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A podcast all about rock/metal/alt music with news, reviews and guest interviews with artists including Lake Malice and Massive Wagons. We cover the latest album and single releases along with our thoughts on the festivals and gigs we attend including Download Festival, Bloodstock and independent music festivals throughout the UK. There's also our RTM Recommendations on the newest bands we think you should be listening to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Devilhusk
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The next installment of our Bloodstock Festival interviews features Brighton's very own Devilhusk. Gem had a chat with them ahead of their set on the New Blood Stage. Did you see their set and the surpise they aluded to? If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below. Patr…
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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Backseat Juliet
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The first of our live Bloodstock Festival 2025 interviews has landed and in the opener you get to hear from 80's metal inspired Backseat Juliet, before they took to the New Blood stage on Friday. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below. Patreon Instagram Facebook Ti…
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We are back with part one of our review of this years Bloodstock Festival. In this episode we chat about all of the changes we noticed over the first two days of the UK's biggest independant metal festival, all of the bands we watched from the opening band Dead Flesh right the way through to Friday's headliner Trivium. If you need a little more mos…
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As we return from Bloodstock, we have a look at our final camping festival of the year, Stonedead! We cover everything you need to know ahead of this year's Stonedead Festival, from the food to the bars, merch to the campsite, and of course all of the bands playing at the Friday night party and the main event on Saturday. Whether you're a first-tim…
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The last of our Bloodstock pre-interviews is here and we chatted with The Machinist ahead of their headine set at our local venue Legends. We had a chat with them before they headlined the Bloodstock warm-up show in Mansfield last weekend about finding out they were going to be playing at Bloodstock, their upcoming EP, and lots more including some …
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In this interview, we spoke with Manchester's M2M winners Vmbra. Hear about their route to the final, working on a new album, the songs they want to banish and everything you can expect from their live set on the New Blood stage at Bloodstock Festival this year! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check o…
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EP 248: Special Guests Ghosts of Atlantis
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On Sunday at Bloodstock Festival, Ghosts of Atlantis are opening the main stage, so we sat down for a chat with Colin to talk through what we can expect from them this year. We also chatted about their last time playing and being bumped up from the New Blood to the Sophie Lancaster stage. With the new single Melkin's Tale released last month, we sp…
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We're kicking off our Bloodstock Festival 2025 interviews already, and we were at our local venue Legends to chat with Baelfyr! We chatted with them about winning the Leicester M2M final, their video for At the Mercy of a Vain God and releasing an EP on the day they play the New Blood stage. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets fac…
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We've been so busy that we couldn't fit in a roundup for June, but fear not they're both combined in one episode for you. We also have the biggest talking points of the last two months along with a few questions for Kev P about his trip to Glastonbury Festival and what it was like on his second visit. There's also reviews of the latest releases fro…
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EP 245: Bloodstock Festival 2025 Preview Part 2
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It's part two of our look ahead to Bloodstock Festival 2025! In this episode we discuss who we want to watch on Saturday and Sunday including the headliners Machine and Gojira. We also chat about various drinks available for consumpion and some of the biggest stage time clashes that we'll have to face this year. If you need a little more mosh in yo…
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EP 244: Bloodstock Festival 2025 Preview Part 1
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The countdown is on to one of the biggest metal festivals in the UK, and in this episode we chat through Thursday and Friday at Bloodstock Festival 2025! We cover the things you can expect to see from marauding vikings to video games and our favourite festival foods. Most importantly though we discuss who we really want to watch this year at Bloods…
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EP 243: Mangata Festival Live Review
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We're back at one of Nottingham's best metal festivals, and in this episode we chat about a great four band collection at Solgata and a huge five stage Mangata Festival. With an astounding 45 live performances through the day and night we had lots to discuss! Hear about who we watched, merch purchases, the food we tried including a mysterious goth …
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EP 242: Back to the Beginning Live Review
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We were there and we’re still recovering. In this episode, we give our full review of Back to the Beginning — the legendary farewell show for Ozzy Osbourne at Villa Park that brought the metal world to a standstill. From the moment the day started all the way through to Black Sabbath playing their final show, this wasn’t just a concert. It was a de…
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Mangata Festival is on the horizon and in this episode we chat with Toby and Luke from Esoterica. After already seeing them earlier this year, we had lots to talk about including their upcoming headline show at the Sheperd's Bush Empire, an intimate tour later in the year, a huge change in the way they create everything and of course the next oppor…
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We are flying through festival season and in this episode we look ahead to Mangata Festival 2025! We've been to every single one so far and for its fourth installment, they now have five stages of incredible bands. We are fortunate enough to have seen many of these bands before, but if you haven't then you can hear who we recommend and who we want …
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EP 239: Download Festival 2025 Review Part 3
