One of the many highlights of the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest was a set from Cambridge Groove Metal act Akkadian, a band with a glowing reputation for a live show and a clutch of singles that have raised their profile from humble beginnings in 2019. Each of those songs has steadily built on the foundations
It has to be said that in 2023 it feels strange to be talking about a debut EP in “The Devil Has Evolved” from Cambridge riff merchants Akkadian, if for no other reason than we’ve been listening to them since 2019. Formed in 2018, the outfit spent their early years shaping their sound to ensure
A trail of breadcrumbs has lead us to the beasts lair where Cambridge Groove Metal act Akkadian lay in wait. Building their foundations with a string of well received singles that began with “Black Sand” in 2019 and led to a colossal performance at the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest, they have chosen 27th October as
It might be the final day of the final Tech-Fest or Simon Garrod and the team may simply be taking a break but today is one for making the most out of and leaving every ounce of energy in the pit. For that you need fuel so a can of Monster and a Firehouse burger
Having announced last week that this year’s incarnation of UK Tech-Fest will be the last of this kind, the powers that be have added a wealth of bands to ensure that Newark Showgrounds is given the send off it deserves over the weekend of 29th June to 3rd July. Harbinger have been announced as the
Confirming they have new music in the works Cambridge Groove Metallers Akkadian have shared a studio update that sees them hard at work building on the foundations already laid with six crushing tracks currently everywhere you’d expect them to be. How many (of if any) of the new cuts make the bands upcoming live shows
Having announced their first wave of bands way back on 14th December the announcement of a second wave with 100 days to go until UK Tech-Fest is music to our ears. This year’s incarnation is the 10th Anniversary of the event and will take place at Newark Showgrounds for four days from 29th June to
The Tenth Anniversary of UK Tech-Fest will take place across the weekend of 29th June to 3rd July 2023 at Newark Showgrounds and the powers that be have announced their first wave of bands with some HUGE names in Death Metal, Deathcore, Progressive Metal, Nu-Metalcore and Groove Metal both Underground and Undefeated alike taking to
In October the agenda for Cambridge Groove Metallers Akkadian was playing shows, eating hot sauce, going places and meeting people they had not before. No Star Trek puns intended. While they were doing all that someone had a camera out and filmed some behind the scenes footage of life on the road in the band
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