A salvo of noise will bombard the labyrinthine corridors and halls of Leeds University Union on Saturday 3rd November 2012. Once again this warren of passageways plays host to the potent Damnation Festival. Leeds University has been a venue that has seen many bands play...

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Irish pagan metal masters Primordial will return to UK soil for an exclusive appearance at Damnation Festival. They will be joined at the three-stage metal behemoth in Leeds by the much anticipated return of Bossk and Dutch tech purveyors Textures. The latest additions bolster a...

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Antigama have been around for a good while, transmitting grindcore from their native Poland since around the turn of the 21st century. I had come across them a few times over the years and never really stopped to check them out. (I tried once, misremembered...

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For the last couple of years Darlington based Fallen Fate have been making some pretty impressive moves through the UK metal scene.  From early plays on internet radio stations (which is where I first encountered them), right through to playing the Download Festival in consecutive...

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Onslaught, Gama Bomb, Fallen Fate & Bludvera The Masque, Liverpool – 26th September 2011 This gig was thrown into jeopardy a few hours before it was due to start as a breakdown to one of the vans caused problems for the bands getting here and...

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Saturday night and there was something in the air, a sense of excitement and expectation. This could mean one thing and one thing only… a night of wholesome Thrash goodness was in the offing! Thrash heads from all over the Midlands and beyond headed for...

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Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB are gearing up for a headlining UK tour, which kicks off on May 8th at the Underworld in London.

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Norwegian outfit The Way Of Purity will release their debut album "Crosscore" in the UK through Wormholedeath/Shellshock on April 11th 2011

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Jagermeister has announced it will be hosting Hammerfest’s 2nd stage during next years event as more bands are announced including Sylosis, Godsized, Lower than Atlantis, The Treatment, Turbowolf, Idiom, Bleed From Within, Feed The Rhino, Never Means Maybe, The Mercy House, Abadden and Diamanthian. Also...

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