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Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life was in attendance at Bloodstock 2024 and spoke to DeathCollector following their immense show on the Sophie Lancaster stage. Website: https://gbhbl.com/ Ko-Fi (Buy us a coffee): https://ko-fi.com/gbhbl Big Cartel: https://gbhbl.bigcartel.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBHBL Twitter: https://twitter.com/GBHBL_Official Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life bring you our review of all the bands we saw at Bloodstock 2024, as well showing you some live footage of many of the bands who performed at the festival. Website: https://gbhbl.com/ Ko-Fi (Buy us a coffee): https://ko-fi.com/gbhbl Big Cartel: https://gbhbl.bigcartel.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBHBL Twitter: https://twitter.com/GBHBL_Official In...

Carl, Brendan, and Dan from Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life talk through the things that were good, the things that were bad, and the things that were ugly about Bloodstock 2024!

South Wales rockers Scarlet Rebels will release their much-anticipated new album ‘Where the Colours Meet’ on August 16th, 2024, via Earache Records. A record that the band is immensely proud of and a record that has seen fans taken on an incredible journey with impressive single after impressive single released so far. We’ve heard it and it is a near-perfect album that features banger track after...

‘Taste in Music’ is the debut horror short film from British-Norwegian director Kyle Sevenoaks, and stars Norwegian-French actor Chris Wiborg. When a cosmic storm hits Earth, a man alone in his remote cabin has to face down the transformed evil that has become of his keyboard. Explains director Kyle Sevenoaks: This film was inspired by a conversation “what would happen if this keyboard became aliv...

The dos and don’ts of a festival. We’ve all got some rules we subscribe to and think others should too. Rules that keep you safe, rules that ensure you have a great time overall, and rules that ensure it’s a festival to never forget. In this interview, we ask an artist/band to give us three dos and three don’ts of a festival, while discussing their own upcoming experience. In this case, it’s Blood...

They're back from the grave and ready to party… again. The cult classic ‘The Return of the Living Dead’ has been highly revered by horror fans for almost four decades. Celebrating its 40th Anniversary next year, DRagon Studios now presents a new feature film from The Return of the Living Dead Universe titled, ‘Trash’s Revenge’. Trash, an iconic character made famous by Linnea Quigley, the iconic 8...

Portuguese metal band Black Hill Cove, known for their genre-bending fusion of groove, modern thrash, hardcore, and death metal, recently released their latest music video for the track ‘Eternal’. The track comes from their full-length album ‘Ex Tenebris Vita’, released in April 2024 on Raging Planet Records. Formed during the global pandemic in 2020, Black Hill Cove quickly made a name for themse...

Heavy metal will never die. But every now and then, it needs a fresh injection of passion, purity, and pomp, just in case. Returning with a new album after seven years of studio silence, Dream Evil are obviously the right men for the job. They are ‘Metal Gods’, and their reign continued with the release of this new album on July 26th, 2024, via Century Media Records. An album that we summed up as:...

The dos and don'ts of a festival. We’ve all got some rules we subscribe to and think others should too. Rules that keep you safe, rules that ensure you have a great time overall, and rules that ensure it’s a festival to never forget. In this interview, we ask an artist/band to give us three dos and three don’ts of a festival, while discussing their own upcoming experience. In this case, it’s Blood...

The dos and don'ts of a festival. We’ve all got some rules we subscribe to and think others should too. Rules that keep you safe, rules that ensure you have a great time overall, and rules that ensure it’s a festival to never forget. In this interview, we ask an artist/band to give us three dos and three don’ts of a festival, while discussing their own upcoming experience. In this case, it’s Blood...

Benedict Harris-Hayes is an award-winning audio creative, composer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work in MASS!VE DYNAM!C and ENOCHIAN THEORY, as well as his ‘progressive metal’ project, Oceanica. It’s the latter that we know him best for, having really enjoyed the 2019 debut album from the project, OneDark (read our review here). As good as that album was, Ben improved on what the p...

Releasing on July 19th, 2024, via Mongrel Records, ‘Threnody: Songs of Fortitude’ is the new album from melodic hardcore metal band, Lower Hollow. Returning with unyielding resolve and a sound forged from the depths of adversity. Following the departure of three founding members after their debut album ‘Bloom & Expire’, the band has emerged stronger, fiercer, and more determined than ever. Threnod...

