This year’s Bloodstock felt like such a long time coming for me. I missed last year due to another commitment and before June I hadn’t been to a metal show since before lockdown. As soon as Mosh approved my request to join Team Moshville this year, I started getting excited for the festival. Fast forward … Continue reading Bloodstock 2022: Sean M’s Eye View (Part 1)
Tag: Machine Head
Gig Review: Machine Head / Amon Amarth / The Halo Effect – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff 9th September 2022
When it was announced, the ‘Vikings and Lionhearts’ tour may have had some scratching their heads. An unusual combination of melodic death metal, aggressive Bay Area thrash influenced metal and the Gothenburg sound looked a bit unwieldy on paper. In reality, it worked a treat, and the Cardiff metal community responded with a fervour not … Continue reading Gig Review: Machine Head / Amon Amarth / The Halo Effect – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff 9th September 2022
Gig Review: Machine Head Electric Happy Hour – The Garage, Glasgow (31st August 2022)
So you announce an arena tour with another major act and for some reason your booking agent misses out an entire half of a country. What do you do? If you're Machine Head you pick five intimate venues in the ignored region and kick off a mini-tour with no support, playing a random set every … Continue reading Gig Review: Machine Head Electric Happy Hour – The Garage, Glasgow (31st August 2022)
Album Review: Machine Head – ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN
Fresh from their secret set as this years Bloodstock Festival Machine Head have another surprise up their sleeves a brand new conceptual album loosely based on the Japanese anime series Attack on Titan. Set in a futuristic wasteland where the sky is always crimson red, ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN (note the CAPS and stroked O's … Continue reading Album Review: Machine Head – ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN
Bloodstock 2022: Editor-in-Chief’s Eye View (Part 1)
I usually try to get my Bloodstock coverage up sooner than this, but with my "real job" buggering about with my holidays I have had zero time since returning from four days of metal before being chucked back into the harsh reality of "this is what pays the bills". If anyone can let me know … Continue reading Bloodstock 2022: Editor-in-Chief’s Eye View (Part 1)
Machine Head release new song and live video
Machine Head have today dropped mammoth new track, "Unhalløwed", along with an accompanying video shot live from the band's Electric Happy Hour series. Stream the new track via the usual places and watch the live video below. The track is lifted from the band’s tenth studio album, Øf Kingdøm and Crøwn which will be released via … Continue reading Machine Head release new song and live video