Live Review : Mangata Festival on July 16th 2022

For myself, and many others, Nottingham is considered the beating heart of the UK Metal Scene. Situated a mere stone’s throw away from the hallowed ground that is Donington Park, home of the Monsters of Rock & Download Festivals, it can be considered as no surprise that there is such a rich passion for all things heavy metal in this part of the world. This is evident by the absolute abundance of new talent rising the ranks of the East Midlands metal scene, every Friday and Saturday night the best in new talent can be found playing at the Tap N Tumbler or The Sal, two of Nottingham’s finest Metal Institutions. For me, the line-up that Mangata Festival presents is a love letter to this East Midlands metal scene

FleshtivalsAuthor : Alex Stuart20 July 2022The Old Cold StoreMangata Festival, Palm Reader, Lawnmower Deth, Conan, Tumanduumband, The Five Hundred, Decade & A Day, Voidwalker, Replica Jesus, Buried By My Heartache, Festival, 2022, Nottingham, Alex StuartComment

Live Review : Bloodstock Festival 2021 - Day 2

And so onto the extra day, essentially a heavy metal take on the leap year. Thursday is a full additional twenty four hours of metal on all stages bar the main one. The lack of big big draws means that the day is one of exploration as we are given the opportunity to try and test many of the exceptional home grown talent that haunt small venues across the breadth of the country. Sophie Lancaster tent opener Mother Vulture turn out not to be Mother Vulture at all and instead much fancied West Midlander’s Fury (though not the Chris and Luke Appleton fronted Fury UK).

FleshtivalsAuthor : Stewart Lucas29 August 2021Bloodstock 2021, Fury, Tortured Demon, Luna's Call, Urne, Seething Akira, Forlorn World, The Crawling, Ghosts of Men, Punk Rock Party, Lawnmower Deth, Stewart LucasComment