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So you’ve dragged your bag out of the cupboard you’ve piled all your favourite band t-shirts on the bed and now your trying to figure out how it’s all going to fit. Maybe it’s time to rethink. Sure it would be great to be able to pick your outfit each morning from an extensive selection [...]
Sunday starts early but we break ourselves in gently with ‘Henry Rollins’ spoken word. As usual he is thought provoking and on occasion inspiring as he gives us an insight into his perspective of the world. CKY take to the Saturn stage and seem to have a pretty decent crowd for this early timeslot. The [...]
Saturday kicks off early with ‘RSJ’ at the Jägermeister stage. The performance is not without incident, various members riding potential calamity but their brutal set proves that it’s never too early for some seriously heavy music. Keeping the heavy flavour for the day is ‘Evile’ at the Bohemia stage. It’s nice to see such a [...]
The Sonisphere European touring carnival has arrived in the U.K. and thousands of rock & metal fans have descended on Knebworth to enjoy the festivities. This year Sonisphere has added bands to the Friday so it is imperative that we get there… and get there fast!
The party is already in full swing when we arrive [...]
After the excesses of the previous day we kick off Sunday a little late, arriving just in time for ‘High On Fire’ on the Metal Hammer stage. With a sound that resembles the coming of the apocalypse, the Oakland 3-piece deliver a seriously heavy set that constantly pushes the crowd to go wilder. In stark [...]
It is a beautiful day in London and we are venturing into the deepest darkest depths of Hackney for the first annual ‘High Voltage Festival’. Victoria Park is not the easiest venue to get to but it is heartening to see other rockers on the capitals public transport with us. If we’re getting lost at [...]
Sunday morning brings more fabulous weather, after a spot of breakfast we break ourselves into the day gently with a spot of Guildford’s very own ‘Rock Choir’. We can endlessly debate the use of “Rock” in their name but there is something remarkably healing about the harmonious sound of a stage full of voices together.
Guilfest [...]
Saturday starts unreasonably early. To cope with the ordeal we take a wander off-site in search of breakfast. With hunger sated and campsite booze restocked it’s back into the festival. ‘Thomas White’ on the main stage is an odd concoction of excessive gratitude and love combined with the soundtrack to a 70’s road movie. Unfortunately [...]
Arriving late to a party is never fun, the same is true of festivals. The party is in full swing and we’re left to play catch up. We can hear ‘We Are The Ocean’ while we pitch tents and unsurprisingly it sounds like they are having far more fun in there than we are having [...]
