December 2010...

And so with the final posting we come to the end of the Man of Metal 2010 blog. This month is traditionally quieter on the gig front but with two visits to the west midlands inside two days to see Danny Vaughn @ JB's Dudley (see pic) and a triple bill of tribute bands at the cool new venue The Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton along with the last ever Skin gig @ Rock City Nottingham it's been an entertaining way to round off the year. Next year will see GD man of metal with an entirely new blog and regular postings every weekend! So stay tuned for more of the same in 2011... GD.


Danny Vaughn… JB’s… Dudley… 10/12/10…
Inspirations and aspirations is the name of the tour ex Waysted & Tyketto front man Danny Vaughn is undertaking this December, a six date whistle stop jaunt around the UK. Playing a set comprising of ‘inspirational’ covers and ‘aspirational’ original material from his first two solo albums and from his new album, Reprise, I caught up with Danny and his band at JB’s in Dudley.
Opening the show with footstompin music a song by Grand Funk Railroad and quickly following this with original song bad water the scene is set for a cracking good gig. Danny brings his unique vocal talents to many covers in the show such as The Beatles’ magical mystery tour and The Who’s behind blue eyes giving Danny plenty of scope with his acoustic guitar. Before each song Danny fills us in with the reasoning behind that particular song’s inclusion in the set which is both amusing and informative, other covers include daddy, brother, lover, little boy (Mr. Big) gallows pole (Led Zeppelin) train, train (Blackfoot) which allows Danny to showcase his harmonica playing skills. Unbelievably the Stevie Wonder song you haven’t done nothing which allows Danny and his band to get funky is included in tonight’s performance along with a brilliant version of Dio’s don’t talk to strangers ‘I’ll give it my best shot’ was how the Dio classic was introduce, bang on target Mr. Vaughn, bang on target!
The first Vaughn album soldiers and sailors on riverside contributes greatly to the set, the aforementioned bad water along with is that all there is, shadowland, stone monkey and the voice all hail from that disc. Where as Vaughn’s second solo album fearless lends carry me home, haunted and the title track fearless to the set. With all of Danny Vaughn’s contributions to many bands and solo projects over the last twenty odd years I think I’m correct in saying it’s his work with the band Tyketto that is most memorable. So it’s apt that tonight’s encore comprises of the seminal Tyketto songs forever young and an ‘unplugged’ version of one of my favourite Tyketto songs the end of the summer days from the brilliant album Strength in Numbers.
With a knowledgeable crowd at JB’s tonight contributing greatly to the atmosphere and with Mr. Danny Vaughn being the sort of guy who will just come and hang out before and after he’s played, posing for photo’s and signing stuff I’m not ‘standing alone’ in saying tonight’s been a wonderful gig, one I’ll remember for a very long time to come… GD.

Dawn Trader… Jessop Arms… Codnor… 28/11/10…
Back in the early eighties NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) was massive and in the small sleepy hamlet of Nottingham in the east midlands there was a band called Dawn Trader who rode the wave of this phenomenon. They were pretty much the resident band at the hearty good fellow pub in the centre of Nottingham and supported bands such as Def Leppard, Magnum, Krokus and Diamond Head over a period of about six or seven years but like many of their luminaries at that time they vanished into the ether during the mid to late 80’s. Well now for all you nostalgia freaks like me and indeed for all you next generation rock music fans Dawn Trader are back, with a brand new album ‘Castle’ to be released early in 2011 and with many live dates being lined up for next year Dawn Trader look like they’re opening up their store to ply their trade once again after all these years.
With a final live date of 2010 at the Jessop arms pub in Codnor acting like a rehearsal for the Trader boys of Mick Preston (lead vocals) Wayne Vizard (lead guitar) Steve Humphries (lead guitar) Ric Evans (bass) and Pete Limb (drums) next year promises to be an exciting one for all concerned. Earlier this year in July I caught up with Dawn Trader when they played the Rock & Bike festival at Dreycot and boy did they get a reaction from a crowd who were mostly unfamiliar with the band. On that occasion I had a chat with front man Mick Preston and reminisced about the ‘good old days’ of the early eighties, I saw them play on a bill at Rock City with Diamond Head and Saracen, that was my first time in Rock City Nottingham and twenty eight years on I’m still seeing bands there.
The Jessop arms gig is a bit of a curio with the roads covered in snow and ice it’s with relief that I get into the warm, snug venue on the back streets of Codnor. Squeezing their performance in between the bingo being held in the room next door Dawn Trader play a set full of original numbers that haven’t aged one bit, songs like flash in the sky, roller, bad loser, whiskey and coke and running for your life being prime examples of what this band are about. Far from being heavy metal Dawn Trader play hard rock along the lines of UFO, Thin Lizzy with a smattering of early Iron Maiden and with backing vocal harmonies a trademark of Trader I defy anyone not to like them. With lots of comic banter on stage and charismatic front man Mick Preston ‘jollying’ things along Dawn Trader’s show tonight is not the polished performance you’d expect them to give on a big stage but it was most pleasing to see them improvise and tweak things as they played. Like most rock bands Dawn Trader pretend to finish their show with obviously an encore to follow, however the locals at the Jessop arms seem keener to finish their bingo so we are denied the brilliant Angel and have to settle for a premature ending, eyes down… Next year sees the dawn of another chapter in the Dawn Trader story so keep an eye on their web site for updates… http://www.dawntrader.net/… GD.

