Get Ready to ROCK! » James Hetfield https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:41:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: APOCALYPTICA – SWG3, Glasgow, 3 October 2024 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/gig-review-apocalyptica-swg3-glasgow-3rd-october-2024/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/gig-review-apocalyptica-swg3-glasgow-3rd-october-2024/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:14:06 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=98240 mini_SAM_1030Many years ago I attended a guitar masterclass with the legendary singer/songwriter Gordon Giltrap. It was just one man with an acoustic guitar, but the sound and sheer ferocity of riffage he managed to extract from his poor, tortured acoustic … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/gig-review-apocalyptica-swg3-glasgow-3rd-october-2024/feed/ 0 Livestream review: METALLICA, AT&T Arena, Arlington, Texas, 18 & 20 August 2023 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/livestream-review-metallica-att-arena-arlington-texas-18-20-august-2023/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/livestream-review-metallica-att-arena-arlington-texas-18-20-august-2023/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:03:53 +0000 Davoski https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=90442 Livestream review: METALLICA, AT&T Arena, Arlington, Texas, 18 & 20 August 2023A unique double-header even in the storied history of thrash trailblazers, Metallica: a live-to-cinemas feed of their two Arlington, Texas shows 48 hours apart, featuring two entirely different sets. The idea of beaming gigs to remote venues is not new … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/livestream-review-metallica-att-arena-arlington-texas-18-20-august-2023/feed/ 0 Gig review: AVENGED SEVENFOLD – Hydro, Glasgow, 10 January 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/01/gig-review-avenged-sevenfold-hydro-glasgow-10th-january-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/01/gig-review-avenged-sevenfold-hydro-glasgow-10th-january-2017/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2017 23:31:13 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=43206 AVENGED SEVENFOLD – Hydro, Glasgow, 10 January 2017Classic rockers are a dying breed. A number of big names passed away in 2016 and with so many of the classic rock fraternity now more likely to pick up their bus pass than jump on a tour bus it … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/01/gig-review-avenged-sevenfold-hydro-glasgow-10th-january-2017/feed/ 0 Album review: METALLICA – Hardwired…To Self- Destruct https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/album-review-metallica-hardwiredto-self-destruct/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/album-review-metallica-hardwiredto-self-destruct/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2016 23:21:03 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=42636 METALLICA – Hardwired…To Self- DestructBlackened Records [Release date 28.11.16] Before I plunge into a review of Metallica’s latest opus I would like to offer up a cautionary tale to all aspiring bands, be afraid…. Once upon a time there were two snotty nosed teens … Continue reading →

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