In it's seventh iteration, Uprising Festival has become a firm favourite in the festival calendar. In this episode we bring you all of the details of the "Night Before Uprising" and the main event itself the following day. Hear our thoughts on the bands we saw live including former guests Breed 77, Seething Akira and Tribe of Ghosts. With the festival preceded by the Metal 2 the Masses final, we discuss who our favourites were and the winner of the day.If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are now less than two weeks until we're tents up at Download Festival XXI so we thought we'd give you another chance to listen to our RIP camping guide. In this episode you can get a taste of what to expect from the journey in right through to the much shorter walk into the main arena. We'll cover the additional perks that you can't get in regular campsites and why we think it's worth the additional expense.If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With less than three weeks remaining until Download Festival XXI begins, we've started with part one of our preview episodes. Find out about what we'll be up to on the campsite Wednesday and Thursday. The most important thing is who will be watching on the Friday and how bad are the clashes going to be?If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's almost time for Uprising 7 and in this episode we are joined by Akilla. Kev P interviewed the band and discussed their upcoming show at the Firebug in Leicester for "The Night Before Uprising" along with their plans for new material following the release of their debut album "The God's Have Spoken" last year.If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a standout performance as the Saturday opener at last year's Bloodstock Festival, we were delighted to find out they would also be playing this year's Uprising Festival on the main stage. We thought this would be an ideal chance to chat with the band about their upcoming slot and their tour with Breed 77 after the festival. There was also time to discuss the work on their highly anticipated 4th album and of course the quickfire round!If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another guest interview in this episode from a band we're really excited to watch at Uprising Festival this year, Tribe of Ghosts. We were joined by Adam, Beccy and Danny and it turned into one of our favourite interviews of all time! We discussed their upcoming performance at Uprising, their plans for 2024 and the longest quickfire round in history!If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with more of our Uprising Festival episodes and this time we chat about our excitement for this year's incarnation. It looks like a packed weekend with the "Night Before Uprising" on the Friday, the main event across three stages on Saturday and the Sunday night show both at the O2 Academy in Leicester. We discuss all of the bands, the venues and much more!If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start our Uprising Festival buildup this week and we were joined by Pedro and Danny from Breed 77. We've been fans of the band since their inception in the mid 90's with Kev P watching them open the main stage at Download Festival way back in 2004! We had a chat in this episode about their return after a hiatus and what we can expect to see at their headline set on the Academy 2 stage at Uprising Festival this year and the new music they've been working on.If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we talk with a band that we recommended way back in EP 41, Slump. The three piece stoner rock band have just released their incredible new EP Dust and we had a chat about this, their plans for 2024 and much more.If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the monthly roundup so we've taken a look at the big talking points for April including the pricing of Downlad Festival day tickets and Bloodstock early entry. Plus we've handpicked EP's and albums from the last month including The Ghost Inside, Erra and Korpiklaani and give our thoughts on them.If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back this week with our 2 year birthday episode! We wanted to make it a good one and for this we spoke with our friends at Dear Download Podcast about what they're looking forward to this year. We also talked about their journey into the world of alternative music, this year's Download Festival and their favourite moments of all time.If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter)Follow Dear Download hereCheck out Simon's YouTube channel here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this midweek episode we are joined by one of the bands we saw at this year's MTRO Fest. Ahead of their debut EP release we had a chat with Trent, Steve and Stuart from War Grave. We talked about how the band started, their collaboration with Tim "Ripper" Owens and the new self titled EP "War Grave"If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first festival of 2024 and we kick things off with MTRO Fest. This one day event hosted 12 of the best underground thrash metal bands around at the moment. Unlike most festivals this event has been put together solely to raise money for charity, with all proceeds going to Shelter. After a series of compilation albums raising money for the charity, UK Thrashers decided to put together this event as well. Find out our thoughts on all 12 bands that played through the day and night!Don't forget you can follow us on all of our socials and sign up to our Patreon, where you can hear all the bloopers that never make it into the show, early access to episodes wherever possible, you get to find out whats coming in the next month before anybody else and all for a bargain price of just £3 per month!PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with our first returning guests and we're joined by Dylan and Miles from Godeth. We spoke to them about their upcoming EP The Path of Destruction and their current tour including the EP launch show in their home of Leeds. After a stellar performance at Bloodstock Festival we are excited to see them at Mangata Festival later this year and of course they had to face their second quickfire round.If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below.PatreonInstagram Facebook TikTok TwitterThreadsX (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a live review episode this week and Gem went solo to see last year's Finnish entry to Eurovision, Blind Channel. With support from GHØSTKID and Rock Band from Hell. Hear her thoughts on each band's performance at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham and everything else about the gig. