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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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Judas Priest/Alice Cooper (25/7/25, The O2 Arena, London, England, UK)

The final Friday of July saw me back at the O2 for the biggest ever UK headline show of the mighty metal gods Judas Priest. A co-headliner, strictly speaking, given that shock-rockin’ stalwart Alice Cooper had equal prominence. In any … Continue reading

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Slayer (6/7/25, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK)

The first weekend of July proved a highly significant one for metalheads on this  Sphinctered Isle, what with the Ozzy/Black Sabbath swansong, Back to the Beginning, in Birmingham and, the following day, Slayer’s much-welcome return to London, headlining an all-dayer … Continue reading

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Iron Maiden (28/6/25, London Stadium, London, England, UK)

The last Saturday of June saw the lads from Leyton make something of a 50th anniversary homecoming, playing at the adjacent, Stratford-situated London Stadium. As Stratford is situated in my borough, within bus distance from me, it was refreshing to … Continue reading

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Power Trip (19/6/25, Electric Ballroom, London, England, UK)

Bar the hassle of having to queue on Camden’s high street for an hour, subject to all the annoying passers-by, Thursday night was pretty no-nonsense as far as gigs go: two crossover-thrash acts from two different sides of the pond … Continue reading

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Inhuman Nature (2/5/25, Downstairs at the Dome, London, England, UK)

May’s series of gigs kicked off last fortnight with some crossover-thrash brutality courtesy of London upstarts Inhuman Nature, who commenced their Greater Than Death tour with a hometown release show for their album of the same name. Having seen them … Continue reading

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Behemoth (12/4/25, O2 Academy Brixton, London, England, UK)

Saturday the 12th of April not only marked the day the “Unholy Trinity” of Behemoth, Satyricon, and Rotting Christ, descended upon London’s Brixton Academy but also the first time I’d been to the venue since it reopened a year ago, … Continue reading

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Lordi (8/4/25, Islington Assembly Hall, London, England, UK)

Fun and frolics at the monster show last fortnight as Lordi swept through the capital once again, this time to promote their new album, Limited Deadition. They brought with them Italian industrial rockers  Sick ‘n’ Beautiful, who put on quite … Continue reading

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Subterranean Manifestation IV (29/3/25, Downstairs at the Dome, London, England, UK)

Saturday’s shenanigans were certainly memorable for multiple reasons. Where to start? I suppose the beginning’s as good a place as any. I was kinda worried when the opening time for the fourth Subterranean Manifestation arrived with no doors opening. Not … Continue reading

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Pantera (25/2/25, OVO Arena Wembley, London, England, UK)

Much has been made of the re-emergence of seminal ’90s-dominating groove metal juggernaut Pantera. Many have called it a soulless, tasteless cash grab that tarnishes the memory of its late founders, the Abbot brothers, that is, original sticksman Vinnie Paul … Continue reading

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