Phil Pountney, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: The Viking And Lionhearts Tour Machine Head / Amon Amarth / The Halo Effect – AO Arena, Manchester 12.09.2022

As the majority of the festivals close their doors on yet another season, what could possibly lift us out of these doldrums and inject a much-needed spark of metal mayhem…

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News: Norway’s Metal Festival ‘Inferno’ Announces Further Line-Up Information

The monstrous announcements keep coming thick and fast for the titanic Norwegian extreme music festival, Inferno Metal Festival 2023 Unleashed, Ingested and Stormruler to Inferno 2023. Unleashed Founders of the…

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News: Norway’s Inferno Festival Give First Look At The Line Up

The magnificent Inferno Festival, a jewel in Oslo’s crown when it comes to black metal, death metal and all that’s in between, will soon be upon us again. As we…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 14.08.2022

As the news broke overnight that due to the unfortunate illness of a member of Life Of Agony, the main stage had had a slight change in proceedings, Skarlett Riot…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 13.08.2022

What better way to start a Saturday than with a healthy slab of brutal Death Metal and today’s slab comes in the form of Danish batterers Baest. I was keen…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent 12.08.2022

So, with the heatwave well and truly entrenched I made my way to the arena for the first full Bloodstock day and my first main stage band of the weekend,…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent 11.08.2022

Thursday 2022 and Catton Hall needed to brace itself and stand firm, Bloodstock was back in town and boy had it returned with a bang. Boasting one of the strongest…

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Album Review: Frank Black And The Catholics – The Complete Albums Box Set

At last, if you are reading this then Demon Records have probably just made your day, hell, probably even your year, yes that’s right we now have access to all…

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Live Review: Download Festival – Castle Donington, Derby 10.06.2022 – 12.06.2022

After what has seemed like an eternity, Download had finally opened its gates once more on the hallowed turf of Donington Park and armed with my trusty homemade grid, complete…

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News: Download Festival Preview

A little over four weeks now until the UK’S premier rock festival returns to the legendary Donington Park in the guise of the Download Festival. The mammoth five-day event, housed…

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