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Extreme metal quartet Vehement unleashed their sophomore album ‘Ashes’ via new label Infernum Records in October 2017, following their debut ‘Collapse’ in 2013 the band have taken a new direction and evolved by challenging the barriers of the genre... Opening track ‘Far Below Us’ has an atmospheric and bleak intro to set the scene before all hell breaks loose with fierce powerful screams and high-velocity instruments to accompany. Towards the end, it sounds even more sinister and unhinged giving it an extra edge and making for a memorable first offering. Title track ‘Ashes’ in contrast opens on a hopeful and more upbeat note initially, before order is restored and the darkness consumes but it also goes on to feature some soaring clean vocals which help it stand out, this is a well-rounded more diverse number that shows their layers more so and ends with some epic guitar work which resonates until the end. The shortest song is in the form of the haunting and beautifu...

So I recently went to Mammothfest's second 'presents' show of the year, and this time it was death metal galore with Vader , Immolation plus supports! I'm very pleased to say that my review of the main stage has been featured on Terrorizer online! This is a very proud and cool moment for me! Check out the review here: http://www.terrorizer.com/news/live-review-vader-immolation-16-april-2017-arch-brighton/ Bands reviewed: Vader, Immolation, Enslavement, Mutually Assured Destruction, Hades Lab, Seprevation, Divine Chaos, Krysthla, Monument Of Misanthropy. To find out more about Mammothfest and upcoming Mammothfest presents shows go here: https://www.facebook.com/MammothfestUK/ www.mammothfest.uk http://mammothfest.uk/STORE/

Satisfy Your Metal Appetite With Feed The Rhino Plus Loads Of Incredible Diverse Support Acts! Following the huge success of last year’s Mammothfest which took place in October 2016 and marked their biggest event to date, with larger venues and well known metal acts, Textures, Venom Inc and Conan leading the brigade that led to the victory and accolade of being almost a complete sell out and going on to earn them three festivals award nominations , including the UK Festival Awards in two categories, Best Metropolitan and Best Small Festival 2016 as well as the TBFM Best Independent Festival 2016 . The winners are yet to be announced for TBFM so watch this space! Mammothfest doesn’t leave us in the dark for long as they are thankfully back rearing their menacing head in 2017 and ready to make a massive impact (complete with a metal mammoth concept) and to fulfil a promise. Unfortunately FEED THE RHINO had to cancel their performance at Mammothfest 2015 due to ill health. But n...

Merry Metal Christmas from Mammothfest Brighton! Come and celebrate on the 16th December! Following the success of this year’s Mammothfest in October it has since been nominated for three festival awards, including the UK Festival Awards in two categories, Best Metropolitan and Best Small Festival 2016 as well as the TBFM Best Independent Festival 2016 . The winners are yet to be announced so watch this space! It’s no surprise the festival has got people’s attention, as this year marked the biggest event yet, with higher capacity venues and well known bands, Textures, Venom Inc and Conan headlining, amongst the many other underground and rising stars of rock and metal that took to the stage across popular Brighton venues over one mighty weekend, and for its efforts it was almost an complete sell out! Now Mammothfest is inviting you to their special Christmas party which will be a hell of a show! So come and celebrate and enjoy the mental line-up! The event itself ...

Update: Osiah Replaced Liquid Graveyard & Terraborn replaced Killer Hurts Mammothfest set in South East England, Brighton UK is back for its fourth event, and continues to grow bigger each year (since doing this interview earlier today weekend, stoner doom and rikstock tickets have all sold out!). Taking place from the 30th September to the 2nd October 2016 across four venues in Brighton known for its active night life and thriving music scene, Mammothfest is Brighton's only true metal festival. The different stages offer heavy weight acts such as Textures, Heart Of A Coward and Venom Inc as well as some of the finest emerging bands and local talents.  With mere days to go until this mighty festival kicks off I caught up with director and creator of Mammothfest, Steve Dickson to find out what is in store for this year's massive event... With Mammothfest less than a week away, how excited are you to host the fourth event in Brighton?! I have never been so ...

MAMMOTHFEST 2016 TO SUPPORT MARTLETS HOSPICE FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC PASSING OF TOM SEARLE FROM ARCHITECTS THIS A CALL TO ALL BANDS/LABELS/MAGAZINES etc to send MAMMOTHFEST some prizes they can raffle off to help raise as much money as possible. Tom Searle of metal band Architects - RIP The Mammothfest team in Brighton have been deeply moved by the passing of Tom Searle of Architects recently. He spent his last days being cared for by the incredible people at Martlets hospice, a charity that rely on donations to continue to help those in need through their last days. Stephen Dickson, Mammothfest director commented: "Firstly we send our love and compassion to the band and their families at this difficult time. Having personally witnessed the passing of my best friend and Mammothfest business partner Rik Mosquero in 2013 after months in a hospice, we know just how tough a journey it is. It is fucking brutal so we are compelled to do something positive to put some back. The peop...

Mammothfest, the UK's fastest growing independent festival will descend on Brighton again. The festival is held across 3 days (30.09.16 - 02.10.16) and has already dropped jaws across the nation by revealing all its headlining acts in the later part of last year. Textures, Venom Inc., Conan & Eastern Front are all confirmed as bill toppers. On top of that, the festival then confirmed Bast, Black Moth, Conjurer, The Infernal Sea and Sworn Amongst as a further wave of acts confirmed to perform. NOW the Brighton based fest are back to drop some more announcements! "We feel it's time to crack out another wave of announcements" comments Steve Dickson, Mammothfest Director. "Sales of Early Bird weekend tickets and accommodation options have been extremely encouraging in light of our previous announcements and as we pull in to 2016 - Ash, Rich and I feel that now is the time to show a little more!". Joining the line up is: FRIDAY 30.09.16 @ The Green Door S...

New Year brings new tour dates! If you haven't yet witnessed this Drum 'N' Bass Electro Metal band from Brighton, now is your chance as they have just announced their spring tour dates! 2015 seems to be a blast for Collisions already, ready to make a high impact with their unique sound with frontman Olly's voice switching between singing to rapping to gutteral screaming they've gained quite a reputation for putting on an incredible live show - 'believe' me I have seen for myself! They are kicking off the tour at the Barfly in Camden on January 14th , with Reverence, 48 Hours and Pupious supporting. (See poster above.)   Along with their tour with CYPHER 16, SEETHING AKIRA and RSJ in March/April, they've now been confirmed for Hevy Fest in August and have a support to Qemists and The Algorithm on 14th March, with more tours to be confirmed later in the year! Their hugely anticipated debut album 'The Cause And The Catalyst' will be r...

    So back in 2010 Brighton in the South East of England saw the arrival of a much needed and appreciated new metal festival which featured bands such as Entombed, Sylosis, Orange Goblin, Malefice and more! The festival was a hit but it failed to return the year after, and the next year and so on..but now it is making a mighty return! The man behind Mammothfest, organiser/promoter, Steve Dickson discusses his journey as a promoter including the difficulties he faced, his plans to rebuild and the future of the festival!... So reflecting back on Mammothfest 2010, how do you think it went both personally as a promoter and from a festival attendees point of view? Ah, haha straight in with the silver bullet! To be honest this is THE question I have asked myself most. As a promoter and a business man I lost some money so you could say it did not go as well as I would have liked. However, most festivals are expected to lose money in the first year and considering I wen...