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I knew it was going to be cosy tonight. The Six Six club in Cambridge is very small, housing by my reckoning not much more than 100 spectators including the bar space. Realising this, I booked a ticket early. It… Continue Reading →
Four bands from different UK cities came here tonight for our enjoyment and hopefully theirs. Now here’s a random thought: why is it that so many modern metal bands based in the UK have names with three words? We have… Continue Reading →
There’s competition out there tonight. Over in Hitchin there’s “Extremity” featuring Must Kill and others. Elsewhere Enslaved, Swallow the Sun and Nordic Giants are scheduled to put in appearances according to the listings (most cancelled sadly Ed), and Grimsby would… Continue Reading →
It’s back to the Portland Arms for an evening of different styles, opening with Akilla, a melodic death metal band from Cambridge. Well, they may come from Cambridge but what I heard was Scandinavia and I don’t mean Abba. The… Continue Reading →
I know I’m not alone in welcoming the shift from enforced impersonal video streams of concerts to live performance. Frankly I wasn’t really bothered who it was I went to see first in the post-soulless era but it was good… Continue Reading →
I’ve been glad to say I’ve been following Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats (hereafter to be abbreviated to Uncle Acid; no disrespect to The Deadbeats, but it’s quite a long band name) since the early days. I won’t pretend to… Continue Reading →
Four bands of different extreme kinds were on tonight’s menu. It’s Sunday evening. This beats the domestic torpor of watching “Countryfile”. First on was Triangle Face, who according to my prior research play avant grind, whatever that is. I was… Continue Reading →
I’ve lived in Cambridge for almost 6 years now, and apart from reviewing one album by a locally-based band, to my discredit I have had no knowledge of or encounter with the local metal scene until now. I was aware… Continue Reading →
Living in Cambridge, I’d given up on the idea there were any decent local metal bands. It may have an international folk festival but it’s a metal desert. Of course there’s Fen, The Infernal Sea, Eastern Front, Black Polaris and… Continue Reading →
Since releasing their second album ‘Blood Lust’ back in 2011 it would appear that psych rockers, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, can do no wrong. The last four years has seen the band embark upon an upwards trajectory; hand selected… Continue Reading →
The UK Black metal scene is in good health at the moment with a wealth of riches and Cambridgeshire trio Terra are the latest to stick their head above the parapet with their debut untitled release. Comprising just 3 tracks… Continue Reading →