It’s been a couple of months since I last went to a gig, and even longer since I went to a thrash gig. As the usual grind of life inevitably creates a constant feeling of burnout, some sonic stress relief has been long overdue. It’s been a few years since I last saw Onslaught thrash … Continue reading Gig Review: Onslaught / Toranaga / Luxera – Audio, Glasgow (26th April 2025)
Author: Sean
Sean is a musically-versed student with an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things thrash.
I first met Belfast thrashers Acid Age at Bloodstock 2023 helping Shells interview them. After their set on the New Blood stage going down a storm, it was a joy to see them announced as the festival openers on the Sophie Lancaster stage last year where they killed it, setting the tone for the entire … Continue reading Album Review: Acid Age – Perilous Compulsion
In November, rising UK thrashcore crew Tortured Demon hit Audio in Glasgow for the last night of their first headline tour. The lads killed it as they have done every time, and in addition to wrecking my neck during their set, I had the pleasure of getting to catch up with frontman Jacob Parkinson following … Continue reading Interview: Jacob Parkinson of Tortured Demon
Last year introduced us to Scotland’s newest death metal festival and it was a rip-roaring success. Fast forward to the present and the festival has it’s sequel, bigger than before becoming a two-day deadly affair. Unfortunately the threat of storm Eowyn has blown the plans over resulting in the Friday night pre-party, and all the … Continue reading Gig Review: Dead of Winter Festival II
Following our interview at Bloodstock earlier this year, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the new album from Edinburgh thrashers Disposable. Their last release, last year’s Self-Dismantling Process EP, was an awesome triad of tunes that upped the technicality and brutality of the bands already aggressive thrash and crushing grooves. They told me that with the new … Continue reading Album Review: Disposable – It’s Blood That Trickles Down
It’s my last gig of 2024 and my first time in Edinburgh in a few years. After Disposable kindly sent me their latest album It’s Blood That Trickles Down for review last week, it’s been on constant rotation and getting me super hyped for this gig. The show was originally going to be a smaller … Continue reading Gig Review: Disposable – “It’s Blood That Trickles Down” album launch party – Legends, Edinburgh (30th November 2024)