The Black Map #198: Wolfbastard from Manchester!

As our regular Sunday feature drags itself  towards the #200th edition like a zombie towards its prey, missing both legs and one arm but still hungry and with vicious intent in its eyes, we return to Manchester and a band that crosses Black Metal, D-Beat, Crust Punk and Blackened Hardcore with such violence that they’re the sonic equivalent of a baseball bat shattering your windscreen. The trio known as Wolfbastard set the bar high with three albums (2015’s self titled, 2018’s “Graveyard Sessions” and 2022’s “Hammer The Bastards“) littered with song titles (“Fat Romanian Punchbag“, “Worship The Goat” and “P***ing On The Sacred Ground“) that sound like they belong to Grindhouse movies and as veteran musicians with experience from Foetal Juice and Burial, listening to them is like watching a Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez classic. How do you get inspired to create such audio debauchery? You fall in love with Venom, Motörhead and Discharge while consuming endless endless amounts of potato vodka and end each night howling at the moon…

Catch Wolfbastard live in March…

3rd London, New Cross Inn

4th Birmingham, Scruffy Murphy’s

5th Bolton, The Alma Inn

11th Nottingham, The Chameleon Inn

12th Cardiff, Fuel Rock Club

19th Leeds, The Fenton

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