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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,…
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,…
The Broken Ravens – M2TM 2026 Band name: The Broken Ravens Location: Stornoway, Isle of Lewis Genre(s): MetalAberdeen Semi-final: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9fe21f656bd75a0c93/e/69a55543f45c417151edd7ff One of the most remote acts of this year’s M2TM Scotland, The Broken Ravens bide in the North West Isle of Lewis. As you can imagine, it isn’t the epicenter…
Jorogumo – M2TM 2026 Band name: Jorogumo Location: Glasgow Genre: Sludge/Death Metal Kirkcaldy Heat: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9fe21f656bd75a0c93/e/69469e2e33652172a2cc2de5 Stepping out of their local area, to the unlikely metal mecca of Kirkcaldy, for M2TM, are Glasgow heavies, Jorogumo. The name comes from the Japanese for “binding bride” or “whore-spider.” Sounds like there might…
Permacrisis – M2TM 2026 Band Name: Permacrisis Location: KirkcaldyGenre: ThrashEdinburgh Semi-final: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9fe21f656bd75a0c93/e/699abbfdf45c417151edc555 The guys in Permacrisis got started early in their collective quest for thrash metal. Still very young, there are surely new challenges for them around every corner. Yet, they handle them with a maturity and wisdom which sometimes…
Chekhov’s Gun – M2TM 2026 Band name: Chekhov’s GunLocation: EdinburghGenre(s): Prog Metal/Avant-garde metalEdinburgh Semi-final: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9fe21f656bd75a0c93/e/699abbfdf45c417151edc555 Chekhov’s Gun have been through the fields of M2TM a few times, now, even previously making it to the Grand Final. The live initiative has witnessed them continuously evolving, but what has been the core…
Bruxa – M2TM 2026 Band name: Bruxa Location: Edinburgh Genre(s): Alternative / Death Metal Edinburgh Heat: SOLD OUT Bruxa are very new as a band. The Edinburgh Heat of this year’s M2TM will actually be their first live appearance. However, they are no strangers to the stage or…
