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Through The Lens

Fu Manchu @ The Ritz, Manchester, 21st October 2024 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Fu Manchu / Spaceslug / Torus @ The Ritz, Manchester, 21st October 2024

22nd November 202422nd November 2024 Lee Edwards Fu Manchu, Manchester, Spaceslug, The Ritz, Through The Lens, Torus

Last month I took a trip to The Ritz in Manchester’s city centre to catch desert and stoner rock faves

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Årabrot @ Satans Hollow, Manchester, 10th November 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Årabrot / Jaye Jayle / Karin Park @ Satans Hollow, Manchester, 10th Nov 2023

20th March 20243rd March 2025 Lee Edwards Årabrot, Evan Patterson, Jaye Jayle, Karin Park, Manchester, Noise-Rock, Satans Hollow, Tapestry Promotions, Through The Lens

I guess I should start this post off with yet another apology for the huge delay in getting these photos

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Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers @ Joshua Tree Retreat Center, 22nd Feb 2024 – Photo by Tyler Johnston
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Through The Lens: Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers @ Joshua Tree Retreat Center, 22nd February 2024

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Desert rock legend Mario Lalli and his Rubber Snake Charmers played a show to celebrate Mario’s birthday at the Joshua

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Teeth Of The Sea @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th Oct 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Teeth Of The Sea / Hey Colossus @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th October 2023

14th February 202414th February 2024 Lee Edwards Hey Colossus, Kraut, Noise-Rock, Psych, Salford, Teeth Of The Sea, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

I really don’t know where the time goes and how I got so far behind publishing these photos, and yes,

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Nebula @ The Underground, Bradford, 16th October 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Nebula / Ironrat / Son Of Boar @ The Underground, Bradford, 16th October 2023

12th January 202412th January 2024 Lee Edwards Bradford, Ironrat, Nebula, Son Of Boar, The Underground, Through The Lens

Yes, I’m still playing catch up (no surprise there!) and for this Through The Lens feature, a short trip along

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The Obsessed @ Rebellion, Manchester, 4th October 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: The Obsessed / Alunah / Grand Elder @ Rebellion, Manchester, 4th October 2023

19th December 202319th December 2023 Lee Edwards Alunah, Doom, Grand Elder, Manchester, Rebellion, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Tapestry Promotions, The Obsessed, Through The Lens

Yes, I’m still playing catch up with the backlog of gig photos for these Through The Lens features on The

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Pigs x7 @ The Ritz, Manchester, 30/09/2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Lambrini Girls / Bonnacons Of Doom @ The Ritz, Manchester, 30th September 2023

11th December 202318th December 2023 Lee Edwards Bonnacons Of Doom, Lambrini Girls, Manchester, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, The Ritz, Through The Lens

Yet another belated Through The Lens feature as I slowly work through my backlog of gigs I’ve shot over the

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JAAW @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: JAAW / [slab] @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th September 2023

30th November 202330th November 2023 Lee Edwards [slab], JAAW, Noise-Rock, Post-Rock, Salford, Svart Records, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

One of these days I’ll finally catch up on the backlog of photos I need to sort through after a

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Obituary @ Club Academy, Manchester 10th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Obituary / Pest Control @ Club Academy, Manchester 10th September 2023

14th November 202314th November 2023 Lee Edwards Club Academy, Death Metal, Manchester, Obituary, Pest Control, Thrash Metal, Through The Lens

September saw quite a run of gigs as a day after Mutoid Man at The Bread Shed, it was time

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Mutoid Man @ The Bread Shed, Manchester, 9th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Mutoid Man / Haggard Cat @ The Bread Shed, Manchester, 9th September 2023

8th November 20238th November 2023 Lee Edwards Haggard Cat, Heavy Rock, Metal, Mutoid Man, Sargent House, The Beauty Witch, The Bread Shed, Through The Lens

As the UK went through a heatwave, temperatures certainly soared at The Bread Shed in Manchester’s city centre as The

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Full Of Hell @ Rebellion, Manchester, 6th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Full Of Hell / Jarhead Fertilizer / Antichrist Siege Machine / Unyielding Love @ Rebellion, Manchester, 6th September 2023

31st October 202331st October 2023 Lee Edwards Antichrist Siege Machine, Black Metal, Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Jarhead Fertilizer, Manchester, Rebellion, The Beauty Witch, Through The Lens, Unyielding Love

Another better late than never Through The Lens feature for a blistering night in a very hot, very sweaty and

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