Kenta Koie is the lead vocalist for Japanese band Crossfaith, known worldwide for their intense performances and unconventional mixing of metal with other genres. I had a sit down with Kenta at Slam Dunk North in Leeds and we talked about the very early days of Crossfaith, the Japanese metal scene and I also got … Continue reading Interview: Kenta Koie of Crossfaith
Author: Pit Troll
DJ, security staffer and metal freak. You can't miss Ross at a gig - he's the tallest guy in the place!
Review: Slam Dunk 2017 – Midlands and North
This mammoth review from Pit Troll really reflects the size of Slam Dunk and it's amazing how they can shift this many bands around in three days! Apologies for the lack of photos, but we just didn't have a shutterbug free over that weekend - Mosh I very much enjoyed last year’s Slam Dunk Festival. … Continue reading Review: Slam Dunk 2017 – Midlands and North
Slam Dunk 2017 preview
With two sold out dates and the Birmingham NEC show very close to sell out you're rapidly running out of time to be enthralled by one of the best line ups in the UK festival calendar. Unless you live locally, you may have to travel some distance to get to Brum but I can whole … Continue reading Slam Dunk 2017 preview
Festival Review: Impericon Manchester 2017
My trip down to Manchester for Impericon last year was taut and tense to say the least. I was working late at Bon Fest the night before and after very little sleep, Oleg and I set off early morning in an effort to beat rush hour traffic. Just before or just after the Scotland/England border, … Continue reading Festival Review: Impericon Manchester 2017
Chelsea Grin / Betraying the Martyrs / Make Them Suffer / Void of Vision – Glasgow Cathouse, 9th Feb 2017
So Thursday night's gig at the Cathouse Rock Club with my Finnish friend Anna Heikkinen was just the absolute tits. With 4 amazing bands and more than one wall of death taking place it was just insane! Due to a lengthy queue we unfortunately missed most of Australian openers Void Of Vision's set but what … Continue reading Chelsea Grin / Betraying the Martyrs / Make Them Suffer / Void of Vision – Glasgow Cathouse, 9th Feb 2017
Beartooth / Vanna / Trash Boat – Glasgow Garage, 10th Dec 2016
If you weren't fortunate enough to catch this inferno of a gig then, man, you seriously lucked out. I didn't know anything of Beartooth until Download Festival last year where I was working security on the third stage. Disappointingly for me there had been very little in terms of crowd activity and as quite often … Continue reading Beartooth / Vanna / Trash Boat – Glasgow Garage, 10th Dec 2016