GOLOMB, SNEAKY PETE'S, EDINBURGH, AUGUST 25 2026

Foreigners in Edinburgh in August, and NOT PART OF THE FESTIVAL!

Line-up:

SCARRED LIP: Local indie veterans, ding what they do and doing it very well. A sneaky preview of some new songs, too, more of which will be revealed in October.

VODEO:   https://youtu.be/tVIhIE-ogpM   https://www.instagram.com/scarredlipband/

GOLOMB: Ohio indie/psych kids, who have been around longer than their youthful appearance would suggest. Their first time in Edinburgh. Very, very good. Hopefully they'll be back.

VIDEO HERE:   https://youtu.be/UFImXmPF5eY   https://www.instagram.com/golombgolombgolomb

SKEPTIC, BANNERMAN'S, EDINBURGH, AUGUST 19 2026

If FLESHTIVAL wasn't enough metal for one week, here's some more. Anyway, got nowt better to do on a Tuesday night...

Line-up:

THE TV CASUALTIES: Chaotic horror-punks, Skeletons, blood, theatrics... you'd think it was a Fringe show...

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/VlfINJLVWYs   https://www.facebook.com/thetvcasualties

ROBOT DEATH MONKEY:  Rowdy stoners. Fond of aliens, cats, and beer.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/3VltRtBreDA   https://www.facebook.com/RobotDeathMonkey

SKEPTIC: Young lads from Fife, doing that there thrash metal. Playing here to celebrate the release of their debut EP. Too cool for Facebook.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/35MAT4ie8uM   https://www.instagram.com/skeptic_band

FLESHTIVAL, LA BELLE ANGELE, EDINBURGH, AUGUST 15 2026

Edinburgh's premier (only?) metal festival, brought to La Belle by those nice HELLRAISER chaps. Some bands making a lot of noise. Some familiar faces. Some less so. Some serious beards.

Line-up:

FRAIL AND ROTTING: Things are running late. Anyway, these death-metal kids are playing only their second gig, but you really can't tell. Watch out for them in the future.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/jhrgvun9Uk4   https://www.instagram.com/frail_and_rotting

RAZOR SHARP DEATH BLIZZARD: From new kids to grizzled veterans. Ever present on the punk/metal scene since the dawn of time. Joined for a song or two by LUKE from 100 FEET OF TEETH/DOG TIRED.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/uEudzyTeQwE  https://www.facebook.com/razorsharpdeathblizzard

KAKIHARA: Crowd-bothering beatdoon merchants. 

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/xciIqcH7WYc   https://www.facebook.com/kakihara.life

BATTALIONS: I have no idea what happened to BATTALIONS. Perhaps their absence explains the late start...

100 FEET OF TEETH: Thunderous deathsludge from new local 'supergroup'. featuring members of DOG TIRED, ACIDSAURUS BONG, Etc.

VIDEO:  

OVERTHROW: London death metallers. Leather, bullet belts, and indoor shades.

HAMMER: Had to skip out to retrieve the car and totally missed HAMMER, mostly because of insane Festival traffic and parking issues. Damn it, I hate Edinburgh during the Festival...

DIGGETH: Sludgy Dutch stoners. Unquestionably the beard of the day.

IRON ALTAR: Veteran band, new songs, and new line-up. Now featuring, on guitar, EV from HAMMER.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/s3dN63TSRHU   https://www.facebook.com/ironaltarmetal

TEN TON SLUG: M(oll)uscular sludgy riffs from Ireland.

VIDEO:    https://youtu.be/GQeaihBivNM   https://www.facebook.com/TenTonSlug

And finally, some random bloke who joined KAKIHARA for a bit of extra vocals.