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Ufomammut - Manchester 25/11/08

Ufomammut / Lento / Rise To Thunder – Manchester 25/11/08

2nd December 200814th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Future Noise, Lee Edwards, Lento, Live Review, Manchester, Rise To Thunder, Star & Garter, Ufomammut

The Star & Garter, Manchester 25/11/08 Off to the fabled Star & Garter, rising out of the Victorian filth of

Melvins - Manchester 02/10/08

Melvins / Big Business / Porn – Manchester 02/10/08

5th October 200814th September 2019 Adam Stone Academy 3, Adam Stone, Big Business, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Melvins, Porn

The Academy 3, Manchester 02/10/08 The last time I saw legendary rock beasts the Melvins was the 1992 Reading Festival.

Stuntcock @ Grind To Groove 3, Manchester 14/09/08

Grind To Groove 3 – Manchester 14/09/08

16th September 200814th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Charger, Esoteric, Future Noise, Gonga, Grind To Groove 3, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Star & Garter, Stuntcock, The Sontaran Experiment, Volition

The Star & Garter, Manchester 14/09/08 Doom cult goblins of the industrial wastelands arise! Feast your bloodshot eyes on the

Space Witch - Manchester 28/08/08

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

Volition - Manchester 04/08/08

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

Weedeater - Manchester 20/03/08

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

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

Manatees - Manchester 21/02/07

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

Cult Of Luna - Manchester 20/02/07

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

Brutal Truth - Manchester 06/02/07

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

Winters In Osaka - Manchester 17/01/07

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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