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The Temperance Movement + Brother & Bones @ Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton –...
Review by Paul Davis, photos by Russ Powney The Temperance Movement came to the West Midlands on three occasions in 2013, and all of those shows made our gigs of the year here at Midlands Rocks. So...
View ArticleTrinity Live charity event @ The Assembly, Leamington – Sunday 18th May, 2014
Review by Paul Quinton photos by Russ Powney The original Trinity Live concept was for a tour featuring three of the very best bands on the current UK Prog scene; Magenta, Touchstone and The Reasoning....
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Gaslight Anthem @ O2 Academy, Birmingham – Sunday 23rd November 2014
Review & photos by Russ Powney Vivid imagery, tales of love won and love lost, classic Americana, Gaslight Anthem wear their heart on their sleeve for all the world to see in all its brutal...
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Bigelf @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton – Tuesday 18th November 2014
Review and photos by Russ Powney An introspective state of hyper sleep was how Bigelf frontman and leader Damon Fox described their temporary hiatus. He also said of their latest release Into The...
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New Model Army @ Rock City, Nottingham – Saturday 13th December 2014
Review & photos by Russ Powney Fire and brimstone, utter devotion from the anointed, a biblical scene perhaps? Replace the preacher with Justin Sullivan leader and vocalist and it pretty much...
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Amon Amarth + Huntress + Savage Messiah @ The Assembly Rooms, Leamington Spa...
Review by Clare Pace, photos by Russ Powney Vikings, witches and good old British heavy metal, what’s not to like? All of this awaited us this evening at the wonderful Assembly Rooms Leamington. Savage...
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Interview with Amon Amarth’s Ted Lundstrom
We try to carry on the tradition… Midlands Rocks in the shape of Russ Powney met up with Ted Lundstrom, long time bass player with Amon Amarth, teller of Vikings tales and Norse mythology. We asked him...
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Monster Magnet @ Rock City, Nottingham – Friday 13th February 2015
Review by Clare Pace, photos by Russ Powney Stoner Rock legends and, fair to say, genre defining band, Monster Magnet, arrive tonight on the back of a busy couple of years, with two new bodies of work...
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Karnataka @ The Robin, Bilston – Sunday 8th March 2015
Review By Paul Quinton, photos by Russ Powney Once upon a time, the original line-up of Karnataka recorded what became one of my all-time favourite albums. The Storm was an atmospheric, almost ethereal...
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Ryan Adams @ Civic Hall, Wolverhampton – Saturday 28th February 2015
Review and photos by Russ Powney Songsmith and troubadour Ryan Adams meandered almost apologetically on stage, picked up his guitar and began 2 hours of magic and mystery. Dimly lit and surrounded by...
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