Saturday dawned hot and sunny for SOS festival day two and I made it back just in time to catch openers Soma Dark who were another thrash band with shouty vocals but also some melody. They powered through a short set that finished with what appeared to be a metal …
Read More »Helloween – Forum, London – 3rd February 2016
First up were Crimes of Passion, or COP UK as they introduced themselves (apparently at the request of their label when they got signed). I hadn’t had chance to check these guys out before the show, so wasn’t sure what to expect. Opening bands can be a bit of a …
Read More »COP UK – Interview with Dale Radcliffe, October 2015
COP UK – Interview with Dale Radcliffe and Kevin Rockenfield at The Underworld Camden, 23rd October 2015 After seeing COP UK at Redemption last month I was pleased to see that they would be supporting The Poodles at The Underworld Camden. I had a quick chat to frontman Dale and …
Read More »The Poodles – The Underworld Camden, London: 23rd October 2015
As I already had plans to go down to The Big Smoke to see Spike and Tyla’s Hot Knives, and inflict myself upon my brother, I was pleased to see that The Poodles were doing a one off UK gig in Camden the same weekend. I haven’t heard much of their …
Read More »Redemption Festival 2015 – Warehouse 23, Wakefield
The first Redemption Festival was held on the 12th September 2015 at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield. Redemption Festival is a charity event to raise to raise money for Barnsley Hospice and Wakefield Hospice. With ten bands and a couple of comedians the event started just after 1pm with festival organiser …
Read More »Wildfire Festival – Wiston Lodge, Wiston, Scotland. Friday 26/06/2015
Wildfire Festival, previously known as Les-Fest in recent years returned in 2015 with an extra stage with over fifty bands spread out over three days, thus making the event in Wiston the place to be! The brain child of Dave Ritchie, his towering presence could be seen throughout the weekend …
Read More »Wildfire festival 2015 preview
It barely seems almost a year ago since I attended Les-fest, now renamed Wildfire, an annual 3 day classic rock & metal festival situated in the picturesque setting of Wiston Lodge, South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Now in it’s 4th year it has gone from strength to strength and organiser Dave …
Read More »Wildfire announces main stage line-up and the return of the CackBlabbath.com stage for a second year
Wildfire, Scotland’s premier three day rock and metal festival announces main stage line-up and the return of the CackBlabbath.com stage for a second year. The country may be in the grip of winter, but what better time for some warming information from Wildfire H.Q. Topping the main stage bill we …
Read More »WACKEN online Advent calendar latest band announcements!
The Wacken advent calendar started on the 1st Dec and the first bands revealed so far are: Skid Row, Bring Me The Horizon, Excrementory Grindfucker, Crematory, Hammerfall, Steel Panther, Bülent Ceylan, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Vogelfrey, Pampatut, The Vintage Caravan, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Saxon and August Burns Red. 2 new bands …
Read More »Scarfest update
Scarfest have announced that the event which is due to be held on 24-26 August in Stoke on Trent, has changed venues. It will now be held at the Underground, 2 Morley St, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LS. Held over three days on the Bank Holiday weekend, times for the event are …
Read More »NLC/RACPA UK FESTIVAL 2013, The Maze, Nottingham, 4th & 5th May 2013
NCL are back to raise funds for our friends at Rock Against Child Pornography and Abuse UK,(RACPA UK) a charity working tirelessly to help the victims of abuse. The festival is held at The Maze, 257 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FT during the Bank Holiday Weekend 4th and 5th May …
Read More »Crimes of Passion Bloodstock Interview 2012.
What a cracking bunch of lads Crimes of Passion, has to be the funniest interview I did at the Bloodstock Weekend. None stop laughter and banter with a good chat of decent heavy metal! In a previous interview the band and I got attacked by a wasp, me and Crimes …
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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