Tuskar are an utter force of nature. For a duo they make one hell of a lot of noise. Everything revolves around drummer and vocalist Tyler Hodges. His pulsating beats are high up in the mix and Tuskar’s scuzzy doom is predominantly drum driven. In fact the presence of guitarist Tim Hammond seems primarily to ensure Tyler doesn't get lonely up there by himself. Over the years doom has become refined and sanitised.
Read MoreIt’s an early Sunday evening start for a very heavy night at Rebellion, and New Jersey progressive metalcore crew Sentinels are first up. They prowl the dark stage in sinister fashion with a mysterious electronic backing-track before exploding into an exciting, high energy set. The best way to describe them is a tech-metal Malevolence, but they cover way more bases than that suggests.
Read MoreWhile currently recording their 3rd album, the Manchester based progrock band, Twisted Illusion find the time to perform over the UK in support of last year's double album "Insight To The Mind Of A Million Faces".
With the support of Liverpool's classic Metallers Midnight Prophecy and Manchester's Voodoo Blood, this gig could only be a gem of an evening.
Read MoreLast night, We SIgnal Fire were on the second date of their UK mini tour at the Manchester Academy Club to support the recent release of their new album "Still Sick // Still Human". Not only they were supported by the punky grungy Lowlives, but 3 other relatively local bands.
After a slight delay due to a missing bass player, Soldato kicked in with their brand of classic hard rock.