Three days into Download Festival 2023. At this point in a standard weekend at Donington some people would be starting to wind down, pack up the tents ahead of going home but not at Download 2023! Anticipation was high ahead of Metallica’s second set of the weekend, while the day was full of other hugely…
Ice Nine Kills return to London for their first headline show in nearly 4 years. Albeit in much larger venues than before. The way INK have exploded in the last few years has been something to behold. Since the release of 2018’s The Silver Scream & Its sequel album 2021’s Welcome to Horrorwood, the band…
We are just a few days away from the long awaited 20th anniversary edition of the Download Festival aka Download 2023! There are over 100 bands appearing across the four full days of the festival, plus the five bands in the boardie takeover on Wednesday kicking off the festival. Not to mention loads of the…
The line up for Download Festival 2023 just got a hell of a lot bigger! Some huge names have been added to the already impressive set of bands playing Donington this Summer. With so many great bands joining the fun, it’s difficult to know where to start. So we’ll start with some favourites of ours…
Unfortunately for fright fans in the UK and Europe, ICE NINE KILLS have postponed their upcoming Wurst Vacation tour. The good news is that it’s only been pushed back a few months, at least for the UK dates, so there isn’t long to wait until the curtain finally drops. Originally scheduled for March, INK returning…
Ice Nine Kills’ recently announced UK (& European) tour has had several venues upgraded and added a second date at the O2 Forum Kentish Town. Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester have all been upgraded venues to give even more fans a chance to come and see the horrors that they have in store. “After the killer…
It’s that time of year again. Yep, it’s festival season, Metcheck is bracing itself for a record number of website hits and everyone starts buying shares in Jagermeister and wet weather gear. Due to the ongoing Global Pandemic, it’s been 3 years since the faithful have descended upon the hallowed turf of Donington Park for…
The Horror genre more than any other has lived and died by it’s persistance on sequelising IP, for better or worse. Ice Nine Kills have decided to take this tried and tested method and applied it to their latest album. Following on from 2018’s hugely Successful The Silver Scream, they have returned with another slice…
The Download Festival 2022 team have added another twenty bands to their already huge line up for next year! What’s more, they’ve also given us plenty more info to get our heads round; They’ve announced the day splits for the bands currently booked. Lets’ take a look at the new additions and where we can…
Featuring Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas, Hyro The Hero is hitting us with everything he’s got with Retaliation Generation. Hyro shares: “Retaliation Generation’ is a great song that represents the style of music I have come to be known for.” Hyro continues: “Having Spencer sing the hook and Matt Good on production blasted this track into ‘anthem’ territory. I think this song captures…
Some bands live to push boundaries, confound fans, appease critics and cry out for critical acclaim. But equally, there are bands such as Hollywood Undead, who seemingly accept what they are, who they are and who their fans are. And they aim to make themselves and their fans happy, and to hell with the rest…
2020 has been a frankly bonkers year. Let’s be honest. But with everything that has happened, the disappearance of live music is one that certainly hit the hardest. In lieu of actual gigs we have seen a rise in special streaming events, whether that is band’s showing special presentations of older concert footage, or performing…
