Essentially a half dayer consisting of 5 hardcore bands headlined by Terror, Camden Underworld is the venue for a creature double feature that is getting live streamed around the Globe. A raft of line-up changes has seen Cro-Mags JM, drop off the bill while Lion’s Law don’t cross the channel. Jesus Piece [8/10] are the
Tonight is a special night at Reading Facebar. Not only was it Arcaeon Guitarist Sam Machin’s birthday yesterday but it’s also Vocalist Stuart Sarre’s birthday tomorrow. So it’s a party and the atmosphere is a relaxed one in their home town. It’s Sunday night and the feeling is right, even without Foreign Pact who have
A last minute ish line up change sees Black Emerald drop off tonight’s billing to be replaced by Reading natives Boredoms In The Bathroom [6/10] who are a Post-Rock duo with an Industrial Metal heart and Progressive leanings. Sound complicated? Actually what David Turner and Martin Robertson create could be better described as a soundtrack
Sunday night in October and it’s Camden’s The Black Heart that is the destination for all things Underground UK Metal Scene tonight. The “Gnostic State” release tour has rolled into town with Preston Lancashire natives Gassed Up headlining a run of shows for their latest offering in the week of its release. Opening the show
The 20th Anniversary World tour for Wisconsin Death Trip in tribute to Wayne Static rolls into London tonight with Static-X surrounded by controversy that hasn’t stopped fans from buying tickets and selling out venues globally. A new album entitled “Project Regeneration” has been crowd funded with original producer Ulrich Wild at the helm that will
Sunday and day #2 of the second incarnation of Upsurge Festival at London’s New Cross Inn. After yesterday’s fantastic sets from the likes of Ironed Out and Road Mutant, today promises much with sets from Street Soldier and Malevolence being highly anticipated! After an amazing breakfast at Chicago Grill Plus, it’s time for some bands. Getting
We’re at the New Cross Inn for the second incarnation of Upsurge Festival! After a few days or rain, today is glorious sunshine and it’s hot inside the venue. There have been a number of pull outs in the lead up to the festival, most notably with Inhuman Nature being absent and no reasoning offered
A week or so back we were talking to Weaponry frontman Al Bristow about “The Gasman Tour” this month when he mentioned his love of Gutlocker! Next thing you know he’s only gone and sent us a review of the last show he saw the Woking Groove Sludge Metallers at! So with Gutlocker about to
If yesterday wasn’t enough then we’re back for day #2! As you might expect, members of many of the bands performing yesterday are here to watch the other sets with members of Harbinger, Arcaeon and Valis Ablaze all taking in sets on both days while former members of Fraktions, Break Fifty and Diablous are in
We’re at the first incarnation of a brand new Progressive Metal Festival in Guildford Surrey, taking place in a Casino a stones throw from the train station. It promises two days of wall to wall Metal with a wide range of bands we know well taking to a pair of stages with no overlapping sets.