GIG REVIEW: Hordes X 2023

https://www.facebook.com/events/1071340226910625 Bands: Hellripper, Dog Tired, Catalysis, Iron Altar, Nassau, Hellfekted, War Grave, Haint, Medusa Touch, Necrocracy, Bastyon, Hyperstasis, Sol Noctis It’s great to be back at the one and only Hordes X, even though the market for all-day shows may be more competitive now in Dundee with Cadaver Concerts stepping up earlier this year. Slow Dragon…

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GIG REVIEW: CARCASS + Conjurer & Coffin Mulch - Sunday 28th May 2023 | Church Dundee

https://www.facebook.com/events/727365335360990 Bands: Coffin Mulch, Conjurer, Carcass It can be easily argued that Machine Head’s appearance last September was the largest band to Play Dundee in recent memory, but I would say not the most influential. That title would easily go to the central act of this gig: the gruesome and legendary Carcass. Being brought to Dundee for the first time in…

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GIG REVIEW: M2TM: Scotland 2023 - Grand Final

https://www.facebook.com/events/632346358484251 Bands: Ramage Inc., Catalysis, Viction, Volcano X, We Make Mammoths, Blackfyre Rising, Extort, Bloodsun It’s an infrequent treat to have the opportunity to follow a band’s fortunes through all the stages of a grueling competition but that is what was afforded to me as I jumped aboard the Volcano X bus bound for Edinburgh and the M2TM Scotland…

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GIG REVIEW: Dundee Metal Fest 2023

https://www.facebook.com/events/891266912230897/ Bands: Fallen Ashes, Ride The Tides, Earl of Hell, Hyperstasis, Deadfire, Bed Of Wasps, H8teball, Extort, Solar Sons, Volcano X, Catalysis, Dog Tired A challenger appears! After years of dominance by Paul at Slow Dragon Music and the furious Hordes bringing Dundee’s only all-day metal gig/festival in town, Drew of Catalysis fame (and of the even…

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EP Review: Evil Blood - With Blood I Summon You (I)

Evil Blood has become somewhat legendary in certain circles on the internet, gaining much praise and fandom. This long-running Croatian act originally came to settle in the sunny UK in the late 80s/early 90s before finding the tepid climes of Scotland best suited for their nightmarish sound. It is here, where they built their strength and fertile foundations becoming a fan favorite local act of…

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GIG REVIEW: Sabaton - The Tour To End All Tours 2022 | Glasgow

https://www.facebook.com/events/2960454487600163 Bands: Lordi, Babymetal, Sabaton Despite a very eventful year for gigs, so far, most of the bands I’ve seen have all been on the underground/minuscule side of the spectrum. But now it was time for my biggest gig of the year regarding audience size as I made my way like thousands of others into the Glasgow Hydro‘s epic arena space for an epic…

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EP Review: Evil Blood - With Blood I Summon You

Evil Blood has become somewhat legendary in certain circles on the internet, gaining much praise and fandom. This long-running Croatian act originally came to settle in the sunny UK in the late 80s/early 90s before finding the tepid climes of Scotland best suited for their nightmarish sound. It is here, where they built their strength and fertile foundations becoming a fan favorite local act of…

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Album review: Tyrannus - Unslayable

It may have been quite some time since I witnessed this act in the flesh and obtained this album, but it is only recently that this release finally left my musical rotation. There is a good reason for this. Garnering many repeated listens from me, this album was one that just kept me hooking back for more, and let me tell you why. Tyrannus, the notoriously antifascist black metal horde, begins…

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GIG REVIEW: M2TM: Scotland 2023 - Dundee Semi-final

https://www.facebook.com/events/530967099101860 Bands: Grufus, Volcano X, Oceans On Fire, Puppy Kickers The final gig of my me(n)tal March (my busiest month for gigs ever!) has me returning to where it all started, and back to Dundee’s Beat Generator for the next round of the M2TM competition. Here once again we have 4 hopeful acts return to make battle and gain their place in the grand final…

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GIG REVIEW: Darvaza + Nahemia | Necrocracy @ Audio - Glasgow

https://www.facebook.com/events/551036446417236 Bands: Darvaza, Nahemia, Necrocracy So far in my me(n)tal March I have had fuck heavy grindcore in Glasgow, followed by fuck heavy stoner metal back in Dundee, and now in a return back to Glasgow it was black metal’s turn with this unusual gig in the Audio. Presented through Cult Of Parthenope, this cult show brings 3 distinct black metal acts to…

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GIG REVIEW: Melted Bong Tour 2023 Dundee - Melted Messiah / Acidsaurus Bong / Indica / Kurnel Fist

https://www.facebook.com/events/881566256606513/ Band: Kurnel Fist, Indica, Acidsaurus Bong, Melted Messiah After catching one of the heaviest shows I have covered in quite some time in Glasgow with the legendary Napalm Death, it was time again to catch possibly the heaviest local shows so far as me(n)tal march marches onwards. This show is heavy in a far different sense of the word. Dundee’s…

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GIG REVIEW: Campaign For Musical Destruction Tour: Napalm Death + Siberian Meat Grinder + DropDead | Glasgow

https://www.facebook.com/events/1469681433408454 Bands: Escuela Grind, Siberian Meat Grinder, Dropdead, Napalm Death Me(n)tal March continued with my next gig less than a few days later and on the other coast as I covered the legendary Napalm Death in the Classic Grand in Glasgow. In the heaviest show of the year so far It was time to get extreme with the long-awaited return of ND to the city…

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GIG REVIEW: Cockney Rejects

https://www.facebook.com/events/695756098181143 Bands: The Eddies, Cockney Rejects What I would begin to call “Me(n)tal March” certainly did not start on the most metal footing with this show in the Beat Generator kicking off what would become a very gig-intensive month with the headliner act being distantly related to heavy metal. With a primary guilt-by-association link and a brief flirtation…

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GIG REVIEW: Beast in Black | The Garage, Glasgow - SOLD OUT

https://www.facebook.com/events/732156598122928 Bands: Firewind, Beast In Black After capturing new fans and followers (such as my brother) with their catchy retro-metal style and in the support slot for Gloryhammer back in 2019 (here). The Finnish power metallers in Beast In Black have made such an impression and lasting impact as to almost eclipse their roots and origins. Forever linked with…

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GIG REVIEW: M2TM: Scotland 2023 - Dundee Heat

https://www.facebook.com/events/719685049310523 Bands: Oceans On Fire, Volcano X, Uganda’s Moonshine Epidemic, Kurnel Fist Right on cue and again excellently presented by Big Paul’s Slow Dragon Music the next edition of Bloodstock‘s Metal To The Masses returns to Dundee. Pitting 4 of Tayside’s most respected metal acts against each other to win their spot at Bloodstock 2023. This year competing…

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GIG REVIEW: Volcano X - Rad Apples - Dundee - The Power Of Metal Tour

https://www.facebook.com/events/522868613146068 Bands: Volcano X, The Jungle Cats, Under-volt The gig cycle keeps turning as a new year begins, and I finally get back to going to gigs. My first stop is once again Rad Apples for what could be a night of a few historic firsts. Firstly, this is the first gig organized by the new promoter in town: KM Promotions short for (Kevy Metal), as the…

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Album Review: Various Artists - This Is Scotland Not LA I & II

Double review My recent re-absorption back into the local Dundee hardcore scene, through the help of a few excellent shows last year, has got me reminiscing about my early gigging history and of all the long-gone bands I have seen. Back in the days when It felt like there was another hardcore show to go to every weekend at the Westie, the Balcony, and other such places. Such vibrant times and…

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