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Festival Preview: Damnation Festival – Sunday

October 18, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Festival Preview: Damnation Festival – Sunday Words: Dan Barnes Photos: Tim Finch Sunday will see a plethora of bands from the darker regions of extreme music, with main stage headliners, Norwegian legends, Satyricon, ready to […]

Festival Preview: Damnation Festival – Saturday

October 18, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Festival Preview: Damnation Festival – Saturday Words: Dan BarnesPhotos: Tim Finch It’s barely the beginning of autumn but the days of 2026 have already become noticeably shorter, those blotchy, outdoor festival tans have started to fade, […]

Boxset Review: Satan – Out Of The Fire 1981-1985

October 17, 2026 Gareth Pugh Comments Off

Boxset Review: Satan – Out Of The Fire 1981-1985 Reviewed by NAME With a band name like SATAN, you would be easily forgiven for thinking that musically you had a black metal band on your hands, […]

Live Review: John 5 – Chester

October 17, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Live Review: John 5 – The Live Rooms, Chester 15th October 2026Support: Dan ByrneWords: Matthew WilliamsPhotos: Tom Atkin As the nights turn a bit darker, it was a wet, miserable drive over to Chester to visit […]

Album Review: Abyssus – The Reign

October 17, 2026 Sam Jones Comments Off

Album Review: Abyssus – The Reign Reviewed by Sam Jones Abyssus became one of my favourite new acts some years ago after I clocked onto their second album, Death Revival, since then I’ve been hanging […]

DEVIL’S ISLAND featuring Fail The Enemy

October 16, 2026 therazorsedge Comments Off

DEVIL’S ISLAND featuring Fail The Enemy Welcome to this weeks edition of Devil’s Island! Every week we maroon a band or artist on the island and see what they get up to, how they cope with […]

Live Gallery: Fear Factory – Nottingham

October 16, 2026 Tom Atkin Comments Off

Live Gallery: Fear Factory – Rock City, Nottingham 2nd October 2026Support: Crystal Lake, Hate, The Nocturnal AffairPhotos: Tom Atkin We look back at the epic Fear Factory show through the eyes of our photographer Tom Atkin! Fear […]

Live Review: Fear Factory – Manchester

October 16, 2026 Oli Gonzalez Comments Off

Live Review: Fear Factory – O2 Ritz, Manchester 1st October 2026Support: Crystal Lake, Hate, The Nocturnal AffairWords: Oli GonzalezPhotos: Tom Atkin It’s difficult for a band in any genre to remain relevant for three decades. Let […]

Release Round Up – October 16th 2026

October 15, 2026 therazorsedge Comments Off

Release Round Up – October 16th 2026 Every week there is a tidal wave of new music released unto the world. Each Friday we’ll round up some of the best new music available, some we’ve […]

Live Review: The Hu - The Halls, Wolverhampton

Live Review: The Hu – Birmingham

October 12, 2026 Matthew Caldwell Comments Off

Live Review: The Hu – O2 Academy, Birmingham 8th October 2026Support: SkaldWords: Matthew Caldwell The Hu’s appeal extends far beyond your typical metalhead. Of course, there were plenty of familiar faces in the audience, but the demographic is remarkably varied. Walking […]