Above: Skin Live @ Rock City Nottingham.

Above: Motorkill Live @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton.



Above: Danny Vaughn Live @ JB's Dudley.


Dec… [4]
04th: NG26 + Blood Orange + Grand Ultra + Crazy Diamond [John Warren Ilkeston]
10th: Danny Vaughn + Vega [JB’s Dudley]
11th: Whole Lotta DC + Sack Sabbath + Motorkill [The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton]
18th: Skin + Toby Jepson + Matti Alphonzetti [Rock City Nottingham]



Paula...
I got skintight jeans and high-heel shoes. A leather jacket and nothin' to lose!
I run the podium dancers " Wildside Girls" for thee best Rock n' Roll night ever here in Nottingham.......
WILDSIDE!
Be sure to check it out!

Clare Lepard...
Uses more hairspray than Motley Crue on a world tour & apparently has the excalibur of asses ;)
I'm 5'4" i may be small, but i'm fiesty.
I'm a wild child.
But i'm also really shy & down to earth most of the time.
I'm as sweet as cherry pie.

Diamond DeVille...
23... loves glam... loves mates.....loves partying...scare's easily...will only buy bra's from La Senza...D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F
80's throwback

Julie Foxx..
I am half of Hell on High Heelz. It's all about the rock & pole baby - check out the fan page & click like for more information.
' I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and i'm all out of gum'
I'm me :)

Jenny Silver...

Jenny is half of 'Hell on High Heelz'.

Above: Danny Vaughn & Alice @ JB's Dudley.

Above: GD With Motorkill @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton.

Above: GD & Terri @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton.

Above: Simon, Maria & Julian @ Rock City Nottingham.

Above: Lou, Kay & Liz... Charlie's Angels? @ Rock City Nottingham.

Above: Hat-tastic... GD & Alice @ Red Lion Heanor.
Above: Christmas Cheer! Kay @ The Bless Derby.

November 2010...

It's been a massive month for the man of metal with live gigs from Motorhead, Skunk Anansie, WASP, Witchfynde, Dawn Trader to name just five. with all the fireworks out the way at the beginning of November it's that annual onslaught of Christmas cheer to come, I tend to lock myself away with a mince pie and a bottle of brandy... Barrr Humbug!

Above: Nottingham's Wildside Girls.

