Live Review : Parkway Drive + Thy Art Is Murder + The Amity Affliction @ AO Arena, Manchester on October 6th 2025

At some point in the next few years, Parkway Drive will become only the second Antipodean act to headline Download. Their rise has been astonishing, from heavy as f*ck cult act to true arena-bothering spectacle. This is actually their second arena tour of the UK, but this time they have pulled out every stop to prove that their new position of festival headline and stadium blitzer is well deserved. The AO Arena isn’t full (the top tier is completely sealed off), but those of us who are here will be regaling tales of this night for a good while to come.

Live Review : The Amity Affliction + Fit for a King + Gideon + SeeYouSpaceCowboy @ O2 Ritz, Manchester on January 16th 2023

Despite it being a Monday night, the crowd is large and growing even as the doors open at 6:30pm for The Amity Affliction’s return to the UK. This is no surprise as TAA have always been well liked and supported on these shores, with every gig I’ve attended of theirs being packed to the rafters. I make my way up onto the balcony as Californian openers SeeYouSpaceCowboy take to the stage.

Live Review : Beartooth + The Amity Affliction + Higher Power @ The Academy, Manchester on February 28th 2020

Beartooth’s Disease tour has finally landed in Manchester, and it’s an exciting prospect to see them on such a big stage for their own headline show. Add to that the chance to see The Amity Affliction, and the UK’s very own up-and-coming hot property Higher Power, and you’ve got a real treat for a cold and blustery Friday night in February. As I make my way to Academy for tonight’s gig I’m shocked at the length of the queue. I knew the gig was sold out weeks ago, but I’ve never seen such a massive queue for a gig at Academy before – for all those saying Metal and Rock is dead, then tell that to all the mainly young metallers stood freezing in the cold tonight!