Shells caught up with Adam and Beccy from Tribe of Ghosts, right after their set at Uprising 7. Header image by Katie Frost Tribe Of Ghosts: facebook | twitter | instagram | spotify | bandcamp | youtube https://youtu.be/AHsU0SwJfL8

Continuing our review which kicked off with details of the Friday night, and the Metal 2 The Masses Final from earlier in the day... It would have been nice to see more local as the room was nowhere near capacity like it was last year, but now the real fun begins as the venue … Continue reading Uprising 7 Review: Saturday night

A bottomless breakfast, a few cups of coffee and a taxi ride later, we find ourselves outside the O2 Academy. The sun is doing its best to break through the grey clouds of the desolate and forlorn genericism of the city, but we head inside to find the press room to set up before the … Continue reading Uprising 7 Review: Saturday M2tM Bands

Spring is here, and that can only mean one thing - it’s the start of festival season and there’s no better way to open the season than with an annual dose of Uprising! With last year's event still warming the cockles, I absolutely could not wait for this to come around again and it did … Continue reading Uprising 7 Review: Friday night

Leicester! Uprising's seventh edition is gearing up to shake the foundations of the O2 Academy on Saturday 25 May 2024, the anticipation intensifies with the addition of three phenomenal acts to an already stellar lineup. Headlining the event is the iconic Katatonia, alongside the likes of Brujeria, Breed 77, Discharge and more. The latest additions … Continue reading Uprising 2024 adds three more bands

After one of the biggest crowds the festival has seen at Uprising 6, Leicestershire's best Heavy Metal festival returns for its seventh instalment on Saturday 25th May. Taking place across three stages at the O2 Academy in Leicester, Uprising welcomes a wealth of talent from across the globe to next year’s line up. Firstly, American … Continue reading Uprising 7 (2024) announces first wave of bands