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
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Bloodstock 2024 announce New Blood bands, M2tM finals kick off, news on Opeth’s set
The Metal 2 The Masses tour returns in 2024! Bloodstock’s initiative to give emerging bands a step up and also support grassroots venues, kicks off on 10th May, with 30 regions and 6 countries participating. The fun begins in Belfast and rolls down through Dublin and back to England, Scotland, and Wales, taking in Norway … Continue reading Bloodstock 2024 announce New Blood bands, M2tM finals kick off, news on Opeth’s set
Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses Heat 4 – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford (9th Mar 2024)
First and foremost, the following review is not from myself, I cannot and will not take any form of credit from this. The credit has to go to the lead vocalist of Stone Soup and fellow host of Manic Monday’s Radio Show on Moshville Radio, Paul. Not only has he taken up the mantle and … Continue reading Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses Heat 4 – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford (9th Mar 2024)
Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses Heat 2 – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford (9th Feb 2024)
We are back again for the next instalment of competing bands playing their hearts out for the top prize of performing on one of the stages at the main festival for metal music in the UK. And it gives me immense pleasure to start this review by stating that, unlike last week, we have a … Continue reading Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses Heat 2 – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford (9th Feb 2024)
Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses Oxford Heat 1 – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford (3rd February 2024)
It has been a fair few months since attending last year's final and, had it not been for a friend's birthday, I doubt I would have returned to this old stomping ground that almost felt like home last year. But the good news is, we are back with another year of music tribulation, with another … Continue reading Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses Oxford Heat 1 – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford (3rd February 2024)
Gig Review: Metal to the Masses Grand Final – Oxford (8th July 2023)
Well, the time has finally come… The Grand Final of this Metal 2 The Masses competition, and tonight one band of four hopefuls will gain the prize that they have been fighting for, their spot to play on the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock. Over the past two weeks I have been trying to make … Continue reading Gig Review: Metal to the Masses Grand Final – Oxford (8th July 2023)