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We are days away from 2000trees and in this episode we had a chat with Adam Rigozzi from Lastelle! The band have been regulars to the festival and are now going to be there on stage for the first time. We spoke to Adam about everything they've been up to since we first watched the band, the EP's Exist vol I and Exist vol II and why they took the decision to break them in two separate pieces. There...

We're heading to our next festival, 2000trees, and in this episode, we talk with our returning guest, Dan! It's going to be our first time at 2000trees and Dan's 5th, so as our festival expert he answers all of our questions about the campsite, stages and all of the amenities while we're there. Find out about all of the important details ahead of the festival and much more. If you need a little mo...

In this episode we chat with a rising star in the metal world, N0trixx. After a phenomanal debut album, A Catalogue of Madness and Melancholia, and a headline tour we wanted to know everything about how it had all been going. There was also a chance to find out about the headline slot at this year's Rabidfest, playing at Bloodstock and we had an exclusive about some new music! If you need a little...

If you're on your way back or if you're already home from this years Download Festival and have already started wondering who could be there next year, then don't worry. We have it already covered for you in this episode. We've taken a look at who we think might grace the stages next year at Download. There's predictions from us on bands of all sizes and who we think could be headlining. If you ne...

It's the monthly roundup and in this week's episode, we discuss all of the latest news, tours and festival announcements. We've also got reviews of three albums and an EP. We kick things off with Cage Fight, then move on to Dimmu Borgir and Jayler before ending with the latest EP from Obeyer. Hear our thoughts and on all of these and the reminder of the New Music Friday. If you need a little more...

It's our final Uprising IX interview and we had a chat with Danny from Breed 77. We spoke with Danny 2 years ago ahead of the bands triumphant return to the scene and we wanted to know how they felt coming back and what they had planned for their set. We also got to hear about the new music they are working on and what else they have coming for the rest of the year. If you need a little more mosh...

In our penultimate Uprising IX festival interview we chatted with Maatkare! After playing to a packed crowd earlier in the day, we had a little insight into what the band are working on next and the follow up to their debut album Rise To Power. We also got hear about the shows they have planned for later in the year and what it was like playing Uprising. If you need a little more mosh in your life...

In the second of our Uprising interviews, we are joined by Foul Body Autopsy! As one of our personal favourite musicians over the eighteen months, we were really looking forward to this and how Tom builds that heavy intsensity through his set. Listen now to hear about he mixed the set for an epic performance of old and new plus some information about new music. If you need a little more mosh in yo...

We are kicking off the first of our interviews from Uprising IX with Fractions! After lighting up the main stage earlier in the day, there was plenty to chat about including the new things they gave us on their return to the festival and the new music they have coming. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below. Patre...

Our second festival review is here and in this episode it's time to chat about Uprising IX and its last appearance at the O2 in Leicester before the venue closes. We talk about all of the bands we saw including a huge headline set from Pitchshifter and a few other things you can expect to hear soon! We also discuss the Night Before Uprising at the Firebug and a headline set from Viking Skull. If y...

We're back with our final Download Festival headliner special, and in this episode we go back through all eight of Linkin Parks studio albums. Starting with their smash hit debut Hybrid Theory right up to the most recent release From Zero. Hear our thoughts on each album in depth, the lineup changes and the direction the band have taken across each release. If you need a little more mosh in your l...

We are getting ready for festival number two and in this episode, we chat about Uprising Festival IX at the O2 in Leicester for it's final appearance there! We talked about all of the bands you can see, including The Night Before Uprising with an additional three bands playing at The Firebug. This all builds up to the main event on the Saturday in its tenth anniversary, with sixteen bands in total...

The second part of our Kin'ellfest festival review is here, and in this episode we cover all of the eight bands playing another great day of music! Not only that we've got more tales of merch, food and interviews. Most importantly though our thoughts on another heavy day of music including a headline set from The Five Hundred! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn...

Festival season has started and we've kicked off this year again with Kin'ellfest! Back for its second year at our local venue Legends, you can find out what you missed on the first day. We had eight amazing bands to watch, with Cabin Boy Jumped Ship coming in as a late addition and a headline set by the incredible Seething Akira. Listen to our thoughts on everyone we watched the first day of Kin'...

It's a new month and that means we have another monthly roundup! In this episode we cover the latest festival announcements from Download, Bloodstock and Rabidfest, there's also lots of news announcements to discuss and four huge albums to review. Listen as we review the latest releases from Skindred, Florence Black, As Everything Unfolds and Uridium. If you need a little more mosh in your life, a...

It's time for the final Kin'ellFest interview and in this episode we had a chat with Andy from Sunday nights headliner The Five Hundred! After a whirlwind 2025, touring the UK and Europe alongside a huge stage headlining the EMP stage at Bloodstock, we were eager to find out what was next for the band. We heard all about their upcoming tour, the new version of Ghostwriter that was released on the...

In this episode we have the Saturday night headliner at this years Kin'ellFest! As well as being returning guests, Seething Akira are one of our favouruite bands and we had a chat with Charlie and Simon, to find out what the band have been upto since they were last on and the big plans they have for the future. They've had a rebrand, lineup changes and a huge album, so there was plenty to talk abo...

This week we had a spoke with our very first international athlete! As well as receiving caps for England in two different sports, Ellen is the front woman and one of the key parts of pagan viking metal band LN. We had a chat about what their new EP, out at the end of May, the length of time it takes to get their make-up ready for a show, what everyone can expect from their set at Kin'ellFest and...

We're back with more Kin'ellFest interviews, and this week we had a chat with Matt and George from Mechromorph. They're currently working towards a new release and have been cutting back on their live shows this year but they are going to be at Kin'ellFest on the Saturday. We also chat about how the band has evolved over time, how they write tracks and much more. If you need a little more mosh in...

In this epsisode we cover off some huge announcements including Download Festival, 2000 Trees and Uprising, plus there are four huge albums to talk about from Exodus, Lamb of God, Desert Storm and Rob Zombie. There's also a swathe of new music Friday releases to include as well in the March 2026 Roundup. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the...

In this episode we sat down for a chat with Lewis and Matthew from Koba. We chatted about how what everyone can expect from their set at Kin'ellFest later this year and how people react to a band that doesn't have a vocalist. The instrumental post-metal band will be bringing a completely different sound and are currently working towards their first album, find out about all of this and more here....

Download Festival is getting closer, and in this episode we’re diving into the Saturday night headliners, Guns N’ Roses — from the first time we heard them, the merch we picked up along the way, and seeing them at three different festivals… to why we’d probably never go to one of their own headline shows. We also break down the discography — the classics, the covers, the album nobody thought would...

In today’s episode, we’re turning our attention to a rising force in the UK music scene — Veiled. After getting the biggest crowd ever on the opening day of Download Festival in the Takeover stage, they've since hit number one in the iTunes UK metal album chart with their debut SE/CT. We had a chat about all of this, what everyone can expect from their set at this year's Kin'ellFest and a strange...

We have another guest interview as we get closer to this years Kin'ellFest, and in this episode we spoke with Symbyote. We chatted with the band last year at Bloodstock so this was a great chance to catch up with everything they've been doing since. If you haven't seen the beer spillage in one of our outtakes, we discussed it a little in this episode, along with the napalm chilli vodka and of cour...

We continue our Kin'ellFest coverage with another guest interview, and in this episode we had a chat with Josh from Infirm of Purpose. We had lots to speak about including their debut EP Daggers which seemed to be a long time in the making, the necessary evils of social media, what we can hope to see from their set at Kin'ellFest and one of the most shocking answers we've ever had to a quickfire q...