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It's the third and final episode of our Download Festival XXII review and the focus in this episode is everything we did over Saturday and Sunday. With headline sets from Sleep Token and Korn plus two more full days of music, you can hear our thoughts on everyone we watched and what we thought of Download Festival 2025! If you need a little more mo…
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EP 238: Download Festival 2025 Review Part 2
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It's part two of our Download Festival XXII review, and in this episode it's all about Sleepy Hollow camping in RIP. We were back in our usual campsite and there were lots of changes again, some good and some bad. We also had many bands that were exclusive to RIP campers and some that were playing again over the weekend at Download Festival XXII. F…
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EP 237: Download Festival 2025 Review Part 1
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Download Festival XXII has finished and we have the first of our review episodes here. We chat about the first three days of Download Festival 2025, including all of the changes, the bands we watched in both the courtyard area and the main grounds of Donington Park including the headline band Green Day and the sub headliner Weezer! If you need a li…
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EP 236: Download Festival 2026 Predictions
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Download Festival may have just finished and we're most likely asleep in our tent, but that doesn't mean we can't take a guess at who will be there next year! In this episode we recap on how many we got correct over our last two prediction episodes for 2025 and how many we had correct on the bingo card. Most importantly though we sit down and predi…
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Another month has passed, so that means it's time for another roundup. In this episode we have three album reviews from Behemoth, Recall the Remains and Bury Tomorrow. There's also the New Music Friday reminders to check out, plus the latest news and merch purchases! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then ch…
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In this episode we return to Leicester for Uprising Festival, featuring twelve incredible bands with no stage clashes and lots of standout sets. With a scaled back version this year, we could easily cover everyone who played including a headline set from Earthtone9 and still find time for food! If the Saturday at the O2 in Leicester wasn't enough w…
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Download Festival XXII is almost here and in this episode we chat about who we want to see across the full five days, from the headline acts across all of the stages right through to the hidden gems everywhere else. We cover the potential clashes, early starts and how we can save some time to watch bands from Friday! If you need a little more mosh …
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Festival season is in full swing and in this episode we chat about Uprising 8. We have a slightly different format for this year, but it all starts with The Night Before Uprising at the Firebug in Leicester. Then we have the main event on the Saturday, with 12 incredible bands and no clashes all day at the O2 in Leicester! If that wasn't enough, we…
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The Kin'ellfest part two live review is here, and in this episode we chat about the remaining eight bands we watched. With a slightly worse for wear crowd after Saturday's music, we started with Uridium kicking off the day and the energy soon returned to the room. It was one hell of a day with even more merch purchased, chats with bands through the…
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The festival season has started and we were at the very first Kin'ellfest. In this episode we kick the weekend off with the Saturday review. Hear about all of the bands performances featured in day one, the vast array of merch purchases, a day full of surprises that started before we'd even made it to Legends for the festival and much more. If you …
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It's time to catchup on all the news from April, including the latest festival and touring updates. We also have reviews of the new albums from Ghost, Wednesday 13, Those Damn Crows and King Kraken. If that wasn't enough we also have the new EP from Desecrator and a reminder of our New Music Fridays. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and…
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The final interview from our Kin'ell Fest bands is here, just in time for you to listen before the weekend begins! In this episode we chatted to Frode from our headline band Once Awake. There were lots to get through including their appearance at the very first Knotfest and preparations for their return to the UK and what we can expect from their h…
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EP 227: Special Guests Kill All The Gentlemen
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Our penultimate Kin'ell Fest interview is here and in this episode we had a chat with Kill All The Gentleman. We chatted about their most recent release Come Dine With Me and making the incredible video for the single. We also had a chance to find out about sharing the stage with metal icons Cradle of Filth and the most horrific answer to one of ou…
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Reasons for Gem to mention Ghost? About fourty minutes worth! Yes it's a live review of the much anticipated Skeletour from Ghost at the Birmingham Utilita Arena. It's a phone free experience with Ghost's restrictions in full force but what impact did this have on the gig? How bad was the queuing, inside and out? With the new album released this we…
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We're fast approaching the end of our Kin'ell Fest interviews and in this episode we have Down In One. You might recognize one of our guests in this episode, as James has previously been a guest right back at the start of our coverage. Kev had a chat with him and Gon and discussed what the band have been up to since a bit of a break, their plans fo…
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It's another live gig review and this time at a new venue. We were at the Chapel in Nottingham for the Bokassa "All Out of Dreams" UK tour! In this episode we chat about the venue, the support from the feral blues punk band Mother Vulture. You can hear all about both sets in an incident packed night right here! If you need a little more mosh in you…
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We are back again with more Kin'ell Fest coverage and in this episode we chatted with Chris and Nelly of Dead Flesh! This is their second appearance on the podcast after we spoke with them almost a year ago. We chatted about what the band have been doing and have planned, including working with Justin Hill from Sikth, opening the Sophie Lancaster s…
