Trying to expand on their hardcore / melodeath hybrid proves tricky for Cage Fight, so it’s a good thing their base sound is still as powerful and airtight as ever.
Tag: heavy metal
Adding on to what’s already been a stellar 2026, The Scratch bring their mix of metal and Celtic folk to Manchester for things to get even better.
Even with their base of hard rock and metal having barely changed after all these years, Black Label Society have still got it.
A fired-up Lamb Of God holds steady as one of modern metal’s tentpole names.
A weirder, wilder version of The Scratch takes their palette of Celtic folk and metal to new heights, while remaining indelibly steadfast in spirit.
They’re about as deep as a paddling pool (and about as innovative as one, too), but Airbourne channel all their energies into red-blooded rock ‘n’ roll for some pretty great fun.
The broadening of Sylosis’ metal palette is inconsistent and messy, but buoyed by enough solid ideas that are clearly all their own.
The grand, manic theatricality of Avatar’s melodeath arrives at Manchester’s Academy.
Although Tailgunner do nothing to break away from classic heavy metal, they barely put a foot wrong all the same.
URNE’s streak as one of metal’s most underrated powerhouses continues, with a new album fully capable of turning them into a true force of nature.