Festival Review - Bloodstock Open Air 2008
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
As with each passing year we were once again confronted with the biggest Bloodstock Open Air festival so far.rnrnThe lucky campers who chose to spend the opening Thursday evening at the Lava stage were treated to CONQUEST OF STEEL (7.5/10). rnrn Bradfords trad metal heroes got the festival off to a perfect start in front of a packed tent. MARSHALL LAW...
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Festival review: High Voltage @ Victoria Park, London - 23-24/07/11
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
With both the Download and Sonisphere festivals being invaded my rain it was nice to see the sun sitting proudly in the sky for the second High Voltage festival. Last years East London jamboree was met with a plentiful chunk of praise thanks to a fine line-up, a better choice of food and an intelligent layout containing no annoying bottlenecks. Most...
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Festival review: Download @ Donington Park - 10-12/06/11
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
With the Sonisphere and High Voltage festivals picking off bands there was always going to be a point where Download would suffer. From the offset this Download festival line-up always looked to be a slightly weaker proposition than previous years but that didn't stop over fifty thousand people making their way to the holy Mecca that is Donington...
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Festival review: Heavens Basement @ Hammerfest, Prestatyn, Wales - 17/03/12
(motorhead81@hotmail.com)
Heavens Basement (8.5/10) walked on stage to a great reaction from the surprisingly full Second Stage during the "difficult" afternoon slot, and got stuck straight in. This is full-on, unashamed hard rock from the start, bordering on metal in places, but always keeping a powerful yet melodic edge.
For such a young band, I have to say great stagecraft...
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