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Lowrider @ Desertfest London 2025 - Photo by Jessy Lotti

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Desertfest London 2025 – Friday

2nd June 20252nd June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desertfest, Elder, Elephant Tree, Hippie Death Cult, London, Lowrider, Servo, Stoned Jesus, The Devil And The Almighty Blues

Ah, Deserfest London 2025… being the wily veteran of one whole previous visit, this year felt like the time to

Skloss @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 5th May 2025 - Photo by Lee Beamish

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Skloss / Troy The Band / Autohaus @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 5th May 2025

30th May 202530th May 2025 Lee Beamish Autohaus, Mother Brain, Ramsgate Music Hall, Skloss, Troy The Band

Usually, as bank holidays go, I tend to spend them working whenever possible. The idea of an unplanned day off

Svalbard @ Chaos Theory Festival 2025 – Photo by Nessie Spencer

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Chaos Theory Festival 2025 – Day Two

23rd May 202523rd May 2025 Nessie Spencer Chaos Theory Festival, Codex Serafini, Five The Hierophant, Hundred Year Old Man, Morag Tong, Shooting Daggers, Svalbard, The Underworld, Underdark

The Second Day of Chaos Theory Festival: the 15th anniversary edition was packed with quality heavy bands in Camden, and

CLT DRP @ Chaos Theory Festival 2025 – Photo by Nessie Spencer

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Chaos Theory Festival 2025 – Day One

22nd May 202523rd May 2025 Nessie Spencer Aja Ireland, Chaos Theory Festival, CLT DRP, For Breakfast, Haress, Kate Smith, Lia Mice, Peach, Sans Froid, Signature Brew, Sly & The Family Drone, Thee Alcoholics, Ukaea

Back in February, I wrote a feature about the 15th anniversary of the Chaos Theory Festival, why you should grab

Dead Space Chamber Music @ The Peer Hat, Manchester, 13th April 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards

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Dead Space Chamber Music / Futures We Lost / Slow Knife @ Peer Hat, Manchester, 13th April 2025

8th May 20258th May 2025 Matthew Williams Dead Space Chamber Music, Futures We Lost, Manchester, Slow Knife, The Peer Hat

I once saw a quote that said, ‘music is kinetic, as it has motion and feelings that comes from the

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs @ New Century Hall, Manchester, 11th April 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards

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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs & Irked @ New Century, Manchester, 11th April 2025

15th April 202515th April 2025 Matthew Williams Irked, Manchester, New Century Hall, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

A warm, barmy spring evening saw inevitable traffic jams around Manchester’s wondrous inner city road ring network, but as I

Dopethrone @ Rebellion, Manchester, 21st March 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards

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Dopethrone / Wallowing / Barbarian Hermit @ Rebellion, Manchester, 21st March 2025

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Matthew Williams Barbarian Hermit, Doom, Dopethrone, Manchester, Rebellion, Riffolution Promotions, Sludge, Wallowing

With the roads leading into Manchester city centre being a cruel mistress on an early Friday evening, I headed up

Desert Storm @ The Gryphon, Bristol, 8th February 2025 – Photo by Antony Cook

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Desert Storm / Urzah / Vulture God @ The Gryphon, Bristol, 8th February 2025

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Grassroots support is something I go on about a lot. It is key to the survival of our music by

Green Lung @ The Ritz, Manchester, 21st February 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards

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Green Lung / Unto Others / Satan’s Satyrs @ The Ritz, Manchester, 21st February 2025

5th March 20255th March 2025 Matthew Williams Green Lung, Manchester, Satan’s Satyrs, The Ritz, Unto Others

When this joint Heathen Neverland tour was announced last year, it was one of the most highly anticipated shows that

Slomosa @ Rebellion, Manchester, 3rd February 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards

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Slomosa & Psychlona @ Rebellion, Manchester, 3rd February 2025

21st February 202521st February 2025 Matthew Williams Heavy Rock, Manchester, Psychlona, Rebellion, Slomosa, Stoner, Tapestry Promotions

With a queue of people outside the venue and snaking down into Manchester‘s Bugle Street, Rebellion and Tapestry Promotions, had

Brant Bjork Trio @ Rebellion, Manchester, 25th January 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards

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Brant Bjork Trio / Earl Of Hell / Dunes / Reptilian Humanoid @ Rebellion, Manchester, 25th Jan 2025

14th February 202514th February 2025 Matthew Williams Brant Bjork Trio, Desert Rock, Dunes, Earl Of Hell, Manchester, Rebellion, Reptilian Humanoid, Riffolution Promotions

With an exciting bill of four bands for the first Riffolution Promotions gig of 2025, it was an early start

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