metal
live review: arch enemy, amorphis, eluveitie and gatecreeper. manchester apollo 31/10/2025
Halloween and extreme music have always shared a symbiotic relationship, both trade in drama, darkness, and a sense of the theatrical. On this particular Friday night in Manchester, that union felt gloriously complete. Outside the Apollo a brisk autumn wind carried the scent of rain and face-painted fans in black coats and band shirts snaked …
live review: killswitch engage, hatebreed, fit for an autopsy, decapitated. leeds academy 13/10/2025
Tonight was the turn of Leeds to get an injection of brutality in the city and this time it was the turn of Killswitch Engage, Hatebreed, Fit For An Autopsy and Decapitated, and they absolutely crushed the Academy to its core. So the night started off with some Polish technical Death Metal and the masters …
incineration festival 2026 adds another name
American Death Metal band Of Feather And Bone joins their ever darkening lineup, bringing raw and bludgeoning Death to the Underworld Stage You can still grab tickets to the festival here www.incinerationfest.com/tickets
live review: thrash of the titans tour 2026, testament, obituary, destruction, nervosa. manchester academy 10/10/2025
Tonight in Manchester we were witness to something pretty darn special because tonight was the night that the Thrash of the Titans package had steamrolled into town and it was epic beyond belief on all levels. First up on the brutal package were Nervosa and they absolutely crushed the venue with their brief opening slot. …
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 Yorkshires most successful exports, the death-tinged Doom advocates Paradise Lost. Not long after the doors flung open we were being carved open by the iron …
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 Fellow Thrashers Thrown Into Exile have also been added to the Sophie Lancaster Stage on the Sunday. Weekend tickets are now officially SOLD OUT but …
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 mighty Black Label Society Not ones to be intimidated by that hefty gut punch, Main Stage Friday sees prime Deathcore dealers Fit For An Autopsy …
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 the metal world lost one of its biggest icons, Thomas ‘Quorthon’ Forsberg of Bathory. Thomas ‘Quorthon’ Forsberg was instrumental in redefining metal as we knew …
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 will be the awesome Amorphis, the fantastic Eluveitie and the heavy Gatecreeper. This is one tour that will undoubtedly going down in metal history so …
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 For An Autopsy and Death Metal royalty Decapitated. This is going to be brutality of the highest order. With tickets selling out fast, don’t hesitate …