Watch: Ten Ton Slug – Hunting Ground
August 6th, 2019 | by Stevie Lennox
Galway sludge metal quartet Ten Ton Slug have long been masterfully crafting some of the finest riff-led, crushing metal on the island and with international slots …
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Plain Living & High Thinking: An Interview With Belfast’s Latest Promotion
January 8th, 2018 | by Stevie Lennox
If you’ve been keeping track of the Belfast live music scene lately, you might have noticed – despite well-intentioned pockets and open-minded …
So Much For The Sun – So Much For The Sun
August 14th, 2017 | by Stevie Lennox
Lisburn doom-laden stoner rock/sludge trio So Much For The Sun have just released their debut album. Mastered by doom stalwart Brad Boatright, …
Amorphis @ Button Factory, Dublin
March 22nd, 2016 | by Loreana Rushe
Amorphis live at the Button Factory in Dublin with support from Textures. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
Interview & Introduction To: Fractured
November 20th, 2015 | by Stevie Lennox
You may not have noticed yet, but Dublin-based filmmaker John Mulvaney is doing an invaluable service for the Irish underground …
War Iron @ The Bar With No Name, Belfast
May 18th, 2015 | by Loreana Rushe
War Iron live at the Bar With No Name with support from Astralnaut and Cursed Sun. Photos by Liam Kielt.
The Hefty Fog: Metal Is Gay
May 17th, 2015 | by Liam Doyle
Heavy Metal has never and will never be a bastion for political correctness, nor should it. It’s all about hyperbole …
Hefty Fog: Director’s Cvlt
May 5th, 2015 | by Liam Doyle
Just when you think that the stick has finally broken, after its loyal years of splintering across the body of …
Therapy? – Disquiet
April 9th, 2015 | by Mike McGrath-Bryan
When talk first began of a sequel to ‘Troublegum’, the 1994 punk-metal opus that made legends of Co. Antrim trio …
The Hefty Fog: The Aussie Triumvirate
February 20th, 2015 | by Liam Doyle
The latter half of the 00’s were, as far as underground Metal music was concerned, focused almost entirely on the …