A sold out night in the capital, at the O2 Kentish Town Forum, set the scene for a highly anticipated evening with Animals As Leaders, especially after rescheduling the show from January earlier this year. came from Swedish progressive metalcore newcomers Allt. Their down tuned heavy riffs gave the audience no rest, throwing breakdown … Continue reading Gig review: Animals As Leaders / Allt – O2 Kentish Town Forum, London (2nd November 2023)
Author: Dhylon
After an eventful first day, I eagerly anticipated what Saturday at Radar Festival would throw at me. With a number of less familiar bands to me on the line up today it was the perfect opportunity to listen to some new bands and explore the festival a bit more! The first act of the day … Continue reading Festival Review: RADAR Festival 2023 – Saturday
The third iteration of the UK’s rapidly growing progressive/fusion/tech metal festival took place at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. Scaling up in venue size from last year’s event down in Guilford, the industrial warehouse setting provided a unique two stage setup, with plenty of spaces for break out areas and other festival activities. Thankfully, … Continue reading Festival Review: RADAR Festival 2023 – Friday
A sold-out show in the capital served well as a pre-UK Tech-Metal Festival warm up gig for Born of Osiris, ahead of their Sunday headline slot. The five-piece progressive metalcore outfit were primed for a stuffy and heavy London summer’s night! First up on the bill were Japanese experimental metal band Paledusk. The crowd experienced … Continue reading Gig Review: Born of Osiris / Oceans Ate Alaska / Paledusk – Underworld, London (1st July 2023)
A sold out show in the capital set the scene for the first of two shows in London for Dayseeker’s Dark Sun Tour. The four-piece Californian progressive metalcore/post-hardcore outfit visited this side of the Atlantic for the first time in a long while, bringing ACRES and Love Is Noise with them to The Dome in … Continue reading Gig Review: Dayseeker / ACRES / Love Is Noise – The Dome, London (13th May 2023)
A sold-out show in the capital set the scene for the first of two shows in London for the That You Will Die Tour. However, highlighting the fact that the show was sold out isn't that impressive when this was the 19th sold-out show in a row for Polyphia! The four-piece Texan outfit found … Continue reading Gig Review: Polyphia / Johan Lenox – O2 Shepherd’s Bush, London (11th May 2023)