Black Widow’s Sacrifice: When Satan and Black Magic Ruled 1970s Rock
Picture this: it's the late 1960s and everything you thought you knew about music is getting turned upside down; the sonic landscape and the...
Scene Queen indoctrinates Manchester into a cult
For one night, Canal Street spread down to the Ritz as Scene Queen took residence and the pinkest audience of queer people got ready...
Slipknot – The Debut album, then and now
It's June 29th, 1999, and Roadrunner Records unveils something strange to the world: a nine-member band from Des Moines, Iowa, clad in jumpsuits and...
The Most Dramatic Emotive Songs That Your Soul Needs Right Now
Rock and metal music speaks to our souls like no other genre. It provides an outlet for raw emotion, creates communities of passionate fans,...
New Day Festival Review: Prog, Blues and Rock Perfection in Kent
The New Day Festival returns to the stunning gardens of Mount Ephraim in Kent for another three days of exceptional music spanning prog, rock,...
Tattoos, Cassette Tapes & Early Inspirations – An Entertaining Talk with Helheim’s V’gandr
A few weeks ago, yours truly caught up with bass player extraordinaire and vocalist V’gandr who is primarily known for his sterling work with...
Man With A Mission: The Wolf-Human Hybrids About to Invade UK Stages
Picture this: you're trapped in ice in Antarctica for decades, with nothing but every song ever recorded playing in your head. That's how they...
Our Bloodstock. Our scene. Our heavy metal.
If you were to ask any random metalhead, “What is the holy land for metalheads in the UK?”, the majority would say Bloodstock Open...
Kerry King: From Great Britain I Rise
Kerry King is a legend in metal, his work with Slayer is immortal and his contributions to music are eternal. Kerry has said multiple...
A Weekend of Slam Debauchery at Offal Fest
It’s time for the 3rd annual Offal Fest, a slam and death metal festival smack dab in the middle of “Slamchester”, where fan-run shows...