Gig Reviews

Jimmy Sakurai brought his Led Zep wizardry to Roppongi before the Bonham tour.

Rise to Fall performed catchy metalcore and melodic death metal overflowing with energy in Tokyo.

Spanish band Vhäldemar entertained Tokyo with their tongue-in-cheek take on power metal.

They didn’t walk like Egyptians. Instead, American death metal legends Nile crushed Tokyo Godzilla-style.

Spanish extreme metal band Bloodhunter finished their Asian tour with a splendid evening in Tokyo.

Four decades on from Yngwie’s exit, Alcatrazz is still relevant. Their newer songs rival the classics.

The Gems were on fire on a hot Swedish summer afternoon. This is a blood-sweat-and-tears kind of band.

Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn reunited on stage in Tokyo for an evening of classic Saxon music.

Accept still has a beating metal heart. Joel Hoekstra’s final gig with the band was a masterclass in how it should be done. What a great heavy metal band this is. Long may they keep touring and entertain us.

Groove to the max when Electric Boys rocked Sweden’s best rock festival.

A knockout performance by The Darkness in a dark Swedish forest. A fantastic rock show based on sweat, passion and four guys applying themselves.

Mr Big’s Big Finish at the Skogsröjet festival in Sweden. While it is sad when a great band calls it quits, Mr Big does so while they are still in their prime.

A reunited Swedish Erotica built a high-energy rock’n’roll city in the woods.