Not only did we get to witness a lot of top drawer live performances throughout the year that was 2025 but we also got to see a few bands that we never thought for a second we would get the chance to. For example, if you’d told us this time last year that American Metalcore
This year Reading Rising is a full blown weekender of an Alternative Music Festival, offering Pop Punk, Hard Rock, Alternative and Metal bands of all shapes and sizes with the tagline 22 Bands. 2 Rooms. 2 Days. 0 Clashes emblazoned upon their posters. As a paying punter you get 5 minutes between sets to walk
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Oz Craggs (State Of You, Feed The Rhino) at Hidden Track Studios and accompanied by a music video directed by Oli Duncanson of TheCityIsOurs fame Crushed By Waves have premiered a new single in “You Know“. The Alternative Metal act impressed us at last years Reading Rising Festival and look
They say that all good things must come to an end and with that in mind it is time for the final chapter of our Listmania Awards Season. It’s been an absolute pleasure going back over the year that was 2023 and picking out the songs, the EPs, the albums and the live shows that
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
“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
