Ahead of the 8th March announcement of the first wave of bands to join Reading Progressive Death Metal trio Mercury’s Well for this year’s incarnation of their annual Hawaiian beach party, we spoke to the band about the event past, present and future. It’s hard to believe but it’s been a decade since bassist and
Joining forces with their mutual love of Post-Metal, Scottish bruisers Codespeaker and Leeds natives Hundred Year Old Man will be touring Ireland and the United Kingdom in November. Both bands are of course touring their 2022 records, a self titled and “Sleep In The Light” respectively so expect bone shattering atmospheres with the gravitational pull
Some musicians are able to churn out a record every twelve months with consummate ease while others take their time to ensure that the reality matches their vision, taking a hammer and chisel to the rock face from which they carve their masterworks. For Lithuanian Progressive Sludge Post Metal act Cunabula, that carving has been
It might be pouring with rain outside but inside The Face Bar, the sun is shining as Reading Progressive Death Metal trio Mercury’s Well have redecorated the place to create a Hawaiian beach party themed vibe for the fifth incarnation of Summer Bash. The inflatables are out, the backdrop is up and there are flowers
Ahead of Summer Bash V we caught up with the holy trinity that are Simon Davies, James Tiffin and Liam Fogarty, also known as Reading Progressive Death Metal Kings Mercury’s Well. They’re having a party on Saturday 22nd July at Reading Facebar and inviting no less than ten other bands to take to the stage alongside
Saturday starts with Tea and biscuits and a some quiet reflection on the line up for what will be a seriously heavy day. It feels like Simon Garrod and the Tech-Fest team have nailed the build up to the heavier headliners with their choices on paper and that is indeed how it pans out. They’ve
We’d like to submit Exhibit A to the court for review, the poster at the end of this article that gives you the bare essentials about Summer Bash V. Saturday 22nd July will see Reading Progressive Death Metal Kings Mercury’s Well bringing their friends to Reading Facebar for a one day home town throw down like no
For the past nine weeks we’ve spent our Sundays trying to convince you discerning reader, as to why you should part with your hard earned cash and get yourself a ticket for Summer Bash V at Facebar in Reading on Saturday 22nd July… and we’re not about to stop. Aside from the eleven bands themselves,
It’s a long established fact that Saturday 22nd July 2023 will see the fifth incarnation of Summer Bash taking place at Reading Facebar, a one day event that will see no less than eleven (yes, you read that right, 11) bands taking to the stage courtesy of hosts and Progressive Death Metal masters Mercury’s Well.
The four winds of plague and pestilence have died down, the Winter of discontent has long passed and the hope of Spring is now in the rear view mirror as the heat of Summer is upon us. The warmth of the sun’s rays will only intensify for the next few months, until things reach critical
