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As soon as this gig was announced, there were serious excited ripples in the extreme metal underground, with tickets disappearing quickly and people travelling a long way to catch Sigh on a rare outing in the UK, in the lead… Continue Reading →
Forty-plus years in music can see entire genres and scenes be born, reach fruition, gain mainstream success and then retreat back into obscurity or, rarely, disappear entirely. It’s also a period of time in which you’d expect a legendary band… Continue Reading →
It was a bitterly cold evening in Leeds this night, the hardy throng that had queued up outside some half hour or so before doors endured sleet and snow with the wind knifing through you, whereas as I went into… Continue Reading →
I’ve attended plenty of gigs at the iconic Brudenell Social Club over the years but this three band package, as far as I can tell, is the first time I’ve seen a death metal show there. I’ve seen hardcore, black… Continue Reading →
My first metal gig of 2022 was one within the black metal genre covering five bands. Venturing onto public transport is not something I tend to do for gigs, preferring the comfort of a car. However, it was a Saturday… Continue Reading →
In recent years I’ve grown to appreciate Technical Death Metal and the more Sci-fi infused sorts of Metal bands in general. I grew to enjoy the likes of Nucleus, Vektor and even Voivod whom I personally never saw any appeal… Continue Reading →
In recent years, there has been a surge in the popularity of female singer songwriters from the darker end of the spectrum such as Louise Lemón, Nicole Sabouné, Anna von Hausswolff and of course Chelsea Wolfe, effortlessly crossing musical boundaries,… Continue Reading →
With a pinch of snuff, a rustle of taffeta and the swirling bitter aroma of laudanum, the Gentleman’s Club of A Forest Of Stars open their oaken doors after a long three years of quiet, and yet of whispers. Do… Continue Reading →
As a local lad I’m not sure how I’ve managed to miss this Leeds bunch and their misanthropic excretions, but this is something I need to rectify in the near future as this EP puts them up there as a… Continue Reading →
As I approached the University Union in Leeds, on a cold November morning, I could feel the air of anticipation growing, for I was about to embark on the annual bonfire weekend extravaganza that is the Damnation Festival. There were… Continue Reading →
As the festival seasons more or less comes to a close bands tend to start their Autumn touring schedule and mine got off to an early start with some brutal Stateside death metal from Suffocation, but before that was support… Continue Reading →
This triple bill of black metal covered a wide spectrum within the genre that began with local act Mountains Crave who have made huge improvements musically since I last saw them converting their wealth of live experience into this accomplished… Continue Reading →