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Opensight’s Grindhouse Cine-metal (interview)

Opensight's Grindhouse Cine-metal

Forked Tongues: Opensight’s Grindhouse Cine-metal Many bands claim to be unique. London’s Opensight don’t even need to make such a statement.  Bringing together the sound and visuals of cult classic film and TV, with cultivated prog metal, this band is a one-off operation. Delving into spy stories, horror, hard-boiled cop…

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Opensight To Release Mondo Fiction: The Director’s Cut

Opensight - Mondo Fiction: The Director's Cut

Dragon Fire: Opensight To Release Mondo Fiction: The Director’s Cut London based prog-metallers, Opensight are re-issuing their 2022 full-length, Mondo Fiction, but with added extras. Released last year, the album was heralded as “a masterpiece of creativity” by press, including Powerplay Rock And Metal Magazine to Greek Rebels, Worship Metal to…

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Hordes X 2023

Hordes X 2023

Hordes X 2023 The beast awakens! Preparations for Slow Dragon Music’s metal calendar highlight are in full swing, and it’s gonna be a monster! For those of you new to the Hordes X battle camp, it is a yearly, live showcase of all things heavy! First taking place in 2010,…

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Aeons – Bloodstains video

Aeons - Bloodstains video

Dragon Fire: Aeons – Bloodstains video Isle Of Man’s premier progressive metal band, Aeons, have just dropped a new video for fan favourite, Bloodstains. Members of the Slow Dragon Music hardcore will recall we hosted this magnificent bunch of chaps at Hordes X in 2022. We were totally blown away…

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Sólstafir announce European tour

Sólstafir announce European tour

Dragon Fire: Sólstafir announce European tour with Amorphis It’s been a few years since their last album, Endless Twilight of Codependent Love, but Iceland’s premier folk metallers, Sólstafir are taking it out on the road this Autumn. Taking in 17 dates with Amorphis, the tour kicks off in Köln. It…

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Slaughterpit returns!

Slaughterpit Returns

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…

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Feeding Frenzy: Dog Tired, Miscreance, & more – 19||05||23

Feeding Frenzy: Dog Tired, Miscreance, & more - 19||05||23

Feeding Frenzy: Dog Tired, Miscreance, & more – 19||05||23 Welcome to Slow Dragon Music‘s review Feeding Frenzy, where we go snapping and snarling through notable recent and upcoming releases. ***we like to arrange our meals in alphabetical order***  Arrealhue – Post Lux Tenebras (album) Chilean atmospheric black folk metallers, Arrealhue,…

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M2TM: Scotland 2023 Grand Final

M2TM: SCOTLAND 2023 GRAND FINAL

M2TM: Scotland 2023 Grand Final It’s just one week until the Scottish Metal 2 The Masses 2023 Grand Final – and it looks set to be a monster! The initiative has, once again, delivered a blistering array of heavy bands from around Scotland. We are all fired up for our…

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Inferno Music Conference 2023 wrap

Inferno Music Conference 2023

Inferno Music Conference 2023 At the start of April, Slow Dragon Music flew out to Norway once more, for the Inferno Metal Festival and Music Conference. On our second run, this is fast becoming one of the highlights of our year. The festival itself plays host to a superb array…

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Out Today: Haint – Screaming At The Storm

Out Today: Haint - Screaming

Out Today: Haint – Screaming At The Storm Today, Belfast’s Haint release new single, Screaming At The Storm, with their debut EP, Terminally Evolved, on the horizon. Only the fourth track of bitter yet beautiful metal from the trio, they have called it “a diatribe of determination and resolve in…

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