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News: Fortress Festival announces it’s first batch of 2027 bands to sit alongside previously announced headliners ‘Emperor’

The first wave of bands for Fortress 2027 who join Grand Hall headliners, ‘Emperor’ for their fifth anniversary event in North Yorkshire. Fortress Festival have commented that ‘It’s a struggle…

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Live Gallery: Karnivool, TesseracT and Car Bomb deliver a progressive metal summit at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion 23.07.2026

At Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, the anticipation is almost tangible long before a note is played. Thirteen years have passed since Karnivool last unveiled a new studio album, yet tonight there…

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Live Review: Metallica, Gojira & Knocked Loose. Principality Stadium, Cardiff 28/06/2026

There are few bands capable of turning a stadium into something that feels both colossal and intimate quite like Metallica. Playing Cardiff’s Principality Stadium as part of the seemingly unstoppable…

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News: Bloodstock 2026 announce their first ‘Metal To The Masses’ winners along with a line up change.

The first group of ‘Metal To The Masses’ winners landing slots on the Stowford Press New Blood Stage can now be revealed. Friday Saturday Sunday Lots more bands to be…

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Live Review: Fortress Festival, Scarborough Spa, Day Two. 31/05/2026

The second and final day of Fortress Festival arrived carrying a noticeably different atmosphere from Saturday. While anticipation had fuelled much of the opening day, Sunday felt like the culmination…

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News: Huge Bloodstock Open Air Festival News

First off, a quick band update! Purely due to some unavoidable logistical issues, there’s been a little switch around on Saturday’s line-up. In an update to the line-up, due to…

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Album Review: New Age Doom & H.R.– ‘Angels Against Angels’: Metal experimentalists meet Bad Brains legend and shape one massive rock/dub prophesy.

Experimental rock duo New Age Doom, drummer Eric Breitenbach and guitarist Greg Valou, thrive on collaboration and collectivism. Since the early drone metal improv of their debut, their approach has…

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the mighty fortress festival unleashes tynebound, its first edition of the new two day black metal fest in newcastle

Fortress Presents: Tynebound – Moonlight Sorcery announced as first headliner of new Newcastle event New two-day black metal fest brought to you by Fortress Festival and Reaper Agency UK First…

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bloodstocks winter gathering returns for a massive 2026 edition

BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING RETURNS FOR 2026! After an unforgettable debut last year, BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING storms back this winter, bringing the spirit of the UK’s premier metal festival indoors once…

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live review: lorna shore, whitechapel, shadow of intent, humanity’s last breath. victoria warehouse, manchester 10/02/2026

Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse has always felt like a venue built for extremes. Its vast industrial frame, all exposed beams, concrete, and shadow, created a cavernous atmosphere that seemed to…

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