The Garage in Highbury & Islington, both before and after its closure and subsequent refit has played host to dozens of fantastic gigs by all manner of artists over the years and expectations were high that Pelican, who are seen as one of the leaders of the post-metal genre, would be adding their name to…
Opening with War of The Gods, Amon Amarth are welcomed to Glasgow with rapturous applause. The Swedish Vikings treat the Glaswegian crowd to 16 slabs of Norse mythology based death metal, and to be honest, who doesn’t like heavy metal songs about Vikings and Thor? The majority of the set is taken from the bands…
TRC announce before they begin their set that the other support band supposed to be playing tonight have pulled out, the crowd are furious. This is exactly the reaction they were looking for. TRC strive in this environment. For a band that haven’t been around for that long, they already have an impressive ‘greatest hits’…
Exploding straight into An Architect of Your Demise, it’s clear that Malefice aren’t holding anything back tonight. They only have a short 30 minute set, but the really make an impression on the Glasgow crowd. Frontman Dale Butler lives up to his reputation as one of the very best in the UK and every aspect…
A tiny sweatbox venue in Glasgow + 4 brilliant metalcore bands = one of the best nights in recent memory. Frenchmen Admiral’s Arms [8] are the definition of “in your face”. Determined to entertain, the band give their all despite their short stage time. They left a lasting impression and left the stage to a…
To celebrate the release of their new album Bones, Young Guns announced the Bare Bones Club Tour, playing smaller venues across the UK. They arrived at Glasgow’s King Tut’s on the day of the records release. First band to grace the stage are Polar.[8] who deliver songs from their EP This Polar Noise as well…
The ‘In Your Fucking Face Tour’ lands in Glasgow, ready to get in some Glaswegians fucking faces, presumably. Opening up tonight are Dripback [8] who are, to put it plainly, absolutely mental. Their set is short but massively entertaining. Don’t miss this band because they are on fire right now. Up next are Lionheart [6]…
It’s a (predictably) cold Sunday night in Glasgow, yet 300+ people still turn up at the Catty for a night of heavy metal in the company of The Black Dahlia Murder. Fleshgod Apocalypse [8] were entrusted with the task of warming up the Glaswegian audience. Their brand of symphonic death metal went down very well…
British heavy metal is arguably in one of its most purple patches since the ultimate heyday in the late 70’s/early 80’s. As a testament to this, tonight’s show at the packed Carling Academy Islington featured four young British metal bands each at different stages in their careers. Opening band Chapters are newcomers and a band…
Illuminatus are one Spaniard, one German, one Italian and one English gent. they deal in expansive soundscapes, razor-shard dynamics and no-nonsense melodic song-writing. For illuminatus there exsists no secene;no bandwagon; no fashion war. The Debut album ‘The Wrath Of The Lambs‘ has already gained the attention of the press, great reviews in kerrang!, Metal Hammer…
