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The mighty Incineration Festival announce the headliner for their 2027 edition

Incineration Festival will take over Camden, London on Saturday 8th May 2027, with one of the filthiest extreme metal billings to have dripped upon the capital. Once again they will…

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News: Fortress Festival adds even more names to its 2027 edition and expands to a third day.

New Friday event “Fortress: First Light” headlined by Watain, supported by Terrestrial Hospice and more to be announced New Fortress additions include Stormkeep, Mare, Sulphur Aeon, Ninkharsag, Silver Knife, Bloodbark,…

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Live Review: Amon Amarth, Orbit Culture & Soilwork. Manchester Apollo 09/10/2026

Some gigs are good nights out, and others remind you exactly why live metal is such a special experience. Amon Amarth bringing Orbit Culture and Soilwork to Manchester’s O2 Apollo…

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Live Review: Xandria, Seven Spires & Tulip. Manchester Academy 3. 18/09/2026

There are gigs where one band inevitably overshadows the rest of the bill, leaving the support acts struggling to make a lasting impression. Then there are those rare evenings where…

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Live Review: Soulfly, Nailbomb & Exorcism. Manchester Academy 2. 07/09/2026

Manchester has never been a city that needs much encouragement to embrace a night of heavy music, but there was something particularly ferocious about the prospect of Soulfly, Nailbomb and…

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Live Gallery: Avatar prove their formidable live reputation at Sydney’s Manning Bar 29.08.2026

There is already a healthy crowd packed into Manning Bar when Sydney metalcore outfit Pyrefly arrive, and they waste very little time introducing themselves. This isn’t a set designed to…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Sunday 09.08.2026

There is always something slightly bittersweet about the final day of Bloodstock. After several days of loud guitars, pounding drums, huge crowds and an atmosphere that seems almost impossible to…

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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Thursday 06.08.2026

There are few places quite like Catton Park when Bloodstock rolls into town. For four days every August, this otherwise peaceful corner of Derbyshire is transformed into a headbanging utopia,…

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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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