Rock Sins caught up with Californian doom metal crew Beastmaker at Desertfest, fresh from a new record contract with Rise Above, who’ve just released their debut album Lusus Naturae, and a European tour that has seen them support label mates Blood Ceremony at 16 different shows across 7 different countries. You guys have just finished…
Canadian ‘acid-folk’ band Blood Ceremony are on a high, riding on the wave of a new album, Lord of Misrule, out on on Rise Above in March, and a successful 16 date European tour wrapping up on the final day of Desertfest 2016. We speak to bassist Lucas Gadke and drummer Michael Carillo for an…
After two previously excellent days, the final day of Desertfest London 2016 was upon us. Anyone who missed our coverage of the first two days can catch up here: Desertfest London 2016 Day One Review Desertfest London 2016 Day Two Review It’s a little early in the day to fully appreciate Bast’s [6] genre-bending set,…
Conan are one of the underground heroes of the British sludge metal scene, with a reputation that has earned them a more-than-respectable slot at the Electric Ballroom at Desertfest 2016. We caught up with frontman Jon Davis earlier in the day to talk festivals, touring and ‘singing about wizards’. So [new album] Revengeance came out…
Something about stepping out of the mid afternoon sun of Camden Town, and into the dark, strobe-lit confines of the Electric Ballroom feels a little counter intuitive, but the venue is packed early for Desertfest day two to catch monolithic British doom-mongers Conan [7]. If slow and heavy is your thing, Conan may well be…
The streets of Camden are flooded (even more than usual) with bearded, long-haired, beer-swilling maniacs – Desertfest 2016 is upon us. As a sizeable crowd floods into the Underworld, the taps are flowing, spirits are high, and UK underground sludge legends Gurt [7] have been bestowed with the honour of starting proceedings for the weekend….
