Phil Pountney, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Trivium, Bleed From Within, Orbit Culture – Stylus, Leeds 03.09.2023

The anticipation and excitement for this one was palpable from the moment I hit the outskirts of the city and the metal shirt clad figures came into view with the…

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bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 13th august 2023

I woke up on Sunday with an overwhelming feeling of bittersweet, it was with a heavy heart that it was the final day of Bloodstock but on the other hand,…

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bloodstock open air festival, catton hall, 12th august 2023

As day two erupted into life, I found myself being drawn to the Sophie Stage to catch some pure, uncompromising Thrash Metal courtesy of Tortured Demon. As I found my…

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bloodstock open air festival 2023, catton hall. 11th august, day one

As I descended on the hallowed turf once more for my annual ritual, I couldn’t help but soak up all of the visual and aural delights and ponder on the…

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live review: new model army, holmfirth picturedrome, 4th august 2023

As ‘No Rest’ erupted from the stage and the adored punk tinged rockers hit the stage it was clear for all to see that Holmfirth is indeed a venue that…

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bloodstock open air 2023 preview: headliners and sub headliners for the ronnie james dio and the sophie lancaster stages

Friday 11th August Killswitch Engage – The American Metalcore heavyweights will have the task of closing out the Friday of Bloodstock and I’m sure that they will well and truly…

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Live Review: A Beautiful Day Out (The Levellers / Ferocious Dog / Peat And Diesel / The Lovely Eggs / Bar Stool Preachers / Jess Silk) – Millenium Square, Leeds 22.07.2023

The Levellers curated ‘A Beautiful Day Out’ hadn’t forwarded the memo onto the heavens as it was a continuously grey, wet and drizzly Saturday afternoon in Leeds, but the swathes…

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Live Review: Jack Askew – Northern Guitars, Leeds 29.06.2023

I always feel overwhelmingly privileged when I discover fresh and emerging new artists on the livemusic scene, and when I heard that a local singer songwriter id been following for…

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Live Review: Amon Amarth / Bleed From Within – The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton 14.06.2023

Who could resist a little 220-mile road trip on a glorious Wednesday afternoon to get the juices going, especially when there was a brutal ‘carrot’ as an incentive dangling at…

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Live Review: Download Festival 2023 – Castle Donington, Derby 11.06.23

The final day of this epic rock voyage and it was a fairly stripped back affair for me. The heat was truly oppressive from the off and wherever you stood…

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