Friday, 14 August 2026

A View From The Hallowed Ground: Bloodstock 2026 Friday Review (Rick Eaglestone)

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B loodstock Festival Review 2026 – A Quarter Century Of Chaos When Bloodstock lit its first indoor fires back in 2001, with Saxon presiding...
Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Reviews: Wormwood, Negative Frame, Sinsid, The Vicious Head Society (Mark Young & Matt Bladen)

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Wormwood - Å (Black Lodge) [Mark Young] A two track EP from the Stockholm based melodic black metal act Wormwood. There is a subtitle, Conte...
Tuesday, 11 August 2026

A View From The Back Of The Room: Repent Fest - Summer Bash (Heather Louise Ash)

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Repent Fest - Summer Bash: Cro-Mags, The Oppressed, Rancour, Flubber, System Slaves & Bottom Of The Barrel, Corn Exchange Newport, 08.08...

Reviews: Electric Callboy, Din Of Celestial Birds, Temple Of Dread, Niveous (Matt Bladen & Mark Young)

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Electric Callboy - Tanzneid (Century Media/Sony) [Matt Bladen] Tanzeid , which translates to 'Dance Envy' for you non German speaker...
Monday, 10 August 2026

Reviews: Rezn, Dead Meadow, Emptiness, Hexorcist (Matt Bladen, Rich Piva, Mark Young & Joe Guatieri)

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REZN - Cycles In The Infinite Dream (Sargent House) [Matt Bladen] Doom? Prog? Psych? Saxophone? Flute? Lap Steel? Ok you got me, I guess I...
Friday, 7 August 2026

A View From The Castle: The Sex Pistols (Michael Chapman)

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The Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, The Undertones & Panic Shack - Cardiff Castle - 01.08.26 This castle has seen many things, but tonight ...

Review: Flamebearer - Igniter (Matt Bladen)

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Flamebearer - Igniter (Interstellar Smoke Records) A punchy drum beat, a big bass throb, a filthy riff, a massive shout and yeah Flamebearer...
Thursday, 6 August 2026

A View From The Green Rooms: TGR Fest Friday (Matt Bladen)

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TGR Fest: Celebrating 17 Years Of Green Rooms, Treforest, Day One 31.07.26 TGR Fest kicked off another weekend of celebration, this time for...
Wednesday, 5 August 2026

A View From Shredenhams: SOHC Takeover (Heather Louise Ash)

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FoeFest x Betrayed By Life Records Presents: SOHC Takeover, Shredenhams Bristol, 01.08.26 FoeFest and Betrayed By Life Records presented SOH...

A View From The Castle: The Streets (Richard Herbert)

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The Streets,  CASISDEAD,  Jimothy Lacoste &   Local And Lucas,  Depot Live, Cardiff Castle, 31.07.26 Elevate! Explain! Exterminate! ...