Phil Pountney, Author at Backseat Mafia

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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Live Review: Tortured Demon / Red Method / Unburier – Manchester Academy 3, Manchester 05.10.2023

An uncharacteristically stress-free journey across the Pennines landed me in Manchester for an evening of what was surely going to be packed full of uncompromising Metal courtesy of rising Thrashers…

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News: Bloodstock open air announces more giants for the 2024 edition of the festival.

The final Main Stage Headline slot goes to the Swedish Progressive legends Opeth and with them they will be bringing a very special ‘fan chosen’ set in order to close…

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