10 weeks and counting until one of the biggest metal events for 2025 hits the uk, slayer and a huge supporting cast
Slayer will be playing two UK dates in July, their first since 2019, and they will be joined by some giants of the metal world. Slayer will be playing the Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, on 3rd July and then Finsbury Park, London, on 6th July. Tickets for the london show have reportedly hit the 50% sold …
News: the mighty incineration fest puts the finishing touches to their 2025 plans with the stage splits
Incineration Festival, which takes place across five venues in London on 3rd May 2025, has announced the stage splits for the 2025 edition and it is looking mighty fine (as it always does without fail !!). So, without further ado, here are the line ups for the five venues Here’s how the Roundhouse stage lines …
live review: stiff little fingers, ricky warwick and the fighting hearts. the barbican, york. 18/03/2025
The Barbican was full of legends tonight and the crowd didn’t disappoint either. When Ricky Warwick and the Fighting Hearts hit the stage the gathered ensemble was modest to say the least, but as the rock flowed energetically from the stage to the floor, and lofty seating above, all empty space soon filled up. From …
News: fortress festival 2025 is officially sold out
FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2025 Officially SOLD OUT! Among the headliners of the biggest black metal event in the UK will be Agalloch with an exclusive 2025 European show Still to be announced: speakers for Fortress Forum, the festival’s industry side-programme Fortress Festival, the biggest black metal event in the UK, which will take place on 31 …
album review: benmont tench: the melancholy season.
This is an album of absolute luxury. Each track on ‘The Melancholy Season’ is decadent and opulent, the vocals from Tench are soothing and velvety throughout while the strings that accompany the vocals are mesmerising and tranquil, all which intertwine with the other elements to envelop the listener in swathes of cascading and lapping tides …
album review: the wildhearts – satanic rites of the wildhearts
The Wildhearts are back with an absolute barnstormer of an album, ‘The Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts’, and it is a belter. The album has it all and progresses through a soundscape of rock and roll which is endearing and mesmeric with overflowing addictive qualities. Gingers voice exhibits numerous qualities which are transferred across the …
live review: the wildhearts, jim jones allstars, dirt box disco. the leadmill, sheffield. 07/03/2025
Unfortunately due to an epic equipment failure I came away from tonight’s gig without any salvageable shots but, as the old saying goes, the show must go on. So sit back, put your feet up, and enjoy these words which I’ve put together to try and encapsulate the absolutely energetic carnage that Ginger et al …
slayer announce two huge uk shows for the summer
SLAYER will return to the U.K. after six years, performing their biggest headline shows ever in the country with special guests Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon, Hatebreed and Neckbreakker. These shows mark their only European headline appearances of the year, and fans can secure tickets early through an exclusive presale starting March 5th at 10AM GMT …
live review: brand of sacrifice, fit for a king, motionless in white. o2 victoria, manchester. 21/02/2025
Tonight, the Transatlantic world of Core had been brought to the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester and it well and truly shook the building and all that stood within its confines to their roots. First up were Brand Of Sacrifice and they battered the healthy early evening contingency with their unrelenting and unapologetic Death Core …