Motörhead… Assembly Rooms… Derby… 15/11/10…
First off a word or three about tonight’s venue, it’s thirty years since I first went to a gig at Derby assembly rooms three decades ago the great hall of this then brand new building played host to the likes of Saxon, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Hawkwind, Slade, Krokus, Girlschool, Def Lepard, Scorpions, Blackfoot, Thin Lizzy, Diamond Head and of course Motörhead all of which yours truly attended. By the mid eighties the assembly rooms had taken a back seat as a premier rock venue and I’ve always wondered why because it’s a perfect setting and has a 2000 capacity. In the early part of the noughties the fledgling Bloodstock festival began it’s life here before going ‘open air’, today however it plays host to few rock concerts The likes of Jethro Tull and Hawkwind have played it in recent times but it’s back to 2004 since I was last here, on that occasion it was Whitesnake gracing the stage.
Tonight the mighty Motörhead have deemed it fitting to play Derby as part of their European tour which just happens to be their thirty fifth anniversary and with a nearly full assembly rooms it’s like the sands of time have simply rolled back to the eighties.
First up this evening are Skew Siskin from Germany they’ve been around since the early 1990’s, fronted by Nina C. Alice Skew Siskin have collaborated with Motörhead’s Lemmy many times over the years, the Teutonic hard rockers are having a tough time getting the crowd going here in Derby but most of the crowd have either yet to get here or are at the bar fuelling up.
By the time the second support of the night are on stage the great hall has filled up somewhat, Michael Monroe the Hanoi Rocks front man has cobbled together a band which features rock luminaries Ginger from the Wildhearts (sporting a broken foot) and Steve Conti from the New York Dolls on guitars, Karl Rosqvist (Danzig) on drums and former Hanoi Rocks bassist Sami Yaffa. Playing a set of covers and Hanoi Rocks originals, Michael Monroe, the flying Finn defies his age and clambers all over the place enthusing the audience with his legendary front man prowess. Finishing off his hit and miss set with the anthemic dead jail or rock n’ roll Mr. Monroe is nothing if not entertaining and we haven’t seen the last of him this evening.
It all started thirty five years ago for Motörhead and when founding band member Ian Fraser ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister who will be celebrating his sixty fifth birthday next month walks on stage and say’s “we are Motörhead and we play rock n’ roll” everyone takes note. Opening with we are Motörhead from the self named album of 2000 the pace of the show is now set. Stay clean and Metropolis from the 1979 album overkill feature early on while both rock out and the thousand names of god from their last studio album Motörizer are also included in the set. Next month will see Motörhead release a brand new studio album in the form the world is yours as a sampler of that disc we are treated to the songs get back in line and I know how to die both of which go down well with the Derby crowd. Skew Siskin’s Nina C. Alice retakes the stage to help Lemmy out with the vocal duties on killed by death and after the all time classic song ace of spades which even people that don’t like heavy metal love it’s time for the ever young Michael Monroe to re-emerge into the lime light to sing born to raise hell the first of two encores tonight. With ears buzzing the Derby faithful see Motörhead finish on another all time classic, the first vinyl of Motörhead’s I ever bought back in 79, overkill… Only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud, So good you can't believe it's screaming with the crowd, Don't sweat it, get it back to you… If you like your metal fast n’ loose don’t miss Motörhead on this tour… GD.



Above: Witchfynde Live @ The County Chesterfield.

Above: WASP Live @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: Skunk Anansie Live @ Rock City Nottingham.

Above: Motörhead Live @ Assembly Rooms Derby.

Above: Sack Sabbath Live @ Yardbirds Grimsby.

Above: Grim Dylan Live @ The Central Nottingham.

Name: Izzy Sleeze
Age/Birthday: I was not born on a specific date, I was created by metal
Current City/Town: Glastonbury
Home town/City: Weston-super-mare
Height: 5ft 6"
Eye Colour: bleygreygreenyish

In Her own words… I am the only glammy in my town & until recently I thought I was the only one in the world until I discovered Nottingham & I’m there pretty much all the time since despite the 370 mile round trip ha! You will usually find me at the front of the gig in my bra or at the bar with a bottle of Newcastle Brown & always with my bff shammy.

Work/Education: I work in an office by day but by night I am a rock ninja.

Interests: titties & beer.

Music: cock rock, glam and Britney Spears.

Tattoos: I have a few, mostly music related. most recent one is of Reckless Love.

Books: my favourite books are the Alice in Wonderland books which I collect but I’ve been reading loads of autobiographies lately, the best one being The Dirt about Motley Crue.

Television: don't watch much telly but my fave program is the young ones which always makes me soil myself.

Films: My fave film of all time is Trick Or Treat. I have probably seen it about 500,000 times & could happily watch it 3 times a day for the rest of time

Nov… [11]
05th: NG26 + Trioxin Cherry [The Sitwell Derby]
06th: Silverjet + Dead Sensation + Killing With Style [The Central Nottingham]
12th: Sack Sabbath + Craig McDonald’s Clan [Yardbirds Grimsby]
13th: Isolysis + Spiritus + Imperial Circus + Incinery [The Salutation Nottingham]
15th: Motorhead + Michael Monroe + Skew Siskin [Assembly Rooms Derby]
17th: Skunk Anansie [Rock City Nottingham]
19th: H-Stock IV…
The Spitfires + Blood Orange + NG26 + Moon Bullet + Long Day Fear + The Valley + Annabel Guilor [Shipley WMC]
20th: WASP + Jettblack [Rock City Nottingham]
26th: Forever Living Dead + The Fallen [The Central Nottingham]
27th: Witchfynde + Wtomb [The County Chesterfield]
28th: Dawn Trader [Jesop Arms Codnor]


