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It's another live gig review and this time at a new venue. We were at the Chapel in Nottingham for the Bokassa "All Out of Dreams" UK tour! In this episode we chat about the venue, the support from the feral blues punk band Mother Vulture. You can hear all about both sets in an incident packed night right here! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check o...

We are back again with more Kin'ell Fest coverage and in this episode we chatted with Chris and Nelly of Dead Flesh! This is their second appearance on the podcast after we spoke with them almost a year ago. We chatted about what the band have been doing and have planned, including working with Justin Hill from Sikth, opening the Sophie Lancaster stage at Bloodstock later this year and Kin'ell Fes...

In this episode we're back with another Kin'ell Fest interview. We spoke with Joe and Alex from melodic groove metal band Kaparilion! We chatted about their latest release Chiaroscuro, their incredible artwork and merch, and what we can expect from their set at Kin'ell Fest in May! 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...

We're back at our local venue and this time it's for London based Thrasherwolf and their Tour of the Sickened Mind! Here our thoughts on one of the hottest thrash bands around. With support from Chemical Storm and Exaust. Listen now to hear about the sets from all three bands, merch updates and more! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patr...

Kev P was flying solo in this interview for Kin'ell Fest and was joined by Cameron and Paul from the old school metal band Uridium. Hear about the reaction to their last EP In For The Kill, random tour incidents, meeting some of the biggest names in metal and the progression on their new album. Find out what you can expect from their set in May at Kin'ell Fest here! If you need a little more mosh...

In this episode we sat down for a quick chat with Jack and Liam from Cottonmouth, aheadof their set at Kin'ell Fest. We spoke about what they've been working on since their last EP, what we can hope to hear soon, and a very gruesome sounding injury. 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. Patreon Instagram Faceboo...

The monthly roundup is here and there is so much to cover, we have all the festival and tour news you may have missed. We've also got four albums reviewed, with the latest released from Alien Weaponry, Cradle of Filth, Spiritbox and Bloodywood. There's also a reminder of the New Music Fridays for you to get familiar and listen to this month! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets fa...

It's our second live review of the week and in this mini mosh episode, we chat about the melodic death metal soloist Death Divine, the death metal trio Desecrator, who played their new EP in full, and the headliner who we'd already seen a year ago, Foul Body Autopsy. 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. Patreon...

It's our first gig of the weekend and in this episode we chat about the South of Salem 'Death of the Party' UK headline tour. Find out our thoughts on how the night went, merch purchases, strange decisions at the Rescue Rooms, the stage show and the support from In Search of Sun and High Parasite. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon...

In this episode we sat down for a chat with Rich and Ryan of Shadowvale. We spoke about their debut EP Austere, the madness of Newport at 9pm, why they definitely don't sound like Meshuggah and of course what we can expect to hear from their set at Kin'ell Fest! 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. Patreon Inst...

We have another guest interview this week and we were joined by the frontman for Bokassa, Jørn Kaarstad. We've been listening to Bokassa for almost ten years and were delighted to chat with him about the upcoming UK tour in April for their most recent release "All Out of Dreams". We discovered his favourite festivals to play, their process for writing new music, unknowingly rejecting calls from Me...

Kin'ell Fest is getting closer and in this episode we chatted with Carla and Simon from the synth gothic metal band Elkapath. We chatted about the transformation from an online solo project into a full band,  working with Bob Katsionis (ex-Firewind), recording videos with Loki films, their latest EP The Twisted Jester and the 'Neon Kingom' tour. If you need a little more mosh in your life, an...

It's another live review from our local venue Legends and in this episode we chat about the metalcore quartet Frame the Hero, alt/emo Strange Company and the headline band Hedra. Hear about smoke machine overloads, merch purchases and another night that was later than intended! 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 bel...

Kin'ell Fest is getting closer and we continue with our interviews in this episode. We had a chat with Sami and Lee from DALE, about touring via public transport, doing weights at gigs and trying to beat a push up record. 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. Patreon Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter Threads Hos...

We have a returning guest in this episode, it's been around a year since we last spoke with Laura. So we discussed everything We Are Sovereign have been up to, including opening for Dream State and Shoot To Kill. There's also collaborations, the acoustic side they've been working on, plans for new music and of course Kin'ell Fest and what everyone can hope to see from their set! If you need a litt...

It's the last of our dive into the discography of this year's Download Festival 2025 headline bands. In this episode we chatted about all fourteen studio albums from the Nu-Metal legends. Find out about how we discovered Korn, memories of watching them, our thoughts on each album and most importantly how we ranked each one! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't?...

It's been a busy month but we think we've covered the most important bits for you in this episode. We have all of the worthy festival announcements to catch up on, some exciting news about a gig we have booked and reviews of the latest releases from Saor, Jinjer, Killswitch Engage and Raging Speedhorn! There's also a reminder of all our New Music Fridays to listen to and a few other choice tracks....

In this episode we had a chat with Simon from Eschalon. We have been fortunate enough to see Eschalon before and can't wait to see them again at Kin'ell Fest later this year. We talked about their epic video Helios, the light and smoke show they use and what we can expect from their set! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the s...

We continue our coverage of Kin'ell Fest in this episode and we sat down for a chat with Sam and Pat from Indevth. We talked about their impressive rise though the music scene including playing Download Festival, sharing the stage with some great bands and of course what we can expect to hear and see at their headline set during Kin'ell Fest in May! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and...

It's our first arena show of the year and we were there to dust off our chains for a night of nu-metal with Papa Roach! With support from Wage War and Alyx Holcombe starting the night with a DJ set. It's the first time in 11 years since we've seen Papa Roach, so hear all about the night in this episode! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the P...

We begin our Kin'ell Fest band interviews with South Wales' finest, Bleed the Fifth. We had a chat with Jordan and Morgan to discuss their upcoming EP, the last show at our local venue Legends, a busy 2025 touring schedule and of course looking ahead to playing the first Kin'ell Fest! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the soci...

We've finally made it through what seems the longest month since time began, and to finish the month off we have our January roundup. There's lots of exciting festival news and tours to tell you about, along with album and EP reviews from Alt Blk Era, Vukovi, Paleface Swiss and Waterlines. Listen now to find out our thoughts and scores in this episode. If you need a little more mosh in your life,...

With an incredible fourteen studio albums and multiple compilations and EP's, Green Day have been a staple of the punk scene for over four decades. This year sees their first visit to Download Festival, so we've listened to all of the studio albums from 39/Smooth all the way through to Saviors and then ranked each one. Find out which of these are our favourites from your DLXXII Friday night headli...

It's our first live review of the year and we're at our local venue once again. In this episode we chat about the live sets from headline band Tooth & Dagger, and support from Arknsaw and Speaking With Spirits. Hear our thoughts on everything from the night. With an incredible fourteen studio albums and multiple compilations and EP's, Green Day have been a staple of the punk scene for over fou...

You've probably heard us talking about our local gigs over the last twelve months and the two day Kin'ell Fest later this year. Well in this episode you get to hear from the people responsible for bringing it to us, Gary and James from Arockalypse Productions. You can hear about how they got into the music scene, what it's like soundchecking for bands and of course more about Kin'ell Fest in May....