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In this episode we're back with another Kin'ell Fest interview. We spoke with Joe and Alex from melodic groove metal band Kaparilion! We chatted about their latest release Chiaroscuro, their incredible artwork and merch, and what we can expect from their set at Kin'ell Fest in May! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who d…
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We're back at our local venue and this time it's for London based Thrasherwolf and their Tour of the Sickened Mind! Here our thoughts on one of the hottest thrash bands around. With support from Chemical Storm and Exaust. Listen now to hear about the sets from all three bands, merch updates and more! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and…
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Kev P was flying solo in this interview for Kin'ell Fest and was joined by Cameron and Paul from the old school metal band Uridium. Hear about the reaction to their last EP In For The Kill, random tour incidents, meeting some of the biggest names in metal and the progression on their new album. Find out what you can expect from their set in May at …
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In this episode we sat down for a quick chat with Jack and Liam from Cottonmouth, aheadof their set at Kin'ell Fest. We spoke about what they've been working on since their last EP, what we can hope to hear soon, and a very gruesome sounding injury. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreo…
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The monthly roundup is here and there is so much to cover, we have all the festival and tour news you may have missed. We've also got four albums reviewed, with the latest released from Alien Weaponry, Cradle of Filth, Spiritbox and Bloodywood. There's also a reminder of the New Music Fridays for you to get familiar and listen to this month! If you…
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It's our second live review of the week and in this mini mosh episode, we chat about the melodic death metal soloist Death Divine, the death metal trio Desecrator, who played their new EP in full, and the headliner who we'd already seen a year ago, Foul Body Autopsy. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then ch…
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It's our first gig of the weekend and in this episode we chat about the South of Salem 'Death of the Party' UK headline tour. Find out our thoughts on how the night went, merch purchases, strange decisions at the Rescue Rooms, the stage show and the support from In Search of Sun and High Parasite. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and le…
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In this episode we sat down for a chat with Rich and Ryan of Shadowvale. We spoke about their debut EP Austere, the madness of Newport at 9pm, why they definitely don't sound like Meshuggah and of course what we can expect to hear from their set at Kin'ell Fest! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check o…
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We have another guest interview this week and we were joined by the frontman for Bokassa, Jørn Kaarstad. We've been listening to Bokassa for almost ten years and were delighted to chat with him about the upcoming UK tour in April for their most recent release "All Out of Dreams". We discovered his favourite festivals to play, their process for writ…
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Kin'ell Fest is getting closer and in this episode we chatted with Carla and Simon from the synth gothic metal band Elkapath. We chatted about the transformation from an online solo project into a full band, working with Bob Katsionis (ex-Firewind), recording videos with Loki films, their latest EP The Twisted Jester and the 'Neon Kingom' tour. If …
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It's another live review from our local venue Legends and in this episode we chat about the metalcore quartet Frame the Hero, alt/emo Strange Company and the headline band Hedra. Hear about smoke machine overloads, merch purchases and another night that was later than intended! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn…
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Kin'ell Fest is getting closer and we continue with our interviews in this episode. We had a chat with Sami and Lee from DALE, about touring via public transport, doing weights at gigs and trying to beat a push up record. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below. Pat…
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We have a returning guest in this episode, it's been around a year since we last spoke with Laura. So we discussed everything We Are Sovereign have been up to, including opening for Dream State and Shoot To Kill. There's also collaborations, the acoustic side they've been working on, plans for new music and of course Kin'ell Fest and what everyone …
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EP 209: Download Festival XXII Headliner Korn
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It's the last of our dive into the discography of this year's Download Festival 2025 headline bands. In this episode we chatted about all fourteen studio albums from the Nu-Metal legends. Find out about how we discovered Korn, memories of watching them, our thoughts on each album and most importantly how we ranked each one! If you need a little mor…
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It's been a busy month but we think we've covered the most important bits for you in this episode. We have all of the worthy festival announcements to catch up on, some exciting news about a gig we have booked and reviews of the latest releases from Saor, Jinjer, Killswitch Engage and Raging Speedhorn! There's also a reminder of all our New Music F…
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In this episode we had a chat with Simon from Eschalon. We have been fortunate enough to see Eschalon before and can't wait to see them again at Kin'ell Fest later this year. We talked about their epic video Helios, the light and smoke show they use and what we can expect from their set! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it…
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We continue our coverage of Kin'ell Fest in this episode and we sat down for a chat with Sam and Pat from Indevth. We talked about their impressive rise though the music scene including playing Download Festival, sharing the stage with some great bands and of course what we can expect to hear and see at their headline set during Kin'ell Fest in May…
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It's our first arena show of the year and we were there to dust off our chains for a night of nu-metal with Papa Roach! With support from Wage War and Alyx Holcombe starting the night with a DJ set. It's the first time in 11 years since we've seen Papa Roach, so hear all about the night in this episode! If you need a little more mosh in your life, …
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