The FudBlog: Froglord

Friday, April 24, 2026

RIFFS'N'SPLIFFS, BANNERMAN'S, EDINBURGH, APRIL 20 2026

I will have just returned from StrangeForms in Leeds, only to head out again for this. I think that my wife will be questioning my sanity but It needs to be done.

Interesting choice of date, by the way. 4:20... Heh!

Line-up:

TELEOST: Glasgow based doom duo. Very, very loud. Guitarist driving 3 amps with one instrument. Showing off, really.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/oXcmWa05Lvc https://www.facebook.com/teleostband

SKRAP: Thrash/punk combo from Falkirk, wherever THAT is. First broken string of the evening.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Eg4DExsL49w https://www.instagram.com/pureskrap

HIGH NOON: Cowboy doom. Yes, really. Yee-haw. Also, the second string break of the evening. Same side of the stage, too.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Hh8Cas0zX1s https://www.facebook.com/highnoondoom

ROBOT DEATH MONKEY: There's nothing I can say about RDM that you don't know already.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/noBVso9rrKk https://www.facebook.com/RobotDeathMonkey

FROGLORD: Swampy amphibious doom. With masks.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/hc43rNlUPOQ https://www.facebook.com/Froglordband

Sunday, May 25, 2025

HAMMER, LEGENDS, EDINBURGH, MAY 23 2025

First of three gigs this weekend.

I must admit, it was the support that drew me to this one. Nothing against local heavyweights HAMMER, they're great but I've seen them a number of times before. On the other hand, who could resist a band called FROGLORD?

Seems all of the bands on this line-up are Metal 2 the Masses winners. Well done, them.

Line-up:

KRAKEN WAKER: Sludgy stoners from Newcastle, Very beardy. Introducing fourth band member, OLLIE. He's very small.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/SC2kIStWjsY https://www.facebook.com/krakenwakerband

SPACE PISTOL: Alt-metal/grunge, apparently, from Milton Keynes. Self-described as 'the gay Slipknot'. Not sure about that... Great fun, though, and the bass player has a pedal board the size of Belgium.