Saturday:
As the heat gets worse and the prospect of melting becomes increasingly likely, a bouncing up and down session in the pit to The Scratch is probably inadvisable, but there you go. The Dublin four-piece are absolutely fantastic, frontman Daniel “Lango” Lang using taped drumsticks to beat the hell out of his Cajón like some kind of busker’s bodhrán as the band cover Motörhead classic “Ace of Spades.” Continue reading
Set in Scotland’s 4th biggest city, Dundee, Hordes X, the country’s oldest metal fest, hits the Hidden and Music Hall venues, Friday 18th and Saturday 19th of September. The 16th edition is headlined by De Profundis, alongside Ramage Inc., Cnoc An Tursa, Opensight, and 15 other bands. Read more below.
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Another year, another summer heatwave. Climate change is definitely a thing, but at this point I’m not entirely sure the organisers of Bloodstock Open Air aren’t just getting out and pushing South Derbyshire a few thousand miles closer to the sun.
Welcome to Arrakis 2026.