Interviews with Tom Gardner from Harbinger, Harrison Cook from Reclaimer and now, in the third of our exclusive interview series post Upsurge Festival, we caught up with Richard Conroy Phillips aka the voice of Birmingham’s Dead Hands! One of the most memorable acts of the weekend, they were easily the biggest surprise package! Your set at Upsurge Festival was
Our journey across the black map of the UK underground metal scene continues in the Midlands. Birmingham is the home of Aston Villa football club, Paranoid legends Black Sabbath, Tech-Metallers Oceans Ate Alaska and of course Dead Hands! A band that bring an eclectic fusion of hardcore and extreme Metal with a blisteringly high energy
In the second of our exclusive interview series from Upsurge Festival this past weekend, we spoke to none other than Harrison Cook, vocalist from Lincoln melodic hardcore quintet Reclaimer! Having released their debut EP “Same Hell, Different Devils” in December 2016, the band returned earlier this summer with new single “Chapter II”. It was fantastic meeting you
In our review of the bands that played Upsurge Festival at London’s New Cross Inn this past weekend, we gave some well deserved praise to Birmingham’s Mathcore meets Extreme Metal quartet Dead Hands, who delivered a blisteringly good set! Pro-Shot by Fargo Promotions, here’s a full set at The Phoenix in Coventry from November 2017.
We had the pleasure of having a pint with Harbinger frontman Tom Gardner at Upsurge Festival and were lucky enough to get him to agree to answer a few questions for us in the first of a new series of exclusive interviews. We’re big fans, having seen the band on tour with Loathe and then putting
After yesterday’s switch to Merch tables downstairs and from glasses to plastic cups for beer, day #3 promises a fine selection of talent and fortunately no Grime… …Pressure [7.5/10] from Norwich open up with some straight up hardcore, complete with politically charged and socially aware messages. A couple of short speeches about the scene and
After last nights Sheer Terror warm-up show, Sunday the first full day of Upsurge Festival. Complete with a 5 string bass and snoodes, Kent Metallic Hardcore band MTXS [9/10], blow away any cobwebs from last night. Airing a new song which they are recording tomorrow and classics like “Suffer”, surely they should be higher up the
London’s New Cross Inn is the venue for this weekends Upsurge Festival, combining a fine selection of underground Metal and Hardcore talent with a sprinkling of bigger names and UK Exclusives for 2018 across the Bank Holiday. Saturday is billed as the “Sheer Terror Warm Up Show” and sees 8 bands take the stage… …Victim
Drum Cam footage of Harms Way sticksman Chris Mills playing through “Last Man” at the Las Vegas Nevada stop of the Vans Warped Tour has to be seen to be believed! Harms Way will be upon our shores for an exclusive date at Upsurge Festival at the end of August. New album “Post Human” is
Taking place at London’s New Cross Inn on the August Bank Holiday weekend of Sunday 26th & Monday 27th August, with a pre-festival Sheer Terror headlining warm up show on Saturday 25th will be Upsurge Festival! A quartet of UK Exclusives have been announced in the first wave of bands, including the brilliant Harms Way!
