Sunday morning brings the fatigue, but The Cartographer kicked things off on the New Blood stage, followed by Barbarian Hermit on the Sophie stage. Despite the name, there were no funky costumes, just heavy riffs. One Machine woke up the main stage with some flame pyro boxes, warming up the front row nicely. I had … Continue reading Bloodstock 2025 – Sunday Review
Tag: Mastodon
RIP Brent Hinds (Mastodon): 1974 – 2025
Wow, this one comes as a shock especially given the recent news of Brent splitting from the band he formed only a couple of months ago. While he's not received the best of press since then, there is no denying that he was one hell of a guitarist and who knows where Mastodon would have … Continue reading RIP Brent Hinds (Mastodon): 1974 – 2025
Gig Review: Slayer / Amon Amarth / Anthrax / Mastodon / Hatebreed – Blackweir, Cardiff (3rd July 2025)
Slayer return to a sunny Cardiff for a triumphant night of metal thrashing mayhem, although it didn’t start out too well. Due to what had been cited as ‘local licensing laws’, gates were scheduled to open at 5:00. Unfortunately, this meant that Danish newcomers NECKBREAKKER have been dropped from tonight’s line-up. Hatebreed kick off proceedings … Continue reading Gig Review: Slayer / Amon Amarth / Anthrax / Mastodon / Hatebreed – Blackweir, Cardiff (3rd July 2025)
Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2022 – Day 1
After a pandemic-induced break of 2 years it was great to get back to Oslo for Tons of Rock festival. This was my sixth year photographing the festival and it was lovely to see all my photographer friends again. Tons of Rock is an 80,000-capacity festival that has a very similar feel to Bloodstock - … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2022 – Day 1
Classic Cover: The Kings of Quarantine – “Just Another Victim” (original by Helmet / House of Pain)
Slaves on Dope's Jason Rockman and Kevin Jardine, along with Bill Kelliher of Mastodon, are back with their project The Kings of Quarantine, this time with a powerful rendition of Helmet / House of Pain’s "Just Another Victim". The new video features Chris Kael (Five Finger Death Punch), Tony Palermo (Papa Roach), Matt McGachy (Cryptopsy), … Continue reading Classic Cover: The Kings of Quarantine – “Just Another Victim” (original by Helmet / House of Pain)
The weirdest metal band merchandise
Forget your tour t-shirts, badges, and patches; those things are for the marketing lightweights of the metal world. No, if a band really wants to cash in on their five minutes of fame, the only course is to stick the band name on any manner of weird merchandise. And while it’s not quite so common … Continue reading The weirdest metal band merchandise