Right you lot! This is a reminder that Pentagram are playing the UK for the first time ever this Friday!! Seriously how is it a band as awesome as this who started 30 years ago have not played the UK!!
OK well you've headed to the South to see Pentagram play their first ever UK show, what next? How about heading to Oxford on the day after for this amazing line up featuring some of the UK's finest underground bands
Buried In Smoke Present a day of Sludge,Stoner, blues,tech and all things HEAVY!
The Californian band revolving around lead singer Jill Janus has joined the Napalm family!
The US metal outfit will release their debut in spring / summer of 2012.
Jill Janus states:
The Devil's Blood.
Camden Underworld, Friday 25th November 2011
Words and photos by Antony Roberts
Search on the internet, or in past magazines for gig reviews for The Devil's Blood, and you will find write ups of the few shows they have played, hailing them as one of the shows of a lifetime. I'm one of those souls that have stumbled on the band late, very late. Reading all the furore about past shows I thought it about high time I go see this band in the flesh.
The Underworld was certainly busy, but not as packed as i've seen other shows, which surprised me greatly with the utterly fanatic reviews their live shows have received. The print press has been pouring over them recently with large interviews in Zero Tolerance and Terrorizer in the last month or two. To be fair
Serpent Venom, Conan, Grimpen Mire
Hobgoblin, Angel, London 26th November 2011
Words and Photos by Antony Roberts
This gig was originally meant to take place at The Black Heart in Camden, but was switched in the last week or two before the event to the Hobgoblin in Angel. A new venue for this metalhead, so off I went to try and locate said pub. Situated conveniently close to Angel station, initial impressions were good. It was a reasonable size, smaller than the Unicorn which also hosts free gigs in London, but large enough to mean the bands had brought some serious backline with them. Drinks were reasonably priced (for London) and bar staff were cheery enough. Anyway enough about the venue, onto the bands!
MAMA Live have just announced a London date for Lynyrd Skynyrd:
Beyond the tragedy, the history, the raging guitars and the killer songs, ultimately, Lynyrd Skynyrd is about an indomitable will. About survival of spirit; unbowed, uniquely American, stubbornly resolute
Black Pyramid and Pagan Altar have been added to the already amazing line up for Desertfest 2012 which is happening in Camden, London in April next year.
They will join the already stellar line up of:
Orange Goblin, Karma To Burn, Church Of Misery, Truck Fighters, Valient Thorr,
Integrity, highly regarded as one of the finest Hardcore bands on the planet (at least by the good folk at metalgigs) are heading back to the UK in mid 2012.
Confirmed dates so far are:
Georgia's finest are heading back to our shores for a tour in February 2012 including Irish dates. Support will come from Circle Takes The Square and Ken Mode
Dates are as follows:
Belgian grind bastards Agathocles have announced their first ever UK tour. Here's what organisers Spastic Colon has announced so far:
SPASTIC COLON PRODUCTIONS, FRED WEST LIFE INC & ACTIVE REBELLION PRESENT:
AGARCHY IN THE UK
FIRST TIME EVER IN THE UK OTHER THAN RECORDING A PEEL SESSION