Phil Pountney, Author at Backseat Mafia

live review and + gallery : slayer, amon amarth, anthrax, mastodon, hatebreed & neckbreakker – finsbury park, london 06/07/2025

Six years, which some would say seems like an eternity, and the day had finally come for the Capital to experience the return of the Thrash overlords, and if the…

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live review: fortress festival, scarborough spa. 01/06/2025

So, onto day two and another stacked bill of epic Black and Death Metal, and with the sun beating down I made my way down the infamous slope to the…

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live review: fortress festival, scarborough spa. 31/05/2025

So, as we were preparing to flip over the fifth page of the 2025 calendar, it was also time to prepare to bear witness to two days of the most…

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News: Legendary Swiss Rock Pioneers, The Young Gods, Have Shared A New Single Titled “Systemized”, The Final Track To Be Released Off Their Highly Anticipated Record “Appear Disappear”

Legendary Swiss rock pioneers, The Young Gods, have shared a new single titled “Systemized”, the final track to be released ahead of their highly anticipated forthcoming record “Appear Disappear”, out June 13th via Two Gentlemen.…

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live review: decapitated, cryptopsy, warbringer, carnation. club academy, manchester 08/05/2025

Wow, that was brutal! Ok, lets rewind four hours where we got the party started with the absolutely crushing brand of brutal Death Metal courtesy of the Belgium juggernaut that…

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50% sold and counting ….

Undoubtedly one of the metal events of the year is coming to the UK shores and it is one you do not want to miss. Thrash giants, Slayer, are descending…

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incineration festival is set to return to the capital on 2nd may 2026

The mighty Incineration Festival is set to return to the capital, 2nd May 2026 After what was a massive edition last week, you will not want to miss next years…

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Bloodstock announces even more names for 2025, this time the emp stage

BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to be partnering with premier alternative lifestyle and merchandise brand EMP UK to unveil the next wave of rising metal talent set to storm the EMP STAGE…

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Live Review: Vader / Skaphos / Rise Of Kronos – Manchester Club Academy 24.04.2025

Tonight saw a trio of Death Metal delights for us on the Mancunian soundscape and I was a little quizzical as to why the Club Academy wasn’t fuller but I…

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10 weeks and counting until one of the biggest metal events for 2025 hits the uk, slayer and a huge supporting cast

Slayer will be playing two UK dates in July, their first since 2019, and they will be joined by some giants of the metal world. Slayer will be playing the…

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