Phil Pountney, Author at Backseat Mafia

live review: paradise lost, messa, high parasite. new century hall, manchester. 09/10/2025

With the autumnal evenings elongating at a rapid rate now I made my way across the Pennines for an evening of Gothic inspired Doom Metal courtesy of one of West…

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two more added to bloodstock open air festival 2026 and these are huge

Bay area Thrash icons Testament, who have been ripping the UK a new one this month already, have been added to the Ronnie James Dio Main Stage on the Sunday…

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fortress festival add even more to its 2026 edition and day splits are announced

Fortress Festival 2026 is honoured to announce Vinterland who will be celebrating 30 years of their legendary album ‘Welcome My Last Chapter’ and are once again ready to bring you…

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bloodstock add even more bands for 2026 and weekend tickets are now officially sold out

Bloodstock Open Air festival 2026 have just dropped some more names and just in time for Halloween Striding onto the Ronnie James Dio Main Stage on Sunday, will be the…

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bloodstock add the sunday special guest to its 2026 roster ………….. and it’s a big one

After years of fans requesting, it’s finally happening ….. Body Count are set to tear up Bloodstock in August 2026 ! The Grammy-winning crew led by Ice-T will make their…

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live review : atreyu and eighteen visions, o2 ritz, manchester. 01/10/2025

As I approached the Ritz I could already see an impressive line hugging the external wall of the building and as the doors flung open the fairly static line suddenly…

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incineration festival locks in its first batch of bands for its 2026 edition, and it is huge

The first names of Incineration Festival 2026 have been revealed Incineration Festival have announced that BLOOD FIRE DEATH will headline the 2026 edition. More than twenty years have passed since…

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the colossal volbeat hit the UK soon as part of their ‘greatest of all tours’ tour and it is going to be special

Volbeat are currently in the middle of their Worldwide ‘Greatest Of All Tours’ tour and they are set to hit our coastline in November with Bush and Gel joining them…

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the mighty arch enemy tour launches next month and it’s going to be heavy

Arch Enemy are hitting our shores next month and into November with their Blood Dynasty tour and this tour is going to be colossal. Joining Arch Enemy on the road…

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the killswitch engage tour is about to unleash carnage on the uk

The Killswitch Engage UK tour is right around the corner and with them they bring a savage supporting cast in the form of Hardcore heroes Hatebreed, the Deathcore maniacs Fit…

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