When it was announced that one of my favourite local bands was due to be playing Chinnerys in the first week of the new year, along with 3 others, I had little choice but to attend – despite the knowledge of the strain it would put on my bank account. I’ve followed Walk in Coma […]
Hailing from just around the corner in Southend, Rollin Machine plays dirty rock n’ roll/punk, and along with a video for the first track, this is their debut EP. The EP opens with “Joyride,” which, with its slightly self-explanatory title, tells the story of stealing a car and going for a wild drive. Steel-like drums […]
From the moment the three-piece collective from Southend-on-Sea sat in front of me, pint and mug in hands, it was obvious that Rollin Machine is more than a band – they were great friends. Throwing banterous comments at each other about drinking abilities, or lack thereof, the interview had already begun and I was getting […]
Walk in Coma are a five-piece thrash/extreme metal band from Southend-on-Sea consisting of Alex Adlington on vocals, Tom Case on bass & keyboards, Joe Reid on drums and Mark Elliot & James Cater on guitars who provide their listeners with clean and growled vocals, heavy and melodic guitars, cool bass sections and crashing drums, and […]
As a bit of a fanboy of Acidultra, my discovery that they were playing Chinnery’s in Southend-on-Sea meant that I had to be there. I’d seen the band a few weeks previously at Asylum and instantly became a fan of their driving and beer-drinking rock. The fact that my Dad lives around the corner and […]
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