Dragon Fire: Chin Up – Drive (single) Full-throttle positivity: Chin Up! drop their new single Drive… Chin Up’s newest release, Drive, is not only a powerful statement of self-belief but a clear reflection of the band’s mission to promote positivity. Born in the practice studio from a simple warm-up riff…

Forked Tongues: Killscythe – Hordes X 2025 With only a few weeks to go before the fifteenth Hordes X, we took time out to talk to Perth’s latest metal upstarts, Killscythe! Stepping out of the now cold ashes of popular former local acts, this thrash powerhouse will be making their…

Forked Tongues: Segadeth Interview 2025 Scottish video game based metal band, Segadeth are out to push some buttons. They started 2025 by welcoming their new bassist, Naomi Rose. The band have since been rocking the convention circuit UK wide at Anime and Gaming Conventions, with the next at Glasgow Anime…

Forked Tongues: Lik, Necro, and The Sound of Death Sweden’s flag-bearers of original wave melodic death metal recently dropped their next full-length, and it’s another banger! In the midst of the infamous pandemic, Stockholm locals, Lik, somehow dropped one of the most genuine modern death metal albums of our time,…

Forked Tongues: Hammer Interview 2025 As the second guest headliner at the 2025 Scottish Metal 2 The Masses Grand Final, we’ve raised the most recent winners, Hammer. This capital city mob are hard hitting, with an intense stage energy. It’s no wonder they seized the crown in 2024. While semi-established,…

Forked Tongues: Catalysis 2025 Interview Dundee’s Catalysis seem to be on somewhat of an upward trajectory, unhindered by hurdles which would quite likely have ended other bands. Imagine losing 60% of your lineup, and charging on, strong as ever, barely losing a beat! New songs. Foreign shows. They ain’t stopping….

Dog Tired – Hordes X 2023 Interviews Our second stage headliners, Dog Tired, should be no strange sight to regular Hordes X attendees. This has been some year for the East Coast band. Not least of all due to across the board rave reviews of your latest album, The Red…

Catalysis – Hordes X 2023 Interviews One of a couple of local bands on this year’s Hordes X bill, Catalysis have truly been carving a name for themselves.  Currently they are neck deep in the releasing plans of a fresh album. Of late, however, they’ve been all about the shorter…

Forked Tongues: Opensight’s Grindhouse Cine-metal Many bands claim to be unique. London’s Opensight don’t even need to make such a statement.  Bringing together the sound and visuals of cult classic film and TV, with cultivated prog metal, this band is a one-off operation. Delving into spy stories, horror, hard-boiled cop…

Forked Tongues: Marc Urselli SteppenDoom Late in 2022, producer, Marc Urselli released SteppenDoom; an album which brings together thoat singing and doom metal… These may seem like strange bedfellows to some, but believe us, it works. Purposely designed to appeal to the sense of freedom inherent in both metal and…