What do you do when the slimelords of Galway send you their new album for review? At risk of getting ground up in spirals of death-teeth, and bereft of the world's largest salt cellar, you put it into the downloads folder, hit play and... get hit by wave after wave of nematode-bearing heavy metal. I've … Continue reading Album Review: Ten Ton Slug – Colossal Oppressor
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Stream “Mindless and Blind” from Ten Ton Slug’s upcoming ‘Colossal Oppressor’ album right now!
It's hard to believe that Ten Ton Slug have been around so long, played so many great shows (main stage at Metal Days, anyone?) and haven't released a full album yet. Well, that's about to be corrected with the weight of Colossal Oppressor landing on turntables on May 1st. The album will be out digitally, on … Continue reading Stream “Mindless and Blind” from Ten Ton Slug’s upcoming ‘Colossal Oppressor’ album right now!
The mathematical inaccuracies of Ten Ton Slug’s ‘Colossal Oppressor’ artwork
Before the big reveal of the first track at a minute after midnight tonight, I have a few issues to raise with Adam Burke's otherwise wonderful cover art. There are some huge approximations in what follows, my apologies, but still: One average UK/Irish garden slug is an inch long (let's say 2.5cm with a 1cm … Continue reading The mathematical inaccuracies of Ten Ton Slug’s ‘Colossal Oppressor’ artwork
Bloodstock 2019: Mosh’s View
I'm the Big Bad Editor in Chief and I've been remiss in not doing my Bloodstock review as yet... Time to address that! Everyone else has already done lengthy bits about bands so I'll try not to focus on them, and instead bang on about what a great event it was. As usual! There are … Continue reading Bloodstock 2019: Mosh’s View
Festival Review: Bloodstock 2019 Thu/Fri – Sean’s View
We've a lot of Bloodstock stuff to go up over the next few days. With a big group of us there as crew and punters, we managed to cover a fair whack. Here's Sean's take on the opening evening and the first full day. Thursday After a few weeks of our annual #RoadToBOA pre-festival interviews, … Continue reading Festival Review: Bloodstock 2019 Thu/Fri – Sean’s View
Festival Review: Bloodstock 2019 Day 1 – Ross’ View
After a couple of years away from Catton Hall, 2019 saw me return to Bloodstock, my first since 2016 and second overall. As is tradition, we headed down from Glasgow (ish) on the Thursday with a slightly different crew compared to that year – this time, it was myself, Mosh, Sean and Aidan. With a … Continue reading Festival Review: Bloodstock 2019 Day 1 – Ross’ View