Temporal Prophet – M2TM 2026 Band name: Temporal Prophet Location: Falkirk Genre : Metalcore with a lick of nu-metal Edinburgh Semi-final: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/64e4bd9fe21f656bd75a0c93/e/699abbfdf45c417151edc555 While they have big ties to the Fife metal scene, Temporal Prophet list their location as Falkirk. The town used to be a hot spot for Scottish metal,…

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…

Godsticks Scottish Supports Announced   A fest of Scottish prog metal joins Wales’ Godsticks on their two date Noerthern 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…

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….

Dragon Fire: 13||11||24 The legendary Dragon Fire scours through the Earth once more, unearthing the latest campfire tales.  Burial Path – The Luminary Blackened deathcore. Yup, that’s a thing. And judging by this little number from Burial Path, it’s a bit of a beast. This Texas/Nebraska four piece are pretty…

Dragon Fire: Slaughterpit returns Before the chaos of covid, Slow Dragon Music had started on a new events series: Slaughterpit. Now, in 2023, we’re bringing slaughter back! After a bit of experimenting, the concept was focused on extended live bills of the heaviest bands we could smash together. Not quite…

Forked Tongues: Catalysis – Hordes X 2022 interviews The Hordes X interviews continue, and stay towards the top of the bill. We’re now going for it with our main supports on our main stage, Dundee’s Catalysis. 2022 has been a year of accomplishments for them. They claimed the Scottish Metal…

Forked Tongues: Drekavac – Hordes X 2022 interviews We’re keeping it going with the Hordes X interviews, and this time we’re going right up to the top of our geographical pool of artists, to talk with Drekavac. The higher latitudes of Scotland have spawned some brutal extreme metal over the…

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…

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…