Phil Pountney, Author at Backseat Mafia

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,…

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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…

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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…

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Live Review: Terrorvision / Bar Stool Preachers – Manchester Academy 2 22.09.2024

With only two days since the release of their latest opus, ‘We Are Not Robots’, I found my way treading the boards of the M62 over the Pennines to the…

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Live Review: Infected Rain / Skarlett Riot – Rebellion, Manchester 30.08.2024

So, it’s been just under three weeks since we caught the charismatic Infected Rain at Bloodstock with their impressive set on the Sophie Stage and this time round we had…

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News: Bloodstock Open Air Festival Announce A Massive 19 Bands For 2025 Including Gojira, Machine Head And Trivium As Headliners

As has increasingly become tradition, Bloodstock decided to unleash a plethora of bands for its 2025 edition as we approached the halfway mark of the current festival. They dropped a…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 11.08.2024

The last day saw a huge turnout on the Main Stage and it was all in aid of Raised By Owls and their brand of light hearted Death Metal. From…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 10.08.2024

As Saturday dawned, I made my way to Catton Hall in time to catch a nice early slice of caustic Black Metal by way of the impressive Deitus. From the moment…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 09.08.2024

Day two, the first feature-length day, sees a wake-up call courtesy of UK powerhouse Rock trio Haxan and their competent riff-loaded tunes. Bolini’s vocals were aggressive and controlled, while the drum work…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 08.08.2024

An annual pilgrimage, a field in deepest darkest Derbyshire and as much metal as you can physically absorb for four days must mean only one thing, it was time for…

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