Live Review: Incineration Festival 2023 – London 13.05.2023
As the clock struck midday, I stepped out of the black cab, raised my head and I was met with the comforting sight of The Underworld on the horizon, the day had finally arrived, Incineration Fest 2023 was here. I thanked the cabbie and proceeded to grab my wristband and accreditation and then make my …
Live Review: Cannibal Corpse / Dark Funeral / Ingested / Stormruler – Manchester Academy, Manchester 21.04.2023
As I forged my way across the Pennines, I was extremely excited for the evening that stood before me, an eclectic mix of metal sub genres and an evening of uncompromising brutal Death and Black metal from various corners of our planet. Early doors meant a sprint to the box office to grab my accreditation …
Live Review: Inferno Festival – Oslo, Norway 09.04.2023
As we descended on the Rockefeller complex for one last dose of festival magic we were obliterated right from the very start with some raw and diabolical Norwegian Black Metal by way of Urgehal. Following their split in 2016 and the hiatus that followed, Urgehal are now back and as demonic as ever. Covered in …
Live Review: Inferno Festival – Oslo, Norway 08.04.2023
Norway’s very own Vemod were the first sacrifice of the day up on the Rockefeller stage and with them, they brought their dark Ethereal Metal to the Inferno masses. From the moment they ignited the stage they were no holds barred, atmospheric and sublime. The epic soundscapes were delivered with precision, ambience, and a heavy …
Live Review: Inferno Festival – Oslo, Norway 07.04.2023
As I woke up to the morning of the second day of the festival I was met with one of the most substantial and diverse breakfast buffets that had ever been known. It was huge and diverse beyond belief. I then met up with the rest of our group for a morning of culture in …
Live Review: Inferno Festival – Oslo, Norway 06.04.2023
So after several trains, planes and automobiles I finally landed in the hallowed ground of Oslo, Norway, for what was set to be my initiation into the infamous Inferno Festival. The ground was littered with recent snowfall and reports had come in that Snow had started to freshly fall around the venue which was ironic …
Album Review: Ferocious Dog – Ferocious Dog (10th Anniversary Edition)
My first ever introduction into the Ferocious Dog world was when they supported The Levellers and since then I have been an avid fan ever since, so the opportunity to review the re-release of their debut album was too good an opportunity to pass up, especially when it comes packaged with a recording of a …
Live Review: W.A.S.P / South Of Salem – Manchester Academy, Manchester 17.03.2023
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a crowd sporting pretty much no other shirts than those of just one band, normally the torsos will be punctuated with similar bands of the same genre as the hosting band but not on this occasion, not in Manchester tonight. This is perhaps a testament to the …
Live Review: Kreator / Municipal Waste / Pest Control – Leeds Beckett University, Leeds 09.03.2023
A brisk walk up to the venue in the blizzard that had hit Leeds tonight was enough to wake anyone up and by the time I had reached the doors I, along with many more, struck a definite resemblance to a generously covered snowman. On parade outside the Beckett Uni was a veritable feast of …
Live Review: Lamb Of God / Kreator / Municipal Waste – Manchester Academy, Manchester 07.03.2023
Another trip over the Pennines, this time with a full thrash assault set firmly in the sights courtesy of the unmistakable chaotic Municipal Waste and the mighty Kreator bolstered by a huge slab of American metal by way of Virginia’s very own Lamb of God. This was going to be special and as such, I …