Live Review : Carcass + Unto Others + Conjurer @ O2 Academy, Liverpool on June 2nd 2023

Once again we are dragging the impartiality klaxon out of its cupboard, as the fact that I am subjecting myself to the delights of the 2:45am coach back to Manchester probably says everything you need to know about my dedication to the church of Carcass. For a diehard Carcass fanboy like myself, their majestic return to their hometown 29 years after their last show here is a must-see. Even if the collective might of the rail unions had tried to scupper the whole shebang. You see Jeff, Bill and the boys are the most influential band to ever come out of Merseyside (yes I know that's a controversial view but it's true) and I'm sure I was not the only one to be disappointed that during the segment in last month’s Eurovision Final where past winners reinterpreted Liverpudlian classics, they hadn't roped in Lordi to serenade us with a version of ‘Exhume to Consume’.

Live Review : Conjurer + Tuskar + Sugar Horse @ Rebellion, Manchester on November 1st 2022

After going to Manchester for the best part of 13/14 years attending concerts, it’s hard to believe that tonight is my first trip to Rebellion for a concert, despite it being an absolute staple venue of the Manchester Metal Scene. Tonight’s lineup however is a treat, 3 young, fresh, hungry bands looking to carve a name for themselves, headlined by the impeccable, Conjurer.

Gig ReviewAuthor : Alex Stuart3 November 2022RebellionSugar Horse, Tuskar, Conjurer, Rebellion, Manchester, 2022, Live Review, Alex StuartComment

Live Review : Download Pilot @ Donington Park on June 18-20th 2021

Ok lets cut to the chase, last weekend’s Download Pilot (or Diddy Download as every bugger and their aunt are calling it) was probably the most pleasant experience I have had in the eighteen years I have been making an annual pilgrimage to Donington Park. Let’s put all the emotion aside of this being the first one back and concentrate on what worked, which frankly was its size.

Live Review : Insomnium + Conjurer @ Academy 3, Manchester on January 20th 2020

We, at ROCKFLESH Towers have pretty varied tastes. However, there is one thing that we do all agree on, Conjurer are on the cusp of something very special indeed. Every time I witness them live, they have moved on another few notches in their journey towards greatness. They seem to be in the throes of a fast-tracked evolution, growing and morphing in front of our very eyes. They are no longer Black Metal (in fact it is arguable if they were ever actually Black Metal in the first place or whether it was just a convenient label to give them). They have transformed into something that defies genre definition. It is heavy, crushing and filled with precise driving riffs and blistering blast-beats. But it also has its own unique fragility.

Gig ReviewAuthor : Stewart Lucas22 January 2020Academy 3Insomnium, Conjurer, Academy 3, Manchester, 2020, Live Review, Stewart LucasComment

Live Review : Conjurer + Earth Moves + Armed For Apocalypse @ Star and Garter, Manchester on October 25th 2019

This is not an ordinary review but then again last Friday was not an ordinary day. I had my plans and they were watertight. I would head to London for work and then come back in time to jog across the road from Piccadilly Station to the Star and Garter for Conjurer. What could go wrong? Well I hadn’t banked on someone going walkabout on the tracks by Wembley. So when I arrived at London Euston to get the train that would get me in just in time for Armed for the Apocalypse, I discovered the station was closed and there was no trains North.