The Sydney post-rock favourites blew the bloody roof off the much-loved venue from minute one. They sounded MASSIVE.

Ahead of their 10th anniversary party in London, Gaz Cloud looks back at the defining moments of the Kscope label.

Simply put, Igorrr is one of the most unique acts in metal (and about 87 other different genres) today, and a live experience that, while bruising and slightly mind-melting, I can’t recommend highly enough.

Chris McGarel went to the O2 Academy in Islington to see progressive legends Spock’s Beard play a great and very entertaining set.

“Untouched by musical fashion, as adventurous and as wilful as the day they first entered a recording studio, their creativity remains undimmed.” – By Dave Cooper

“Their rise has been inexorable up to this point. But they are now on the cusp of greater glory and richly deserved acclaim.” – Chris McGarel

Prog Rock has moved on from its epic, cape wearing days, but it’s essentially most at home in the green and black of the West Midlands. This Wolverhampton-based band play with verve and grace, their particular blend of new prog – rock is peppered with an acoustic edge – taking the crowd from gently bouncing on their toes, to all out dancing. By Helen Armfield

Clock Opera @ Electrowerkz, Islington, London. December 01 2011 Clock Opera are, without any shadow of doubt, the most exciting thing happening in music at the moment. I say this not as my opinion, but as an unequivocal statement of fact. Strong words, …