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ArcTanGent Festival 2024 – Wednesday

10th September 202410th September 2024 Tim C And So I Watch You From Afar, ArcTanGent Festival, Bossk, Cobra The Impaler, Curse These Metal Hands, Din Of Celestial Birds, Hidden Mothers, LLNN, Psychonaut

First established in 2013, ArcTanGent Festival is celebrating its tenth birthday this year and has pulled out all the stops

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Author & Punisher / KEN mode / El Moono @ The Bread Shed, Manchester, 14th August 2024

6th September 20246th September 2024 Matthew Williams Author & Punisher, Doom, El Moono, Industrial, KEN mode, Manchester, Post-Metal, The Bread Shed

The last time I entered through the doors of the wonderfully named The Bread Shed, was to see one of

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Hexvessel / Iress / Reliquia / In Crooked Wonderment @ Rebellion, Manchester, 13th August 2024

4th September 20245th September 2024 Matthew Williams Hexvessel, In Crooked Wonderment, Iress, Manchester, Rebellion, Reliquia, Tapestry Promotions

When you get a text from Shaman HQ saying ‘do you want to go and see…’ then it’s always something

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Barbarian Hermit / Under / Bodach / Shred Dibnah @ Rebellion, Manchester, 3rd August 2024

2nd September 20242nd September 2024 Matthew Williams APF Records, Barbarian Hermit, Bodach, Doom, Heavy Rock, Manchester, Rebellion, Shred Dibnah, Sludge, Stoner, Under

After a relative gig drought, for me at least, of some twenty-three days, I was finally back watching some live

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Amigo The Devil & Nate Bergman @ Gorilla, Manchester, 12th July 2024

8th August 20248th August 2024 Matthew Williams Amigo The Devil, Country, Folk, Gorilla, Manchester, Nate Bergman

I genuinely didn’t know what to expect from tonight’s gig. I’m a latecomer to the storytelling genius of Danny Kiranos,

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Portals Festival 2024 – Sunday

30th July 202410th September 2024 Lee Beamish BIG|BRAVE, EartH Hackney, Jaguar Throne, London, Lost In Kiev, Midas Fall, Overhead The Albatross, Portals Festival, Wang Wen, Year Of No Light

As day two of Portals Festival 2024 starts, I am filled with equal amounts of joy and scepticism. Joy, as

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Portals Festival 2024 – Saturday

29th July 202430th July 2024 Lee Beamish Årabrot, Din Of Celestial Birds, EartH Hackney, Enemies, Hidden Mothers, London, MØL, New Ghost, Portals Festival, Slow Crush, This Will Destroy You

Welcome welcome, it’s great to have you here, joining me for another ride as I tell you all about Portals

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High On Fire / Silverburn @ Rebellion, Manchester 15th June 2024

8th July 20248th July 2024 Matthew Williams Doom, Hardcore Metal, Heavy Metal, High On Fire, Manchester, Rebellion, Silverburn

The expected traffic jams of people going to see the Foo Fighters at Old Trafford didn’t materialise, so I expected

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Desertfest London 2024 – Sunday

28th June 202428th June 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ashenspire, Desertfest, Goat Major, Godflesh, London, Monolord, Ozric Tentacles, Stinking Lizaveta, Ufomammut

After another night marvelling at the ability of people to sleep through just about any disruption, take for example the

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Desertfest London 2024 – Saturday

27th June 202427th June 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Acid King, Desertfest, Duskwood, Fires In The Distance, Kal-El, London, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Suicidal Tendencies

The last time I slept in a hostel I was editor of my college newspaper what feels like two lifetimes

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Mr. Bungle / Spotlights @ The Ritz, Manchester, 13th June 2024

24th June 20248th July 2024 Matthew Williams Manchester, Mr. Bungle, Shoegaze, Spotlights, The Ritz, Thrash Metal

You could sense the buzz around The Ritz when you walked in. With traffic being a bit crazy with other

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