundhouse |
India Electric Company | 24th September 2022 |
Review to follow. |
Thy Catafalque | The Underworld |
Rïcïnn | 15th September 2022 |
Skipped. |
Battle Beast | Islington Academy |
Future Palace | 14th September 2022 |
Skipped. |
Gloryhammer | Electric Brixton |
Brothers Of Metal | 11th September 2022 |
Arion | |
Skipped. |
International Women Of Rock | |
Temperance | Islington Academy |
Edge Of Paradise | 28th August 2022 |
Hellcats | |
Carved | |
The show was moved from The Underworld as originally billed to Islington Academy. But I skipped this one anyway. |
Lillian Axe | The Underworld |
Riot Act | 27th August 2022 |
Kaine | |
Skipped. |
Bloodstock Open Air | |
Rekovered | Catton Hall |
Night Flight Orchestra | 14th August 2022 |
Lamb Of God | |
Belphegor | |
Tooms | |
Torus | |
Killing Joke | |
Denali | |
Strigoi | |
Acid Throne | |
Must Kill | |
Il Nino | |
Dark Funeral | |
Sulvain | |
Karmas Puppet | |
Orbit Culture | |
Cattle Decapitation | |
Deadlock Saints | |
Detoxin | |
Apollyon | |
Heriot | |
Drip Fed Empire | |
Venom Inc | |
Lore Of The Woodman | |
Noctem | |
Unburier | |
Vio-lence | |
Devastator | |
Life Of Agony | |
Desenser | |
Guilt Trip | |
Callous Hands | |
Desert Storm | |
Butcher Babies | |
Sweet May | |
Pelugion | |
Vended | |
Prolapse AD | |
Skarlett Riot | |
Review to follow. |
Bloodstock Open Air | |
Malevolence | Catton Hall |
The Kunts | 13th August 2022 |
Mercyful Fate | |
Master Charger | |
Martin Feral | |
Ferocious Dog | |
Viction | |
Dimmu Borgir | |
Tribe Of Ghosts | |
Ingested | |
Solar Sons | |
Imperium | |
Blood Youth | |
Bury Tomorrow | |
Collapse The Sky | |
Boz | |
Recall The Remains | |
Samael | |
Jinjer | |
Novacrow | |
Bile Caster | |
Defects | |
Steel Mage | |
Sylosis | |
Warlock AD | |
Cyhra | |
Cast In Tephra | |
Lorna Shore | |
Cage Fight | |
Portrayal Of Ruinn | |
Spirit World | |
Ambrius | |
Pupil Slicer | |
Draconian Reign | |
Lost Society | |
Silen | |
Mastiff | |
Sister Shotgun | |
Baest | |
Collected | |
Review to follow. |
Bloodstock Open Air | |
Through Hell Into Paradise | Catton Hall |
Sleep Token | 12th August 2022 |
Behemoth | |
Avatar | |
Certain Death | |
Tumanduumband | |
Testament | |
Fyresky | |
Eyehategod | |
Mechanized | |
Syncolima | |
Verminthrone | |
Heathen | |
Exodus | |
Discharge | |
Gwar | |
Pariah | |
Vulgar Dissection | |
Fornoth | |
Haint | |
Swamp Coffin | |
Doyle | |
Catalysis | |
Machine Head | |
All Hail Dog | |
Bloodywood | |
Party Cannon | |
Existentialist | |
Sorcerer | |
I Fight Bears | |
Thrown Into Exile | |
Ireosis | |
Heart Of A coward | |
Nømadus | |
Inhuman Nature | |
Crepitation | |
Red Method | |
Hellfekted | |
Review to follow. |
Bloodstock Open Air | |
Icons On Tour: Billy Idol | Catton Hall |
Dark Tranquillity | 11th August 2022 |
Nekrogoblikon | |
Nanowar Of Steel | |
Mother Vulture | |
Thuum | |
Basement Torture Killings | |
Review to follow. |
Tiffany | The Slaughtered Lamb |
19th July 2022 | |
Skipped. |
Yngwie J. Malmsteen | The Forum |
Terradown | 17th July 2022 |
Joakem | |
Cancelled. |
Vivaldi Metal Project | Islington Assembly Hall |
Dendera | 17th July 2022 |
Cancelled. |
Semblant | The Underworld |
Secret Rule | 11th July 2022 |
As I may | |
Structural | |
Skipped. |
Tears For Fears | Waddesdon Manor |
Garbage | 5th July 2022 |
Alison Moyet | |
Skipped. |
Hanowar | O'Neill's, Watford |
Meansteed | 2nd July 2022 |
Desolator | |
Review to follow |
Rammstein | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
Duo Abélard | 30th June 2022 |
Review to follow |
Rammstein | Coventry Arena |
Duo Abélard | 26th June 2022 |
Review to follow |
Galactic Empire | The Underworld |
22nd June 2022 | |
Cancelled. |
Metaprism | Level 3, Swindon |
Rites To Ruin | 18th June 2022 |
Drallion | |
Cancelled. |
Download | |
Biffy Clyro | Donington Park |
Myles Kennedy | 12th June 2022 |
Descendents | |
Yonaka | |
Steel Panther | |
Wtin Temple | |
Boston Manor | |
The Darkness | |
Korn | |
Fire From The Gods | |
Trash Boat | |
Orbit Culture | |
Skillet | |
Volbeat | |
Spiritbox | |
Kill The Lights | |
Baroness | |
Marianas Trench | |
Modern Error | |
Rise Against | |
Jamie Lenman | |
Tremonti | |
Phoxjaw | |
The Hara | |
Alestorm | |
Bimini | |
Massive Wagons | |
Cemetery Sun | |
Anchor Lane | |
Powerwolf | |
The Last Internationale | |
Dead Posey | |
The Velveteers | |
Control The Storm | |
Wargasm | |
Static Dress | |
The Injester | |
Review to follow. |
Quireboys | Bullingdon Arms, Oxford |
Massive | 10th June 2022 |
Cancelled. |
Manorfest | |
Candlemass | Whittlebury Park, Towcester |
Borknagar | 28th May 2022 |
Eternal Champion | |
Lawnmower Deth | |
Memoriam | |
Seven Sisters | |
White Void | |
Party Cannon | |
Asomvel | |
Hecate Enthroned | |
Son Of Boar | |
Foetal Juice | |
King Witch | |
Woven Man | |
Dethonator | |
Cancelled at the last minute. Promoter screwed everyone over. |
Power Quest | The Garage |
Fury | 28th May 2022 |
Battle Born | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Fury | Fuel, Cardiff |
Rites To Ruin | 20th May 2022 |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Angel Nation | Nambucca |
Primitai | 13th May 2022 |
Voltstorm | |
This was supposed to be the launch show for the band's new album. But the show was cancelled because the venue was due to close down. It was still open for a few days after this show, but the venue cancelled the show anyway and put someone else on instead. Shitty behaviour. |
