HOWLING GIANT, WEE RED BAR, EDINBURGH, MAY 16 2026

 

Touring Americans, from Nashville. Not 'country '...

Line-up:

OBSIDIAN SAND: Local instrumental psychedelic post-metal trio. A bit ISIS-ish, little hints of 1969 PINK FLOYD, generally dead good.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/RNvqwiXVrcY   https://www.facebook.com/ObsidianSand

FUZ CALDRIN: West Lothian psych/stoners. Been around for ages, but somehow I have only seen them once before, years ago. Play a couple of new songs tonight. More than a hint of QOTSA at times. Very fuzzy. Bass player very bendy.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/ZsFSKwiBTJ4   https://www.facebook.com/fuzcaldrinband

HOWLING GIANT: The aforementioned touring Americans. Not nearly as fuzzy and psychedelic as I was led to believe, but more like good ol' Murrican hard rock with proggy vocals. Occasionally drop into a stoner/desert rock groove, though. Which is nice.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/l0gSntgMgVM    https://www.facebook.com/howlinggiant

BONE TOMB, MASH HOUSE, EDINBURGH, MAY 9 2026

 Black metal, death metal and general grimness. It's dark in here, and I'm forced to use flash for pics, and I don't like doing that. Also explains the dark'n'gritty video footage.

Line-up:

FÉINMHARÚ: Depressive black metal new kids from Glasgow. Raw. Barely audible vocals. Start with a song called 'I Will Always Fucking Hate You', which says it all, really. The only band of the night to feature corpse paint.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/-8Z6W1s7FCY    https://www.instagram.com/feinmharu666

ÚIR: Local atmospheric black metal favourites, returned to playing live in 2025. Currently working on new material, some of which gets an airing tonight. 

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/vssjMZjyCD4   https://www.facebook.com/Uirfraech

BONE TOMB: Black/death metal from Newcastle, this is their first gig in Scotland. Out on tour, fresh from the WEEKEND OF DARKNESS in Cumbria. Most pronounceable name of the gig.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/EttAHkG97wM   https://www.instagram.com/bone.tomb

INTREPID, BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, MAY 5 2026

 Death metal. From Estonia. And the return of RED CRUST!

And it's dead busy in here, for a Tuesday.

Line-up:

SPIRIT WARDEN: New kids from Glasgow, doing 'death metal sludge', and doing it very well indeed. Interesting use of a baritone guitar instead of bass.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/rZfqKcAyKqc  https://www.instagram.com/spiritwarden_band

HAMMER: Popular local beat combo, performing a fine set of 'extreme metal' classics. Whatever THAT is.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/uEjcbBJwyU0  https://www.facebook.com/HammerTheBand

DISPOSABLE: Local 'thrash/groove energy ball'. Very fast, very furious.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pBSphLWL_Ic    https://www.facebook.com/DisposableMetal

INTREPID: Proper death metal from Estonia, and owners of that enormous drum kit that everybody's been using.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/y82KCJCqYtA             https://www.facebook.com/IntrepidEST