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Catalysis – Hordes X 2023 Interviews

Catalysis – Hordes X 2023 Interviews - Photo credit Mark Steppie

Catalysis – Hordes X 2023 Interviews One of a couple of local bands on this year’s Hordes X bill, Catalysis have truly been carving a name for themselves.  Currently they are neck deep in the releasing plans of a fresh album. Of late, however, they’ve been all about the shorter…

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Hellripper – Hordes X 2023 Interviews

Hellripper - Hordes X 2023 Interviews

Hellripper – Hordes X 2023 Interviews We get down to the meat and gristle with this year’s Hordes X headliner, one man extreme metal project, Hellripper. It’s surely to be expected that most people reading this will already know of Hellripper. They’ve been treading the boards for many a year…

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UPDATED: Hordes X 2023

Full Hordes X 2023 Lineup Announced

UPDATED: Hordes X 2023 It’s here! The full list of bands for the 2023 edition of Hordes X is live! And what an insane billing it is! The top billing goes, yet again, to an extreme metal act, and once more, it’s a home grown talent! Please welcome Alba’s ultimate…

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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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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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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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Progression update – M2TM: Scotland 2023

Progression update - M2TM: Scotland 2023

Progression update – M2TM: Scotland 2023 ***With half of 2023’s Scottish Semi-finals now concluded, we’re updating this article to bring you a recap on the state of play.*** Here we have the breakdown of which bands have progressed to which Semi-finals, and what happens next. We’ll be updating this article…

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M2TM: SCOTLAND Heats – full information!

Progression update - M2TM: Scotland 2023

M2TM: SCOTLAND Heats – full information! Scotland is finally entering its first week of Bloodstock Festival’s METAL 2 THE MASSES for 2023! All information for the first round of Heats is now live. So if you’re looking for venues, door times, lineups, ticket links and more, it’s all here! Usually…

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M2TM: SCOTLAND 2023 BEGINS!

Progression update - M2TM: Scotland 2023

M2TM: SCOTLAND 2023 BEGINS! Bloodstock Festival’s live initiative, Metal 2 The Masses is returning North of the wall for 2023! Again, Slow Dragon Music is at the helm of event series in Scotland, with plans in motion to take it around multiple towns and cities once more. It’s early days,…

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Volcano X – Hordes X 2022 interviews

Volcano X - Hordes X

Forked Tongues: Volcano X – Hordes X 2022 interviews Our final Hordes X 2022 interview goes out to another local legend, Volcano X! We’ve chosen to do something a little different for this one, though. Instead of our regular line of questioning, we’ve asked them for a creative breakdown of…

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