What could be better than 12 bands, 2 stages and 0 clashes? How about 16 bands, 2 stages, 2 days and 0 clashes? That’s right. Alternative Rock and Metal will be returning to The Facebar as Reading Rising Festival will take place in expanded form over the weekend of Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd November
It’s a Friday night at the start of May and The Lounge Bar in Alton, a venue run by the powers behind Radar Festival, is calling like a siren’s song with promise of beer and mosh pits. Fortunately they have a mighty fine selection from Signature Brew, including Lo-Fi alcohol free pale ale so seeing
A new single “Hail Mary” from London Metalcore merchants Confessions Of A Traitor finds the band with some absolute legends in their corner of the boxing ring. The video was produced and filmed by TheCityIsOurs vocalist Oli Duncanson. Then you have Lance Prenc (Alpha Wolf, Polaris, Void Of Vision) mixing and mastering after vocal recording
Ahead of a second US run with Convictions in May, London Metalcore merchants Confessions of a Traitor have put themselves back on the map with new single “Fatal Frame” via label home Facedown Records. They’re also celebrating the first million Spotify streams of current album”Punishing Myself Before God Does” with Submit Festival in Rotterdam Netherlands
“You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes” ~ Morpheus, The Matrix
It’s a wet Saturday afternoon in Reading in the middle of November but that isn’t going to stop a few arsonists from bringing some heat to The Facebar for Reading Rising. What awaits us is 12 bands spread across 2 stages with the organisers striking an intriguing balance between Rock and Metal with their selection
Is this the last chance? Not quite. You’ve got another 3 days to get your mother, your brother and the girl next door a ticket for Reading Rising IV on 18th November at Reading Facebar. Why? 12 bands, 2 stages, 0 clashes from dawn til dusk. Ok well not quite but maybe next time. So
Roll up, Roll up! Read all about it! Reading Rising returns for the fourth time to The Facebar in Reading on 18th November! 12 Bands! 2 Stages! 0 Clashes! Chris Underhill from My Latest Failure says it’s going to be a hoot! So seek shelter from the inevitable bad weather and far too early Christmas
Ahead of Reading Rising IV on 18th November at Reading Facebar, we dispatched the man, the myth and the legend that is Chris Underhill from Hardcore injected Punks My Latest Failure to interview The Freudian Session exclusively for Metal Noise. They talk about everything from their love of The Wildhearts, playing Camden Underworld with Mondo Generator
As the final run in to the biggest Party in Reading this side of the summer begins, Elucidate exit stage left from the Red Room line up to be replaced by Pinewall. What are we talking about? The fourth incarnation of Reading Rising Festival which will of course take place on 18th November. The place
