Live Review: Snot - KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton
Support: The Fear
14th August2025
Words & Photos: Tim Finch
With barely a minute to recover from Bloodstock, and just days before ArcTanGent kicks off, Snot are asking metal fans in the Midlands to come out to KK’s Steel Mill in Wolverhampton, and the band totally make it worth their while with a killer show to match any festival performance we’ve just seen, or will see, this summer.
Opening the night, The Fear took to the stage with the unenviable task of warming up the crowd for Snot, but from the opening chords it was clear they weren’t there to be overlooked. Kicking it off with ‘The End Is the Start’, a statement of intent that set the tone for what followed.
‘Chemical Reaction’ and ‘Still Human’ kept the energy flowing, the former pulsing with a raw intensity while the latter delivered a more measured counterpoint. By the time ‘Satellite’ rolled in, the crowd was fully locked in, the song’s soaring chorus carried effortlessly across the industrial steel backdrop of the venue.
The set’s darker textures arrived with ‘Moths to Fire’, a track that built brooding tension before breaking loose. ‘Call the Medic’ snapped the room back into chaos, its sharp riffs and unrelenting pace showcasing the band’s heavier edge. Towards the close ’Before I Fall’ provided a more reflective pause, adding depth before the finale. They ended on ‘White Noise’ a fittingly explosive conclusion that wrapped the set in feedback and grit, leaving the stage primed for the headliners.
Snot’s return to Wolverhampton was nothing short of ferocious. Taking to the stage at KK’s Steel Mill, the Californian outfit wasted no time in proving why their cult status has endured for nearly three decades. They erupted with ‘Stoopid' and from that moment the pit ignited; sweaty, chaotic, and exactly as it should be for a band whose sound still carries the raw energy of the late ’90s. The audience was younger than expected and more ferocious than KK’s has seen in a while, the kids kept the security team well worked out this evening.
‘Joy Ride’ and ‘The Box’ followed in quick succession, both delivered with a snarling urgency that had bodies flying and heads banging. The band’s chemistry was undeniable, every riff, every lyric bristled with the kind of conviction that made Get Some such a seminal record. ‘Snooze Button’ and ‘313’ ramped up the chaos, each track a jagged blast of hardcore punk fused with thick, groove-laden metal riffs.
‘I Jus’ Lie’ and ‘Unplugged’ offered a slight shift in tone, but the intensity never faltered. The raw grit of ‘Tecato’ and the tongue-in-cheek aggression of ‘My Balls’ closed out the main set with sheer, unrelenting force, the crowd still surging with every chord.
The encore paid homage to a legend recently passed. A blistering cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Children of the Grave’ felt perfectly suited to the Steel Mill’s heavy atmosphere, before they closed with ‘Absent’ one of their most enduring and emotionally charged tracks, which left the room buzzing. What a night!
Photo Credits: Tim Finch Photography
