Get Ready to ROCK! » Metallica https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sat, 02 May 2026 14:15:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review : RAVEN – Screamin’ Down The House (4 CD set) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-raven-screamin-down-the-house-4-cd-set-2/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-raven-screamin-down-the-house-4-cd-set-2/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:13:35 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=102094 RAVEN 150 Screamin imageCherry Red [Release date : 25.04.25] Formed in the north of England by brothers John and Mark Gallagher, during a time of social upheaval in the UK, Raven forged their own reflective version of NWOBHM, a proto-thrash metal that found … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-raven-screamin-down-the-house-4-cd-set-2/feed/ 0 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 Album review : VENOM – Live From The Hammersmith Odeon (CD/DVD Deluxe Digipak) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/album-review-venom-live-from-the-hammersmith-odeon-cddvd-deluxe-digipak/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/album-review-venom-live-from-the-hammersmith-odeon-cddvd-deluxe-digipak/#comments Sat, 28 Oct 2023 10:29:17 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=91941 Venom-Live-at-Hammersmith-CD_DVD-expanded-2-scaled 150Cherry Red [Release date : 27.10.23] Formed in England’s industrial North East in 1979, there was none heavier, none more extreme and indeed none more influential in the heavy metal genre than Venom. The band’s reputation was born out of … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/album-review-venom-live-from-the-hammersmith-odeon-cddvd-deluxe-digipak/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 Album review : ONE DESIRE – Live With The Shadow Orchestra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/album-review-one-desire-live-with-the-shadow-orchestra/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/album-review-one-desire-live-with-the-shadow-orchestra/#comments Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:38:29 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=87716 ONE DESIRE – Live With The Shadow OrchestraFrontiers [release date 21.04.23] Rising Finnish band, One Desire return with a live album. What is it with rock/ metal bands and orchestras? The ambition to match up the two has been realised regularly ever since most of us can … Continue reading →

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