Phil Pountney, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Dark Tranquility / Ensiferum / Nailed To Obscurity – Manchester Club Academy, Manchester 07.04.2022

As I arrived at the venue at what I thought was 30 minutes late for the 18.00 door time, I wasgreeted by security informing the long snaking queue that the…

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Live Review: Decapitated / Signs Of The Swarm / Harbinger – The Corporation, Sheffield 24.03.2022

I seem to find myself getting down to South Yorkshire for gigs less and less these days, they all seem to be further north or across the Pennines for some…

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Live Review: Marduk / Vader / Impalement – Rebellion, Manchester 17.03.2022

Due to the early door times of 18.00 and the notorious Trans Pennine traffic, I disappointingly got toRebellion just to hear the closing chords of the opening band on this…

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News: Details announced for new metal festival Dominion Festival for July in Durham; bands featured include Cradle of Filth, Sodom and Acid Reign

“A cold Wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things” George R.R. Martin. Fast forward to July 2022 and there will be more…

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Live Review: Paradise Lost / Moonspell – Club Academy, Manchester 16.02.2022

As much as I ponder and try to get my head round it, I still can’t understand why two giants in the Gothic Metal universe were only gracing the small…

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Live Review: Saxon / Diamond Head / Girlschool / Uriah Heep – Apollo, Manchester 28.01.2022

So, the first gig of 2022 for me and it’s an absolute beast of a line up when it comes to a who’s who in the world of British heavy…

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Live Review: British Lion / Airforce – The Warehouse, Leeds 25.11.2021 plus gallery

British Lion are fast becoming a staple in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal landscape and tonight’s shift at The Warehouse, Leeds, only further supported this fact with a stellar…

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Live Review: Batushka / Belphegor / Diabolical / Almost Dead & Warhammer – Manchester Bread Shed 18.11.21

Diabolical / Warhammer (click on thumbnail for full view) Almost Dead (Click on the thumbnail for full view) Belphegor (Click on the thumbnail for full image)

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Live Review: Rise Against – Key Club, Leeds 15.11.2021

Rise Against are more familiar with playing the hallowed main stage at Donington as opposed to the small basement confines of an intimate club in Leeds. This, however, is going…

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