Live Review: Belphegor / God Dethroned / Atrocity / Monastery – The Corporation, Sheffield 12.12.2023
It was time to head south on this wintery Tuesday evening for what was promising to be an evening of brutal extreme metal courtesy of a four-band bill at The Corporation in Sheffield, and with doors not being until 19.00 I was caught putting two and two together and surmising that the evening would be …
News: Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2024 New Announcement
Bloodstock has decided to shower us with all manner of early Christmas presents by way of their latest announcement, and there really are some true goliaths of their respective genres in there. Landing the Sunday Special Guest slot on the Ronnie James Dio stage is the Grind Core and Melodic Death Metal pioneers Carcass who …
Live Review: Michael Schenker Group / Night Demon – O2 Ritz, Manchester 28.11.2023
With a whopping fifty years under his belt, Michael Schenker was embarking on his latest tour in order to celebrate the feat, and with it, he had brought his trusted comrades as well as the support band Night Demon from across the pond. As Night Demon hit the stage it was only too plain to …
Live Review: Cavalera/Incite – Manchester Academy 10/11/2023
What more could you ask for on a cold, dark and wet mid-November evening than a healthy dose of Brazilian Deathened Thrash courtesy of the true iconic legends, the Cavalera brothers et al, and furthermore they have brought along Incite to add even more power and aggression to the evening. Once inside the Academy it …
News: Incineration Fest, Camden Town, London. 11th May 2024
Since its Inception in 2014, Incineration Fest is fast becoming an annual pilgrimage for many, and a must have staple of the extreme music festival landscape. Spread over four iconic London venues in the heart of Camden Town at The Electric Ballroom, The Underworld, The Black Heart and The Dev, Incineration Fest will undoubtedly deliver …
News: Beyond the gates festival 2024, Bergen, Norway. 31st July – 3rd August 2024
Beyond The Gates have announced their first batch of bands for the 2024 edition of the extreme metal festival in Bergen, Norway. Furthermore, Beyond the Gates have promised that 2024 is going to be something that you’ve never experienced before. Polish Black Metal Titans Behemoth will be gracing the Beyond The Gates stage, and having …
News: Bloodstock Open Air Festival Add More Names To The Already Immense 2024 Roster
More massive acts have recently been announced to bolster the already immense line up for the 2024 edition of Bloodstock Open Air Festival. Whitechapel have been added to the Main Stage on the Saturday to bring you an afternoon delight of crunching and pounding Deathcore. Hot off their recent tour with Thy Art Is Murder, …
Live Review: Terrorvision / The Bar Stool Preachers – St Georges Hall, Bradford 03.11.2023
It is always a party when Terrorvision come to town, and the prospect of them playing in their hometown of Bradford, in an iconic venue that is St Georges Hall, only added to the excitement in the build up to this gig. As I approached the decadent and majestic building, the atmosphere of elation and …
Live Review: Thy Art Is Murder / Whitechapel / Fit For An Autopsy / Spite – Manchester Academy, Manchester 23.10.2023
Early doors were on the agenda tonight and with good reason, we were in for a night crammed full of Deathcore crammed with four stalwarts who were all crushing in their deliverance of the brutal genre. As I approached the Academy I could already hear the aural assault which was battering its way through the …
Live Review: Those Damn Crows & The Cruel Knives, Leeds Stylus. 12th October 2023
Rock, rock and more rock was the order of the night on this midweek encounter with these two out and out rapidly growing and evolving rock ensembles. As the doors opened, and the minutes ticked past towards show time, the cavernous Stylus rapidly filled up with all manner of rockers with each one of them …