Geoff Tate | The Underworld |
11th May 2022 | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
The Faces Of Sarah | The Fiddler's Elbow |
8th May 2022 | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Helloween | Brixton Academy |
Hammerfall | 5th May 2022 |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Thunder Mother | The Underworld |
Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters | 17th April 2022 |
Häxan | |
Another one where this was originally a much larger tour, but they had to cancel several dates (causing some fallout with the support acts, as I understand it). Still, the London show did go ahead, but I believe without Häxan. Either way, I skipped this one. |
Koburg | Hope And Anchor |
Naked Lunch | 16th April 2022 |
Galahad | |
Review to follow. |
Dakesis | Firehouse, Southampton |
Fury | 15th April 2022 |
Opensight | |
Review to follow. |
Burning Witches | The Underworld |
Nervosa | 12th April 2022 |
Systemhouse 33 | |
Hunting Horror | |
Skipped. |
Primitai | Sub89, Reading |
Toledo Steel | 10th April 2022 |
Fury | |
Pirates Of Metal | |
Skipped. |
Fury | Nambucca |
Dakesis | 8th April 2022 |
Intense | |
Review to follow. |
WASP | |
8th April 2022 | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Dark Tranquillity | Heaven |
Ensiferum | 5th April 2022 |
Nailed To Obscurity | |
Brunhilde | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Brother Firetribe | The Underworld |
One Desire | 1st April 2022 |
Stråle | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
International Women Of Rock | |
Temperance | The Underworld |
Alia Tempora | 28th March 2022 |
Control The Storm | |
This one was a bit of saga. Originally booked as a larger UK wide tour, most of the dates were cancelled at short notice, with only the London show and I think maybe a couple of others going ahead. The lineup was ever changing as well. Collibus were certainly due to play, but had to pull out. Nevertheless, the London show went ahead as planned. Openers Control The Storm were once again on form, and this show marked the first time I'd seen them play their newly recorded cover of "Holding out for a hero". It was the first time I'd seen Alia Tempora, and I found them to be... OK. They did little wrong, but the material was veering a bit too close to the light, poppy end of the rock spectrum for my tastes. No Michele Guaitoli for this show, so Gabriele Gozzi once again stepped in on vocals for Temperance. I don't know if this is a temporary replacement or something more permanent, but he did a solid job. Alessia seems to be fitting in nicely too. There's not a great deal to say about this performance. It was solid without being exceptional, and at least they ddn't suffer from the same abysmal mix that plagued them when I last saw them at the same venue. |
Tailgunner | The Dev |
Hell's Vagabonds | 26th March 2022 |
The Wicked Jackals | |
Hanowar | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Unto Others | The Underworld |
Zetra | 24th March 2022 |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Altered Images | 229 The Venue |
18th March 2022 | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Sabaton | Wembley Arena |
The Hu | 18th March 2022 |
Lordi | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Yngwie J. Malmsteen | The Forum |
13th March 2022 | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Epica | The Roundhouse |
Apocalyptica | 13th March 2022 |
Wheel | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Týr | The Underworld |
Elliot Vernon The Flame | 10th March 2022 |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Smith / Kotzen | Islington Assembly Hall |
The Dust Coda | 8th March 2022 |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Dream Evil | The Underworld |
Shrapnel | 8th March 2022 |
Svet Kant | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Orden Ogan | Islington Assembly Hall |
Dendera | 5th March 2022 |
Joakem | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Imperial Age | The Dome |
Control The Storm | 4th March 2022 |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Alexa De Strange | The Black Heart |
Eddie & The Wolves | 2nd March 2022 |
Slater | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
As December Falls | The Black Heart |
Glass Heart | 22nd February 2022 |
Reveal The Road | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Battle Beast | Islington Academy |
19th February 2022 | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Semblant | The Dome |
Secret Rule | 14th February 2022 |
VII Arc | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Saxon | Hammersmith Odeon |
Uriah Heep | 29th January 2022 |
Girlschool | |
Diamond Head | |
Skipped due to global pandemic. |
Imperial Age | The Dome |
Everdawn | 27th January 2022 |
Circle Of Witches | |
Control The Storm | |
Beneath Sins | |
Dying Phoenix | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Amaranthe | The Forum |
Beyond The Black | 19th January 2022 |
Butcher Babies | |
Ad Infinitum | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |
Rhapsody Of Fire | The Underworld |
Nightmare | 14th January 2022 |
Phantom Elite | |
Cancelled due to global pandemic. |