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De Profundis, Cnoc An Tursa, and Owlcrusher Kick Off Hordes X 2026 Lineup Hordes X fest has just announced the first batch of bands appearing at its sixteenth edition!!! Taking place across the stages of Hidden and Music Hall Dundee, the oldest metal fest is Scotland, Hordes X, is back…
Hordes X 2026 The Beast in the East, Scotland’s oldest metal fest, Hordes X, is back for its SIXTEENTH edition!!! Featuring two days of stacked extreme metal and old school bands (plus some curveballs), the influential live platform returns to the twin venues of Hidden and Music Hall Dundee,…
M2TM Scotland 2026 – Grand Final The guest headliners for this year’s Scottish Metal 2 The Masses Grand Final have been announced, and the date approaches… M2TM is the award winning live initiative from the UK’s biggest independent metal festival, Bloodstock Open Air. A Mecca for the nation’s metalheads,…
Inferno Music Conference 2026 Pt.2 Slow Dragon Music returns for a second helping of heavy music industry talks in Oslo Following an excellent and inspiring first round of the Inferno Music Conference on the Thursday afternoon, we’re woken, washed, and filled with an epic breakfast. Ready for part two? Read…
Inferno Music Conference 2026 Pt.1 To kick off the 20th anniversary of Inferno Music Festival and Conference, things start in style with the exclusive Delegate Mingle at SALT Art & Music. We grab a quick glimpse (and pint) in the new metal bar, Hellion, on Storgata, beforehand (with Mr Metal…
Forked Tongues: Inferno Pre-flight Chat The bags are over-packed, the security is queued, and somewhere between the obligatory airport pint and last-minute boarding panic, the pilgrimage has finally slapped us awake. With the Scottish semi-finals of Metal 2 The Masses fading into last night’s rear-view and the Grand Final looming…
M2TM Scotland 2026 Semi-finals All of the Metal 2 The Masses Scotland Semi-finals for 2026 are now live!!!!! Across Alba, grassroots heavy music artists have been gathered, once again, in the hunt for your freshest representative at Bloodstock Open Air. The talent on offer has been staggering, as it always…
The Endless North – M2TM 2026 Band name: The Endless NorthLocation: Inverness basedGenre: Stoner groove metal Aberdeen Semi-final: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9fe21f656bd75a0c93/e/69a55543f45c417151edd7ff If you’re familiar with Scotland’s Northern scene, you’ll know it delivers some really strong heavy talent. This year, though, The Endless North, are the only Inverness natives to feature on their…
The Goatboy – M2TM 2026 Band name: the GoatboyLocation: Perth Genre(s): grunge rockInverness Heat: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9fe21f656bd75a0c93/e/694896a2f8f7324019a2c947 Perthshire band, The Goatboy, have been peddling grunge for quite some time now. Certainly long before the recent resurgence of the genre. Why grunge, though? What is the enduring appeal? Founding member, Stef Bednarek, clears…
The Templistiks – M2TM 2026 Band name: The TempilstiksLocation: AberdeenGenre: Hard rock/heavyInverness Heat: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9fe21f656bd75a0c93/e/694896a2f8f7324019a2c947 The Templistiks, from Aberdeen, are a strange crew, musically speaking. They offer up a melange of heavy, and heavy-adjacent styles. But what flavours go into their peculiar musical brew? “We see genre as a playground,…
