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M2TM Scotland Band Applications Now Open Bloodstock Open Air’s live initiative, Metal 2 The Masses, is returning to Scotland for 2027!!! The time has come once more, and Slow Dragon Music is scouring Alba for artists and venues, taking M2TM around the country! Since 2020, you have helped us to…
Dragon Fire – Hordes X A festival doesn’t run on bands alone. There’s a whole lot of graft, noise and questionable sleep happening around the edges too — and that’s where some of the best Hordes stories live. For our second look at Hordes X, we’re stepping further away from…
Dragon Fire – Hordes X For those who know, Hordes X needs little introduction. For anyone else, who stepped off the planet, consider this your invitation! Built on a love of extreme music, good people and the kind of underground community that makes you want to come back year after…
Godsticks Scottish Supports Announced A feast of Scottish prog metal joins Wales’ Godsticks on their two date Northern trek Crafted around chugging guitar riffs, intricate solos and driving rhythm section, this unique outfit are coming to Scotland for two shows under the Slow Dragon Music banner. The dates form…
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…
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,…
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 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…
