After being forced to cancel the previous year, Machine Head finally makes not only a triumphant return after a ten-year absence, but to a sold-out show at Floyd Music Club hosted by Honeycomb Live and Made of Stone Productions. Opening the show and a perfect match of an opener was Fleshgod Apocalypse. Continue reading
Hailing from Bristol, in the United Kingdom, fifteen years ago, Idles has built a reputation on stellar, high-energy live performances. Bringing their A-game to their own headline day of the on-going Release Fest in Athens, in terms of songcraft and entertainment value, the band engaged the massive crowd as if they were still in a tiny club, leaping off the stage to be one with the crowd. Frontman Joe Talbot is masterful at controlling the crowd and bending them to his will. Playing a lot of tracks from their most recent album Tangk (Partisan Records), new fans and old-heads alike enjoyed the band that at times leaves behind their early rawer Punk sound and more recent post-Punk style to transcend the genre entirely. Continue reading
