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Doomsday Fest 2025 (30/8/25, Green Door Store, Brighton, England, UK)

I wasn’t exactly overwhelmed when I cast eyes on the bill for the 2025 Doomsday Fest in Brighton, being mostly composed, as it was, of bands that had left me cold live, bands I liked that I’d seen a few … Continue reading

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Men Without Hats (25/8/25, The Garage, London, England, UK)

August Bank Holiday Monday saw me make a long-awaited return to the Garage in Islington to finally see an act that has long been a staple of my gargantuan ’80s playlist, Men Without Hats. Known primarily for their infectious 1982 … Continue reading

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Antediluvian (24/8/25, The Black Heart, London, England, UK)

Morbid Angle events always, at least, ping my curiosity radar, and their late-August four-band bill, featuring esoteric Canadian blackened-death dealers Antediluvian as the headline act, maintained that pattern. Though the names on the bill were initially unfamiliar to me, a … Continue reading

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Horror Vacui (19/8/25, Helgi’s, London, England, UK)

The catacombs of Helgi’s proved a fitting spot for Italian goth rockers Horror Vacui to stop off for the London date of their Sleepless Nights tour. It was something of a pleasant surprise to encounter them via YouTube and Bandcamp, … Continue reading

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Forbidden (12/8/25, Downstairs at the Dome, London, England, UK)

Hot on the heels of the previous night’s Ministry gig, the second Tuesday of August saw old-school thrashers Forbidden make a stop Downstairs at the Dome as part of their 40th-anniversary tour, with London groove metallers Die Ego as support. … Continue reading

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Ministry (11/8/25, Electric Brixton, London, England, UK)

The past few years of encountering and seeing many new-to-me bands have certainly broadened my musical library, but it’s always good to revisit one’s old favourites when, time, inclination, and opportunity align. Such was the case with Ministry’s return to … Continue reading

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Midnight (1/8/25, New Cross Inn, London, England, UK)

When the merch table is conspicuously amiss at the New Cross Inn, you know it’s gonna be a mad one! Such was the sight that greeted me when I went to see Cleveland’s blackened-speed demons Midnight tear up the joint … Continue reading

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Night Demon (27th–28th/7/25, Helgi’s/Cart & Horses, London, England, UK)

The last Sunday and Monday of July showcased something of a special event: American tea-metal merchants Night Demon playing two intimate shows across two successive nights. I was intrigued by this as both of these venues—Helgi’s and the Cart and … Continue reading

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The Human League (23/7/25, Brighton Beach, Brighton, England, UK)

July’s penultimate Wednesday saw me return to Brighton for another date on the Human League’s summer outdoor tour. Initially, I was gonna forgo this, having purchased a ticket for their return to Kew Gardens a fortnight prior. However, a combo … Continue reading

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Carnivore AD (18/7/25, New Cross Inn, London, England, UK)

Before Type O Negative, the late Peter Steele fronted Carnivore, a snarling, growling, unrefined beast of an ’80s crossover band, with songs covering a caustic and often controversial line of topics, including rape, religious guilt, racial hatred, the threat of … Continue reading

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