Forked Tongues: Alpha Signal – Primitive Vices: Hordes X 2022 interviews At Hordes X, we like to start strong. We make no secret of the fact that we have great pride in our openers, and 2022 is no different. The bands kicking off both our stages are notably something special,…

Forked Tongues: Catalysis – Innova EP launch (interview) The new EP, Innova, from rising Dundee metallers, Catalysis, is almost upon us! This is the first new music from the Tayside troops since before “you know what” brought everything to a grinding halt. Catalysis, however, did play the first metal show…

Duncan Mountain – Red Crust Festival: Forked Tongues (video interview) This May, the Red Crust Festival returned to Edinburgh to crushing effect! Based across multiple venues in the Scottish capital, it brought together fantastic headline names, and a wealth of underground talent from around the country. For three days, the…

Dog Tired release Feast video Originally coming out of the Pennycuick scene over a decade ago, Dog Tired may be more associated with Edinburgh to some. Mind you, they all but relocated said community, when Bobfest – their own mini-fest – moved to Scotland’s capital city. Yet, demi-bumpkins they remain….

Nick Laidlaw solo single premier (interview) Most people on the Scottish metal scene – and further afield – will know the name Seed Of Sorrow. One of Inverness’ heaviest exports, they have been stomping around for some time, and nailing slots on various illustrious live bills (obviously, we mean Hordes…

Catalysis crack open Dundee metal scene It has to start somewhere. The return to live music. For the metal scene in Dundee, that means a self-promoted collection of local acts, taking to the stage at the end of May. Rising name, Catalysis, have gathered the troops to break the gig-fast,…

All Consumed New Album Approaching (interview) Preston based mob, All Consumed, have always delivered that straight-up, UK death metal sound you are familiar with. No bells and ribbons. Not a crossover in sight. They know how to work it, and they work it well. In the past seven years, the…

Roots Of Our Youth – Martin Robbie (interview) One of the very few positives of lockdown is that a lot of us have had some spare time on our hands. Some have used it to relax. Others have learned new skills. For a trio of old friends, however – Martin…

Ten years is most definitely considered a long time between an artist’s first two full-length releases. You would have to wonder if a band still existed if they had no new output in that time. Yet, here we are with Threshold Sicks, a couple of line-up changes and a decade…

Sacred Reich reissues classic albums Now more than ever, it seems, the world need Sacred Reich. Their outspoken position on the riots at Capitol Hill have put them at odds with some (former) fans who, we have to guess, just didn’t get the lyrics. Even in the very beginning “Death…