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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
Imagine a world, where an artificial intelligence gains sentience and attempts to interfere in human life, possibly even bring us to the brink of global thermonuclear war. Sound familiar? Good because that’s the plot for the movie WarGames that was released in 1983 as a reaction to the rise of the home computer. So why,…
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HRH Spring Break
On a cold and wet weekend, HRH Spring Break brought the perfect party antidote to the inclement weather to Great Yarmouth. Over thirty bands formed an eclectic lineup of rock, metal, thrash and much more. HRH Mag reporter Simon Potthast runs down the highlights of the weekend. For the early birds, London based rockers, Ransom…
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Tarja – Best Of: Living The Dream
With an impressive solo career that now spans well over 15 years, Finnish songwriter and soprano, Tarja has amassed a wealth of incredible material which is on show here in a collection of remastered hits and personal favourites. First up on the album however is a brand new track, Eye of the Storm. Opening with…
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Esprit D’Air
After excellent opening sets from one man New Romantic army, Vedawave and Sisters of Mercy Guitarist, Ben Christo’s Diamond Black, Esprit D’Air took to the stage in front of a packed out room at Birmingham O2 Academy. Crashing onto the stage with upbeat opener, Tsunami, Esprit D’Air immediately showcased their phenomenal talent from the outset.…
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Epic Apocalypse
Originally planned for 2020/2021, this much anticipated Epic Apocalypse co-headlining tour is finally hitting venues around Europe, visiting 19 countries over two months. Sadly, due to traffic and early stage times I was unable to catch the opening set from support band, Wheel. The stage was then set with illuminated, intricate wrought iron mic stands,…
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HRH NWOCR2 – Day 2
Kent based Blues rockers, Gallows Circus kicked off the second day of proceedings at the O2 Academy Leicester on the main stage with a mix of upbeat tunes and some slower, melodic numbers, showcasing frontman Ian Day’ soulful vocals. With a voice reminiscent of Ed Kowalczyk from Live, and their whisky-drenched, blues-hearted hard rock, the…
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Fozzy – Rock City
An impressive crowd had gathered in Rock City by the time Welsh rockers, Scarlet Rebels, took to the stage and got them warmed up for the evening. Escape The Fate hit the stage next and it was clear that they had quite a lot of supporters in the crowd. Certainly they seemed prepared for the…
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A.A. Williams (plus Karin Park) @ The Brudenell Social Club
And so it was that on a grisly, dark Sunday evening in Leeds that the latest tour of the phenomenal A.A. Williams kicked off. Despite the grim weather, a decent crowd turned out to the Brudenell and were rewarded with an awesome evening of music. Opening up the evening, Karin Park brought her own impressive…
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HRH 15
On a weekend that celebrated the 15th anniversary of HRH, this was actually my first time attending it in any capacity. Despite being a massive music fan and gig-goer I’ve never managed to get to an HRH weekend so far. Only really being aware of the headline bands and a couple of others further down…
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Eva Under Fire – Love, Drugs and Misery
This debut album from Detroit-based Eva Under Fire comes out of the gates swinging with the high energy track Blow, featuring Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills. Riff heavy with thunderous drums, this opening track has an insanely catchy chorus that immediately draws you in and keeps the energy up until the very end. Unstoppable…
