After witnessing them live on several occasions over the years, the announcement of a pair of shows celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of Ingested album “Surpassing The Boundaries Of Human Suffering” is music to our ears. Dubbed “Seasons Beatings 2024” they were announced before the surprise departure of vocalist Jason Evans, leaving everyone wondering if they
After the drunken debauchery of Saturday there are more than a few who have arrived at The Bullingdon for Sunday with sore heads. Partaking in hair of the dog is obligatory as they prepare to witness another 10 bands on the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage. The Sophie Lancaster Foundation will be proud as the
After all the build up including a billboard at Bloodstock Open Air in the summer, this years sixth incarnation of Rabidfest feels like Christmas has come early, which makes The Bullingdon Santa’s grotto. Everything is primed and ready, the banner behind the stage and back line kit ready to go and a stack of merch
Riding on the crest of a wave Seething Akira have a lot to be proud of with a sophomore album in “Cancel Estate” appearing just before them headlining “The Night Before Rabidfest” warm up at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford a week ago. Taking influence from Pitchshifter, The Prodigy and countless others the Portsmouth Electronic
It’s with heavy hearts we descend upon The Lounge Bar in Alton like vultures to pick the bones of Sunfall clean as tonight is their swansong. A farewell show to bring the bloodstained curtain down on seven years and seven deadly sins despite only releasing their debut album “Les Morts Sont Nés Ici” via Out
The penultimate night of the Soil “All Scars” tour finds us at a sold out The 1865 in Southampton to witness four American bands of a certain vintage. These bands are all working class rock stars, musicians who have spent the past 25 or 30 years touring the Globe, playing their music and making enough
It’s a Tuesday afternoon and we’re heading to Hammersmith Apollo for the London date of the “Celebrating Life Through Death” European Farewell tour that doubles as the 40th Anniversary of Sepultura. The Brazilian Thrash Gods have been a force of nature that have been around longer than some of their fans have been alive, so
Is it a little strange arriving at Camden Underworld at 17:00 in the afternoon on an unassuming Friday night in October when most gigs start at 19:00? Yes. But given the stature of the four bands playing tonight, there is a requirement to start early so they each get the maximum amount of stage time.
Back in 2010 how many Bury Your Dead fans heard that Mat Bruso was making a guest vocal appearance on “Chrono” by The Ghost Inside and checked it out? Guilty as charged. That led to the obligatory purchase of “Returners” and a life long The Ghost Inside fan was created. “Get What You Give” is
If you did a survey back in 1998 there would have been few who thought that Soulfly would still be a going concern in 2024 but 28 years after frontman and guitarist Max Cavalera left Sepultura the band are back in London and still here and going strong. We had the pleasure of witnessing them