Above: Halloween Antics @ Fest Fatale' Nottingham.
Above: Anneka (Exotirik) @ Fest Fatale' Nottingham.
Above Suki Celeste (Grim Dylan) @ Fest Fatale' Nottingham.
Above: Al Tandy (Dead Sensation) @ Wildside Nottingham.
Above: Paula @ Wildside Nottingham.
Above: Hannah & Ceri @ Wildside Nottingham.
Above: Skinny (Skunk Anansie) @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: Boo Hissss... Sign @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: Kev & Jen (Mispelt/Thracia) @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: Clare Lepard @ Cherry Deville @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: Swallowing! Louise & Sarah @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: Shell (Dead Sensation) @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above Luther Beltz (Witchfynde) @ The County Chesterfield.
Above: Montalo (Witchfynde) @ The County Chesterfield.

October 2010

October highlights for me was going to see those ever green Californian rockers Y&T twice and for the first time in over a year NWOBHM legends Olive/Dawson Saxon. With a brand spanking new fanzine launch (Bitchslap) dedicated to female fronted punk/metal/rock and alternative bands October has been quite busy for the man of metal... Next month... Skunk Anansie, WASP, Motorhead and making their UK live debut Brazilian metal band Shadowside as well as the annual charity event H-Stock... Is that all right fer yez?
Photo: Y&T's Dave Meniketti & GD.

Y&T… Rock City/02 Academy… Nottingham/Birmingham… 09&15/10/10…

‘You came to me, with your love to share, You showed me always that you'd be right there’ the opening lines to the Y&T classic song I believe in you well in Birmingham, front man the legendary Dave Meniketti had two aborted attempts to begin singing that song, it was only after a prompt from rhythm guitarist John Nymann that proceedings continued smoothly (check it out on YouTube) mental block aside these lyrics sum up what Y&T mean to many of their loyal fans. I’ve always believed in Y&T right from the first time I saw them way back in 1982 even during periods when the band had split up you just knew this wouldn’t last forever and they’d be back on the road and recording new albums. This year has seen Y&T on a rollercoaster of a ride of ups and downs, the ups? The release of a brand new studio album ‘Facemelter’ the first since ‘Endangered Species’ fourteen years ago (we don’t count the years Dave Meniketti assured me), the downs? Missing in action bass player Phil Kennemore being diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Phil, a constant presence in the band since 1974 has had to drop out of the tour while he’s undergoing treatment back home, however like the first song on the new album says, on with the show so under orders from Phil the rest of the guys plus hired hand Brad Lang have carried on with the tour.
Support for the UK shows comes in the form of Fury UK, brothers Chris and Luke Appleton front up this Manchester based trio with the heavily bearded Martin McNee on drums Fuk are a progressive metal band who have just released their third album ‘a way of life’ in the space of three years. These guys are constantly touring up and down the UK so I suggest you go check em’ out, you won’t be disappointed. Back to Y&T and at Rock City Nottingham they play a fantastic set which lasts around two hours twenty minutes and incorporates six songs from the new album into the twenty three song show; Y&T are nothing if not value for money. On with the show (new) is the opener followed by a personal favourite of mine hard times from the album ‘Ten’ all the songs Y&T can’t leave out are here, mean streak, I believe in you, black tiger, hurricane, dirty girl, forever and rescue me but tonight no midnight in Tokyo, just one reason for attending more than one Y&T gig per tour because they played it in Birmingham six days later. In fact the perennial Californian rockers vary their set each night which must have proved a bit of a nightmare for stand in bassist Brad Lang, I caught up with Brad after the Nottingham show and asked him how he learned so many songs in such a short period of time, ‘about five hours sleep in four days’ was his reply. At the 02 academy in Birmingham one guy shouted out for contagious’ to which Meniketti said ‘we just dropped that from the set’ they played it anyway. The Birmingham venue was much smaller than Rock City and there was only about a third of the amount of punters in to see a splendid show, with less new songs included and indeed a shorter set Y&T were visibly more moved by the reaction they got in Nottingham than in the west midlands. After both shows I got to chat with all the members of Y&T now I could say I conducted an interview for my review but that sounds too pompous and arrogant, no the thing about the guys from Y&T is they just come out and hang with whoever wants to see them after the show.
John Nymann (rhythm guitar/backing vocals) having helped out with taking his photograph with a few eager fans we stood in the foyer at Rock City admiring the view ‘wow look at that’ says John ‘I bet she could be your daughter’ to which I replied ‘she could be my wife!’ I last saw him running after a near naked girl with his camcorder. In Birmingham I learnt that he inherited his fine long hair from his mother and the profile picture on his facebook page was taken in a place in Wales he couldn’t pronounce, not on your own there John.
Mike Vanderhule (drums/backing vocals) I complement Mike on his ‘economic’ drumming style, no ‘bigshow’ arm swinging jumping up and down for Mike, ‘I studied with some great drummers’ he assures me, he also has a roving eye for the young ladies, that Dave Meniketti assured me. Mike was pleased to see us turn up to the Birmingham show and told me how he’d sacrificed a lot in life to peruse his career as a drummer.
Brad Lang (bass/backing vocals) the new boy keeps telling folks he doesn’t want to be here and that he hopes we’ll never see him again, a modest and humble approach to saying he hopes Phil gets better soon. I caught up with Brad in Rock City and he told me he learnt all the Y&T songs via his ipod, I told him that I was determined to hate him but couldn’t help thanking him for putting in such a great performance, he loved this and was very gracious in his thanks.
Dave Meniketti (lead guitar/lead vocals) what can you say, the guy is a legend and at the same time when you talk to him he seems like your best drinking buddy, belying his age ‘I’m ageless’ he tells me. Dave also tells me he can’t believe all the young fans that come to the shows I thought their parents must have dragged them along at first, but now I know they’re into it’ he tells me, I assure him it’s because of all the great songs Y&T have. Also this time of year in the UK Dave tends to get a cold, last year it was full blown flu well 2010 sees him virus free and on top form.
With a show in London the night after Birmingham it’s then onto Paris and continental Europe before returning to the States to finish off the year for Y&T and I’m going to finish this review by wishing Phil Kennemore all the best and we all hope he makes a full recovery and comes back to us here in Britain next year because we believe in you Phil, the Y&T show isn’t the same without Phil’s vocal talents on squeeze and even if he doesn’t like singing it we all love to be Kennemored! GD.

