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We are getting ready for festival number four of the year and in this episode we take a look ahead at Manfata Festival. With 31 bands playing over 4 stages, there's lots of great music to choose from. Featuring a few previous guests of the podcast there is plenty to be excited about as we run through all of the bands playing and everything else you can expect this year! If you need a little more m...

It's been a busy month but we've still managed to put together our roundup. In this episode Gem G has a chance to go Ghost crazy with our first movie review of Rite Here Rite Now and their new single. We also have reviews of the latest Madicide, Kilonova, Smoke Over Elsewher, Troyen and Those Damn Crows singles. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check...

It's finally here, Gem G got to see the Foo Fighters live for the first time and Kev P experienced his first ever stadium gig! In this episode you can hear about our first ever visit to the London Stadium, an urgent message, support from Courtney Barnett and Hot Milk plus much more! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the social...

It's the final part of our Download Festival XXI coverage and in this episode we'll talk about the highs of the bands we watched, the lows of some of the food, more tales from RIP and much more from this year's mudload festival on Saturday and Sunday. 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 Faceb...

We are back with the first part of our Download Festival XXI review. What did we think of the changes to RIP camping, music in the courtyard, the beginning of the mudbath and of course all of the bands we managed to watch and find out who became the bands of the weekend after just one full day of music at the UK's largest rock festival! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it...

We are on our way back home from Download Festival 24. So while we're making the journey home, you can listen to who we have predicted for Download Festival 25! Find out who the heaadliners are we predict, a few potential surprises and how many predictions did we get right for this year? 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...

It's the last part of our Download Festival XXI preview and in this episode we cover the bands we really want to see this year. Unfortunately we had to rely on Clashfinder for our timings and of course within 24 hours of recording, the official set times were released. 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...

It's the May roundup this week and it's been a quiet news month but we've got all the news from April along with four albums and an EP reviewed. Find out our thoughts on the latest offerings from BMTH, Kerry King, Rotting Christ, Raised by Owls and Iron Lung. 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 Instagr...

In it's seventh iteration, Uprising Festival has become a firm favourite in the festival calendar. In this episode we bring you all of the details of the "Night Before Uprising" and the main event itself the following day. Hear our thoughts on the bands we saw live including former guests Breed 77, Seething Akira and Tribe of Ghosts. With the festival preceded by the Metal 2 the Masses final, we d...

We are now less than two weeks until we're tents up at Download Festival XXI so we thought we'd give you another chance to listen to our RIP camping guide. In this episode you can get a taste of what to expect from the journey in right through to the much shorter walk into the main arena. We'll cover the additional perks that you can't get in regular campsites and why we think it's worth the addit...

With less than three weeks remaining until Download Festival XXI begins, we've started with part one of our preview episodes. Find out about what we'll be up to on the campsite Wednesday and Thursday. The most important thing is who will be watching on the Friday and how bad are the clashes going to be? If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the P...

It's almost time for Uprising 7 and in this episode we are joined by Akilla. Kev P interviewed the band and discussed their upcoming show at the Firebug in Leicester for "The Night Before Uprising" along with their plans for new material following the release of their debut album "The God's Have Spoken" last year. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then chec...

After a standout performance as the Saturday opener at last year's Bloodstock Festival, we were delighted to find out they would also be playing this year's Uprising Festival on the main stage. We thought this would be an ideal chance to chat with the band about their upcoming slot and their tour with Breed 77 after the festival. There was also time to discuss the work on their highly anticipated...

Another guest interview in this episode from a band we're really excited to watch at Uprising Festival this year, Tribe of Ghosts. We were joined by Adam, Beccy and Danny and it turned into one of our favourite interviews of all time! We discussed their upcoming performance at Uprising, their plans for 2024 and the longest quickfire round in history! If you need a little more mosh in your life, an...

We are back with more of our Uprising Festival episodes and this time we chat about our excitement for this year's incarnation. It looks like a packed weekend with the "Night Before Uprising" on the Friday, the main event across three stages on Saturday and the Sunday night show both at the O2 Academy in Leicester. We discuss all of the bands, the venues and much more! If you need a little more mo...

We start our Uprising Festival buildup this week and we were joined by Pedro and Danny from Breed 77. We've been fans of the band since their inception in the mid 90's with Kev P watching them open the main stage at Download Festival way back in 2004! We had a chat in this episode about their return after a hiatus and what we can expect to see at their headline set on the Academy 2 stage at Uprisi...

In this episode we talk with a band that we recommended way back in EP 41, Slump. The three piece stoner rock band have just released their incredible new EP Dust and we had a chat about this, their plans for 2024 and much more. 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 Thre...

It's time for the monthly roundup so we've taken a look at the big talking points for April including the pricing of Downlad Festival day tickets and Bloodstock early entry. Plus we've handpicked EP's and albums from the last month including The Ghost Inside, Erra and Korpiklaani and give our thoughts on them. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check ou...

We are back this week with our 2 year birthday episode! We wanted to make it a good one and for this we spoke with our friends at Dear Download Podcast about what they're looking forward to this year. We also talked about their journey into the world of alternative music, this year's Download Festival and their favourite moments of all time. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets fa...

In this midweek episode we are joined by one of the bands we saw at this year's MTRO Fest. Ahead of their debut EP release we had a chat with Trent, Steve and Stuart from War Grave. We talked about how the band started, their collaboration with Tim "Ripper" Owens and the new self titled EP "War Grave" If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Pat...

It's our first festival of 2024 and we kick things off with MTRO Fest. This one day event hosted 12 of the best underground thrash metal bands around at the moment. Unlike most festivals this event has been put together solely to raise money for charity, with all proceeds going to Shelter . After a series of compilation albums raising money for the charity, UK Thrashers decided to put together thi...

We are back with our first returning guests and we're joined by Dylan and Miles from Godeth. We spoke to them about their upcoming EP The Path of Destruction and their current tour including the EP launch show in their home of Leeds. After a stellar performance at Bloodstock Festival we are excited to see them at Mangata Festival later this year and of course they had to face their second quickfir...

It's a live review episode this week and Gem went solo to see last year's Finnish entry to Eurovision, Blind Channel. With support from GHØSTKID and Rock Band from Hell. Hear her thoughts on each band's performance at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham and everything else about the gig. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with another interview. This time around we have lead singer Dom from King Abyss. With less than a week before they play Moshing the Roof on Fest at the Hairy Dog in Derby, we thought it was the perfect time to catch up and have a chat about moving back to a 5 piece, the show at MTRO Fest, supporting Evile and last year's album Snake Oil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

We are back with another midweek special and this time we have a chat with Laura from We Are Sovereign. After listening to their amazing debut album and watching a live performance, we were delighted to get Laura on the podcast and chat about the band's history, their single with FFAK's Ryan Kirby and a quickfire round that included a penguin......Listen now and find out more! Hosted on Acast. See...