The Dillinger Escape Plan – Glasgow Garage – 29/10/10

The Dillinger Escape plan were greeted in Glasgow to the usual beautiful Scottish weather, yes, it was pouring with rain. But that didn’t stop them, and the support act The Ocean from putting on a hell of a show.

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Top 10: Albums of 2010

2010 has been a fantastic year for music, band old and new have released absolutely stunning albums. That has only made the job of choosing a top 10 much harder. But here’s my attempt.

Download Announce More Bands

Download festival have announced two more bands, Linkin Park will headline the festival along with System Of A Down and one other band yet to be announced.

Rob Zombie also joins the festival bill.

DevilDriver Beast Album Cover

DevilDriver have revealed the cover for thier upcoming album, Beast.

Beast

Black Spiders Announce Tour

One of the best live bands in the country, Black Spiders, have announced a UK tour in support of their new album, Sons Of The North:

February
Mon. 21: Bristol Croft
Tue. 22: Nottingham Rock City
Wed. 23: London Relentless Garage
Thu. 24: Southampton Talking Heads
Fri. 25: Aldershot West End Centre
Sat. 26: Sheffield Academy
Mon. 28: Manchester Roadhouse
March
Tue. 1: Leicester Lock 41
Wed. 2: Glasgow Cathouse
Thu. 3: York Fibbers
Fri. 4: Wrexham Central Station
Sat. 5: Hull Lamp

Support will come from Viking Skull and Turbowolf.

Children Of Bodom Tracklisting And Album Cover Revealed

Children Of Bodom have released the album art and tracklisting for their new album, Relentless Reckless Forever.

01. Not My Funeral
02. Shovel Knockout
03. Roundtrip to Hell and Back
04. Pussyfoot Miss Suicide
05. Relentless Reckless Forever
06. Ugly
07. Cry of the Nihilist
08. Was It Worth It?
09. Northpole Throwdown
10. Party All the Time (Eddie Murphy Cover)

Relentless Reckless Forever

Sonisphere Headliners Announced

Sonisphere have announced the two headliners for their Knebworth festival next year.

Slipknot and Biffy Clyro will headline the festival which takes place next summer.

Interview: Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying

Before their fantastic show in Glasgow, I had a chat with As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis.

 

Tim Lambesis

 

As I Lay Dying – Glasgow Garage – 29/11/10

After braving the snow in Glasgow, As I Lay Dying treated their Scottish fanbase to one of the best gigs of 2010.

Up first was Sylosis, who were added to the tour at the last minute to replace Rise To Remain. They only had a short set, but they made the most of it. This is a band with a fantastic future ahead, I urge you to catch them on tour next year.

Heaven Shall Burn were next, playing their first ever gig in Scotland. The crowd absolutely loved it and the band seemed to enjoy themselves too. Hopefully we’ll see them back here soon. Check out our review of their latest album here.

I’m not a fan of Suicide Silence and personally I didn’t enjoy their set, but everyone else seemed to love it, so if you are a fan of the band, you’d probably enjoy seeing them live.

As I Lay Dying are the band people paid their money to see, and people certainly got their moneys worth, playing a set made up of mostly material from An Ocean Between Us and their new album The Powerless Rise. The new tracks went down brilliantly and the crowd went crazy for the few old tracks they threw in. This is a band that have to be seen live, the songs sound great on album, but sound a thousand times better live. Their set had to be cut short, but their were fans still shouting for one more song, even after the house lights had went on.  Download and Sonisphere would be insane not to book this band for their festivals next year, definitely one of the best live bands I have had the pleasure of watching all year.