Melvins / Big Business / Porn – Manchester 02/10/08
The Academy 3, Manchester 02/10/08 The last time I saw legendary rock beasts the Melvins was the 1992 Reading Festival. Now sixteen wasted years later, its time to meet up again with the godfathers of...
View ArticleElectric Wizard / Xela / The Freezing Fog – Manchester 15/05/09
The Academy 3, Manchester 15/05/09 Stop your feasting, o’ blood-caked children of foulness, ’tis time to behold the big daddies of DOOM (no, not Saint Vitus). It’s been a while since der Wizard have...
View ArticleSaint Vitus / Acid King / SardoniS / Slabdragger @ Academy 3, Manchester...
Academy 3 sits atop the larger Academy 2 like a little hat on a fat bloke’s head. I’ve seen shed loads of truly great bands there over the years but tonight it was the turn of the punky-godfathers of...
View ArticleEyehategod / Ramesses / Dopefight / Conan @ Academy 3, Manchester 08/08/12
Conan are the three hooded and quiet Merseymen who have evolved out of the unctuous slime of Liverpool bay into a rather slick and chrome-plated riff and rhythm machine. They pound, pulsate and batter...
View ArticlePentagram / Gentleman’s Pistols / Black Magician @ Academy 3, Manchester...
If one tour was not to be missed this year it was this monster outing by doom legends Pentagram. Not only were they playing ‘Relentless’ in its entirety but this tour was the final chance to catch...
View ArticleAngel Witch / Enforcer / Age Of Taurus @ Academy 3, Manchester 08/11/2012
The Academy 3 may be sparsely populated on this grim and gusty Thurday night as Southern barbarians Age Of Taurus take to the stage, opening the Manchester date of this ‘Into The Dark Tour’, but it...
View ArticleChurch Of Misery / Sedulus / PIST @ Academy 3, Manchester 28/07/2014
Japanese doom mentalists Church Of Misery last played Manchester just two months prior to this trip at the more intimate Star and Garter. The atmosphere at that gig has become something of a legend and...
View ArticleRaging Speedhorn / Sworn To Oath / Godsize @ Birmingham, Academy 3 08/12/2014
First up at 18:20 are Stubborn Train Delay who are making a repeat appearance on the Platform Stage. They’re shortly followed at 18:25 by Giant Coffee who are supporting Damn It’s Bloody Cold Out....
View ArticleGraveyard / Imperial State Electric @ Academy 3, Manchester 05/11/2015
Now that summer festivals are a distant memory in a dank and dark November, the rock gig schedule has got back in full swing with a host of bands competing for healthy audiences. One band that are...
View ArticleSaint Vitus / Acid King / SardoniS / Slabdragger @ Academy 3, Manchester...
Academy 3 sits atop the larger Academy 2 like a little hat on a fat bloke’s head. I’ve seen shed loads of truly great bands there over the years but tonight it was the turn of the punky-godfathers of...
View ArticleEyeHateGod / Ramesses / Dopefight / Conan @ Academy 3, Manchester 08/08/12
Conan are the three hooded and quiet Merseymen who have evolved out of the unctuous slime of Liverpool bay into a rather slick and chrome-plated riff and rhythm machine. They pound, pulsate and batter...
View ArticlePentagram / Gentleman’s Pistols / Black Magician @ Academy 3, Manchester...
If one tour was not to be missed this year it was this monster outing by doom legends Pentagram. Not only were they playing ‘Relentless’ in its entirety but this tour was the final chance to catch...
View ArticleAngel Witch / Enforcer / Age Of Taurus @ Academy 3, Manchester 08/11/2012
The Academy 3 may be sparsely populated on this grim and gusty Thurday night as Southern barbarians Age Of Taurus take to the stage, opening the Manchester date of this ‘Into The Dark Tour’, but it...
View ArticleChurch Of Misery / Sedulus / PIST @ Academy 3, Manchester 28/07/2014
Japanese doom mentalists Church Of Misery last played Manchester just two months prior to this trip at the more intimate Star and Garter. The atmosphere at that gig has become something of a legend...
View ArticleRaging Speedhorn / Sworn To Oath / Godsize @ Birmingham, Academy 3 08/12/2014
First up at 18:20 are Stubborn Train Delay who are making a repeat appearance on the Platform Stage. They’re shortly followed at 18:25 by Giant Coffee who are supporting Damn It’s Bloody Cold Out....
View ArticleGraveyard / Imperial State Electric @ Academy 3, Manchester 05/11/2015
Now that summer festivals are a distant memory in a dank and dark November, the rock gig schedule has got back in full swing with a host of bands competing for healthy audiences. One band that are...
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