New week, new Band of the Day! Kicking off this bank holiday (if you’re in Scotland, anyway) with some words from Dead Ground… Simple things first – where are you guys from? Exeter in Devon! How did you meet? We studied together in Exeter Music College. How long have you [...]

Another band who played Bloodstock this year and thrust a press pack into our sweaty mitts were Seven Hells. Buried within the package was their recent EP Prologue, four tracks of nu-ish metal-type noise. The first word I can use to describe Seven Hells is “heavy”, but there’s still plenty to [...]

As well as reviewing their album recently, we sat and had a chat with Obzidian after their set opening the New Blood stage on the final day of Bloodstock 2018. Here’s what the guys had to say… Obzidian: official | facebook | twitter | instagram | youtube | soundcloud [...]

Write an intro, they said, but don’t tell anyone anything about the band that’s covered in the interview. So I had a read and realised there’s a ton of stuff they’ve told but thankfully not what they’re called! So, ladies and gentlebeings – CAMU… Simple things first: Where are you from? [...]

Almost exactly a year to the day since I attended the first leg of Jaret Reddick’s Heartache and Hilarity tour in Manchester, I was lucky enough get to see the second round tonight at The Plug in Sheffield. There are a number of bands notorious for touring with Bowling for [...]

One of the first EPs I reviewed was by New York City-based duo Bangladeafy, Atif Haq a drummer with a demon inside him and bassist Jon Ehlers who makes bass sounds others dream of. In 2013 I listened and put some words together for their EP The Briefcase. A few [...]