The south coast has provided a fertile soil for Metal bands to grow over with a number of decent venues for bands to gain a fan base as well as bigger venues for international bands to offer some inspiration. Southampton offers The Loft, Engine Rooms, The Joiners and that’s just for starters, three venues that
Riding in on the crest of a wave in 2017 to take the scene by storm, Sore Teeth are a Crossover Thrash trio with their roots so deep in Hardcore Punk that worms on the other side of the Globe are feeding on them. Taking influence from the likes of Terror, Hatebreed and Madball, the
The coastline seems to be an inspiring place to spend your days with many a band hailing from places that the rest of us may only have the opportunity to visit on a bright summers day for an ice cream and a paddle. One such band are Brighton residents The Aphelion, who take their name
It is as rare as rocking horse s*** for us to have a debut single appear in our weekly Black Map feature which highlights bands from the Underground UK Metal scene, but there is absolutely no reason why it can’t be done. So for todays viewing and listening pleasure we have Spoiler, a band formed
Nottingham is one of those cities with a rich heritage when it comes to Metal. Obviously you’ve got the likes of Pitchshifter, Iron Monkey and Earthtone9 but you’ve also got a thriving underground scene with Miscreant and Blight Town shining lights. Who are Blight Town we hear you cry? They’re a Progressive Post Hardcore outfit
In this weeks Black Map entry in our Black Book of the UK Underground Metal scene we pay tribute to those musicians who have an insatiable appetite for Metal and in their careers have been in multiple bands and projects, filled in for other bands to allow them to tour and generally love every second.
After two weeks in London with Vexed and Thrasherwolf it’s time to break out to Manchester and talk about some Groove Metal in the form of God Shaped Devil. They would have been at this years incarnation of Rockmaraton Fesztivál in Hungry this summer but that was postponed until July 2021 while their run in
Staying in London for a second week in a row might open up a North Vs South divide if we were in poli-tricks but we ain’t, we’re in Metal; so all is fair when it comes to our Black Map of the UK Underground Metal scene. There is plenty of Metal being created in our
Back in April 2019, London female fronted Deathcore collective Vexed made a serious impact with their debut single “Elite” which reached 329k Spotify streams and a just as impressive 117k views for the music video by Loki Films on YouTube; no doubt in part due to the attention that having Thy Art Is Murder vocalist
Nottingham is known for a lot of things, including having a wealth of high quality bands emanating from every orifice with Wolves Don’t Sleep being just one of them. Formed in 2015 and doing all the groundwork by sharing stages with everyone from Borders to Isolate and playing venues from Norwich to Sheffield in the
