Continuing our review which kicked off with details of the Friday night, and the Metal 2 The Masses Final from earlier in the day... It would have been nice to see more local support as the room was nowhere near capacity like it was last year, but now the real fun begins as the venue … Continue reading Uprising 7 Review: Saturday night
Author: Greg
Uprising 7 Review: Saturday M2tM Bands
A bottomless breakfast, a few cups of coffee and a taxi ride later, we find ourselves outside the O2 Academy. The sun is doing its best to break through the grey clouds of the desolate and forlorn genericism of the city, but we head inside to find the press room to set up before the … Continue reading Uprising 7 Review: Saturday M2tM Bands
Uprising 7 Review: Friday night
Spring is here, and that can only mean one thing - it’s the start of festival season and there’s no better way to open the season than with an annual dose of Uprising! With last year's event still warming the cockles, I absolutely could not wait for this to come around again and it did … Continue reading Uprising 7 Review: Friday night
Gig Review: Uprising 2023 – O2 Academy, Leicester (29th April 2023)
It is always a special occasion, going to metal festivals, but going to Uprising for the first time is a real highlight of the festival year for me! I started the day as I always do - waiting for Shells, who characteristically runs late. I’ve not been to the O2 Academy in Leicester before and … Continue reading Gig Review: Uprising 2023 – O2 Academy, Leicester (29th April 2023)
Gig Review: Takedown Festival 2023
With the festival season kicking off earlier than expected this year, Myself and my omnipotent overlord, Shells, embarked upon a full day of metal at Takedown at Portsmouth Guildhall. Takedown has been on an 8 year hiatus, producing their last festival in 2015 where they’ve hosted bands such as Funeral For a Friend, Feed the … Continue reading Gig Review: Takedown Festival 2023