Tag: Hacktivist

Live Review: Radar Festival Day #2: Saturday

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

Live Review: UK Tech-Fest afterthoughts

It’s been just 7 days since we left Newark Showgrounds after another triumphant incarnation of Tech-Fest, thanks to Simon Garrod and the team. The Festival that inspired the creation of Metal Noise back in August 2017 has completed its 8th year and remains the King of the Underground Metal Scene, the UK’s equivalent of Euroblast.

Review: “Purify” by Borders

Someone at Metal Hammer has got serious beef with Lincoln’s Borders. Poor reviews for both their live show with Martyr Defiled on their final run at Camden Underworld which we attended and now this very album. They’ve got it wrong. Very wrong. The person or people who did those reviews must have been a Classic

Documentary: Reprogrammed by Hacktivist!

Having unleashed new song “Reprogram”, their first with new (ish) 8 string merchant James Hewitt a couple of weeks back, Milton Keynes Rap DJent crew Hacktivist have let us have a sneak peak behind the scenes of the video shoot. Vocal duo Jot Maxi and J Hurley were both photographed in recording sessions with former

NEWS: Hacktivist return to “Reprogram”!

It’s been a very, very long wait since 2016’s “Outside the Box” but after their recently released Prodigy cover, Milton Keynes Rap-DJenists Hacktivist have returned with a brand new single entitled “Reprogram”! It’s available for stream and download here. Shot by Loki Films and seemingly from their sessions with former SikTh vocalist Justin Hill, it

Review: “Reside” EP by Old Wharf

Hailing from from Wolverhampton and playing Beatdown Hardcore with some Deathcore leanings, Old Wharf already have a reputation for tearing the place up. Their highly anticipated EP “Reside” appeared on 29th March, ahead of their originally planned Easter date as a welcome surprise to get our teeth into. At just over 13 minutes and 4

NEWS: Hacktivist Return!

After a tough 2018, Hacktivist have announced a run of intimate dates in support of Independent Venue Week. They are promising that a number of new songs from their upcoming newly recorded as yet untitled album recorded with former SikTh vocalist Justin Hill will be performed! 28/01 The Lincoln IMP, Scunthorpe 29/01 The Parish, Huddersfield

NEWS: The Five Hundred “Bleed Red”!

The Five Hundred have released an official music video for the title track of their August released album “Bleed Red” via Long Branch Records. The album was Produced, Mixed and Mastered by former SikTh frontman Justine Hill who is currently working with Hacktivist on their second full length.

Interview: Hacktivist at Boomtown Fair 2018!

The Mike James Rock Show caught up with Hacktivist at Boomtown Fair. The band talk new music, line-up changes and working with producer and former SikTh frontman Justin Hill. Having witnessed their revamped live show with the re-tooled line-upĀ  at Bristol’s Fat Lip Fest, we can tell you that things are looking up for the

Playlist: Fat Lip Fest 2018!

In celebration of a glorious Fat Lip Fest in Bristol this past weekend, here’s a playlist to put the Monday morning blues to bed. All the bands from the Adnams Stage at The Lanes plus, of course the song the event takes its name from! Going since 2013, this years event marked the 5 year