THERE are always a few dissenting voices when any band tries to do something, anything. Hence when Vivian Campbell announced that he was bringing back the original members of Dio back, there were people who doubted the validity of this exercise.
TOMORROW (8th August) a piece of heavy metal history will be played out on the stage of Limelight1 when Last in Line, with local guitar hero Vivian Campbell, perform the first two albums that were recorded with Dio.
Support comes from Sweet Savage, the band that kick started Vivian Campbell's career when he was hired by Dio, and
Support comes from Sweet Savage, the band that kick started Vivian Campbell's career when he was hired by Dio, and
Read more: Coming full circle with Last in Line and Sweet Savage
I don’t write gig reviews. In fact to be honest I very rarely even read them, and oddly when I do, it tends to be reviews of gigs I’ve been at. Which is a bit bizarre really because I already know what I thought of it!!
I have been known to take the occasional video of bands playing live though! Some people like them some people hate them, buy hey that’s life!
Anyway here’s a few videos that I took at the SO:NI event in the Pavilion, Belfast on Friday 3rd August. Four great local bands on the line-up : Yellow Sam, Screaming Eagles, Sweet Taste and The Red Velvetines.
Read more: Videos from SO:NI Gig in The Pavilion, Belfast on 2nd August
FROM the depths of motor city Detroit Battlecross hit the headlines when they unleashed their debut Pursuit of Honour in 2011, but how to follow it up....well throw everything you have into the mix, make everything louder than everything else and turf the kitchen sink in for good measure.