Waking up to the sound of campers shouting “Are you alive? Does it feel good to be alive?” in James Hetfield style is something Festival goers all around the globe enjoy and Bloodstock is no different. It’s warm after yesterday’s rain and after a protein shake, a can of Monster and the application of some
On Friday 9th August 2024 the first twenty five bands were announced for this years incarnation of Bloodstock Open Air Festival and it instantly became the hottest ticket it town. Three names stood out like a hammer smashed thumb in Trivium, Machine Head and Gojiria making it the most talked about event of the year
Yesterday we told you about Petty Squabbles, Arid Wave, Painstake, Black Skull Ritual, Remnant and Tape it Shut in the first part of our two part live review of Summer Bash, a Hawaiian themed Beach Party hosted by Reading Progressive Death Metal trio Mercury’s Well. Now it’s time for part #2 so its time to
It’s no secret that we’ve been working with Reading Progressive Death Metal trio Mercury’s Well over the past few years, helping promote Summer Bash and as we prepare to head out to the annual Hawaiian themed beach party this year, it has to be said we’re excited at the prospect of the actual day like a
In the middle of a heatwave in the United Kingdom’s green and pleasant land, as Festivals rage across Europe, bands incorporate a few smaller than usual club shows to sell them out for intimate performances while keeping themselves warm. Tonight is one of those as Witch Country heroes Cradle Of Filth are joined by Brazilian
A whistle stop European Festival run for Canadian home coming Queens Kittie is a thing of beauty and the fact that the band are able to sell out The Dome the day after an appearance at Download Festival bodes well for the longevity of their return. A new album in last summer’s “Fire” via Sumerian
A sold out show is always a thing is beauty and tonight the O2 Academy in Islington is packed to the rafters for the return of Australian Progressive Metalcore merchants Make Them Suffer. Seven years after they last headlined a London show, tonight is a celebration of last year’s self titled album, a record which
How do you finish a glorious summers day? A few pints of Guinness and a Metal show is always a good shout, so we head into the big smoke for a night of Extreme Metal, Deathcore and Metalcore from four bands who should know better. Believe it or not, the last time we witnessed German
At this point in their career in Metal, Irish Thrash overlords Gama Bomb have to be considered stalwarts of the scene. The kind of Barnacle that’s so firmly attached the bottom of the ship that there is zero chance of scraping it off without putting a hole through the hull. Our first introduction to them
An album release show at the intimate venue that is The Black Heart in Camden gives Folk Horror Pagan Progressive Metal act Forlorn the opportunity to offer the gift of “Aether” to an unsuspecting World via Church Road Records. As a band, the five piece fronted by Megan Jenkins have been around since 2019, waterfall
