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
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.
The notoriously hazardous Norwegians are back to London to headline what could easily be described an evening in the name of pure extremity. Blood Red Throne always leave their marks in every stage they hit and savage with their powerful blend of bold and in your face death metal and plenty of fire and blood…. Emblematically… although their (in)famous and dangerous mosh pits do seem to exhume both elements in abundance at every show. Continue reading