The O2 Academy Islington is tonights destination, a train and tube ride away to a venue which holds a lot of memories for this writer, in the company of a Lewis Hamilton edition can of Monster. It may not say it anywhere on the tin, but it’s peach flavour. One particular night we witnessed Australian
The organizers of Wacken Open Air have taken us way back, almost a decade in fact to 2011 and the W:E.T. stage the year before it became one of the two twin stages inside the huge Bullhead City Circus. The reason is simple; for Welsh Ragga Metal crew Skindred to light up the place with
One band really going for it in 2021 (having raised well over £10k for NHS Charities with an NHS t-shirt) will be Welsh Ragga Punk Metal crew Skindred. They’ve announced a wealth of shows with Royal Republic in support that will follow festival season that will take them up and down the UK in double
Nottingham Industrial Metallers Pitchshifter will be returning to the stage in 2021 for a run of dates that will see them share stages with the likes of Raging Speedhorn and Hangman Hill with more support bands to be announced soon… 29/11: Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill 30/11: Manchester, Academy 01/12: Bristol, SWX 02/12: London, Highbury Garage
It seems that the annual five day even that is Boomtown Fair will once again have a Metal stage. The twelfth incarnation of the annual event will take place between 12th and 16th August with tickets available here and so far it has some impressive names on the bill. We’re going to speculate and say
Reading Alternative Rockers Veridian, fresh from a pair of November dates with Palmist and of course the “The Night Of The Living Dred” support slot for Skindred, have shared a follow up to recent single “Halo” in the form of “Pavement”. As they have new music on the way, we took a few moments to talk to
On the Night of the Living Dred, it’s only right that we celebrate the Welsh Party Monster that is Skindred! They ripped it up at Wacken with “That’s My Jam”, “Kill the Power” and “Warning” during their set at the critically acclaimed open air festival. A new album in 2020 seems likely… if they can
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the annual event, Bloodstock have gone all out with their their first band, securing a 2020 exclusive UK performance from Devin Townsend as a headliner! It looks like 2020 could see the fourth studio album from Butcher Babies with them making an appearance while former Machine Head members Dave McClain
Ragga Punk Metallers Skindred have lined up a trio of their traditional “Night Of The Living Dred” shows for this year that will be followed by a huge European Tour starting at the end of November, ending in Lille France just in time for Christmas. Don’t forget to get dressed up y’all. 10/31 Southend, Chinnerys
It’s Friday night and Canadian Hardcore Punks Cancer Bats are in town to party! Tonight is night #5 or as Liam Cormier puts it, the fifth concerto, of “The Spark That Moves” UK tour, which will see them tear up stages literally everywhere upon our shores! Hailing from Kathmandu Nepal are tonight’s surprise openers Underside
