Saturday, June 27, 2026

DARKNESS OVER EDINBURGH, BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, JUNE 26, 2026

WULFHERE PRODUCTIONS black metal showcase in Edinburgh. Originally planned for two days, now trimmed to a single night. For reasons.


Line-up:

SOULGRIEF: Solid, unpretentious Black metal trio from Halifax (Yorkshire, not Nova Scotia) playing Scotland fpr the very first time




VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/XiQI3biyX04   https://www.instagram.com/soulgrief_

ÚLFARR: Cumbrian black metal. I'm sure I've seen some of these lads before in other Cumbrian black metal bands. Hard to tell under the corpse paint. Hard and fast, bass-heavy, as if Motorhead were a BM band.





VIDEO:  
https://youtu.be/Fxm5-O9B-YE   https://www.facebook.com/ulfarr666

RUADH: Rousing, atmospheric black metal from, I think, Falkirk. Songs of kings and battles and national pride. If they were more Scottish, they'd be painting themselves blue and getting pumped by Brazil. Not sure about the metalcore man-bun and indoor shades, though...






VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/DSgt5WVn4Ik   https://www.facebook.com/ruadhofficial

CNOC AN TURSA: Granite-faced ultra-Scottish black metal. Similar themes to RUADH, but darker. Chatty drummer, though, with his bad back and that... Unlike Ruadh, they wouldn't need to paint themselves blue as they played under uniformly blue lights. Lots of black leather & black kilts.






VIDEO:  
https://youtu.be/K7e70IBnD1I    https://www.facebook.com/cnocantursa


WULFHERE will be back in October with more BLACK METAL. See you there.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

AGRICULTURE, STEREO, GLASGOW, JUNE 21 2026

I'm unreasonably excited about this one, despite the logistical difficulties I will face. Saw them before at the CORE festival and they were glorious, but I suffered a catastrophic camera failure and couldn't get any video. It'll be nice to get a second chance.

 Line-up:

HEALING WOUND: Metalcore/hardcore/sludge from Brighton. They're very good. Intense.  Drummer sounds like an artillery barrage, and bass that occasionally strays into post-punk, even Joy Division, territory, lifting them beyond standard hardcore fare..





VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/p04rHk06o_s       https://www.instagram.com/healingwound_

AGRICULTURE: Euphoric black metal (with occasional gentle folky bits) from sunny California. As mentioned above, seen these before and was HUGELY impressed. Creators of one of the very best albums of 2025 in 'The Spiritual Sound'. And they are sublime. Mostly. There's a wee bit too much improv (?) noise making, and there's no need for the climactic set-closer 'Living is Easy' to go on soooo long. Minor quibbles. Also. it's VERY hot in here and it's rammed. Sweaty.






VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/VnttAbnyhdU   https://www.facebook.com/agriculturemusic

So, was it worth the sweat? The pummelling from the boisterous crowd? The nightmare of Glasgow roadworks? 
Yes. Yes it was.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

MEDUSA TOUCH, FORGED IN SCOTLAND, BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, JUNE 19 2026

The first FORGED IN SCOTLAND showcase, brought to us by SCOTLAND ROCKS RADIO, a radio station based in Scotland which plays rock music.



Line-up:

8TH CIRCLE: Unpretentious and unapologetic heavy metal. kinda thrash-tinged NWOBHM thing





VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/L9kt_X33aLk   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095303110208  https://www.instagram.com/8thcircleband

BLACK LESION: The only band on the bill that I've seen before. Chunky, grungey metal, flavours of Soundgarden and a hint of Tool.





VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/FoVVQtaoims   https://www.facebook.com/BlackLesion  https://www.instagram.com/blacklesionband

MEDUSA TOUCH: Old-school NWOBHM. Been around since the Eighties. MIGHT sound just a tad like Saxon.






VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/aEui0Af6-C8   https://www.facebook.com/medusatouch   https://www.instagram.com/medusatouchrocks

DARKNESS OVER EDINBURGH, BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, JUNE 26, 2026

WULFHERE PRODUCTIONS black metal showcase in Edinburgh. Originally planned for two days, now trimmed to a single night. For reasons. Line-up...