2015 Update

November December 2015 Update

 So you have probably noticed that this site has not been updated for the longest time for a multiple reasons but this post should detail some of the events that have happened since the start of October.

 Feed the Rhino @ Underworld 17/10/14

 In a week with three gigs and two consecutively, Feed the Rhino was definitely a stand out gig. Feed the Rhino were supported by a favorite of mine Baby Godzilla and Night Verses. Didn't take many pictures because it got quite rowdy quite quickly and it was a messy night in general resulting in a lost phone and a split knuckle. Nevertheless it was a good night and I would recommend keeping an eye out for Feed the Rhino live in the future.

.5 The Gray Chapter and Slipknot in general

 Since October, Slipknot released their first album is six years: a very eventful six years with the death of forming bassist Paul Gray and the departure of drummer Joey Jordison. Slipknot released singles up until the release that showed promise (especially The Negative One) but after a month with album I can safely say that it is as good as All Hope is Gone. .5 has some throwbacks like more samples and a darker feel but lacks the commitment to a heavier and rawer sound that was promised during the build up to the albums release, a lesson learned form Linkin Park no doubt. To reiterate, .5 is not a bad album by any stretch but it wasn't worth the hype.

New bands

 I haven't posted in a while so i have had a lot of time to regroup and discover a ton of new bands that stretch across genres that i can't wait to introduce to you in band and live reviews

Changes

 Now that I am juggling employment and studying I'm trying to create a new update timetable that I will be able to follow with ease so things might be changing with that soon so watch out for that.

Gigs I didn't write about because...

 So during my 'hiatus' i missed reviews for quite a large number of gigs which has annoyed me because i can't really remember them that vividly now that time has wandered on. To generalise, Hacktivist pulled off two great shows during their Download Frozen Over tour alongside The One Hundred and Dead Harts (although Dead Harts dropped out for the last few dates}. Crossfaith also put on a good show at the Koko Club in November which was recorded for a DVD release this year so keep an eye out for me in the pit.

Upcoming gigs

 After the can of sardines that was the last three months of 2014: 2015 shows no sign of being anything less then crammed, with at this early stage in the year a gig planned for every month. 

Apology?

 I apologise from the bottom of my heart for the past couple of months: everything decided to become urgent and needing of attention at the same time so i had to put this on hold for a while. Things are still quite hectic but I'll try to do what i can for now until something starts to give. So for now post will be thrown out as soon and as frequent as possible.

PS: I started writing this in November so further apologies if this post doesn't seem so fluent or smooth