live review: within temptation, annisokay – nottingham motorpoint arena. 18/11/2024
Two years have passed and on this wintery evening it was time to welcome back to the Midlands, the Dutch Symphonic Masters Within Temptation. With the temperature plummeting outside the arena there was no such fear of this being replicated inside the complex as the anticipation steadily evolved and swelled with a healthy crowd already …
News: Fortress Festival Reveals Complete 2025 Line Up And Third Stage
FORTRESS FESTIVAL reveals complete 2025 line-up and third stage Dödsrit to make their UK debut following last-minute cancellation in 2024 Darkher, Sylvaine & Osi And The Jupiter to perform on new third stage in a candlelit atmospheric escape environment on the Fortress Saturday Only under 300 tickets left via FortressFestival.co.uk/tickets Fortress Festival has revealed further new names …
Live Review: Kings Of Thrash / Andry – Sheffield Corporation, Sheffield 01.11.2024
When two thrash legends such as David Ellefson and Jeff Young roll in to town it is too good a proposition to turn down, so I hot footed it down the M1 and made my way to the Corporation just as support band Andry were making their way onto the stage. Andry was a decent …
News: Bloodstock Open Air Festival Announce Another Batch Of Devilishly Exciting Bands For 2025 And More Weekend Tickets Are On Their Way
Hot on the heels of the monstrously good news about MASTODON joining the bill last Friday, here’s another 15 bands to bewitch you… The Ronnie James Dio stage on Friday we have.. Thrash-lovin’ Norwich metal maestros Shrapnel Innovative Canterbury doomsters Famyne Danish blackened death/doom metal merchants Konvent For the Ronnie James Dio Saturday bill… With …
News: Incineration Festival Adds Another Huge Name
Krzysztof Drabikowski’s Батюшка will return to London in 2025, making a debut appearance at Incineration Festival. As part of UK Exclusive performance, Batushka will bring their mesmerising and immersive, black ritual to the Roundhouse Stage. For tickets & info, visit our website: www.incinerationfest.com All payment plan tickets for Incineration Festival have now SOLD OUT. Incineration …
News: Bloodstock Open Air Festival Announces More Huge Names For 2025
Bloodstock Open Air has announced a massive 13 more bands for next summer’s metal extravaganza! On the Friday, over on the Ronnie James Dio (Main) Stage, Bloodstock is pleased to welcome classic Thrashers Flotsam And Jetsam along with Deathcore upstarts Paleface Swiss. On the Saturday the Ronnie James Dio stage will welcome Industrial Metal courtesy …
Live Review: Arch Enemy – Manchester Academy, Manchester 04.10.2024
When it comes to Melodic Death Metal there is a camp of a select few behemoths who lead the way and Swedens Arch Enemy sit firmly rooted at the top of that pile. Since the birth of the band, and the decade that has now passed with Alissa charged with the vocal duties, the trajectory …
Live Review: Cannibal Corpse / Municipal Waste / Immolation / Schizophrenia, O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester 27.09.2024
A colossal billing is a thing of beauty and this was certainly one to tempt me over the Pennines without even a second thought. The venue, the O2 Victoria Warehouse, was one that I had never had the pleasure of patronising before but once the trauma of the parking demographics was navigated and I had …
News: Incineration Festival Announce A Headliner And Another Addition For The 2025 Edition
Hailing from the depths of the Adirondack wilderness, BLACKBRAID will make a debut appearance in London in May, bringing a dark presence of raw, powerful black metal to the Electric Ballroom stage at Incineration Festival 2025. TRIPTYKON PERFORMING CELTIC FROST – 2025 UK EXCLUSIVE! We are beyond stoked to reveal that Triptykon will bring the …
News: Fortress Festival Add More Names To The 2025 Edition
Fortress festival have added a host of new names for the 2025 edition and comment “We are proud to unveil the 2025 poster for Fortress Festival “ Agalloch and 1349 will headline the Grand Hall main stage and Fen, a new addition for 2025, join The Great Old Ones in headlining The Ocean Room with …