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Lazarus Blackstar / Space Witch / They Are Cowards – Manchester 28/08/08

29th August 200814th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Future Noise, Lazarus Blackstar, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Space Witch, Star & Garter, They Are Cowards

The Star & Garter, Manchester 28/08/08 The UK’s premier ‘purveyors of metal and doom’, Future Noise, were six years old

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Volition / Bastard Of The Skies / They Are Cowards / Berserkowitz – Manchester 04/08/08

6th August 200814th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Bastard Of The Skies, Berserkowitz, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Retro Bar, They Are Cowards, Volition

Retro Bar, Manchester 04/08/08 An enjoyable solo blast up the A34 to a delicious Monday night noise fest in the

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Weedeater / Stinking Lizaveta / Rise To Thunder – Manchester 20/03/08

27th March 200814th September 2019 Mark Burns Future Noise, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Rise To Thunder, Star & Garter, Stinking Lizaveta, Weedeater

Star & Garter, Manchester 20/03/08 I only became aware on the way down in the car that Rise To Thunder

Blood Island Raiders - Manchester 29/11/07

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Blood Island Raiders / Volition / Zangief / Limbic Riot – Manchester 29/11/07

20th December 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter Blood Island Raiders, Future Noise, Lee Edwards, Lewis Hunter, Limbic Riot, Live Review, Manchester, Star & Garter, Volition, Zangief

The Star & Garter, Manchester 29/11/07 Well, it’s been a good ten months since I last had the pleasure of

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Raucous / Manatees / Archer / Limbic Riot – Manchester 21/02/07

11th March 200714th September 2019 Mark Burns Archer, Lee Edwards, Limbic Riot, Live Review, Manatees, Manchester, Mark Burns, Raucous, The Attic

The Attic, Manchester 21/02/07 Tonight’s openers Limbic Riot got this gig off to a fine start with their set of

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Cult Of Luna / Bossk / Flatpaktmind – Manchester 20/02/07

1st March 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter Boosk, Cult Of Luna, Flatpaktmind, Lee Edwards, Lewis Hunter, Live Review, Manchester, The Music Box

The Music Box, Manchester 20/02/07 Well, it was a long wait since first hearing that Cult of Luna were making

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Brutal Truth / Narcosis / Total Fucking Destruction / Magpies – Manchester 06/02/07

27th February 200714th September 2019 Mark Burns Brutal Truth, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Narcosis, The Music Box, Total Fucking Destruction

The Music Box, Manchester 06/02/07 The Magpies had already started tonight’s gig at the Music Box when we arrived, so

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Atavist / Winters In Osaka / Bossk / Volition – Manchester 17/01/07

24th January 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter Bossk, Lee Edwards, Lewis Hunter, Live Review, Manchester, The Attic, Volition, Winters In Osaka

The Attic, Manchester 17/01/07 Well, I’d been looking forward to this gig for a while. Atavist, Winters In Osaka, Bossk

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Ufomammut / Atavist / Raucous – Manchester 24/04/06

20th May 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns Future Noise, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Raucous, The Attic, Ufomammut

The Attic, Manchester 24/04/06 A new venue for Lee and me tonight, a small compact place called The Attic, which

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Ramesses / Sourvein / Thade – Manchester 19/04/06

13th May 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Ramesses, Sourvein, Star & Garter, Thade

Star & Garter, Manchester 19/04/06 Local band Thade opened tonight’s gig. A new act on me but Lee had seen

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Buried Inside / Lazarus Blackstar/ Atakku / Agent Of The Morai – Manchester 05/12/05

10th December 200514th September 2019 Mark Burns Agent Of The Morai, Atakku, Buried Inside, Lazarus Blackstar, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Satans Hollow

Satans Hollow, Manchester 05/12/05 This is only the second time I’ve been to this strangely laid out venue, it must

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