Gig Review: Urne / Mountain Caller / Tribe Of Ghosts – O2 Institute, Birmingham (12th December 2023)

Into the festive season, what's not to love about a chilly walk towards Digbeth in Birmingham straight into a heaving crowd of metalheads at the o2 Academy? Placed in the upstairs stage, about halfway through the "A Feast on Sorrow" tour of Urne which followed from the release of their sludge and sombre induced album … Continue reading Gig Review: Urne / Mountain Caller / Tribe Of Ghosts – O2 Institute, Birmingham (12th December 2023)

Gig Review: Damnation Festival 2021

A quick shout out to Ya Cheng who was our photographer on site. Due to illness (there's a lot of it going around), our reviewer John couldn't make it to the gig. Ya went to the extra trouble of drafting some words on the bands for us. This is her work, not mine. Thanks, Ya! … Continue reading Gig Review: Damnation Festival 2021

#RoadToBOA2021 – Mountain Caller

It’s that time of year where we set out to interview as many of the Sophie, New Blood, and Jager bands as we can in the lead-up to one of the most anticipated festivals of the year, Bloodstock. Answering our questions here are Mountain Caller who are playing the Jagermeister stage on Saturday. Simple things … Continue reading #RoadToBOA2021 – Mountain Caller

Gig Review: Mountain Caller / Morag Tong – The Black Heart, London (29 May 2021)

This show was originally scheduled to take place in November 2020 to coincide with the release of the band’s debut album Chronicle I: The Truthseeker but due to various pandemic-related reasons we had to wait until 29 May... but it was totally worth the wait. This was my first gig at The Black Heart since … Continue reading Gig Review: Mountain Caller / Morag Tong – The Black Heart, London (29 May 2021)

2020 Crew Review: Katie Frost – Photo Editor

I don’t need to go into what an unbelievable shit-storm this year has been for everyone, so I will just get straight on with mentioning some of the positive things that have got me through. Favourite Albums: Trivium - What The Dead Men Say Sólstafir - Endless Twilight of Codependent Love Mountain Caller - Chronicle I: … Continue reading 2020 Crew Review: Katie Frost – Photo Editor

Gig Report: M2TM London Grand Final – 6 July 2019

After a mammoth eight months of heats, it was finally time for the moment the London underground metal scene had been waiting for - the Metal 2 The Masses London Grand Final. There was a brilliant turn-out of fans at Nambucca in North London, eager to support the bands and their local scene. It all … Continue reading Gig Report: M2TM London Grand Final – 6 July 2019