Dirty ol' Crow dispatch an engulfing cocktail of rock & roll, mixing classic heavy metal with the danger of punk. The Londoners plan to make their mark with the release of their debut single, "Sex Dictator", out 14th September. Wasting no time, Dirty ol' Crow are swiftly earning a reputation for delivering shows that are … Continue reading Video Premiere: Dirty ol’ Crow – Sex Dictator

Like uncompromising hard rock, Dirty ol' Crow have you covered. You may even have read about their recent Metal 2 the Masses exploits on these very pages... Simple things first - where are you guys from? We are based in London but our roots are from , Latvia and Italy. How did you meet? We … Continue reading Band of the Day: Dirty ol’ Crow

This year’s Metal 2 The Masses London competition has seen a huge array of talented self-signed and unsigned bands compete over twenty-one shows spanning seven months, and it all comes down to this - the Grand Final. On Saturday six bands competed for their chance to play the New Blood stage at Bloodstock Open Air … Continue reading Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses London Grand Final – The Dome, Tufnell Park (7th July 2018)

As Metal 2 The Masses London reaches the semi-final stages, the battle is on for one unsigned band to win the opportunity to play at Bloodstock Open Air this summer. There are now just twelve bands left in the competition, and the six bands competing tonight for three places in the grand final were Dead … Continue reading Metal 2 The Masses London Semi Final 1, The Big Red (8 June 2018)

It's the 29th of April and we’re back at the Big Red, North London for the first quarter final - continuing down the Road to Bloodstock. Tonight, five bands perform and two go through and this week, it’s 60% of esteemed judges and 40% of us lot in the trenches. Tonight, five bands aren’t … Continue reading Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses London – Quarter Final 1 (29th April 2018)

Kicking off heat two of metal to the masses at the Big Red on Sunday night were, three-piece band Shockpowder with Joshua on guitar/vocals, Alasdair on bass and Louie playing drums. They describe themselves as post-metal, but I also noticed an indie sound to them as well. It is hard being the first band on, … Continue reading Gig Review: Metal 2 the Masses London 2017/18, Heat Two – The Big Red, 19 November 2017