Waylon Reavis, frontman of A Killer's Confession, is an undeniably powerful musician in the metal genre. After three seminal albums as the frontman of Mushroomhead, Reavis retreated from music, only for it to draw him back in 2016. He resurfaced at the helm of A Killer's Confession, delivering three cult-favorite albums — Unbroken (2017), The Indifference of Good Men (2019), and Remember (2021). A...

The 2nd of August 2024 will see the return of Barbarian Hermit, Manchester’s leading purveyors of groove laden, stoner/doom metal. Released on APF Records, ‘Mean Sugar’ may just be the heaviest ever tribute to Northern life. Recorded by Joe Clayton at No Studio and mastered by Chris Fielding (Foel Studios), the album sees the return of original vocalist Simon Scarlett who helped craft the band’s d...

German post-hardcore trio Future Palace are back and with a brand-new album, ‘Distortion’, due for release on 6th September via Arising Empire. Future Palace's music has always explored internal struggles, and Distortion is the brutal climax of this approach. The album title, derived from the psychological term cognitive distortion, reflects a world in which changing perceptions trap individuals i...

Cleveland death metal legends-in-waiting 200 Stab Wounds return with ‘Manual Manic Procedures’, a superlative sophomore effort that follows 2021’s Slave to the Scalpel, their tour de force debut. It is out on June 28th, 2024, via Metal Blade Records. If Slave to the Scalpel was the sound of 200 Stab Wounds kicking down the door of the death metal party, Manual Manic Procedures is the sound of them...

Get ready to embark on a journey through time as up and coming 80s rock purveyors Nestor, hailing from the vibrant music scene of Sweden, showcase their long-awaited new album, ‘Teenage Rebel’. Released via Napalm Records on May 31st, 2024. An album of pure nostalgia and sounding like it came right from the golden age of rock. The goal for Nestor is to be as anthemically pleasing as possible, and...

Epic progressive metal act Dreamslain will unveil their powerful and empathy driven sophomore album ‘Forge of Rebellion’ on 14th June 2024. Never a band to shy away from creating something wholly unique, somewhat strange, and convincingly unhinged. Dreamslain are back and back with something that requires focus and thought. Forge of Rebellion is a grand example of how this band defies genre labels...

Kate Davies is the vocalist and guitarist of UK mathcore heavyweights, Pupil Slicer. A band that has grown and grown following the release of their latest album, Blossom last year. You can read our review of that excellent album here: https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-pupil-slicer-blossom-prosthetic-records/ When they’re not creating intense metal and tearing it up in venues across the country, K...

Northern Irish metal outfit Archives released their brand-new album, ‘No Bliss in Ignorance’ on June 7th, 2024. Hailing from Northern Ireland and formed in 2020, the hefty quintet have worked diligently to achieve their aim of producing fierce music, laced with boundless energy and memorable hooks which has landed them a wealth of national radio and press support plus a recent sold-out opening slo...

Prepare to be engulfed by the void as Moon Reaper unleashes their otherworldly soundscapes and relentless sonic onslaught through their new EP ‘Black Sun Sorcery’. This is not just a collection of songs; it’s a dark odyssey into the heart of cosmic terror. It will be released on June 7th, 2024. We spoke to vocalist/guitarist Morgan Cradick, vocalist Sirin Ann Bozkurt, and drummer James McPhee abou...

Known for their electrifying performances and infectious energy, rock and roller’s The Dirty Denims returned with their brand-new album, ‘Party On!’, on May 24th, 2024. Creating lovely infectious music that makes you want to move; The Dirty Denims have established themselves as bankable name when it comes to quality rock music and built up a sizable fanbase over the years. They’re a popular band,...

UK heavyweights Shrapnel will release their album ‘In Gravity’ via Candlelight Records on 31st May. The new album is the sound of rebirth and marks the launch of a new chapter for Shrapnel. Drawing on their ever-deepening well of experience and influence, In Gravity sees a band at the height of their song writing prowess. Whether dealing in extremity and complexity, Gojira-inspired bludgeoning hea...

It’s been five long years since “party doom” riff merchants Gurt released their last crushing opus ‘Bongs of Praise’, now on June 7th, 2024, they are set to return with their latest, crushing-ist opus yet, ‘Satan Etc’. A lot of fun can be had within the company of Gurt, but don’t let that fool you into believing they don’t know how to deliver compelling blasts of heaviness. It might have been a wh...