Haken & Between the Buried and Me at Gruenspan in Hamburg
It’s always a massive honour to witness the first show of a tour. It’s an extra special honour when the tour in question has such a bittersweet history behind it. The pandemic hit hard,...
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble: ‘A Gallery of the Imagination’ Review
It’s 2023, and the legendary keyboard player Rick Wakeman is blessing us with a brand new studio album. I first came across this particular record last year at a concert of his in Croydon...
Haken: ‘Fauna’ Review
It’s official, Haken has written the best album, everyone else can stop making music now. Okay back to seriousness, Haken is one of my all-time favourite bands and I tend to be very picky...
Twilight Force at Frannz Club in Berlin
Twilight Force busted my ‘gigs in Berlin’ cherry for 2023 for a night of power metal – and I only really decided to go on a bit of a whim. I’d previously seen Twilight...
Leprous at the Gruenspan in Hamburg
Leprous needs almost no introduction at this point; the Norwegian Progressive Metal band has made a name for itself that is unmatched by many of its contemporaries. In fact, this particular show is a...
Katatonia: ‘Sky Void of Stars’ Review
Every wave starts with a ripple. Jonas Renkse is in many ways a master of the ripple. With guitarist and co-founder Anders Nyström beside him (he himself deploying a massive sonic influence), Katatonia has...
Karnivool and The Ocean at Backstage, München
I’m back based in Germany for a little bit and decided to hop down to Munich on a whim to catch this tour before it slipped through my fingers as the Berlin show was...
Riverside: ‘ID.Entity’ Review
After five years, the Polish progressive rock/metal quartet Riverside are back with an all-new album entitled ‘ID.Entity’ which is set as the 10th installment in their amazing discography. This album is a beautiful venture...
Proghurst’s Favourites of 2022
Each year I like to approach the idea of a ‘top albums’ article slightly differently. For 2022, I got together with the writing team to sketch out our overall combined favourite albums from 2022...
Frost* at the Islington Assembly Hall in London
After 3 years of being out of the touring game, and 5 years since they last toured around the UK, Frost* are back for a short run shows off the back of their 2021...
