Well… Holy s***! 2025! What an incredible year! Where the hell did that go?! Er… Once again it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make Metal Noise possible because without them, we are nothing. We are eternally grateful to all the bands, which ultimately is what its
A category set aside for singles that are released as standalone, this one is one of the toughest to choose from and is usually made up of bands trying to establish themselves on the path to glory. This year is no different, which is why unlike the EP and Album categories there are no honourable
The end of July marked the return of Essex Heavy Metal act Hellforged, a band who had entered into battle in the 2023 incarnation of the Metal to the Masses competition for a place at Bloodstock Open Air Festival and survived to tell the tale. Having had line up issues with limited options in their search
Back in January 2023 Essex Heavy Metal act Hellforged were a rising force who had blagged themselves qualification to Metal to the Masses off the back of a self titled EP recorded live in the studio. However, fate would intervein like a giant Eagle, swooping down from above and snatching their drummer Matthew Coleman and bassist
2023 was a phenomenal year for Metal Noise and another record breaking one, so it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make it all possible. It has always been all about the bands first and foremost. Without them making the soundtrack to our lives there would be
Filmed at the O2 Academy Islington, Hellforged have shared a live rendition of “Undead Missus“, a cut which takes pride of place on their debut EP. Even though it doesn’t say it on the cover artwork that record was recorded live at Stag Studios as the band chose to rip through the tracks and give
The journey of Essex Metallers Hellforged began in a rehearsal space that evolved into a stage and while others are taking the slow boat to China with the steady waterfall of singles and music videos, this quartet came up with a different plan. Polish the material until it can be played to perfection and then
While they sharpen up their blades in the rehearsal space and prepare to do battle at Metal 2 The Masses for the chance to play the New Blood stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival, we took a moment to have a casual conversation with Essex Metal act Hellforged. Their debut EP “Live at Stag Studios”
Bagging themselves qualification into Metal to the Masses, the competition that as everyone knows allows bands to quite literally play off against each other for a place on the Bloodstock Festival New Blood stage in 2023 as well as releasing a debut EP has meant that the first year couldn’t have got much better for
