rock/metal
Meet: Grunged Up Metallers – Cages For Preachers
Manchester based grunge metal band Cages For Preachers are set for a big 2024. Before they get too busy we got them to answer some of our questions to find out a little bit more about your favourite band of 2024. Give us a potted history of you / the band We are a grunge …
News: Korn Announce Biggest UK Headline Show Yet At London’s Gunnersbury Park On Sunday 11th Of August
Alt-metal pioneers KORN have announced they will return to the capital to perform for the first time in seven years, with their biggest UK headline show to date at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Sunday 11 August. Joining them at the mammoth outdoor event are special guests Denzel Curry, Spiritbox, Wargasm and Loathe. This is undeniably one of the best line-ups of the summer, …
Track: Lucifer – Maculate Heart
Goth tinged heavy rockers Lucifer have shared their brand-new single ‘Maculate Heart’, which is taken from their magnificent new album, Lucifer V, which is due out on the 26th of January via Nuclear Blast. Explosive straight out the blocks the track is the work of a band on fire and at the top of their game. Incendiary …
Track: Troy Redfern – The Strange
British slide guitarist and singer songwriter, Troy Redfern has shared the video for his new single ‘The Strange‘ produced by Dave Marks and mixed by Jo Webb. This is the third single taken from his forthcoming album ‘Invocation’ due later this year. Says Troy, “The Strange is about the realisation that a relationship is falling apart in slow motion. Despite …
Live Review: Arctic Numpties / Pennine Suite / New Divide – The Leadmill, Sheffield 16.12.2023
The Leadmill came alive on Saturday night with a diverse range of musical acts, showcasing the vibrancy of the local and regional music scene. Kicking off the evening was New Divide, an alternative pop band hailing from Manchester. The crowd was treated to a six-song setlist, featuring original tunes and covers that encapsulated their genre-blending …
Live Review: Decapitated / Obscura / Inferi / The Materia – Club Academy, Manchester 15.12.2023
What better way to spend some time in our beloved intimate basement surroundings of the Manchester Club Academy than with an evening of brutal Death Metal, and with my head, body and soul still reeling from catching this tour as an ordinary ‘punter’ four days earlier in the even more cramped and imposing Key Club …
Meet: Alt-Rock Artist Dutch Mustard
Backseat Mafia caught up with Sarah-Jayne Riedel (SJ) aka alt-rock artist Dutch Mustard as she prepared for her recent London headline show celebrating the release of her new EP – Beauty. SJ shares her love of Jeff Buckley, her recent passion for contemporary dance and reveals her perfect day off in London… Who are you …
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 …
Track: East Of Reno – Brothers
East of Reno have released their debut single ‘Brothers’ a drunken tale filled with southern harmonies and thunderous glee. Their debut EP is scheduled for release in early 2024. The band state: “Full of hope for a fresh start in a brave new world, the mood sours as the narrator thinly veilstheir world-weariness as a …
Live Review: Don Broco – Corn Exchange, Cambridge 08.12.2023
By Fearghal McGlinchey On the 8th of December, the Cambridge Corn Exchange welcomed the electric energy of Don Broco’s “The Birthday Party” tour. I’ve personally seen Don Broco twice before – first at Alexandra Palace in London back in March & then at Leeds Festival at the end of August, both times the crowd were …