Lacuna Coil @ Astoria
After all the festivities surrounding the farce that is Christmas, what better way to escape all the forced jollity than an evening of premier goth metal? Lacuna Coil fill that need to indulge misery perfectly. They provide the soundtrack to failed hope and uplifting self-pity. Due to the infrequency that Lacuna Coil play the UK, the Astoria is...
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Festival review: Download 2009 - 12-14/06/09
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
No sooner have they announced the headliners Download seems to sneak up on you within weeks. The line-ups have varied over the years but this line-up was given the thumbs up, with the site much more packed than at last years Download. With the weather near perfect it was all set to be one hell of a weekend.rnrnFriday:rnrnStarting on the second stage on...
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Gig review: Lacuna Coil @ Shepherds Bush Empire - 05/02/10
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
Lacuna Coil (8/10) have come a long way since they emerged in the late nineties. From gothic metal thoroughbreds on 'In a Reverie' and 'Unleashed Memories' to the polished sheen of their excellent breakthough album 'Comalies' and onto the nu-metalish exploits of 'Karmacode', each album opened new doors to success, albeit at the expense of support from...
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Festival review: Sonisphere @ Knebworth Park - 30/07/10-01/08/10
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
With it being only 2 years old Sonisphere is one of the younger festivals in existence. Last years 2 day affair featuring Metallica and Linkin Park as headliners was enough to lodge this festival into people’s hearts and minds. Extended to 2 and half days Sonisphere returned this year with a strong line-up of bands, albeit mainly acts that have played...
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