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the amazing fortress festival unleashes the first wave of bands for the 2026 edition

The first batch of bands have been announced for the 2026 edition of the immense extreme metal festival. Strap yourself in, this is one hell of an announcement Old Mans…

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live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 08/08/2025

Starting where I left off with the Sophie Stage and a mid-morning start by way of Atmospheric Black Metal band Ofnus who absolutely blew me away. The vocals throughout were…

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live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 07/08/2025

After having successfully traversed through a downpour that Noah and his Arc would have potentially been stumped by and Poseidon would have undoubtedly been proud of I eventually made my…

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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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