RIPCORD 2, NICE'N'SLEAZY, GLASGOW, OCTOBER 10 2026

 Back for another round of heaviness in Glasgow, It's RIPCORD FEST #2!

Line-up:

DUTCH ELM: Superior post-rock from Newcastle. A gentle start to the day. Except when they get LOUD.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/6S8sKamEK7k   https://www.facebook.com/dutchelmne

KOBA: Atmospheric post-metal all the way from Norwich, nice mash-up of gentle and crunchy. Mostly, to be fair, crunchy.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/_qvqIpY2qNw   https://www.facebook.com/KOBA.fb

KAKIHARA: Edinburgh's kings of big stupit beatdoons. Joined for a bit by Andy from THE GREY on guest vocals. Pure madness.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/0ozLSqTFqrs   https://www.facebook.com/kakihara.life

KUSANAGI: Post-rock again, from Liverpool. Pure, sweet loveliness.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/iP4xw0Qa9Oo    https://www.facebook.com/KusanagiMusic

VOID OF LIGHT: Majestic post-metal. One, in my opinion, of the finest Post-metal bands in the country right now. Right up there with HUNDRED YEAR OLD MAN and CODESPEAKER. All of whom, coincidentally, are fond of hostile lighting and thick smoke.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/KlA_DZb9als   https://www.facebook.com/voidoflightband

PLEIADES:  Post-screamo from Manchester. Heftier than I remember them...

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/k6yirbHpn38   https://www.facebook.com/pleiadesuk

THE GREY: Hefty post-metal trio from Cambridge. Guest spots for the singers of KAKIHARA and MASTIFF. Unusually, Andy stays on the stage for -nearly- the whole set. A new song - 'Bends' - is teased, promising great things in the future.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/ulNLpC1MvjM   https://www.facebook.com/TheGreyUK

HIDDEN MOTHERS: Post-hardcore/emotional post-black metal from Sheffield. Bass player Liam's second last gig with them. It'll be interesting to see where they go from here. Hopefully they'll be back.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/c7Uf_7Oe8qo   https://www.facebook.com/hiddenmothersukbm

MASTIFF: Angry sludgecore from Hull. Possibly the hardest band of the day. Definitely NOT post-rock.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/_IPjrjGjQjo   https://www.facebook.com/mastiffhchc

hubris., BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, OCTOBER 1 2024

Swiss bands, eh? Like buses they are, wait for ages and then two come along together. First DIRTY SOUND MAGNET and now these lads.

If you're a regular reader you might have noticed quite a lot of METAL in these pages. Now that's fine, I like metal, but I'm more drawn towards the post-rock & post-metal genres, so this gig was a no-brainer for me, even though I had to take a day off work to be here. Bloody Tuesdays...

Line-up:

AV SUNSET: Sturdy instrumental post-rock. Definitely not from Switzerland. They're from Northampton. In England. All of their songs, bar one, are from their current - and only - album 'Disconnections'. The one that isn't, is a brand new one called 'Versus Reality', available for your viewing pleasure in the video below.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/yLZRWuLJg8M    https://www.facebook.com/avsunset.band

VOID OF LIGHT: Tonight is the last VoL gig featuring guitarist Nathan before he buggers off to Japan, which is sad. What ISN'T sad is the towering performance from one of the best post-metal bands in the country right now. They only play 4 songs but, fuck me, they're awesome - an overused word, perhaps, but entirely appropriate in this case.

        This is Nathan. Nathan is leaving. Going to Japan. This is his last gig with VOID OF LIGHT.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/yM76nKfy75E    https://www.facebook.com/voidoflightband

hubris.: The aforementioned Swiss lads. They've been around for ages but have never played in Scotland before. Well, now they have. Clearly. Post-rock with little dabs of electronica, efficient and professional, as you might expect for a band with nigh on 10 years experience.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/1RhcMuZZ69E    https://www.facebook.com/Hubrisband