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with another interview. This time around we have lead singer Dom from King Abyss. With less than a week before they play Moshing the Roof on Fest at the Hairy Dog in Derby, we thought it was the perfect time to catch up and have a chat about moving back to a 5 piece, the show at MTRO Fest, supporting Evile and last year's album Snake Oil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with another midweek special and this time we have a chat with Laura from We Are Sovereign. After listening to their amazing debut album and watching a live performance, we were delighted to get Laura on the podcast and chat about the band's history, their single with FFAK's Ryan Kirby and a quickfire round that included a penguin......Listen now and find out more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the first episode of the month and we've taken a look at everything that's happened over March including the latest Download Festival announcement, the latest Bloodstock Festival news and more. We've also picked out the highly anticipated albums from Ministry, Devestator, These Wicked Rivers, Judas Priest and more. Listen now to find out which one got the highest ever rating! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another special mini mosh and this episode is a live review of a band we've followed since the beginning, Lake Malice. With support from Lavire and High Regard we watched this at another new venue for us - Rough Trade Records in Nottingham. Find out our thoughts on the venue and all of the bands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're back at our local venue for the long awaited return of Master Charger, a band that haven't played in our town for 4 years. With support from Cower Hounds! and Fakehead, find out our reaction to watching the bands for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With 21 weeks (at time of recording) to go, we're getting closer to festival season and in this episode we had the opportunity to chat with Bloodstock Festival Director and Band Booker, Vicky Hungerford. We had so much to discuss, including the latest announcement on the Lemmy tribute, highlights since the festivals inception, the RTM quickfire round and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We return with another live gig review. In this week's episode we chat about the recent show from Greg Puciato (ex Dillinger Escape Plan) with support from Trace Amount at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. Find out about the merch, stage antics and of course the performances from the evening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the monthly roundup so we've taken a look at the big talking points for February including the pricing of Pearl Jam and AC/DC tickets. Plus we've handpicked some singles and albums over the last month and give our thoughts on them. We'll also chat about the things we've been doing, what's coming up and the merch count for February. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's interview time again and this week we have the newly reformed Toranaga UK. Originally forming in 1985 the thrash legends are back with a bang and Kev caught up with them to talk about the early days touring with the likes of Celtic Frost, Saxon, Manowar and Venom. Plus their touring plans for 2024, new music and how the industry has changed over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for another guest interview and in this episode we had a chat with Nachtghul from the blackened thrash band Devastator. We discussed the bands history, their new upcoming album Conjurers of Cruelty, the highlights from the last 2 years and their first European shows in the Netherlands and Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first mini mosh of the year and for this one, we went to a new venue in our home town. It's been a long time since we've had a metal gig in the area so we went along to show our support for Swarms, Kaparilion and We Are Sovereign. Hear our thoughts on the venue and the three bands that played. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first arena gig of the year gives us the chance to review Enter Shikari on their UK tour with support from Fever 333 and Noahfinnce. We discuss our trip to the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, chat about our highlights from the show and what you can expect later this year at Download Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have another guest interview this week, Dan Lucas the lead vocalist and guitarist from Thrasherwolf. We've had the pleasure of seeing the band live and discuss some of their performances and highlights over the last year. We also spoke about their new album, expected later this year, and their plans for 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a new month and we thought we'd take a look at everything that's happened over January including the latest Download Festival announcement. We've also picked out some singles and highly anticipated albums over the last month and give our thoughts on them. We also chat about the things we've been up to, what we have coming and the merch count for January. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a new tour recently announced for the UK, it seemed to be an appropriate time for an episode about one of our all time favourite musicians Wednesday 13. The Duke of Spook has released 9 studio albums and we thought we'd give them all a fresh listen, chat about our most loved tracks and rank the albums. