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Thursday, May 7, 2026

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://www.facebook.com/IntrepidEST

Sunday, December 14, 2025

HAMMER, BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, DECEMBER 12 2025

HELLRAISER metal night at the Banshee, in which our headliners will play their new album in full. And, indeed, my 42nd and last gig of the year.

Talking of which, I know it's not important, but how should I count the number of gigs? Do three day fests count as one gig or three? Does a one day fest over two venues count as one gig or two? Not questions that are going to keep me awake at nights, but just wondering...

Line-up:

PICT: Gloomy Glaswegian blackish melodic death kinda thing. Dead good, actually. despite ot being their drummer's first ever gig with them. I shall buy one of their little square patches, only three quid. I'm too old to wear a 'battle jacket', but I AM prepared to establish the battle camera bag as a METAL thing.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_DO885rjRgA https://www.facebook.com/pictmetal

BOZ: Didn't show up. No idea why.

CATALYSIS: Dundee's 'ten-testicled metal bulldozer', apparently. So, barring some kind of medical anomaly, that works out at two each. In other words, five blokes. Playing a burly species of groove. thrash metal with spiky guitars - think Pantallica, and you'll not be far from the Catalysis sound.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6ueQRe9Xt7Y https://www.facebook.com/catalysismetal

VERMINTHRONE: Bruising sludge-core from Buckinghamshire, Wherever THAT is.

VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/Verminthrone

HAMMER: Local heroes, promoting their recently released new album, 'TRAPPED', and taking some time out from their regular job wrasslin' hawgs*. Thunderous, pummelling metal.

* Just kidding. Or am I....?

VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/HammerTheBand

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.