Hard-hitting London three-piece Die So Fluid play a strong professional set of modern alternative rock as support for My Ruin in Southampton.

It’s good-time hard-rock fun all the way as Stone Gods command worship and praise from a small Sunday crowd in Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms.

Hardcore heroes From Autumn To Ashes reappear on British soil after a lengthy hiatus, and set about proving that emo wasn’t always a term of contempt.

Energetic Southampton pop-punkers Not Advised rock out on the minute stage of The Alma Arms‘ Raglan Rooms as if it were five times the size.

This is Spinal Jap - Electric Eel Shock know how to have fun with heavy metal, and they do a fine job on this last live gig of their European tour.

Screw the Matrix - if you really want to see how deep the rabbit-hole goes, you need to make sure you see Cardiacs play a live show before you die.

Psychosis-rockers The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster work like dogs to get a good reaction on the opening night of their tour.