A very rare video popped up a couple of months ago – Septic Death playing live at the Farm in San Francisco, in 1986. Up until now,… Read more “New SEPTIC DEATH Live Video Emerges ( 1986)…..and the St Anger Snare Sound.”
Category: Gig Reviews
THE BAY STRIKES BACK – Testament, Exodus and Death Angel live review, 7th March 2020.
Birmingham legend Dave Cain, when he isn’t hammering the bass strings in Rotunda, having a hangover at the airport, or encouraging you to drink so much your… Read more “THE BAY STRIKES BACK – Testament, Exodus and Death Angel live review, 7th March 2020.”
DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT live at Nambucca, London 14.3.20
Despite being one of the least hygienic gigs you could attend at the start of a pandemic, London’s Nambucca was none-the-less still packed out for the return… Read more “DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT live at Nambucca, London 14.3.20”
BATUSHKA, MALEVOLENT CREATION, KONKHRA – live at Bambi Galore, Hamburg, Germany, Feb 29th, 2020.
Our north German correspondent M.B. takes the night off from his medieval history notes to get some well organised noise action in the big smoke of Hamburg,… Read more “BATUSHKA, MALEVOLENT CREATION, KONKHRA – live at Bambi Galore, Hamburg, Germany, Feb 29th, 2020.”
MONSTER MAGNET live O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, 24th Jan 2020.
New oldmansmettle.com reviewer ‘SWAG’ takes time off from hoarding vinyl to descend upon smelly old London and review these space rock bastards at the 02 Forum…. Review… Read more “MONSTER MAGNET live O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, 24th Jan 2020.”
XENTRIX, ETHEREAL SIN, WITCHSORROW, DIE KUR, IMPAVIDUS live HRH Birmingham 16.2.2020
Can’t say I do these HRH festivals very often, but I guess they’re a laugh – someone even brought along a toy unicorn on a stick! ETHEREAL… Read more “XENTRIX, ETHEREAL SIN, WITCHSORROW, DIE KUR, IMPAVIDUS live HRH Birmingham 16.2.2020”
HAWKWIND live Birmingham Town Hall, Nov 23rd 2019
Ah Hawkwind, the band that no matter where you went was always there in some form or other. Every party you went to, every festival, every house… Read more “HAWKWIND live Birmingham Town Hall, Nov 23rd 2019”
ETERNAL CHAMPION, HELLISH CROSSFIRE, HELVETETS PORT and THULSA DOOM live at the Underworld, Sun 19th Jan 2020
After a decade of not venturing very far for gigs, LIVE EVIL Festival is new to me and as I have a soft spot for escapist epic… Read more “ETERNAL CHAMPION, HELLISH CROSSFIRE, HELVETETS PORT and THULSA DOOM live at the Underworld, Sun 19th Jan 2020”
DODHEIMSGARD and BOLZER live at The Underworld, London, 10th December 2019
Dodheimsgard live in London and I’m there! Support acts Matterhorn from Australia, alas, I missed ( in my defence, I was asleep ) and just caught the… Read more “DODHEIMSGARD and BOLZER live at The Underworld, London, 10th December 2019”
GAAHL’S WYRD – Live at the Electric Ballroom London, 4th November 2019
Nestled between the excellent darkwave of GOST, and a two hour set by MAYHEM ( who I must say, were absolutely stellar tonight ) are GAAHL’S WYRD,… Read more “GAAHL’S WYRD – Live at the Electric Ballroom London, 4th November 2019”