Bitchslap Fanzine Launch Night…
Feat: The Smears + Never the Last Breath + The Dead Will Dance + Burytheladybird + Causeway Lane…
The Victoria Inn… Derby… 02/10/10…
The man behind Insomnia and Still Dying has now moved onto a new project, Bitchslap is a brand spanking new fanzine dedicated to female fronted punk, metal, rock and alternative bands and tonight at the Victoria inn Derby it’s time to launch issue one. Headlining tonight’s event are the cover girls of the inaugural Bitchslap mag, none other than The Smears, fresh back from their mini tour of Holland they cruise into the Vic and get the party well and truly started the minute they set foot in the venue. With several young bands on the bill tonight inevitably sees those bands drag along many parents, friends and relatives, Causeway Lane from Matlock being a prime example, opening the show to a nearly full room, lead vocalist Tarnia looks like she’s kitted out to play football as the band kick off proceedings playing a short set of rock originals and covers. The evening is well underway when Burytheladybird hit the stage, I can’t quite put my finger on their style but they deliver a decent performance and front girl Tiggy is very striking resplendent with flowing raven hair and is in possession of a memorable voice. It’s a great atmosphere at the Vic with everyone having a great time. Upon entry tonight (£5 for 5 bands) everyone receives a ‘goodie bag’ and the chance to buy the Bitchslap fanzine for the ludicrously cheep price of £1.50 which includes a free compilation CD. With ten copies due to be released over the next twelve months it looks like Mark (Mr Bitchslap) is going to be a busy boy. The Dead Will Dance are up next a seemingly more polished act than the two opening bands yet I do believe this is their debut performance, they play a collection of original songs more to my personal liking, front woman Stevie gets vocal help (or hindrance) from the guitarist Keith who chips in various screams and growls along the way. Giving away a free two track CD The Dead Will Dance show they have potential with two very different tracks this is not a riot and the acoustic kill them all. Never The Last Breath are the penultimate band of the night, and are much heavier than the previous three acts, front woman Lisa has a good voice but a bit like the previous band Never the Last Breath seem to need ‘growly shouty’ backing vocals from one of their guitarists, I don’t know whether this is a trend but I’m not too keen of it. And so to the magazine cover girls and The Smears being the only punk band tonight they do it in great style, They’re all hammered when they take the stage but despite this deliver an enjoyable set with lots of crowd participation, at this point of the night no one can remember too much of what is going on and I’m no exception to that. Good luck to Mark with his new venture and remember ‘you know when you’ve been Bitchslapped! GD.

