It’s a Monday night in Belfast and the legions are gathering, their faces painted black and white and their armour made of leather and/or PVC. Which can mean only one thing: Cradle Of Filth have returned to the city after a 15-year gap, on the final night of their latest …
Read More »Damnation Festival 2014 – Leeds University Union – 01/11/2014
Lots of metal heads were waiting for this year’s Damnation festival, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ten years and this year’s installment was totally sold out. Leeds was full of black and camouflaged creatures, ready for what was supposed to be a really good event for sure. Loads of …
Read More »Damnation 2014 Festival Review by Aisha
It’s that time of year again. Leeds is swamped with figures in black heading towards Leeds University, ready for a night of music and mayhem, except this year we are also celebrating 10 years of Damnation. This years show is completely sold out and we look forward to a fantastically varied line …
Read More »Damnation 2014 Festival Preview by Aisha
This year’s Damnation Festival marks ten years of extreme metal chaos at Leeds University. Hard to believe it has only been ten years. There have been many interesting line ups for this fest and a few surprises over the years (namely Carcass when they had their “last ever re-union show”) …
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air – Friday (August 8)
With up to 17,000 diehard metallians once again descending on the heart of south Debyshire, opening the main stage of biggest heavy metal fest in the British Isles can be a somewhat onerous and daunting task – and especially when you are ‘blooding’ (sic) a new line-up… However, it is …
Read More »Damnation 2014 announce three more bands
English stoner rock giants ORANGE GOBLIN are the latest name to be added to the stunning 10th anniversary Damnation Festival bill. They’ll be joined by black metal quartet WINTERFYLLETH and post-punk outfit OCTOBER FILE, with both bands airing material from their new albums at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November …
Read More »Hammerfest 7 Announces First Batch Of Acts For Next Spring’s Weekender
Hammerfest is pleased to be able to bring a veritable smorgasbord of talent from across the globe headed by Thomas Youngblood’s Symphonic Power metal band Kamelot, who bring their unique blend of monstrously epic metal to set the tone for what promises to be another cracking edition as Hammerfest celebrates …
Read More »BLOODSTOCK announce Motorhead icon Phil Campbell’s band and five more…
BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to reveal six more bands confirmed to play the Sophie Lancaster Big Top stage in August. Thursday night is set to be livened up by these two! Throwing down the party gauntlet are returning favourites, the PHIL CAMPBELL ALL STARR BAND. The MOTORHEAD guitarist had such a …
Read More »Drudkh – ‘Eastern Frontier In Flames’
Complementing their recent limited-edition vinyl-only 12” split with Winterfylleth, mysterious Ukrainian death metallers Drudkh have again delved into their archive of rarities for this short compilation, which features tracks from their 2007 EP ‘Anti-Urban’ and a brace of covers from the ‘Slavonic Chronicles’ offering of three years later. It also …
Read More »Drudkh / Winterfylleth – ‘Thousands of Moons Ago’ / ‘The Gates’
This four track split EP – appropriately limited to 666 12” pressings – sees mysterious Ukrainian black metal overlords Drudkh teaming with their English pagan counterparts Winterfylleth to deliver a collection of four cover versions. Drudkh explore the darkest depths of the eastern European underground for their triptych of contributions, …
Read More »Enslaved + Support – Photo Gallery – Belfast – 17th March 2013
A collection of photographs of Enslaved’s show in the Limelight 2, Belfast. Support from Winterfylleth and Ancient Ascendant. http://www.facebook.com/enslaved?fref=ts http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winterfylleth/232057463509264?fref=ts http://www.facebook.com/ancientascendant?fref=ts Photographs by Marc Leach Photography – http://www.marcleachphotography.com/. %%wppa%% %%cover=568%%
Read More »Redemption Festival Feb 2013, The Button Factory, Dublin.
As the tourists from near and far trudged through the winding streets of temple bar, taking pictures of themselves as Leprechauns and buying Irish souvenirs made in china, there was something else about to erupt just a stone’s through away – Redemption Festival. A true demonstration of Irishness and tradition …
Read More »Graspop Metal Meeting 2013
Graspop Metal Meeting 2013 will be held in Dessel Festival Park over the weekend of Friday 28 June to Sunday 30 June 2013. With leading bands from just about every metal and rock subgenre and a lineup that spans several generations of heavy music, there’s loads of fun to be …
Read More »Damnation Festival, Leeds University Union, 3rd November 2012
The 2012 Damnation Festival is set to take place on the 3rd November at Leeds University Union. The complete line-up for Damnation Festival is: Electric Wizard, My Dying Bride, Pig Destroyer, Belphegor, Amenra, Primordial, Extreme Noise Terror, Textures, Devil Sold His Soul, Aura Noir, Gama Bomb, 40 Watt Sun, Maybeshewill, …
Read More »Bloodstock 2012 Photos
Bloodstock 2012 Photos
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air – 9th to 12th August 2012
It’s nearly time again for one of the UK favourite festivals Bloodstock Open Air. Bloodstock takes place on the 9th to 12th August 2012 at Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire, DE12 8LN With a spectacular line up which covers most genres of metal, what are you waiting for! Buy …
Read More »Wacken 2nd to 4th August 2012
The biggest Metal Festival of the world! Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. With 70,000 festival visitors, it attracts all kinds of metal music fans, such as fans of black metal, death metal, power metal, thrash metal, gothic metal …
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