The Sanctum festival completes 2026 line-up with modern metal heavy hitters

If you’re a fan of the UK’s grassroots metal scene, you’ll want to clear your calendar for mid-August. The Sanctum: Modern Metal Festival has just pulled the curtain back on its final line-up for 2026, and it’s looking like a proper belter. Taking place from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August at Dead Wax Digbeth … Continue reading The Sanctum festival completes 2026 line-up with modern metal heavy hitters

Gig Review: UK Tech-Fest 2023 – Saturday

Kicking off the Saturday of UK Tech Fest, I'm introduced to a new mash up of genres. Described as progressive trap metal, SWARM6IX provided the start off with intricate riffs and some maddening vocals that took us down a rabbit hole of nu metal and technical elements surrounding the skills they display on stage.  Stunning … Continue reading Gig Review: UK Tech-Fest 2023 – Saturday

Video Premiere: Swarm6ix – “DEATHS G(rip)”

Swarm6ix provide a safe space for those that have always appeared anti-social, dormant, and introverted on the surface. The band acquired their unique identity by combining a love for heavy trap and metal music and stand strongly for the freedom of expression within art. Swarm6ix execute a sound somewhere between Ghostemane and Emmure, yet simultaneously … Continue reading Video Premiere: Swarm6ix – “DEATHS G(rip)”

Exclusive Video Premiere: Swarm6ix – “$ocial $uicide”

Swarm6ix provide a safe space for those that have always appeared anti-social, dormant, and introverted on the surface. The band acquired their unique identity by combining a love for heavy trap and metal music and stand strongly for the freedom of expression within art. Swarm6ix execute a sound somewhere between Ghostemane and Emmure, yet simultaneously … Continue reading Exclusive Video Premiere: Swarm6ix – “$ocial $uicide”