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all love live music but what gets your goat at a gig or festival? Initially we weren't sure if there would be enough to talk about but..........There's also your suggestions about your biggest irritations and gripes at a show and it seems we're all thinking the same things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us this week are Joey and Kodi from South of Salem. They had a phenomenal 2023 which saw them play shows supporting W.A.S.P. and Wednesday 13 plus their own sell-out headline tour and a number of festivals, including an incredible performance at Stonedead We chatted with the band about all of this along with discussing their upcoming second album, Death of the Party, the shows planned for this year and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first interview of the year and this week we talk to Rob, guitarist of death metal band Yersin. We chat about the music scene in the north east, the transition of changing to a three piece band and their upcoming second album The Scythe is Remorseless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where we're going we don't need roads.....That's right we're back to the future again and to kick off the new year we've taken a look at the festivals, gigs and album releases we're most excited about for 2024. So sit back, let the hangover disappear and find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big day is finally here and to celebrate Moshmas we're giving you the opportunity to listen back to a festive episode about Gem's favourite alternative Xmas songs and the reaction of our own Grinch Kev. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the review of the year podcast episode and we turned this into a winecast. There was lot's of alcohol consumed as we said some big thanks to all of the people involved and listening this year. Of course we talked about our favourite albums, singles and festivals of the year and some of the things we thought we're amongst the overrated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're almost at the end of the year and this episode is our final guest interview of 2023. We had a chat with Ed and Kieron from Vast Slug and discussed their issues with Spotify, some interesting song titles, merch and their latest EP Children of the Cunt. They also had the RTM quiz to face and also told us about their drummer RoboTron 5000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's interview time again and in this episode Kev P sat down for a chat with Skip from Gutlocker, who we think are one of the hardest working bands on the scene right now. They had a chat about the amount of time they've been on the road, the release of their latest single The Payoff and how work is progressing on their new album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have another live review in this episode, with a 5 band thrash extravaganza at the Hairy Dog in Derby. Headlined by the incredible Evile and supported by Hellfekted, King Abyss, Blacklist and Thrasherwolf this was a night of great music and beach balls! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wondered what it's like behind the scenes at the UK's biggest independent metal festival? Well now is the chance to find out as we speak to Adam Gregory from Bloodstock. As festival director, Adam oversees and helps to make the changes to help improve Bloodstock every year. We find out about everything from the logistics of setting up the festival right through to seeing the crowd reaction for the following year's bands and making sure everyone has a great weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After seeing Massive Wagons put in another great performance we thought it would be a good idea to have a rewind back to episode 50, where we spoke to the frontman of the band Baz Mills about what life on the road is like, the creative process for one of the UK's hottest bands and we discover his favourite foods in the RTM Quickfire Round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems like it's been an age since we both did a live review but where back with a bang. In this episode we review the latest show from Massive Wagons at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham on the second half of the Triggered tour with support from RXPTRS. We also chat about ticket prices seeming to reach an all time high at venues in the UK and how much value shows in the past seemed to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another interview and in this week's episode, we talk to the lead singer from Must Kill, Dan Pool. Back from an overseas gig in Poland, we discuss the band's history, the search for a new drummer and how much they enjoyed playing at Derby Alt Fest this year. We also chat about their latest EP Cause and Effect, Metal 2 the Masses and their appearance at Bloodstock Festival last year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back to almost a normal episode, in this we talk about the latest UK festival announcements. There's more thoughts on the lineup from on Download 24, along with Bloodstock, Uprising 7, Bearded Theory, Slam Dunk, 2000 Trees and Stonedead. The main feature though is Gem's review of Creeper's Sacred Blasphemy tour date at Rock City with support from Save Face and The Nightmares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the 100th episode and what a time for Download Festival to release the official line-up! We've seen the poster, watched the video and now we give our immediate reaction to the UK's biggest metal festival. What do we think about the headliners, the potential 2nd stage and a lot more artists announced for next years Download Festival? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we talk about the highs and lows of our 7 festivals this year. We discuss Download Festival '23, immerse ourselves in the iconic Glastonbury '23, rise with the rebellion at Uprising 7, rock out at Stonedead Festival '23, headbang at Bloodstock '23, discover underground gems at Derby Alt Fest '23, and sail through the sounds of Mangata Festival '23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our final music festival of the year! We had a great time at this year's Derby Alt Fest and we talk about our highlights, our first visit to the Hairy Dog and the 31 bands we watched from Wednesday to Sunday. With incredible performances from bands like Gama Bomb and These Wicked Rivers it was a festival to remember. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While we wait for our first official announcement from Download Festival, we thought we'd give you a chance to listen back to a retro episode about our initial thoughts on who could be playing next year at Download Festival 2024. We give you our thoughts on who we think could be there - will it be new and upcoming bands or staple mainstays from the rock, metal and alternative music scene? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.