HELLRAISER X-MAS SPECIAL, BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, DECEMBER 13 2024

 Friday 13th. I'm feeling lucky for my last gig of the year.

Line-up:

PRIAPISM: From Newcastle. Imagine CLUTCH playing tech/death metal. Or don't. Your choice.

VIDEO:https://youtu.be/enHlxxDjNxM      https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063464893966

ACIDSAURUS BONG: The dankest sludge/stoner/grind/doom/etc. Local lads with a recent new album to promote. Which they do.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/mKaAtGaxhfQ   https://www.facebook.com/acidsaurusbong

ACID AGE: War-jazz thrashers from Northern Ireland, in Scotland for the very first time. Hopefully they'll be back soon, because they were unreasonably good.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/Qmv9_LVfHZk    https://www.facebook.com/acidagethrash

ROBOT DEATH MONKEY: Local stoners. Like desert rock, if you were driving through the desert in a stupidly fast car with a broken silencer. And lots of beer.

Joined - briefly - at one point by some lad from, I think, BIG IRON. That's him there, in the photograph.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/EoUx_lyXr3s   https://www.facebook.com/RobotDeathMonkey

Well, what a way to end the year. Four trios. Two old favourites and two new ones. Death/sludge nutters from Newcastle and a bunch of ridiculously talented Irish thrash lads. 

Merry Fudmas, and see you all next year.