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LIVE REVIEW: Motocultor Festival 2026 @ The Underworld, London - Distorted Sound Magazine

Metal’s most outrageous band of Italians, NANOWAR OF STEEL, and some of Mongolia’s finest rockers, UUHAI, lead Motocultor Festival to The Underworld on a trek through the awe-inspiring Mongolian Steppes, all the way to an alternative universe that celebrates the art of not taking yourself seriously while head banging to reggaeton and doing the Macarena to death metal growls.
MetalTalk •

earthtone9 Celebrate 25 Years Of Cult-Classic Album ArcTanGent In London

earthtone9 bring fellow Nottingham-based band The Five Hundred to London for the 25th anniversary of ArcTanGent, in an evening where meditative melodies collide with wrenching heaviness and the force of the present beats out the enticing grip of nostalgia.  25 years ago, earthtone9, the British Alternative Metal band that almost rose to the top, released their cult-classic album ArcTanGent. So iconic is this album that not only has it had a festival named after it, but it is also considered to...
The Indiependent •

Halloween Burlesque At The Courtyard Theatre Is A Tantalising Treat

There is only one appropriately devilish way to end a treat-filled Halloween weekend: at a burlesque show. Thankfully, the finale to The Courtyard Theatre’s first-ever Horror Festival is a night of Halloween Burlesque, led by host duo Dolly Dark and J’ai Me. They take the audience through a series of performances that capture all the spiciest ingredients of a night of thrilling burlesque. That is, after J’ai Me has removed his Medieval, sack-like robe to reveal a silk white corset and sh...
MetalTalk •

Sinsaenum: A Brutally Intimate Display Of Blackened Death Metal

Blackened Death Metal supergroup Sinsaenum stamp their mark on the UK in an intimately brutal return to the stage with their new album In Devastation, four years after the passing of drummer Joey Jordison. Despite the fierce competition Sinsaenum’s London show faced, in the form of clashes with Killswitch Engage and their formidable support lineup, as well as Paradise Lost and Sonata Arctica performing at venues across the capital, their visit to the Underworld is a compact gathering of dedicate...
MetalTalk •

Harbinger Celebrate 10 Years Of Uncompromising Riffs At The Dome

Harbinger’s 10-year anniversary is an emotionally-charged, furious display of what the UK’s heavy music scene is all about. Obeyer, Hounds Of War, and Black Coast join Harbinger for their 10-year anniversary, their differing sounds testament to Harbinger’s own genre-crossing concoctions and refusal to fit in. Whether you relish the complimentary infusion of Hardcore violence with Nu Metal ethereality in the span of one night, or err on the side of predictability, the night is a turbulent celebra...
MetalTalk •

Dinosaur Pile-Up Make Explosive Return At The Electric Ballroom And It Couldn’t Have Been Better

Alt-rock heroes Dinosaur Pile-Up rip back into touring with a five-date whizz around the UK that ends in a sold-out, rowdy triumph at the Electric Ballroom, London. With support from The XCERTS and snake eyes, this tour was a raging celebration of Dinosaur Pile-Up’s latest album, I’ve Felt Better, and their marked return following frontman Matt Bigland’s six years of health struggles. Before they head off to the USA as support to A Day To Remember, they made this London show extra special by thr...
MetalTalk - Heavy Metal News, Reviews and Intervie •

Bloodstock Festival 2025: The Saturday Review

No matter how your Friday night at Bloodstock 2025 was spent, whether it was competing in bouts of sumo wrestling or consuming excessive amounts of mango cider, Saturday morning was spent in the queues for coffee – queues which almost exceeded the dreaded lines for a shower. The caffeine cravings came close to flying out the unzipped tent hole, however, when the main stage openers, Cage Fight, kicked off their set with the force of a steel-toed boot. And Thrash Metal overlords Warbringer later s...
Bring the Noise UK •

ALBUM REVIEW: State Champs – State Champs

State Champs are a band that embody all of the addictive qualities of modern-day pop punk: catchy-as-hell choruses, energetic guitar melodies and relatable lyrics on the joys and tribulations of growing up. After popping around the scene for over 14 years, they decided that 2024 was the year to share with the world the big, shiny State Champs trophy, albeit a cracked one on the cover of their self-titled album.

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