Above: Y&T Live @ Rock City Nottingham.

Above: Y&T Live @ O2 Academy Birmingham.

Above: Y&T Live @ O2 Academy Birmingham.


Above O/D Saxon Leve @ MFN.


Above: O/D Saxon Live @ MFN.

Name: Sarah Sixx
Age: 20
Hometown/City: A little blot on the landscape near Wolverhampton
Height: 6’1’’
Hair: shortish dark hair
Tattoos: virgin skin as far as tattoos go


In her own words:
Just a few essential things:
I’m probably not the one for you.
My grass is a little greener than yours.
Kindly leave your expectations behind, because im probably going to disappoint you.
More often than not, I say the wrong thing at the wrong time.
I’m clumsy, awkward and accident prone.
I have no interest in trying to impress you.
I don’t really have any huge aspirations in life, I just live to be happy and for the people that make me happy. I tend to float along in my own special way taking things as they come.
Music and art are what makes me tick and little things make me hugely happy.
I am bright colours, glitter, eyeliner, hair dye, paint, poetry, chocolate, animal print, my bed, cuddles and kisses, vintage, pretty things, live music, clothes, music, my best friends, my baby sister, road trips, films, nights in on the sofa, taking photos, to the point and honest.
Like most women I have a massive thing for a nice handbag, but thanks to an amazing guy I now have the ultimate handbag (and he’s not just amazing because he bought me this handbag <3)> As far as music is concerned, my world wouldn’t be right without it. I will give any music a listen once, but im a rock chick at heart. Anything really: glam, Metal, punk, classic rock etc.
My favourite bands are always changing, but to name a few? Black Stone Cherry, Crash diet, Motley Crue, The Cure, Heavens Basement, The 69 eyes, New York Dolls....I could go on forever.
I’ve been to endless live gigs, its one of my favourite places to be!

To be quite honest I can’t really think of anything else to tell, if you want to get to know me: facebook me – ‘Sarah Allington’ x

Oct… [12]
03rd: Bitchslap Fanzine Launch…
The Smears + Never The Last Breath + The Dead Will Dance + Burytheladybird + Causeway Lane [The Vic Derby]
06th: Exhibit-A [MFN Shipley]
07th: Mispelt + Lost In Plastic + Toxic Bouffant (Little Whores on the Prairie) [The Old Bell Derby]
08th: Krusade [Tap n’ Tumbler Nottingham]
09th: Y&T + Fury UK [Rock City Nottingham]
13th: Tara’s Secret + Planet Friday [MFN Shipley]
15th: Y&T + Fury UK [O2 Academy Birmingham]
16th: Oliver/Dawson Saxon + Guns For Hire [MFN Shipley]
27th: Badaxe [MFN Shipley]
29th: Fury UK + Kyrbgrinder + Inferno + Nefarious [The Old Bell Derby]
29th: Toxic Federation [The Sitwell Derby]
31st: Fest Fatale’…
Exoterik + Trioxin Cherry + Scarlet’s Wake + Grim Dylan + Aonia + Thracia [The Central Nottingham]


Above: 'Squeel like a pig boy' GD & Natalie (The Smears) @ The Vic Derby.
Above: Mark (Bitchslap) With Natalie & Colette (The Smears) @ The Vic Derby.
Above: Emma & Colette (The Smears) @ The Vic Derby.
Above: Mispelt @ The Old Bell Derby.
Above: Jen (Mispelt) & GD @ The Old Bell Derby.
Above: Brad Lang (Y&T) With Maxine, Clare & GD @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: Metal Minx Hannah & Clare With GD @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: Alice & Mike Vanderhule (Y&T) @ Rock City Nottingham.
Above: John Nymann (Y&T) & GD @ O2 Academy Birmingham.
Above : Sarah Firebarand (Tigertailz) & GD @ O2 Academy Birmingham.
Above: Oliver/Dawson Saxon @ MFN.
Above: Graham Oliver (O/D Saxon) & Alice @ MFN.
Above: TattTastic! Metal Minx MiniGD & Alice.
Above: Halloween Antics @ The Old Bell Derby.
Above: Kiss This! Halloween Antics @ The Old Bell Derby... More Halloween Pics & Vids From Fest Fatale' Next Month.