Tag: Keepsake

Review: “Memoir” by Keepsake (3rd Anniversary)

Established in 2019, Keepsake are a Progressive Metalcore quartet hailing from the south coast of the United Kingdom who caught our attention belatedly in February of 2023 when they opened for Fraktions and You Win Again Gravity at Suburbia in Southampton.  Impressed by their set we decided to go back and check out their debut

NEWS: Keepsake suggest it’s better to fade away!

A second single, track listing and date have been revealed by South Coast Progressive Metalcore outfit Keepsake as they prepare for the release of their sophomore EP “Confined“. Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Lewis Johns (Employed To Serve, Gutlocker, Palm Reader) the record is set for 22nd April with “Fade” following “Dawnbreak” from a six

NEWS: Keepsake escape solitary confinement?

The long awaited follow up to 2020 three track EP “Memoir” by South Coast Metalcore merchants Keepsake is now officially on the way with “Dawnbreak“. That swerves as the first of five fresh cuts on “Confined“, a record mastered by Lewis Johns (Employed To Serve, Palm Reader, Gutlocker) and set for 22nd April and having

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.

Live Review: UK Tech-Fest Day #2: Friday

Day #2 of UK Tech-Fest has plenty of treats in store including some very new bands. Originally called Perception and now incorporating large doses of Post-hardcore melodic elements to create a bastardised version of their older sound, Keepsake [7/10] get the Fireball Whiskey stage off to a sweaty start. It’s an emotive set that is

NEWS: Keepsake share their “Regret”!

A couple of weeks back we put Oxford’s Keepsake on our black map of UK Underground Metal. Well, no sooner have we done that than they have returned with another single, titled “Regret”. They’re at Mosh Fest 2019 in Southampton this very weekend, which is being headlined by InVisions so if you’re in the area…

The Black Map #61: Keepsake from Oxford!

Heading from Manchester to Oxford it’s time to bring a debut single from a band formed just this year to The Black Map of the UK Underground Metal Scene. Complete with a mixing and mastering job from Henrik Udd (I Killed The Prom Queen, Counting Days, Architects) and featuring a guest appearance from Alex Tovell