Ready to Mosh

We are back this week with our 2 year birthday episode! We wanted to make it a good one and for this we spoke with our friends at Dear Download Podcast about what they're looking forward to this year. We also talked about their journey into the world of alternative music, this year's Download Festival and their favourite moments of all time. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below. Patreon Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter Threads X (Twitter) Follow Dear Download here Check out Simon's YouTube channel here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this midweek episode we are joined by one of the bands we saw at this year's MTRO Fest. Ahead of their debut EP release we had a chat with Trent, Steve and Stuart from War Grave. We talked about how the band started, their collaboration with Tim "Ripper" Owens and the new self titled EP "War Grave" If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below. Patreon Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter Threads X (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first festival of 2024 and we kick things off with MTRO Fest. This one day event hosted 12 of the best underground thrash metal bands around at the moment. Unlike most festivals this event has been put together solely to raise money for charity, with all proceeds going to Shelter. After a series of compilation albums raising money for the charity, UK Thrashers decided to put together this event as well. Find out our thoughts on all 12 bands that played through the day and night! Don't forget you can follow us on all of our socials and sign up to our Patreon, where you can hear all the bloopers that never make it into the show, early access to episodes wherever possible, you get to find out whats coming in the next month before anybody else and all for a bargain price of just £3 per month! Patreon Instagram Facebook TikTok Twitter Threads X (Twitter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with our first returning guests and we're joined by Dylan and Miles from Godeth. We spoke to them about their upcoming EP The Path of Destruction and their current tour including the EP launch show in their home of Leeds. After a stellar performance at Bloodstock Festival we are excited to see them at Mangata Festival later this year and of course they had to face their second quickfire round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a live review episode this week and Gem went solo to see last year's Finnish entry to Eurovision, Blind Channel. With support from GHØSTKID and Rock Band from Hell. Hear her thoughts on each band's performance at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham and everything else about the gig. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with another interview. This time around we have lead singer Dom from King Abyss. With less than a week before they play Moshing the Roof on Fest at the Hairy Dog in Derby, we thought it was the perfect time to catch up and have a chat about moving back to a 5 piece, the show at MTRO Fest, supporting Evile and last year's album Snake Oil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with another midweek special and this time we have a chat with Laura from We Are Sovereign. After listening to their amazing debut album and watching a live performance, we were delighted to get Laura on the podcast and chat about the band's history, their single with FFAK's Ryan Kirby and a quickfire round that included a penguin......Listen now and find out more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the first episode of the month and we've taken a look at everything that's happened over March including the latest Download Festival announcement, the latest Bloodstock Festival news and more. We've also picked out the highly anticipated albums from Ministry, Devestator, These Wicked Rivers, Judas Priest and more. Listen now to find out which one got the highest ever rating! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another special mini mosh and this episode is a live review of a band we've followed since the beginning, Lake Malice. With support from Lavire and High Regard we watched this at another new venue for us - Rough Trade Records in Nottingham. Find out our thoughts on the venue and all of the bands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're back at our local venue for the long awaited return of Master Charger, a band that haven't played in our town for 4 years. With support from Cower Hounds! and Fakehead, find out our reaction to watching the bands for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With 21 weeks (at time of recording) to go, we're getting closer to festival season and in this episode we had the opportunity to chat with Bloodstock Festival Director and Band Booker, Vicky Hungerford. We had so much to discuss, including the latest announcement on the Lemmy tribute, highlights since the festivals inception, the RTM quickfire round and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We return with another live gig review. In this week's episode we chat about the recent show from Greg Puciato (ex Dillinger Escape Plan) with support from Trace Amount at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. Find out about the merch, stage antics and of course the performances from the evening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the monthly roundup so we've taken a look at the big talking points for February including the pricing of Pearl Jam and AC/DC tickets. Plus we've handpicked some singles and albums over the last month and give our thoughts on them. We'll also chat about the things we've been doing, what's coming up and the merch count for February. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's interview time again and this week we have the newly reformed Toranaga UK. Originally forming in 1985 the thrash legends are back with a bang and Kev caught up with them to talk about the early days touring with the likes of Celtic Frost, Saxon, Manowar and Venom. Plus their touring plans for 2024, new music and how the industry has changed over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for another guest interview and in this episode we had a chat with Nachtghul from the blackened thrash band Devastator. We discussed the bands history, their new upcoming album Conjurers of Cruelty, the highlights from the last 2 years and their first European shows in the Netherlands and Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first mini mosh of the year and for this one, we went to a new venue in our home town. It's been a long time since we've had a metal gig in the area so we went along to show our support for Swarms, Kaparilion and We Are Sovereign. Hear our thoughts on the venue and the three bands that played. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first arena gig of the year gives us the chance to review Enter Shikari on their UK tour with support from Fever 333 and Noahfinnce. We discuss our trip to the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, chat about our highlights from the show and what you can expect later this year at Download Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have another guest interview this week, Dan Lucas the lead vocalist and guitarist from Thrasherwolf. We've had the pleasure of seeing the band live and discuss some of their performances and highlights over the last year. We also spoke about their new album, expected later this year, and their plans for 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have another guest interview this week, Dan Lucas the lead vocalist and guitarist from Thrasherwolf. We've had the pleasure of seeing the band live and discuss some of their performances and highlights over the last year. We also spoke about their new album, expected later this year, and their plans for 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a new month and we thought we'd take a look at everything that's happened over January including the latest Download Festival announcement. We've also picked out some singles and highly anticipated albums over the last month and give our thoughts on them. We also chat about the things we've been up to, what we have coming and the merch count for January. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.