Live Reviews

Next up we have Threshold. The band put on a fantastic show of progressive metal with some high octane fretwork from Karl on guitars and some truly inspired drumming from Johanne with plenty of drumstick spinning! There was some fun…

Atomic Rooster came out on stage with a swagger and confidence that gave me the feeling we’d be in for a great show, and they did not disappoint. Straddling a point between prog, heavy rock and psychedelia they performed a…

“I am the God of Hell Fire, and I bring you Fire” are the immortal lyrics from Arthur Browns 1968 hit Fire – a song about shedding society’s conditioning and being reborn. And more than 50 years later the artist…

Bram Stoker are a heavy gothic rock band and drawing upon classic horror for inspiration the band gave us some grand, monumental and slightly haunting music in no small part from the classically inspired keyboard playing that draws on the…

Deviant Amps came on stage after Axiom’s fantastic performance and proceeded to fill Shepherds Bush Empire with a sonic assault on our ears that told me we was going to be in for a treat! Sort of Stone Roses meets…

I had been looking forward to Axiom all weekend – I had given them a little listen before the event and I liked what I heard. And they did not disappoint. With influences including Jazz, math rock & metal they…

After the aural trip that was Ozric Tentacles, Mostly Autumn took to the stage to take it back a notch and provided us with some more laid-back prog vibes with some slight folky undercurrents for the remainder of the evening.…

Now, I am an old raver at heart, with artists such as The Prodigy and Altern-8 playing a big part in shaping my musical tastes. And although i’ve not really listened to rave in many, many years it did influence…

Colosseum put on a fantastic show at Shepherds Bush Empire on Saturday for HRH Prog. I must admit, I’ve never actually listened to Colosseum before – I am more into the heavier side of Prog with bands like Pineapple Thief,…

The Skys gave us some impressive and epic prog rock with some fantastic interplay between guitar, bass and keyboard ranging from big, dark masterpeices through to more subdued, emotional pieces. Vocals were powerful and full of energy and the percussion…