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Live Review: Infected Rain, Butcher Babies and Black Spikes. Club Academy, Manchester 27/03/2026

Last night in Manchester, we were served a visceral, sweat-soaked metal experience that smaller venues do best. From the moment doors opened the anticipation was electric, fans were packed tightly…

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Live Gallery: Paledusk Deliver Relentless Chaos to Stay Gold Melbourne 28.02.2026

Japanese metalcore disruptors Paledusk delivered an electric and chaotic headline set at Stay Gold Melbourne, unleashing crushing riffs, EDM-infused breakdowns and relentless mosh pit energy.

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live review: motionless in white, dayseeker and make them suffer, nottingham motorpoint arena 06/02/2026

On a night where the weather seemed to mirror the intensity of the bands on stage, the Nottingham Motorpoint Arena was rocked by an unforgettable, full-throttle night of Metalcore mayhem…

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News: Metalcore Giants Memphis May Fire Announce Australian Tour

After five sold-out shows and over 1,600 fans left on waiting lists, Memphis May Fire return to Australia in 2026 — joined by Blessthefall for their first Australian shows in nine years, in what’s set to be a defining moment for metalcore fans.

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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…

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live review : atreyu and eighteen visions, o2 ritz, manchester. 01/10/2025

As I approached the Ritz I could already see an impressive line hugging the external wall of the building and as the doors flung open the fairly static line suddenly…

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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…

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track: atreyu share new single ‘dead’ plus a tour celebrating the 20 + 1 year anniversary of ‘the curse’ which kicks off this month

Today, ATREYU are proud to share their new single “Dead,” marking their first release in over two years. Known for their signature blend of crushing riffs, soaring melodies, and emotionally charged lyrics, ATREYU continue to push…

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live review: bloodstock open air festival, catton hall. 10/08/2025

So, on to the final day and my morning was starting with a huge slab of Modern Deathcore by way of The Cartographer on the New Blood Stage. With guttural…

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live review: brand of sacrifice, fit for a king, motionless in white. o2 victoria, manchester. 21/02/2025

Tonight, the Transatlantic world of Core had been brought to the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester and it well and truly shook the building and all that stood within its…

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