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Gio Spano and Brendan Murray bring The Greatest Show to the O2 Academy, Islington
A great show from a band that deserves to go places, with a lead singer who can rightfully stand side by side with the best front men out there.... -
Dio Disciples, O2 Academy Islington – December 2017
Words & Pictures – Eleanor Blackman For the “Dio Returns” Tour they managed to feature Dio’s live vocals and synch the Hologram of Dio with the lyrics to really help... -
Uli Jon Roth at O2 Academy Islington – December 2017
The atmosphere in the room was brilliant as you could see how involved the crowd was with the band especially during the guitar solos.... -
Leaves Eyes, Diabulus In Musica, Enkelination – live O2 Academy Islington, November 10 2015
Leaves’ Eyes return to London in support of latest album King of Kings Accompanied by Spanish band Diabulus In Musica and London-based EnkeliNation the three band bill did a... -
Powerwolf, Orden Ogan, Xandria – live O2 Academy, Islington London, 9 September 2015
Sometimes, somebody simply "gets it right". Very often we cover gigs where the support bands are simply 'on the same label' as the headliner and the label is just... -
Dir En Grey, The Unstoppable Life Tour, Live at the O2 Academy, Islington, London on 23 May 2015
After their short European tour in 2013 and the release of their new album “ARCHE” at the end of 2014, 2015 started promising with DIR EN GREY’s “The Unstoppable... -
Rock Goddess Live at the O2 Academy Islington, May 14 2015
They say good things come to those that wait, well I could probably have been put away for double murder, got out on parole and still not missed tonight’s... -
Tarja live at O2 Academy Islington, London on February 10th, 2014
To keep the old faithful happy, she finally relents and we are treated to an excellent rendition of ‘Wish I Had an Angel’ before ‘Until My Last Breath’ brings... -
The Treatment, Cage the Gods and The Howling live at O2 Academy Islington, London on February 7th, 2014
They burst onto the stage like enthusiastic puppies (apt when their new album is called 'Running With a The Dogs') and literally tear through their hour plus set....
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Doomsday Outlaw – Damaged Goods Review
Doomsday Outlaw has knocked it out of the park AGAIN! The guitar pair are on the money and John Willis is his usual beastlike self behind the kit, but... -
Pop Evil – Skeletons Review
Pop Evil I feel is a group that still seems to somewhat fly under the radar when it comes to stand-out Hard Rock/Metal bands out there. They have consistently... -
Dark Sarah – Attack of Orym Review
Compared to the previous two albums I've heard, Attack of Orym has a much more electronic-flavored sound to it, sometimes going for a more trance-metal-infused sound with light power... -
Twilight Force – At the Heart of Wintervale Review
Stylistically, Twilight Force has evolved in ways that very much reflect what Rhapsody themselves went through over the years, starting as a fun, simple fantasy-themed power metal band with... -
Riverside – ID.Entity Review
Riverside started in 2001 and hails from Warsaw, Poland. The progressive metal outfit premiered with ‘Out of Myself’, an album that was independently released and led to a deal... -
The Winery Dogs – III Review
Kotzen kick things off with impunity, as Portnoy and Sheehan comply to the addicting beat with a master-class instrumentation performance. The chorus here is super catchy and stands out...
