Midlands Rocks – The best and worst of 2015
The end of any year is a time for looking back over the previous 12 months, and with that in mind we asked our writers and photographers exactly what had rocked them, in good and bad ways, in 2015. We...
View ArticleMR’s Best And Worst Of 2016
The best and worst of 2016 and what to look forward to in 2017… Compiled and collated by Paul Quinton When we put this list together at the end of 2015, the rock world was overshadowed by the death of...
View ArticleBlink 182 @ Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham – Friday 7th July 2017
Review by Claire Frays, photos by Russ Tierney Its been a while since Blink 182 last graced Birmingham with their presence. Five years in fact. Since then Pop-Punk’s formidable trio have undergone a...
View ArticleDownload Festival Round Up – Friday 8th June 2018
Words and Images by Claire Frays Avenged Sevenfold And More…. Scream for me Donington! Scream for me Download! The Midlands Rocks team once again returned to the hallowed Donington grounds for a...
View ArticleDownload Festival Round Up – Saturday 9th June 2018
Review by Claire Frays and Dean Pedley. After an immense opening day at Download Festival, what would Saturday offer the Midlands Rocks Team? The answer, a heck of a lot of classic rock with some...
View ArticleDownload Festival Round Up – Sunday 10th June 2018
Review by Claire Frays and Dean Pedley And so onto the final day of Midlands Rocks’ Donington Adventures – Extreme Metal, Hardcore, Punk, Modern Metal, Classic Rock ruled the day and here’s our take on...
View ArticleGhost @ Royal Albert Hall, London – Sunday 9th September 2018
Review & photos by Claire Frays When they first emerged on the scene as support acts for the likes of Trivium the initial reaction to Ghost was one of awe and wonder. You either loved them,...
View ArticleThree Days Grace & Bad Wolves @ Birmingham O2 Institute – Thursday 4th...
Review & Photos by Claire Frays According to industry insiders, gigs in the birthplace of heavy metal are being missed off many bands tour schedules due to poor ticket sales. Make of this what you...
View ArticlePapa Roach + Nothing More @ O2 Academy, Birmingham – Monday 29th April 2019
Review & Photos by Claire Frays After an almost a month touring all over the UK, and when we say all over we literally mean from the Highlands to practically lands end, Papa Roach’s UK run came to...
View ArticleDemonic Resurrection @ The Underground, Stoke-On-Trent – Sunday 1st September...
Review by Claire Frays It’s a quiet September evening in Stoke-On-Trent. The city centre is all but deserted. On a small inconspicuous corner of the city, two Indians, a Brit and a Latvian drummer...
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